v3.1.0 implementation by lupodevelop · Pull Request #12 · lupodevelop/distribute

lupodevelop · 2026-03-06T11:10:53Z

This pull request introduces several new features and improvements for version 3.1.0 of the distribute library, focusing on cluster monitoring, easier codecs for custom types (ADTs/variants), and enhanced telemetry. It also includes documentation updates and minor API clarifications.

New Features

Cluster Monitoring:
- Added distribute/cluster/monitor module for typed, event-driven node notifications (NodeUp, NodeDown), with subscribe and unsubscribe functions to manage subscriptions. [1] [2] [3]
- Erlang FFI support for cluster monitoring events and helpers (nodeup_atom/0, nodedown_atom/0, monitor_nodes/1, etc.) in cluster_ffi.erl. [1] [2]
ADT/Variant Codecs:
- Introduced distribute/codec/variant with a builder pattern for encoding/decoding custom types (enums/ADTs), supporting payloads and unit variants. [1] [2]
Telemetry:
- Added distribute/internal/telemetry for emitting Erlang :telemetry events on send, receive, encode, decode, registry, and cluster operations.

Documentation and API Improvements

Expanded documentation in README.md:
- Added usage examples and module summaries for new features, especially ADT codecs and cluster monitoring. [1] [2]
Improved clarity and consistency in docstrings across codec modules, making API usage and binary formats easier to understand. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Minor API doc and formatting tweaks for clarity (e.g., removing backticks from doc comments, clarifying parameter constraints). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Versioning and Dependencies

Bumped version to 3.1.0 in gleam.toml and updated changelog. [1] [2]
Added telemetry as a dependency in gleam.toml.

Improve wording in README: replace the em dash phrasing with "so" and change the period to an exclamation mark to make the sentence read more naturally and upbeat when describing manual codecs and wiring fields.

Introduce a typed cluster monitoring feature: new module distribute/cluster/monitor.gleam provides subscribe/unsubscribe and ClusterEvent variants (NodeUp/NodeDown) and runs an OTP actor that selects native node up/down messages. Add corresponding Erlang FFI helpers in src/cluster_ffi.erl and tests in test/cluster/monitor_test.gleam that simulate node events. Bump package version to 3.1.0 and document the feature in README and CHANGELOG.

Introduce internal telemetry and a variant codec, and wire telemetry into the distribute subsystem. - Add src/distribute/internal/telemetry.gleam: a thin bridge to Erlang :telemetry with helpers and specific emitters (message send, registry lookup/register, codec encode/decode, node events). - Add src/distribute/codec/variant.gleam: a VariantBuilder to construct codecs for ADTs (variant tagging, encoding/decoding, validation). - Instrument distribution code to emit telemetry: global.gleam (encode/decode/send timings and sizes), registry.gleam (lookup/register timings and outcomes), cluster/monitor.gleam (node up/down events). Also import telemetry where needed. - Minor API and docs cleanup across several files (formatting, docstring tweaks) and small ergonomic changes (unsubscribe formatting, receiver/actor comments). - Update src/distribute_ffi_utils.erl to export and implement to_atom/1 and adjust exports for telemetry support. These changes add observability for distributed operations and provide a reusable variant codec for ADT serialization. Unit/behavior semantics preserved; duplicate variant IDs are validated at build time.

Add comprehensive variant codec tests and error cases (test/codec/variant_test.gleam, test/codec/variant_error_test.gleam), plus an integration protocol actor test (test/integration/protocol_test.gleam) to exercise message variants. Enhance cluster monitor tests (test/cluster/monitor_test.gleam) with multiple-subscriber and owner-death cases and minor formatting fixes. Update expected distribute.version in test/distribute_test.gleam from "3.0.0" to "3.1.0" to match the new version.

Document a new ADT/Variant codec and telemetry support: update README with a Variant codec builder example and add entries to CHANGELOG describing variant codecs and telemetry events. Also add the telemetry dependency (>= 1.0.0 and < 2.0.0) to gleam.toml and manifest.toml (package entry and requirement).

Include 'master' alongside 'main' as workflow triggers, update otp-version from 27.0 to 28, and add rebar3-version set to "3". Leaves gleam-version unchanged and retains a commented elixir-version placeholder. These changes ensure CI runs on both branches and uses the newer OTP/rebar tooling.

