Merge pull request #18266 from calavera/events_pub_sub

Event PubSub topics + linear filtering.

api/client/events.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdEvents(args ...string) error {
 
 	var (
 		v               = url.Values{}
-		eventFilterArgs = filters.Args{}
+		eventFilterArgs = filters.NewArgs()
 	)
 
 	// Consolidate all filter flags, and sanity check them early.
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdEvents(args ...string) error {
 		}
 		v.Set("until", ts)
 	}
-	if len(eventFilterArgs) > 0 {
+	if eventFilterArgs.Len() > 0 {
 		filterJSON, err := filters.ToParam(eventFilterArgs)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err

api/client/images.go

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdImages(args ...string) error {
 
 	// Consolidate all filter flags, and sanity check them early.
 	// They'll get process in the daemon/server.
-	imageFilterArgs := filters.Args{}
+	imageFilterArgs := filters.NewArgs()
 	for _, f := range flFilter.GetAll() {
 		var err error
 		imageFilterArgs, err = filters.ParseFlag(f, imageFilterArgs)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdImages(args ...string) error {
 
 	matchName := cmd.Arg(0)
 	v := url.Values{}
-	if len(imageFilterArgs) > 0 {
+	if imageFilterArgs.Len() > 0 {
 		filterJSON, err := filters.ToParam(imageFilterArgs)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err

api/client/ps.go

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdPs(args ...string) error {
 	var (
 		err error
 
-		psFilterArgs = filters.Args{}
+		psFilterArgs = filters.NewArgs()
 		v            = url.Values{}
 
 		cmd      = Cli.Subcmd("ps", nil, Cli.DockerCommands["ps"].Description, true)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdPs(args ...string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(psFilterArgs) > 0 {
+	if psFilterArgs.Len() > 0 {
 		filterJSON, err := filters.ToParam(psFilterArgs)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err

api/client/volume.go

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdVolumeLs(args ...string) error {
 	cmd.Require(flag.Exact, 0)
 	cmd.ParseFlags(args, true)
 
-	volFilterArgs := filters.Args{}
+	volFilterArgs := filters.NewArgs()
 	for _, f := range flFilter.GetAll() {
 		var err error
 		volFilterArgs, err = filters.ParseFlag(f, volFilterArgs)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdVolumeLs(args ...string) error {
 	}
 
 	v := url.Values{}
-	if len(volFilterArgs) > 0 {
+	if volFilterArgs.Len() > 0 {
 		filterJSON, err := filters.ToParam(volFilterArgs)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err

api/server/router/local/info.go

@@ -92,27 +92,11 @@ func (s *router) getEvents(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.R
 
 	enc := json.NewEncoder(output)
 
-	current, l, cancel := s.daemon.SubscribeToEvents()
-	defer cancel()
+	buffered, l := s.daemon.SubscribeToEvents(since, sinceNano, ef)
+	defer s.daemon.UnsubscribeFromEvents(l)
 
-	eventFilter := s.daemon.GetEventFilter(ef)
-	handleEvent := func(ev *jsonmessage.JSONMessage) error {
-		if eventFilter.Include(ev) {
-			if err := enc.Encode(ev); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if since == -1 {
-		current = nil
-	}
-	for _, ev := range current {
-		if ev.Time < since || ((ev.Time == since) && (ev.TimeNano < sinceNano)) {
-			continue
-		}
-		if err := handleEvent(ev); err != nil {
+	for _, ev := range buffered {
+		if err := enc.Encode(ev); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -129,7 +113,7 @@ func (s *router) getEvents(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.R
 			if !ok {
 				continue
 			}
-			if err := handleEvent(jev); err != nil {
+			if err := enc.Encode(jev); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		case <-timer.C:

api/server/router/network/network_routes.go

@@ -29,27 +29,23 @@ func (n *networkRouter) getNetworksList(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWrit
 	}
 
 	list := []*types.NetworkResource{}
-	var nameFilter, idFilter bool
-	var names, ids []string
-	if names, nameFilter = netFilters["name"]; nameFilter {
-		for _, name := range names {
-			if nw, err := n.backend.GetNetwork(name, daemon.NetworkByName); err == nil {
-				list = append(list, buildNetworkResource(nw))
-			} else {
-				logrus.Errorf("failed to get network for filter=%s : %v", name, err)
-			}
+	netFilters.WalkValues("name", func(name string) error {
+		if nw, err := n.backend.GetNetwork(name, daemon.NetworkByName); err == nil {
+			list = append(list, buildNetworkResource(nw))
+		} else {
+			logrus.Errorf("failed to get network for filter=%s : %v", name, err)
 		}
-	}
+		return nil
+	})
 
-	if ids, idFilter = netFilters["id"]; idFilter {
-		for _, id := range ids {
-			for _, nw := range n.backend.GetNetworksByID(id) {
-				list = append(list, buildNetworkResource(nw))
-			}
+	netFilters.WalkValues("id", func(id string) error {
+		for _, nw := range n.backend.GetNetworksByID(id) {
+			list = append(list, buildNetworkResource(nw))
 		}
-	}
+		return nil
+	})
 
