functions: common concurrency stream for sync and async (#314)

* functions: add bounded concurrency

* functions: plug runners to sync and async interfaces

* functions: update documentation about the new env var

* functions: fix test flakiness

* functions: the runner is self-regulated, no need to set a number of runners

* functions: push the execution to the background on incoming requests

* functions: ensure async tasks are always on

* functions: add prioritization to tasks consumption

Ensure that Sync tasks are consumed before Async tasks. Also, fixes
termination races problems for free.

* functions: remove stale comments

* functions: improve mem availability calculation

* functions: parallel run for async tasks

* functions: check for memory availability before pulling async task

* functions: comment about rnr.hasAvailableMemory and sync.Cond

* functions: implement memory check for async runners using Cond vars

* functions: code grooming

- remove unnecessary goroutines
- fix stale docs
- reorganize import group

* Revert "functions: implement memory check for async runners using Cond vars"

This reverts commit 922e64032201a177c03ce6a46240925e3d35430d.

* Revert "functions: comment about rnr.hasAvailableMemory and sync.Cond"

This reverts commit 49ad7d52d341f12da9603b1a1df9d145871f0e0a.

* functions: set a minimum memory availability for sync

* functions: simplify the implementation by removing the priority queue

* functions: code grooming

- code deduplication
- review waitgroups Waits

api/runner/async_runner.go

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/models"
 	"github.com/iron-io/runner/common"
-	"github.com/iron-io/runner/drivers"
 )
 
 func getTask(ctx context.Context, url string) (*models.Task, error) {
@@ -85,30 +84,14 @@ func deleteTask(url string, task *models.Task) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func runTask(ctx context.Context, task *models.Task) (drivers.RunResult, error) {
-	// Set up runner and process task
-	cfg := getCfg(task)
-	rnr, err := New(NewMetricLogger())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return rnr.Run(ctx, cfg)
-}
-
 // RunAsyncRunner pulls tasks off a queue and processes them
-func RunAsyncRunner(ctx context.Context, tasksrv string, n int) {
+func RunAsyncRunner(ctx context.Context, tasksrv string, tasks chan TaskRequest, rnr *Runner) {
 	u, h := tasksrvURL(tasksrv)
 	if isHostOpen(h) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
-		wg.Add(1)
-		go startAsyncRunners(ctx, &wg, i, u, runTask)
-	}
-
-	wg.Wait()
+	startAsyncRunners(ctx, u, tasks, rnr)
 	<-ctx.Done()
 }
 
@@ -121,16 +104,21 @@ func isHostOpen(host string) bool {
 	return available
 }
 
-// todo: not a big fan of this anonymous function for testing, should use an interface and make a Mock object for testing - TR
-func startAsyncRunners(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup, i int, url string, runTask func(ctx context.Context, task *models.Task) (drivers.RunResult, error)) {
-	ctx, log := common.LoggerWithFields(ctx, logrus.Fields{"async_runner": i})
-	defer wg.Done()
+func startAsyncRunners(ctx context.Context, url string, tasks chan TaskRequest, rnr *Runner) {
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	ctx, log := common.LoggerWithFields(ctx, logrus.Fields{"runner": "async"})
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
+			wg.Wait()
 			return
 
 		default:
+			if !rnr.hasAsyncAvailableMemory() {
+				log.Debug("memory full")
+				time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+				continue
+			}
 			task, err := getTask(ctx, url)
 			if err != nil {
 				if err, ok := err.(net.Error); ok && err.Timeout() {
@@ -148,11 +136,16 @@ func startAsyncRunners(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup, i int, url strin
 
 			ctx, log := common.LoggerWithFields(ctx, logrus.Fields{"call_id": task.ID})
 			log.Debug("Running task:", task.ID)
+
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func() {
+				defer wg.Done()
 				// Process Task
-			if _, err := runTask(ctx, task); err != nil {
+				if _, err := RunTask(tasks, ctx, getCfg(task)); err != nil {
 					log.WithError(err).Error("Cannot run task")
-				continue
 				}
+			}()
+
 			log.Debug("Processed task")
 