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Pull request overview

Implements the distribute library v3.1.0 feature set by adding cluster node monitoring, a builder-based ADT/variant codec, and internal :telemetry instrumentation, along with version bumps and documentation updates.

Changes:

Added cluster monitoring (distribute/cluster/monitor) with subscribe/unsubscribe and Erlang FFI helpers.
Added ADT/variant codec builder (distribute/codec/variant) plus new tests and an integration test.
Added internal telemetry emission and integrated it into registry/global send/receive paths; bumped version/dependencies/docs.

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File	Description
`src/distribute/cluster/monitor.gleam`	New module implementing typed `NodeUp`/`NodeDown` subscription actor.
`src/cluster_ffi.erl`	Adds Erlang-side helpers for monitoring and test simulation.
`src/distribute/codec/variant.gleam`	New variant codec builder for ADTs/enums.
`src/distribute/internal/telemetry.gleam`	New internal wrapper for emitting `:telemetry` events.
`src/distribute/global.gleam`	Emits telemetry around encode/send and decode on receive.
`src/distribute/registry.gleam`	Emits telemetry around registry register/lookup.
`src/distribute_ffi_utils.erl`	Adds atom conversion helper and continues to provide time/subject helpers.
`src/distribute.gleam`	Bumps facade version and exposes monitoring APIs.
`src/distribute/codec.gleam`	Docstring clarifications/formatting updates.
`src/distribute/codec/composite.gleam`	Docstring clarifications/formatting updates.
`src/distribute/codec/tagged.gleam`	Docstring clarifications/formatting updates.
`src/distribute/receiver.gleam`	Docstring clarity updates.
`src/distribute/cluster.gleam`	Docstring clarity updates.
`src/distribute/actor.gleam`	Docstring clarity updates.
`test/cluster/monitor_test.gleam`	New tests for monitoring subscription and event translation.
`test/codec/variant_test.gleam`	New tests for variant codec encode/decode and unknown tag handling.
`test/codec/variant_error_test.gleam`	New tests targeting variant codec error paths.
`test/integration/protocol_test.gleam`	New integration test exercising variant codec in an actor setup.
`test/distribute_test.gleam`	Updates expected library version string.
`gleam.toml`	Bumps version to 3.1.0 and adds `telemetry` dependency.
`manifest.toml`	Adds `telemetry` package entry.
`README.md`	Documents new modules and includes usage examples.
`CHANGELOG.md`	Adds v3.1.0 release notes.
`.gitignore`	Ignores `/notes`.

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Copilot · 2026-03-06T11:18:45Z

test/codec/variant_error_test.gleam

+pub fn duplicate_id_panic_test() {
+  // We expect this to panic. In gleeunit, we can't easily catch panics
+  // but if we were using a more advanced runner we would.
+  // For now, let's verify it manually or by ensuring the code path exists.
+  // NOTE: This test is designed to fail/panic if run alone.
+  Nil
+}
+


duplicate_id_panic_test currently doesn’t exercise any behavior (it just returns Nil) and leaves a note that it would panic “if run alone”. As written it will always pass while not asserting anything. Either implement an actual assertion for the duplicate-id panic (using whatever panic-catching support the test framework provides) or remove this placeholder to avoid a misleading test suite.

Suggested change

pub fn duplicate_id_panic_test() {

// We expect this to panic. In gleeunit, we can't easily catch panics

// but if we were using a more advanced runner we would.

// For now, let's verify it manually or by ensuring the code path exists.

// NOTE: This test is designed to fail/panic if run alone.

Nil

}

Copilot · 2026-03-06T11:18:45Z

src/distribute/internal/telemetry.gleam

+@external(erlang, "distribute_ffi_utils", "system_time_ms")
+pub fn system_time() -> Int
+
+@external(erlang, "distribute_ffi_utils", "to_atom_safe")


to_atom is bound to distribute_ffi_utils:to_atom_safe/1, which returns {ok, Atom} / {error, Reason} tuples. :telemetry.execute/3 expects the event name and dict keys to be atoms, so passing these tuples will break event emission (likely badarg). Consider switching this binding to the new unsafe distribute_ffi_utils:to_atom/1 (since the inputs here are library constants), or change the Gleam type to Result and handle errors before calling erlang_execute.