-	if !nameFilter && !idFilter {
+	if !netFilters.Include("name") && !netFilters.Include("id") {
 		nwList := n.backend.GetNetworksByID("")
 		for _, nw := range nwList {
 			list = append(list, buildNetworkResource(nw))

daemon/daemon.go

@@ -532,24 +532,30 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) GetByName(name string) (*Container, error) {
 	return e, nil
 }
 
-// GetEventFilter returns a filters.Filter for a set of filters
-func (daemon *Daemon) GetEventFilter(filter filters.Args) *events.Filter {
+// getEventFilter returns a filters.Filter for a set of filters
+func (daemon *Daemon) getEventFilter(filter filters.Args) *events.Filter {
 	// incoming container filter can be name, id or partial id, convert to
 	// a full container id
-	for i, cn := range filter["container"] {
+	for _, cn := range filter.Get("container") {
 		c, err := daemon.Get(cn)
-		if err != nil {
-			filter["container"][i] = ""
-		} else {
-			filter["container"][i] = c.ID
+		filter.Del("container", cn)
+		if err == nil {
+			filter.Add("container", c.ID)
 		}
 	}
 	return events.NewFilter(filter, daemon.GetLabels)
 }
 
 // SubscribeToEvents returns the currently record of events, a channel to stream new events from, and a function to cancel the stream of events.
-func (daemon *Daemon) SubscribeToEvents() ([]*jsonmessage.JSONMessage, chan interface{}, func()) {
-	return daemon.EventsService.Subscribe()
+func (daemon *Daemon) SubscribeToEvents(since, sinceNano int64, filter filters.Args) ([]*jsonmessage.JSONMessage, chan interface{}) {
+	ef := daemon.getEventFilter(filter)
+	return daemon.EventsService.SubscribeTopic(since, sinceNano, ef)
+}
+
+// UnsubscribeFromEvents stops the event subscription for a client by closing the
+// channel where the daemon sends events to.
+func (daemon *Daemon) UnsubscribeFromEvents(listener chan interface{}) {
+	daemon.EventsService.Evict(listener)
 }
 
 // GetLabels for a container or image id

daemon/events/events.go

@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/pubsub"
 )
 
-const eventsLimit = 64
+const (
+	eventsLimit = 64
+	bufferSize  = 1024
+)
 
 // Events is pubsub channel for *jsonmessage.JSONMessage
 type Events struct {
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ type Events struct {
 func New() *Events {
 	return &Events{
 		events: make([]*jsonmessage.JSONMessage, 0, eventsLimit),
-		pub:    pubsub.NewPublisher(100*time.Millisecond, 1024),
+		pub:    pubsub.NewPublisher(100*time.Millisecond, bufferSize),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -42,6 +45,41 @@ func (e *Events) Subscribe() ([]*jsonmessage.JSONMessage, chan interface{}, func
 	return current, l, cancel
 }
 
+// SubscribeTopic adds new listener to events, returns slice of 64 stored
+// last events, a channel in which you can expect new events (in form
+// of interface{}, so you need type assertion).
+func (e *Events) SubscribeTopic(since, sinceNano int64, ef *Filter) ([]*jsonmessage.JSONMessage, chan interface{}) {
+	e.mu.Lock()
+	defer e.mu.Unlock()
+
+	var buffered []*jsonmessage.JSONMessage
+	topic := func(m interface{}) bool {
+		return ef.Include(m.(*jsonmessage.JSONMessage))
+	}
+
+	if since != -1 {
+		for i := len(e.events) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+			ev := e.events[i]
+			if ev.Time < since || ((ev.Time == since) && (ev.TimeNano < sinceNano)) {
+				break
+			}
+			if ef.filter.Len() == 0 || topic(ev) {
+				buffered = append([]*jsonmessage.JSONMessage{ev}, buffered...)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	var ch chan interface{}
+	if ef.filter.Len() > 0 {
+		ch = e.pub.SubscribeTopic(topic)
+	} else {
+		// Subscribe to all events if there are no filters
+		ch = e.pub.Subscribe()
+	}
+
+	return buffered, ch
+}
+
 // Evict evicts listener from pubsub
 func (e *Events) Evict(l chan interface{}) {
 	e.pub.Evict(l)

daemon/events/filter.go

@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ func NewFilter(filter filters.Args, getLabels func(id string) map[string]string)
 