 			// Delete task from queue
@@ -160,8 +153,8 @@ func startAsyncRunners(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup, i int, url strin
 				log.WithError(err).Error("Cannot delete task")
 				continue
 			}
-
 			log.Info("Task complete")
+
 		}
 	}
 }

api/runner/async_runner_test.go

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
-	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/models"
 	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/mqs"
-	"github.com/iron-io/runner/drivers"
 )
 
 func setLogBuffer() *bytes.Buffer {
@@ -92,22 +90,6 @@ func getTestServer(mockTasks []*models.Task) *httptest.Server {
 	return httptest.NewServer(r)
 }
 
-var helloImage = "iron/hello"
-
-func TestRunTask(t *testing.T) {
-	mockTask := getMockTask()
-	mockTask.Image = &helloImage
-
-	result, err := runTask(context.Background(), &mockTask)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-
-	if result.Status() != "success" {
-		t.Errorf("TestRunTask failed to execute runTask")
-	}
-}
-
 func TestGetTask(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := setLogBuffer()
 	mockTask := getMockTask()
@@ -206,19 +188,35 @@ func TestTasksrvURL(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func testRunner(t *testing.T) *Runner {
+	r, err := New(NewMetricLogger())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Test: failed to create new runner")
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
 func TestAsyncRunnersGracefulShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := setLogBuffer()
 	mockTask := getMockTask()
 	ts := getTestServer([]*models.Task{&mockTask})
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	ctx, _ := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	wg.Add(1)
-	go startAsyncRunners(ctx, &wg, 0, ts.URL+"/tasks", func(ctx context.Context, task *models.Task) (drivers.RunResult, error) {
-		return nil, nil
-	})
-	wg.Wait()
+	tasks := make(chan TaskRequest)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	defer close(tasks)
+	go func() {
+		for t := range tasks {
+			t.Response <- TaskResponse{
+				Result: nil,
+				Err:    nil,
+			}
+
+		}
+	}()
+
+	startAsyncRunners(ctx, ts.URL+"/tasks", tasks, testRunner(t))
 
 	if err := ctx.Err(); err != context.DeadlineExceeded {
 		t.Log(buf.String())

api/runner/runner.go

@@ -115,10 +115,17 @@ func (r *Runner) queueHandler() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (r *Runner) hasAsyncAvailableMemory() bool {
+	r.usedMemMutex.RLock()
+	defer r.usedMemMutex.RUnlock()
+	// reserve at least half of the memory for sync
+	return (r.availableMem/2)-r.usedMem > 0
+}
+
 func (r *Runner) checkRequiredMem(req uint64) bool {
 	r.usedMemMutex.RLock()
 	defer r.usedMemMutex.RUnlock()
-	return r.availableMem-r.usedMem/int64(req)*1024*1024 > 0
+	return (r.availableMem-r.usedMem)/int64(req)*1024*1024 > 0
 }
 
 func (r *Runner) addUsedMem(used int64) {
@@ -136,7 +143,7 @@ func (r *Runner) checkMemAndUse(req uint64) bool {
 
 	used := int64(req) * 1024 * 1024
 
-	if r.availableMem-r.usedMem/used < 0 {
+	if (r.availableMem-r.usedMem)/used < 0 {
 		return false
 	}
 

api/runner/worker.go

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package runner
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/iron-io/runner/drivers"
+)
+
+type TaskRequest struct {
+	Ctx      context.Context
+	Config   *Config
+	Response chan TaskResponse
+}
+
+type TaskResponse struct {
+	Result drivers.RunResult
+	Err    error
+}
+
+// StartWorkers handle incoming tasks and spawns self-regulating container
+// workers.
+func StartWorkers(ctx context.Context, rnr *Runner, tasks <-chan TaskRequest) {
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			wg.Wait()
+			return
+		case task := <-tasks:
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func(task TaskRequest) {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				result, err := rnr.Run(task.Ctx, task.Config)
+				select {
+				case task.Response <- TaskResponse{result, err}:
+					close(task.Response)
+				default:
+				}
+			}(task)
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
+func RunTask(tasks chan TaskRequest, ctx context.Context, cfg *Config) (drivers.RunResult, error) {
+	tresp := make(chan TaskResponse)
+	treq := TaskRequest{Ctx: ctx, Config: cfg, Response: tresp}
+	tasks <- treq
+	resp := <-treq.Response
+	return resp.Result, resp.Err
+}

api/server/apps_test.go

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/datastore"
 	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/models"
 	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/mqs"
+	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/runner"
 )
 
 func setLogBuffer() *bytes.Buffer {
@@ -24,9 +25,19 @@ func setLogBuffer() *bytes.Buffer {
 	return &buf
 }
 
