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Golang HTTP Server Graceful Shutdown

Sunday Snippet #6 golang HTTP server graceful shutdown

package main

import (
    "context"
    "errors"
    "log"
    "net/http"
    "os"
    "os/signal"
    "syscall"
    "time"
)

func createChannel() (chan os.Signal, func()) {
    stopCh := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
    signal.Notify(stopCh, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM, syscall.SIGINT)

    return stopCh, func() {
        close(stopCh)
    }
}

func start(server *http.Server) {
    log.Println("application started")
    if err := server.ListenAndServe(); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, http.ErrServerClosed) {
        panic(err)
    } else {
        log.Println("application stopped gracefully")
    }
}

func shutdown(ctx context.Context, server *http.Server) {
    ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
    defer cancel()

    if err := server.Shutdown(ctx); err != nil {
        panic(err)
    } else {
        log.Println("application shutdowned")
    }
}

func main() {
    log.SetFlags(log.Lshortfile)
    s := &http.Server{}
    go start(s)

    stopCh, closeCh := createChannel()
    defer closeCh()
    log.Println("notified:", <-stopCh)

    shutdown(context.Background(), s)
}
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runtime:

$ go run main.go
main.go:24: application started
^Cmain.go:50: notified: interrupt # ctrl+c
main.go:28: application stopped gracefully
main.go:39: application shutdowned
$
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