 // Include returns true when the event ev is included by the filters
 func (ef *Filter) Include(ev *jsonmessage.JSONMessage) bool {
-	return isFieldIncluded(ev.Status, ef.filter["event"]) &&
-		isFieldIncluded(ev.ID, ef.filter["container"]) &&
+	return ef.filter.ExactMatch("event", ev.Status) &&
+		ef.filter.ExactMatch("container", ev.ID) &&
 		ef.isImageIncluded(ev.ID, ev.From) &&
 		ef.isLabelFieldIncluded(ev.ID)
 }
 
 func (ef *Filter) isLabelFieldIncluded(id string) bool {
-	if _, ok := ef.filter["label"]; !ok {
+	if !ef.filter.Include("label") {
 		return true
 	}
 	return ef.filter.MatchKVList("label", ef.getLabels(id))
@@ -37,31 +37,16 @@ func (ef *Filter) isLabelFieldIncluded(id string) bool {
 // from an image will be included in the image events. Also compare both
 // against the stripped repo name without any tags.
 func (ef *Filter) isImageIncluded(eventID string, eventFrom string) bool {
-	stripTag := func(image string) string {
-		ref, err := reference.ParseNamed(image)
-		if err != nil {
-			return image
-		}
-		return ref.Name()
-	}
-
-	return isFieldIncluded(eventID, ef.filter["image"]) ||
-		isFieldIncluded(eventFrom, ef.filter["image"]) ||
-		isFieldIncluded(stripTag(eventID), ef.filter["image"]) ||
-		isFieldIncluded(stripTag(eventFrom), ef.filter["image"])
+	return ef.filter.ExactMatch("image", eventID) ||
+		ef.filter.ExactMatch("image", eventFrom) ||
+		ef.filter.ExactMatch("image", stripTag(eventID)) ||
+		ef.filter.ExactMatch("image", stripTag(eventFrom))
 }
 
-func isFieldIncluded(field string, filter []string) bool {
-	if len(field) == 0 {
-		return true
-	}
-	if len(filter) == 0 {
-		return true
-	}
-	for _, v := range filter {
-		if v == field {
-			return true
-		}
+func stripTag(image string) string {
+	ref, err := reference.ParseNamed(image)
+	if err != nil {
+		return image
 	}
-	return false
+	return ref.Name()
 }

daemon/images.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path"
 	"sort"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/reference"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
@@ -13,9 +12,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers/filters"
 )
 
-var acceptedImageFilterTags = map[string]struct{}{
-	"dangling": {},
-	"label":    {},
+var acceptedImageFilterTags = map[string]bool{
+	"dangling": true,
+	"label":    true,
 }
 
 // byCreated is a temporary type used to sort a list of images by creation
@@ -47,19 +46,15 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) Images(filterArgs, filter string, all bool) ([]*types.Imag
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	for name := range imageFilters {
-		if _, ok := acceptedImageFilterTags[name]; !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid filter '%s'", name)
-		}
+	if err := imageFilters.Validate(acceptedImageFilterTags); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if i, ok := imageFilters["dangling"]; ok {
-		for _, value := range i {
-			if v := strings.ToLower(value); v == "true" {
-				danglingOnly = true
-			} else if v != "false" {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid filter 'dangling=%s'", v)
-			}
+	if imageFilters.Include("dangling") {
+		if imageFilters.ExactMatch("dangling", "true") {
+			danglingOnly = true
+		} else if !imageFilters.ExactMatch("dangling", "false") {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid filter 'dangling=%s'", imageFilters.Get("dangling"))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -82,9 +77,9 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) Images(filterArgs, filter string, all bool) ([]*types.Imag
 	}
 
 	for id, img := range allImages {
-		if _, ok := imageFilters["label"]; ok {
+		if imageFilters.Include("label") {
+			// Very old image that do not have image.Config (or even labels)
 			if img.Config == nil {
-				// Very old image that do not have image.Config (or even labels)
 				continue
 			}
 			// We are now sure image.Config is not nil

daemon/list.go

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
-	derr "github.com/docker/docker/errors"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/image"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/graphdb"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/nat"
@@ -136,64 +135,65 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) foldFilter(config *ContainersConfig) (*listContext, error)
 	}
 
 	var filtExited []int
-	if i, ok := psFilters["exited"]; ok {
-		for _, value := range i {
-			code, err := strconv.Atoi(value)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			filtExited = append(filtExited, code)
+	err = psFilters.WalkValues("exited", func(value string) error {
+		code, err := strconv.Atoi(value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
+		filtExited = append(filtExited, code)
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if i, ok := psFilters["status"]; ok {
-		for _, value := range i {
-			if !isValidStateString(value) {
-				return nil, errors.New("Unrecognised filter value for status")
-			}
-
-			config.All = true
+	err = psFilters.WalkValues("status", func(value string) error {
+		if !isValidStateString(value) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Unrecognised filter value for status: %s", value)
 		}
+
+		config.All = true
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	var beforeContFilter, sinceContFilter *Container
-	if i, ok := psFilters["before"]; ok {
-		for _, value := range i {
-			beforeContFilter, err = daemon.Get(value)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-		}
+	err = psFilters.WalkValues("before", func(value string) error {
+		beforeContFilter, err = daemon.Get(value)
+		return err
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if i, ok := psFilters["since"]; ok {
-		for _, value := range i {
-			sinceContFilter, err = daemon.Get(value)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-		}
+	err = psFilters.WalkValues("since", func(value string) error {
+		sinceContFilter, err = daemon.Get(value)
+		return err
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	imagesFilter := map[image.ID]bool{}
 	var ancestorFilter bool
-	if ancestors, ok := psFilters["ancestor"]; ok {
+	if psFilters.Include("ancestor") {
 		ancestorFilter = true
-		// The idea is to walk the graph down the most "efficient" way.
-		for _, ancestor := range ancestors {
-			// First, get the imageId of the ancestor filter (yay)
+		psFilters.WalkValues("ancestor", func(ancestor string) error {
 			id, err := daemon.GetImageID(ancestor)
 			if err != nil {
 				logrus.Warnf("Error while looking up for image %v", ancestor)
-				continue
+				return nil
 			}
 			if imagesFilter[id] {
 				// Already seen this ancestor, skip it
-				continue
+				return nil
 			}
 			// Then walk down the graph and put the imageIds in imagesFilter
 			populateImageFilterByParents(imagesFilter, id, daemon.imageStore.Children)
-		}
+			return nil
+		})
 	}
 