+func mockTasksConduit() chan runner.TaskRequest {
+	tasks := make(chan runner.TaskRequest)
+	go func() {
+		for range tasks {
+		}
+	}()
+	return tasks
+}
+
 func TestAppCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := setLogBuffer()
-
+	tasks := mockTasksConduit()
+	defer close(tasks)
 	for i, test := range []struct {
 		mock          *datastore.Mock
 		path          string
@@ -46,7 +57,7 @@ func TestAppCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		// success
 		{&datastore.Mock{}, "/v1/apps", `{ "app": { "name": "teste" } }`, http.StatusCreated, nil},
 	} {
-		s := New(test.mock, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t))
+		s := New(test.mock, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t), tasks)
 		router := testRouter(s)
 
 		body := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(test.body))
@@ -72,7 +83,10 @@ func TestAppCreate(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAppDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := setLogBuffer()
-	s := New(&datastore.Mock{}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t))
+	tasks := mockTasksConduit()
+	defer close(tasks)
+
+	s := New(&datastore.Mock{}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t), tasks)
 	router := testRouter(s)
 
 	for i, test := range []struct {
@@ -106,7 +120,10 @@ func TestAppDelete(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAppList(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := setLogBuffer()
-	s := New(&datastore.Mock{}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t))
+	tasks := mockTasksConduit()
+	defer close(tasks)
+
+	s := New(&datastore.Mock{}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t), tasks)
 	router := testRouter(s)
 
 	for i, test := range []struct {
@@ -139,7 +156,10 @@ func TestAppList(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAppGet(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := setLogBuffer()
-	s := New(&datastore.Mock{}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t))
+	tasks := mockTasksConduit()
+	defer close(tasks)
+
+	s := New(&datastore.Mock{}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t), tasks)
 	router := testRouter(s)
 
 	for i, test := range []struct {
@@ -172,6 +192,8 @@ func TestAppGet(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAppUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := setLogBuffer()
+	tasks := mockTasksConduit()
+	defer close(tasks)
 
 	for i, test := range []struct {
 		mock          *datastore.Mock
@@ -190,7 +212,7 @@ func TestAppUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}, "/v1/apps/myapp", `{ "app": { "config": { "test": "1" } } }`, http.StatusOK, nil},
 	} {
-		s := New(test.mock, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t))
+		s := New(test.mock, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t), tasks)
 		router := testRouter(s)
 
 		body := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(test.body))

api/server/routes_test.go

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import (
 
 func TestRouteCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := setLogBuffer()
+	tasks := mockTasksConduit()
+	defer close(tasks)
 
 	for i, test := range []struct {
 		mock          *datastore.Mock
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ func TestRouteCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		// success
 		{&datastore.Mock{}, "/v1/apps/a/routes", `{ "route": { "image": "iron/hello", "path": "/myroute" } }`, http.StatusCreated, nil},
 	} {
-		s := New(test.mock, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t))
+		s := New(test.mock, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t), tasks)
 		router := testRouter(s)
 
 		body := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(test.body))
@@ -60,7 +62,10 @@ func TestRouteCreate(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRouteDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := setLogBuffer()
-	s := New(&datastore.Mock{}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t))
+	tasks := mockTasksConduit()
+	defer close(tasks)
+
+	s := New(&datastore.Mock{}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t), tasks)
 	router := testRouter(s)
 
 	for i, test := range []struct {
@@ -94,7 +99,10 @@ func TestRouteDelete(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRouteList(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := setLogBuffer()
-	s := New(&datastore.Mock{}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t))
+	tasks := mockTasksConduit()
+	defer close(tasks)
+
+	s := New(&datastore.Mock{}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t), tasks)
 	router := testRouter(s)
 
 	for i, test := range []struct {
@@ -127,7 +135,10 @@ func TestRouteList(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRouteGet(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := setLogBuffer()
-	s := New(&datastore.Mock{}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t))
+	tasks := mockTasksConduit()
+	defer close(tasks)
+
+	s := New(&datastore.Mock{}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t), tasks)
 	router := testRouter(s)
 
 	for i, test := range []struct {
@@ -160,7 +171,10 @@ func TestRouteGet(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRouteUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := setLogBuffer()
-	s := New(&datastore.Mock{}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t))
+	tasks := mockTasksConduit()
+	defer close(tasks)
+
+	s := New(&datastore.Mock{}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t), tasks)
 	router := testRouter(s)
 
 	for i, test := range []struct {

api/server/runner.go

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/models"
 	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/runner"
 	"github.com/iron-io/runner/common"
-	"github.com/iron-io/runner/drivers"
 	uuid "github.com/satori/go.uuid"
 )
 