Suggested change

@external(erlang, "distribute_ffi_utils", "to_atom_safe")

@external(erlang, "distribute_ffi_utils", "to_atom")

Copilot · 2026-03-06T11:18:45Z

src/distribute/codec/variant.gleam

+            let assert Ok(bits) = inner.encoder(payload)
+            Ok(bit_array.append(<<id:8>>, bits))


The encoder strategy uses let assert Ok(bits) = inner.encoder(payload), which will panic if the inner codec fails. That turns an expected Result failure into a process crash and also prevents build/1 from returning a meaningful EncodeError. Handle the Error case from inner.encoder explicitly and propagate it (or redesign VariantStrategy.encoder so it can represent both “wrong variant” and “encode failed”).

Suggested change

let assert Ok(bits) = inner.encoder(payload)

Ok(bit_array.append(<<id:8>>, bits))

case inner.encoder(payload) {

Ok(bits) -> Ok(bit_array.append(<<id:8>>, bits))

Error(_) -> Error(Nil)

}

Copilot · 2026-03-06T11:18:46Z

src/distribute/codec/variant.gleam

+  let strategy =
+    VariantStrategy(
+      id:,
+      name:,
+      encoder: fn(value) {
+        case unwrap(value) {
+          Ok(payload) -> {
+            let assert Ok(bits) = inner.encoder(payload)
+            Ok(bit_array.append(<<id:8>>, bits))
+          }
+          Error(_) -> Error(Nil)
+        }
+      },
+      decoder: fn(data) {
+        case data {
+          <<tag:8, rest:bits>> if tag == id -> {
+            case inner.sized_decoder(rest) {
+              Ok(#(val, remaining)) -> Ok(#(wrap(val), remaining))
+              Error(e) -> Error(e)
+            }
+          }
+          _ -> Error(codec.TagMismatch(expected: name, got: "unknown"))
+        }
+      },
+    )
+
+  VariantBuilder([strategy, ..builder.strategies])


id is documented as 0–255, but it’s not validated before being encoded as <<id:8>>. Passing an out-of-range id will raise at runtime. Consider validating the range in add/unit (or once in build) and returning a clear panic/error message early.

Suggested change

let strategy =

VariantStrategy(

id:,

name:,

encoder: fn(value) {

case unwrap(value) {

Ok(payload) -> {

let assert Ok(bits) = inner.encoder(payload)

Ok(bit_array.append(<<id:8>>, bits))

}

Error(_) -> Error(Nil)

}

},

decoder: fn(data) {

case data {

<<tag:8, rest:bits>> if tag == id -> {

case inner.sized_decoder(rest) {

Ok(#(val, remaining)) -> Ok(#(wrap(val), remaining))

Error(e) -> Error(e)

}

}

_ -> Error(codec.TagMismatch(expected: name, got: "unknown"))

}

},

)

VariantBuilder([strategy, ..builder.strategies])

case id {

invalid if invalid < 0 || invalid > 255 ->

panic("Variant id must be in range 0-255, got " <> int.to_string(id))

_valid ->

let strategy =

VariantStrategy(

id:,

name:,

encoder: fn(value) {

case unwrap(value) {

Ok(payload) -> {

let assert Ok(bits) = inner.encoder(payload)

Ok(bit_array.append(<<id:8>>, bits))

}

Error(_) -> Error(Nil)

}

},

decoder: fn(data) {

case data {

<<tag:8, rest:bits>> if tag == id -> {

case inner.sized_decoder(rest) {

Ok(#(val, remaining)) -> Ok(#(wrap(val), remaining))

Error(e) -> Error(e)

}

}

_ -> Error(codec.TagMismatch(expected: name, got: "unknown"))

}

},

)

VariantBuilder([strategy, ..builder.strategies])

}

Copilot · 2026-03-06T11:18:46Z

src/distribute/codec/variant.gleam

+  let strategy =
+    VariantStrategy(
+      id:,
+      name:,
+      encoder: fn(val) {
+        case match(val) {
+          True -> Ok(<<id:8>>)
+          False -> Error(Nil)
+        }
+      },
+      decoder: fn(data) {
+        case data {
+          <<tag:8, rest:bits>> if tag == id -> Ok(#(value, rest))
+          _ -> Error(codec.TagMismatch(expected: name, got: "unknown"))
+        }
+      },
+    )
+
+  VariantBuilder([strategy, ..builder.strategies])


Same issue as in add: id is encoded as <<id:8>> without enforcing the documented 0–255 range. Add a range check to avoid runtime crashes from out-of-range values.