 	names := make(map[string][]string)
@@ -202,14 +202,14 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) foldFilter(config *ContainersConfig) (*listContext, error)
 		return nil
 	}, 1)
 
-	if config.Before != "" {
+	if config.Before != "" && beforeContFilter == nil {
 		beforeContFilter, err = daemon.Get(config.Before)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	if config.Since != "" {
+	if config.Since != "" && sinceContFilter == nil {
 		sinceContFilter, err = daemon.Get(config.Since)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -397,17 +397,8 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) Volumes(filter string) ([]*types.Volume, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	filterUsed := false
-	if i, ok := volFilters["dangling"]; ok {
-		if len(i) > 1 {
-			return nil, derr.ErrorCodeDanglingOne
-		}
-
-		filterValue := i[0]
-		if strings.ToLower(filterValue) == "true" || filterValue == "1" {
-			filterUsed = true
-		}
-	}
+	filterUsed := volFilters.Include("dangling") &&
+		(volFilters.ExactMatch("dangling", "true") || volFilters.ExactMatch("dangling", "1"))
 
 	volumes := daemon.volumes.List()
 	for _, v := range volumes {

integration-cli/docker_api_network_test.go

@@ -230,9 +230,9 @@ func isNetworkAvailable(c *check.C, name string) bool {
 func getNetworkIDByName(c *check.C, name string) string {
 	var (
 		v          = url.Values{}
-		filterArgs = filters.Args{}
+		filterArgs = filters.NewArgs()
 	)
-	filterArgs["name"] = []string{name}
+	filterArgs.Add("name", name)
 	filterJSON, err := filters.ToParam(filterArgs)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	v.Set("filters", filterJSON)

integration-cli/docker_cli_build_test.go

@@ -1891,9 +1891,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestBuildCancellationKillsSleep(c *check.C) {
 
 	startEpoch := daemonTime(c).Unix()
 	// Watch for events since epoch.
-	eventsCmd := exec.Command(
-		dockerBinary, "events",
-		"--since", strconv.FormatInt(startEpoch, 10))
+	eventsCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "events", "--since", strconv.FormatInt(startEpoch, 10))
 	stdout, err := eventsCmd.StdoutPipe()
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Fatal(err)
@@ -1932,12 +1930,12 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestBuildCancellationKillsSleep(c *check.C) {
 		c.Fatalf("failed to run build: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	matchCID := regexp.MustCompile("Running in ")
+	matchCID := regexp.MustCompile("Running in (.+)")
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(stdoutBuild)
 	for scanner.Scan() {
 		line := scanner.Text()
-		if ok := matchCID.MatchString(line); ok {
-			containerID <- line[len(line)-12:]
+		if matches := matchCID.FindStringSubmatch(line); len(matches) > 0 {
+			containerID <- matches[1]
 			break
 		}
 	}

integration-cli/docker_cli_images_test.go

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestImagesErrorWithInvalidFilterNameTest(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(out, checker.Contains, "Invalid filter")
 }
 
-func (s *DockerSuite) TestImagesFilterLabel(c *check.C) {
+func (s *DockerSuite) TestImagesFilterLabelMatch(c *check.C) {
 	testRequires(c, DaemonIsLinux)
 	imageName1 := "images_filter_test1"
 	imageName2 := "images_filter_test2"

pkg/parsers/filters/parse.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package filters
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -15,7 +16,14 @@ import (
 // in an slice.
 // e.g given -f 'label=label1=1' -f 'label=label2=2' -f 'image.name=ubuntu'
 // the args will be {'label': {'label1=1','label2=2'}, 'image.name', {'ubuntu'}}
-type Args map[string][]string
+type Args struct {
+	fields map[string]map[string]bool
+}
+
+// NewArgs initializes a new Args struct.
+func NewArgs() Args {
+	return Args{fields: map[string]map[string]bool{}}
+}
 