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ func ToEnvName(envtype, name string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", envtype, name)
 }
 
-func handleRequest(c *gin.Context, enqueue models.Enqueue) {
+func (s *Server) handleRequest(c *gin.Context, enqueue models.Enqueue) {
 	if strings.HasPrefix(c.Request.URL.Path, "/v1") {
 		c.Status(http.StatusNotFound)
 		return
@@ -156,7 +155,6 @@ func handleRequest(c *gin.Context, enqueue models.Enqueue) {
 		Stdin:   payload,
 	}
 
-	var result drivers.RunResult
 	switch found.Type {
 	case "async":
 		// Read payload
@@ -182,7 +180,9 @@ func handleRequest(c *gin.Context, enqueue models.Enqueue) {
 		log.Info("Added new task to queue")
 
 	default:
-		if result, err = Api.Runner.Run(c, cfg); err != nil {
+
+		result, err := runner.RunTask(s.tasks, ctx, cfg)
+		if err != nil {
 			break
 		}
 		for k, v := range found.Headers {
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ func handleRequest(c *gin.Context, enqueue models.Enqueue) {
 		} else {
 			c.AbortWithStatus(http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		}
+
 	}
 }
 

api/server/runner_async_test.go

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ func testRouterAsync(s *Server, enqueueFunc models.Enqueue) *gin.Engine {
 
 func TestRouteRunnerAsyncExecution(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Skip()
+	tasks := mockTasksConduit()
+
 	// todo: I broke how this test works trying to clean up the code a bit. Is there a better way to do this test rather than having to override the default route behavior?
 	s := New(&datastore.Mock{
 		FakeApps: []*models.App{
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ func TestRouteRunnerAsyncExecution(t *testing.T) {
 			{Type: "async", Path: "/myerror", AppName: "myapp", Image: "iron/error", Config: map[string]string{"test": "true"}},
 			{Type: "async", Path: "/myroute/:param", AppName: "myapp", Image: "iron/hello", Config: map[string]string{"test": "true"}},
 		},
-	}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t))
+	}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t), tasks)
 
 	for i, test := range []struct {
 		path         string

api/server/runner_test.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -22,11 +23,13 @@ func testRunner(t *testing.T) *runner.Runner {
 
 func TestRouteRunnerGet(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := setLogBuffer()
+	tasks := mockTasksConduit()
+
 	s := New(&datastore.Mock{
 		FakeApps: []*models.App{
 			{Name: "myapp", Config: models.Config{}},
 		},
-	}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t))
+	}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t), tasks)
 	router := testRouter(s)
 
 	for i, test := range []struct {
@@ -61,11 +64,13 @@ func TestRouteRunnerGet(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRouteRunnerPost(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := setLogBuffer()
+	tasks := mockTasksConduit()
+
 	s := New(&datastore.Mock{
 		FakeApps: []*models.App{
 			{Name: "myapp", Config: models.Config{}},
 		},
-	}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t))
+	}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t), tasks)
 	router := testRouter(s)
 
 	for i, test := range []struct {
@@ -102,6 +107,13 @@ func TestRouteRunnerPost(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRouteRunnerExecution(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := setLogBuffer()
+
+	tasks := make(chan runner.TaskRequest)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	go runner.StartWorkers(ctx, testRunner(t), tasks)
+
 	s := New(&datastore.Mock{
 		FakeApps: []*models.App{
 			{Name: "myapp", Config: models.Config{}},
@@ -110,7 +122,7 @@ func TestRouteRunnerExecution(t *testing.T) {
 			{Path: "/myroute", AppName: "myapp", Image: "iron/hello", Headers: map[string][]string{"X-Function": {"Test"}}},
 			{Path: "/myerror", AppName: "myapp", Image: "iron/error", Headers: map[string][]string{"X-Function": {"Test"}}},
 		},
-	}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t))
+	}, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t), tasks)
 	router := testRouter(s)
 
 	for i, test := range []struct {

api/server/server.go

@@ -27,14 +27,17 @@ type Server struct {
 	MQ              models.MessageQueue
 	AppListeners    []ifaces.AppListener
 	SpecialHandlers []ifaces.SpecialHandler
+
+	tasks chan runner.TaskRequest
 }
 
