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xcontext

The xcontext package is a Go library that enhances the capabilities of the standard context package by adding signal-based context cancellation. This functionality allows you to cancel a context when specific signals are received, such as interrupt signals (e.g., SIGINT) or termination signals (e.g., SIGTERM). The package is particularly useful in applications where graceful shutdown or cleanup is required in response to system signals.

Installation

You can easily add the xcontext package to your Go project using the following go get command:

go get github.com/davidmdm/xcontext

Usage

WithSignalCancelation

Here is a simple example of how to use the xcontext package to gracefully handle SIGINT (Ctrl+C) and SIGTERM (termination signal) in your application:

package main

import (
	"context"
	"syscall"

	"github.com/davidmdm/xcontext"
)

func main() {
	// Create a context that cancels on SIGINT and SIGTERM signals
	ctx, cancel := xcontext.WithSignalCancelation(context.Background(), syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
	defer cancel()

	// Will be done once context is canceled by a SIGINT
	<-ctx.Done()

	ctx.Err()                 // context.Canceled
	context.Cause(ctx)        // xcontext.SignalContextError -> context canceled: signal received: interrupt
	xcontext.SignalCause(ctx) // syscall.SIGINT (the received signal value)
}

In this example, the application uses the WithSignalCancelation function to create a context that cancels when either SIGINT or SIGTERM is received.

SignalCancelError

The SignalCancelError is a custom error type defined in this package. When a context is canceled due to a signal, this error is used as the context cause, providing information about the signal received. You can use this error type to handle signal-related errors in your code.

SignalCause

The SignalCause function allows you to retrieve the signal that caused a context to be canceled. If the context was canceled due to a signal, it returns the signal; otherwise, it returns nil. This can be helpful if you want to log or handle the specific signal that triggered the context cancellation.

Contribution

If you want to contribute to this package or report any issues, please visit the GitHub repository at https://github.com/davidmdm/xcontext.

License

This package is open source and is provided under the MIT License.