 // ParseFlag parses the argument to the filter flag. Like
 //
@@ -25,9 +33,6 @@ type Args map[string][]string
 // map is created.
 func ParseFlag(arg string, prev Args) (Args, error) {
 	filters := prev
-	if prev == nil {
-		filters = Args{}
-	}
 	if len(arg) == 0 {
 		return filters, nil
 	}
@@ -37,9 +42,11 @@ func ParseFlag(arg string, prev Args) (Args, error) {
 	}
 
 	f := strings.SplitN(arg, "=", 2)
+
 	name := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(f[0]))
 	value := strings.TrimSpace(f[1])
-	filters[name] = append(filters[name], value)
+
+	filters.Add(name, value)
 
 	return filters, nil
 }
@@ -50,11 +57,11 @@ var ErrBadFormat = errors.New("bad format of filter (expected name=value)")
 // ToParam packs the Args into an string for easy transport from client to server.
 func ToParam(a Args) (string, error) {
 	// this way we don't URL encode {}, just empty space
-	if len(a) == 0 {
+	if a.Len() == 0 {
 		return "", nil
 	}
 
-	buf, err := json.Marshal(a)
+	buf, err := json.Marshal(a.fields)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -63,23 +70,71 @@ func ToParam(a Args) (string, error) {
 
 // FromParam unpacks the filter Args.
 func FromParam(p string) (Args, error) {
-	args := Args{}
 	if len(p) == 0 {
-		return args, nil
+		return NewArgs(), nil
+	}
+
+	r := strings.NewReader(p)
+	d := json.NewDecoder(r)
+
+	m := map[string]map[string]bool{}
+	if err := d.Decode(&m); err != nil {
+		r.Seek(0, 0)
+
+		// Allow parsing old arguments in slice format.
+		// Because other libraries might be sending them in this format.
+		deprecated := map[string][]string{}
+		if deprecatedErr := d.Decode(&deprecated); deprecatedErr == nil {
+			m = deprecatedArgs(deprecated)
+		} else {
+			return NewArgs(), err
+		}
+	}
+	return Args{m}, nil
+}
+
+// Get returns the list of values associates with a field.
+// It returns a slice of strings to keep backwards compatibility with old code.
+func (filters Args) Get(field string) []string {
+	values := filters.fields[field]
+	if values == nil {
+		return make([]string, 0)
 	}
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(p)).Decode(&args); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	slice := make([]string, 0, len(values))
+	for key := range values {
+		slice = append(slice, key)
 	}
-	return args, nil
+	return slice
+}
+
+// Add adds a new value to a filter field.
+func (filters Args) Add(name, value string) {
+	if _, ok := filters.fields[name]; ok {
+		filters.fields[name][value] = true
+	} else {
+		filters.fields[name] = map[string]bool{value: true}
+	}
+}
+
+// Del removes a value from a filter field.
+func (filters Args) Del(name, value string) {
+	if _, ok := filters.fields[name]; ok {
+		delete(filters.fields[name], value)
+	}
+}
+
+// Len returns the number of fields in the arguments.
+func (filters Args) Len() int {
+	return len(filters.fields)
 }
 
 // MatchKVList returns true if the values for the specified field maches the ones
 // from the sources.
 // e.g. given Args are {'label': {'label1=1','label2=1'}, 'image.name', {'ubuntu'}},
-//      field is 'label' and sources are {'label':{'label1=1','label2=2','label3=3'}}
+//      field is 'label' and sources are {'label1': '1', 'label2': '2'}
 //      it returns true.
 func (filters Args) MatchKVList(field string, sources map[string]string) bool {
-	fieldValues := filters[field]
+	fieldValues := filters.fields[field]
 
 	//do not filter if there is no filter set or cannot determine filter
 	if len(fieldValues) == 0 {
@@ -90,21 +145,16 @@ func (filters Args) MatchKVList(field string, sources map[string]string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-outer:
-	for _, name2match := range fieldValues {
+	for name2match := range fieldValues {
 		testKV := strings.SplitN(name2match, "=", 2)
 
-		for k, v := range sources {
-			if len(testKV) == 1 {
-				if k == testKV[0] {
-					continue outer
-				}
-			} else if k == testKV[0] && v == testKV[1] {
-				continue outer
-			}
+		v, ok := sources[testKV[0]]
+		if !ok {
+			return false
+		}
+		if len(testKV) == 2 && testKV[1] != v {
+			return false
 		}
-
-		return false
 	}
 
 	return true
@@ -115,13 +165,12 @@ outer:
 //      field is 'image.name' and source is 'ubuntu'
 //      it returns true.
 func (filters Args) Match(field, source string) bool {
-	fieldValues := filters[field]
-
-	//do not filter if there is no filter set or cannot determine filter
-	if len(fieldValues) == 0 {
+	if filters.ExactMatch(field, source) {
 		return true
 	}
-	for _, name2match := range fieldValues {
+
+	fieldValues := filters.fields[field]
+	for name2match := range fieldValues {
 		match, err := regexp.MatchString(name2match, source)
 		if err != nil {
 			continue
@@ -132,3 +181,61 @@ func (filters Args) Match(field, source string) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+// ExactMatch returns true if the source matches exactly one of the filters.
+func (filters Args) ExactMatch(field, source string) bool {
+	fieldValues, ok := filters.fields[field]
+	//do not filter if there is no filter set or cannot determine filter
+	if !ok || len(fieldValues) == 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	// try to march full name value to avoid O(N) regular expression matching
+	if fieldValues[source] {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// Include returns true if the name of the field to filter is in the filters.
+func (filters Args) Include(field string) bool {
+	_, ok := filters.fields[field]
+	return ok
+}
+
+// Validate ensures that all the fields in the filter are valid.
+// It returns an error as soon as it finds an invalid field.
+func (filters Args) Validate(accepted map[string]bool) error {
+	for name := range filters.fields {
+		if !accepted[name] {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Invalid filter '%s'", name)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// WalkValues iterates over the list of filtered values for a field.
+// It stops the iteration if it finds an error and it returns that error.
+func (filters Args) WalkValues(field string, op func(value string) error) error {
+	if _, ok := filters.fields[field]; !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	for v := range filters.fields[field] {
+		if err := op(v); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func deprecatedArgs(d map[string][]string) map[string]map[string]bool {
+	m := map[string]map[string]bool{}
+	for k, v := range d {
+		values := map[string]bool{}
+		for _, vv := range v {
+			values[vv] = true
+		}
+		m[k] = values
+	}
+	return m
+}