-func New(ds models.Datastore, mq models.MessageQueue, r *runner.Runner) *Server {
+func New(ds models.Datastore, mq models.MessageQueue, r *runner.Runner, tasks chan runner.TaskRequest) *Server {
 	Api = &Server{
+		Runner:    r,
 		Router:    gin.New(),
 		Datastore: ds,
 		MQ:        mq,
-		Runner:    r,
+		tasks:     tasks,
 	}
 	return Api
 }
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ func (s *Server) UseSpecialHandlers(ginC *gin.Context) error {
 		}
 	}
 	// now call the normal runner call
-	handleRequest(ginC, nil)
+	s.handleRequest(ginC, nil)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleRunnerRequest(c *gin.Context) {
 		ctx, _ := common.LoggerWithFields(c, logrus.Fields{"call_id": task.ID})
 		return s.MQ.Push(ctx, task)
 	}
-	handleRequest(c, enqueue)
+	s.handleRequest(c, enqueue)
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handleTaskRequest(c *gin.Context) {

api/server/server_test.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/datastore"
 	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/models"
 	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/mqs"
+	"github.com/iron-io/functions/api/runner"
 	"github.com/iron-io/runner/common"
 )
 
@@ -84,10 +85,15 @@ func prepareBolt(t *testing.T) (models.Datastore, func()) {
 
 func TestFullStack(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := setLogBuffer()
-	ds, close := prepareBolt(t)
-	defer close()
+	ds, closeBolt := prepareBolt(t)
+	defer closeBolt()
 
-	s := New(ds, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t))
+	tasks := make(chan runner.TaskRequest)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	go runner.StartWorkers(ctx, testRunner(t), tasks)
+
+	s := New(ds, &mqs.Mock{}, testRunner(t), tasks)
 	router := testRouter(s)
 
 	for i, test := range []struct {
@@ -119,5 +125,4 @@ func TestFullStack(t *testing.T) {
 				i, test.expectedCode, rec.Code)
 		}
 	}
-
 }

docs/options.md

@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ docker run -e VAR_NAME=VALUE ...
 <td>Sets the port to run on. Default: `8080`.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
-<td>NUM_ASYNC</td>
-<td>The number of async runners in the functions process (default 1).</td>
-</tr>
-<tr>
 <td>LOG_LEVEL</td>
 <td>Set to `DEBUG` to enable debugging. Default: INFO.</td>
 </tr>

main.go

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ const (
 	envDB       = "db_url"
 	envPort     = "port" // be careful, Gin expects this variable to be "port"
 	envAPIURL   = "api_url"
-	envNumAsync = "num_async"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ func init() {
 	viper.SetDefault(envDB, fmt.Sprintf("bolt://%s/data/bolt.db?bucket=funcs", cwd))
 	viper.SetDefault(envPort, 8080)
 	viper.SetDefault(envAPIURL, fmt.Sprintf("http://127.0.0.1:%d", viper.GetInt(envPort)))
-	viper.SetDefault(envNumAsync, 1)
 	viper.AutomaticEnv() // picks up env vars automatically
 	logLevel, err := log.ParseLevel(viper.GetString("log_level"))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -82,18 +80,22 @@ func main() {
 		},
 	}
 
+	tasks := make(chan runner.TaskRequest)
+
 	svr.AddFunc(func(ctx context.Context) {
-		srv := server.New(ds, mqType, rnr)
+		runner.StartWorkers(ctx, rnr, tasks)
+	})
+
+	svr.AddFunc(func(ctx context.Context) {
+		srv := server.New(ds, mqType, rnr, tasks)
 		srv.Run(ctx)
 	})
 
-	apiURL, numAsync := viper.GetString(envAPIURL), viper.GetInt(envNumAsync)
-	log.Debug("async workers:", numAsync)
-	if numAsync > 0 {
+	apiURL := viper.GetString(envAPIURL)
 	svr.AddFunc(func(ctx context.Context) {
-			runner.RunAsyncRunner(ctx, apiURL, numAsync)
+		runner.RunAsyncRunner(ctx, apiURL, tasks, rnr)
 	})
-	}
 
 	svr.Serve(ctx)
+	close(tasks)
 }