pkg/parsers/filters/parse_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package filters
 
 import (
-	"sort"
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func TestParseArgs(t *testing.T) {
 		"image.name=*untu",
 	}
 	var (
-		args = Args{}
+		args = NewArgs()
 		err  error
 	)
 	for i := range flagArgs {
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ func TestParseArgs(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("failed to parse %s: %s", flagArgs[i], err)
 		}
 	}
-	if len(args["created"]) != 1 {
+	if len(args.Get("created")) != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("failed to set this arg")
 	}
-	if len(args["image.name"]) != 2 {
+	if len(args.Get("image.name")) != 2 {
 		t.Errorf("the args should have collapsed")
 	}
 }
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestParseArgsEdgeCase(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if args == nil || len(args) != 0 {
+	if args.Len() != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected an empty Args (map), got %v", args)
 	}
 	if args, err = ParseFlag("anything", args); err == nil || err != ErrBadFormat {
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ func TestParseArgsEdgeCase(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestToParam(t *testing.T) {
-	a := Args{
-		"created":    []string{"today"},
-		"image.name": []string{"ubuntu*", "*untu"},
+	fields := map[string]map[string]bool{
+		"created":    {"today": true},
+		"image.name": {"ubuntu*": true, "*untu": true},
 	}
+	a := Args{fields: fields}
 
 	_, err := ToParam(a)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -63,42 +64,48 @@ func TestFromParam(t *testing.T) {
 		"{'key': 'value'}",
 		`{"key": "value"}`,
 	}
-	valids := map[string]Args{
-		`{"key": ["value"]}`: {
-			"key": {"value"},
+	valid := map[*Args][]string{
+		&Args{fields: map[string]map[string]bool{"key": {"value": true}}}: {
+			`{"key": ["value"]}`,
+			`{"key": {"value": true}}`,
 		},
-		`{"key": ["value1", "value2"]}`: {
-			"key": {"value1", "value2"},
+		&Args{fields: map[string]map[string]bool{"key": {"value1": true, "value2": true}}}: {
+			`{"key": ["value1", "value2"]}`,
+			`{"key": {"value1": true, "value2": true}}`,
 		},
-		`{"key1": ["value1"], "key2": ["value2"]}`: {
-			"key1": {"value1"},
-			"key2": {"value2"},
+		&Args{fields: map[string]map[string]bool{"key1": {"value1": true}, "key2": {"value2": true}}}: {
+			`{"key1": ["value1"], "key2": ["value2"]}`,
+			`{"key1": {"value1": true}, "key2": {"value2": true}}`,
 		},
 	}
+
 	for _, invalid := range invalids {
 		if _, err := FromParam(invalid); err == nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected an error with %v, got nothing", invalid)
 		}
 	}
-	for json, expectedArgs := range valids {
-		args, err := FromParam(json)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-		if len(args) != len(expectedArgs) {
-			t.Fatalf("Expected %v, go %v", expectedArgs, args)
-		}
-		for key, expectedValues := range expectedArgs {
-			values := args[key]
-			sort.Strings(values)
-			sort.Strings(expectedValues)
-			if len(values) != len(expectedValues) {
+
+	for expectedArgs, matchers := range valid {
+		for _, json := range matchers {
+			args, err := FromParam(json)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if args.Len() != expectedArgs.Len() {
 				t.Fatalf("Expected %v, go %v", expectedArgs, args)
 			}
-			for index, expectedValue := range expectedValues {
-				if values[index] != expectedValue {
+			for key, expectedValues := range expectedArgs.fields {
+				values := args.Get(key)
+
+				if len(values) != len(expectedValues) {
 					t.Fatalf("Expected %v, go %v", expectedArgs, args)
 				}
+
+				for _, v := range values {
+					if !expectedValues[v] {
+						t.Fatalf("Expected %v, go %v", expectedArgs, args)
+					}
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -114,54 +121,63 @@ func TestEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("%s", err)
 	}
-	if len(a) != len(v1) {
+	if a.Len() != v1.Len() {
 		t.Errorf("these should both be empty sets")
 	}
 }
 
-func TestArgsMatchKVList(t *testing.T) {
-	// empty sources
-	args := Args{
-		"created": []string{"today"},
+func TestArgsMatchKVListEmptySources(t *testing.T) {
+	args := NewArgs()
+	if !args.MatchKVList("created", map[string]string{}) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected true for (%v,created), got true", args)
 	}
+
+	args = Args{map[string]map[string]bool{"created": {"today": true}}}
 	if args.MatchKVList("created", map[string]string{}) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected false for (%v,created), got true", args)
 	}
+}
+
+func TestArgsMatchKVList(t *testing.T) {
 	// Not empty sources
 	sources := map[string]string{
 		"key1": "value1",
 		"key2": "value2",
 		"key3": "value3",
 	}
+
 	matches := map[*Args]string{
 		&Args{}: "field",
-		&Args{
-			"created": []string{"today"},
-			"labels":  []string{"key1"},
+		&Args{map[string]map[string]bool{
+			"created": map[string]bool{"today": true},
+			"labels":  map[string]bool{"key1": true}},
 		}: "labels",
-		&Args{
-			"created": []string{"today"},
-			"labels":  []string{"key1=value1"},
-		}: "labels",
-	}
-	differs := map[*Args]string{
-		&Args{
-			"created": []string{"today"},
-		}: "created",
-		&Args{
-			"created": []string{"today"},
-			"labels":  []string{"key4"},
-		}: "labels",
-		&Args{
-			"created": []string{"today"},
-			"labels":  []string{"key1=value3"},
+		&Args{map[string]map[string]bool{
+			"created": map[string]bool{"today": true},
+			"labels":  map[string]bool{"key1=value1": true}},
 		}: "labels",
 	}
+
 	for args, field := range matches {
 		if args.MatchKVList(field, sources) != true {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected true for %v on %v, got false", sources, args)
 		}
 	}
+
+	differs := map[*Args]string{
+		&Args{map[string]map[string]bool{
+			"created": map[string]bool{"today": true}},
+		}: "created",
+		&Args{map[string]map[string]bool{
+			"created": map[string]bool{"today": true},
+			"labels":  map[string]bool{"key4": true}},
+		}: "labels",
+		&Args{map[string]map[string]bool{
+			"created": map[string]bool{"today": true},
+			"labels":  map[string]bool{"key1=value3": true}},
+		}: "labels",
+	}
+
 	for args, field := range differs {
 		if args.MatchKVList(field, sources) != false {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected false for %v on %v, got true", sources, args)
@@ -171,48 +187,165 @@ func TestArgsMatchKVList(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestArgsMatch(t *testing.T) {
 	source := "today"
+
 	matches := map[*Args]string{
 		&Args{}: "field",
-		&Args{
-			"created": []string{"today"},
-			"labels":  []string{"key1"},
+		&Args{map[string]map[string]bool{
+			"created": map[string]bool{"today": true}},
 		}: "today",
-		&Args{
-			"created": []string{"to*"},
+		&Args{map[string]map[string]bool{
+			"created": map[string]bool{"to*": true}},
 		}: "created",
-		&Args{
-			"created": []string{"to(.*)"},
+		&Args{map[string]map[string]bool{
+			"created": map[string]bool{"to(.*)": true}},
 		}: "created",
-		&Args{
-			"created": []string{"tod"},
+		&Args{map[string]map[string]bool{
+			"created": map[string]bool{"tod": true}},
 		}: "created",
-		&Args{
-			"created": []string{"anything", "to*"},
+		&Args{map[string]map[string]bool{
+			"created": map[string]bool{"anyting": true, "to*": true}},
 		}: "created",
 	}
+
+	for args, field := range matches {
+		if args.Match(field, source) != true {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected true for %v on %v, got false", source, args)
+		}
+	}
+
 	differs := map[*Args]string{
-		&Args{
-			"created": []string{"tomorrow"},
+		&Args{map[string]map[string]bool{
+			"created": map[string]bool{"tomorrow": true}},
 		}: "created",
-		&Args{
-			"created": []string{"to(day"},
+		&Args{map[string]map[string]bool{
+			"created": map[string]bool{"to(day": true}},
 		}: "created",
-		&Args{
-			"created": []string{"tom(.*)"},
+		&Args{map[string]map[string]bool{
+			"created": map[string]bool{"tom(.*)": true}},
 		}: "created",
-		&Args{
-			"created": []string{"today1"},
-			"labels":  []string{"today"},
+		&Args{map[string]map[string]bool{
+			"created": map[string]bool{"tom": true}},
+		}: "created",
+		&Args{map[string]map[string]bool{
+			"created": map[string]bool{"today1": true},
+			"labels":  map[string]bool{"today": true}},
 		}: "created",
 	}
-	for args, field := range matches {
-		if args.Match(field, source) != true {
-			t.Fatalf("Expected true for %v on %v, got false", source, args)
-		}
-	}
+
 	for args, field := range differs {
 		if args.Match(field, source) != false {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected false for %v on %v, got true", source, args)
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestAdd(t *testing.T) {
+	f := NewArgs()
+	f.Add("status", "running")
+	v := f.fields["status"]
+	if len(v) != 1 || !v["running"] {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to include a running status, got %v", v)
+	}
+
+	f.Add("status", "paused")
+	if len(v) != 2 || !v["paused"] {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to include a paused status, got %v", v)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDel(t *testing.T) {
+	f := NewArgs()
+	f.Add("status", "running")
+	f.Del("status", "running")
+	v := f.fields["status"]
+	if v["running"] {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to not include a running status filter, got true")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLen(t *testing.T) {
+	f := NewArgs()
+	if f.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to not include any field")
+	}
+	f.Add("status", "running")
+	if f.Len() != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to include one field")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExactMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	f := NewArgs()
+
+	if !f.ExactMatch("status", "running") {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to match `running` when there are no filters, got false")
+	}
+
+	f.Add("status", "running")
+	f.Add("status", "pause*")
+
+	if !f.ExactMatch("status", "running") {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to match `running` with one of the filters, got false")
+	}
+
+	if f.ExactMatch("status", "paused") {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to not match `paused` with one of the filters, got true")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInclude(t *testing.T) {
+	f := NewArgs()
+	if f.Include("status") {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to not include a status key, got true")
+	}
+	f.Add("status", "running")
+	if !f.Include("status") {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to include a status key, got false")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
+	f := NewArgs()
+	f.Add("status", "running")
+
+	valid := map[string]bool{
+		"status":   true,
+		"dangling": true,
+	}
+
+	if err := f.Validate(valid); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	f.Add("bogus", "running")
+	if err := f.Validate(valid); err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to return an error, got nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWalkValues(t *testing.T) {
+	f := NewArgs()
+	f.Add("status", "running")
+	f.Add("status", "paused")
+
+	f.WalkValues("status", func(value string) error {
+		if value != "running" && value != "paused" {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected value %s", value)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	err := f.WalkValues("status", func(value string) error {
+		return fmt.Errorf("return")
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to get an error, got nil")
+	}
+
+	err = f.WalkValues("foo", func(value string) error {
+		return fmt.Errorf("return")
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to not iterate when the field doesn't exist, got %v", err)
+	}
+}

pkg/pubsub/publisher.go

@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ func NewPublisher(publishTimeout time.Duration, buffer int) *Publisher {
 	return &Publisher{
 		buffer:      buffer,
 		timeout:     publishTimeout,
-		subscribers: make(map[subscriber]struct{}),
+		subscribers: make(map[subscriber]topicFunc),
 	}
 }
 
 type subscriber chan interface{}
+type topicFunc func(v interface{}) bool
 
 // Publisher is basic pub/sub structure. Allows to send events and subscribe
 // to them. Can be safely used from multiple goroutines.
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ type Publisher struct {
 	m           sync.RWMutex
 	buffer      int
 	timeout     time.Duration
-	subscribers map[subscriber]struct{}
+	subscribers map[subscriber]topicFunc
 }
 
 // Len returns the number of subscribers for the publisher
@@ -38,9 +39,14 @@ func (p *Publisher) Len() int {
 
 // Subscribe adds a new subscriber to the publisher returning the channel.
 func (p *Publisher) Subscribe() chan interface{} {
+	return p.SubscribeTopic(nil)
+}
+
+// SubscribeTopic adds a new subscriber that filters messages sent by a topic.
+func (p *Publisher) SubscribeTopic(topic topicFunc) chan interface{} {
 	ch := make(chan interface{}, p.buffer)
 	p.m.Lock()
-	p.subscribers[ch] = struct{}{}
+	p.subscribers[ch] = topic
 	p.m.Unlock()
 	return ch
 }
@@ -56,20 +62,13 @@ func (p *Publisher) Evict(sub chan interface{}) {
 // Publish sends the data in v to all subscribers currently registered with the publisher.
 func (p *Publisher) Publish(v interface{}) {
 	p.m.RLock()
-	for sub := range p.subscribers {
-		// send under a select as to not block if the receiver is unavailable
-		if p.timeout > 0 {
-			select {
-			case sub <- v:
-			case <-time.After(p.timeout):
-			}
-			continue
-		}
-		select {
-		case sub <- v:
-		default:
-		}
+	wg := new(sync.WaitGroup)
+	for sub, topic := range p.subscribers {
+		wg.Add(1)
+
+		go p.sendTopic(sub, topic, v, wg)
 	}
+	wg.Wait()
 	p.m.RUnlock()
 }
 
@@ -82,3 +81,24 @@ func (p *Publisher) Close() {
 	}
 	p.m.Unlock()
 }
+
+func (p *Publisher) sendTopic(sub subscriber, topic topicFunc, v interface{}, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+	defer wg.Done()
+	if topic != nil && !topic(v) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// send under a select as to not block if the receiver is unavailable
+	if p.timeout > 0 {
+		select {
+		case sub <- v:
+		case <-time.After(p.timeout):
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case sub <- v:
+	default:
+	}
+}