Suggested change

let strategy =

VariantStrategy(

id:,

name:,

encoder: fn(val) {

case match(val) {

True -> Ok(<<id:8>>)

False -> Error(Nil)

}

},

decoder: fn(data) {

case data {

<<tag:8, rest:bits>> if tag == id -> Ok(#(value, rest))

_ -> Error(codec.TagMismatch(expected: name, got: "unknown"))

}

},

)

VariantBuilder([strategy, ..builder.strategies])

case int.in_range(0, 255, id) {

True -> {

let strategy =

VariantStrategy(

id:,

name:,

encoder: fn(val) {

case match(val) {

True -> Ok(<<id:8>>)

False -> Error(Nil)

}

},

decoder: fn(data) {

case data {

<<tag:8, rest:bits>> if tag == id -> Ok(#(value, rest))

_ -> Error(codec.TagMismatch(expected: name, got: "unknown"))

}

},

)

VariantBuilder([strategy, ..builder.strategies])

}

False -> builder

}

Copilot · 2026-03-06T11:18:46Z

src/cluster_ffi.erl

+    NodeAtom = binary_to_atom(NodeName, utf8),
+    Pid ! {Tag, NodeAtom}.


simulate_node_event/3 uses binary_to_atom/2 on caller-provided data and is exported from the library module. This allows creating arbitrary new atoms at runtime (atom table exhaustion). Consider removing it from -export, moving it to test-only code, or using binary_to_existing_atom/2/validated allowlists so it can’t create unbounded atoms.

Suggested change

NodeAtom = binary_to_atom(NodeName, utf8),

Pid ! {Tag, NodeAtom}.

case to_atom_safe(NodeName) of

{ok, NodeAtom} ->

Pid ! {Tag, NodeAtom};

_ ->

ok

end.

Copilot · 2026-03-06T11:18:46Z

test/cluster/monitor_test.gleam

+import distribute/cluster/monitor.{NodeDown, NodeUp}
+import gleam/dynamic.{type Dynamic}
+import gleam/erlang/process
+import gleeunit/should
+
+@external(erlang, "cluster_ffi", "simulate_node_event")
+fn simulate_node_event(pid: process.Pid, tag: Dynamic, node: String) -> Nil
+
+@external(erlang, "cluster_ffi", "nodeup_atom")
+fn nodeup_atom() -> Dynamic
+
+@external(erlang, "cluster_ffi", "nodedown_atom")
+fn nodedown_atom() -> Dynamic
+
+pub fn monitor_lifecycle_test() {
+  let subj = process.new_subject()
+  let assert Ok(monitor_subj) = monitor.subscribe(subj)
+


This test file calls monitor.subscribe/monitor.unsubscribe but only imports the NodeDown/NodeUp constructors. Add import distribute/cluster/monitor as monitor (or import the functions directly) so the module reference resolves.

lupodevelop added 5 commits February 11, 2026 14:42

Clarify README wording about codecs

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Improve wording in README: replace the em dash phrasing with "so" and change the period to an exclamation mark to make the sentence read more naturally and upbeat when describing manual codecs and wiring fields.

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	@external(erlang, "distribute_ffi_utils", "to_atom_safe")
	@external(erlang, "distribute_ffi_utils", "to_atom")

		let assert Ok(bits) = inner.encoder(payload)
		Ok(bit_array.append(<<id:8>>, bits))

		NodeAtom = binary_to_atom(NodeName, utf8),
		Pid ! {Tag, NodeAtom}.

-    NodeAtom = binary_to_atom(NodeName, utf8),
-    Pid ! {Tag, NodeAtom}.
+    case to_atom_safe(NodeName) of
+        {ok, NodeAtom} ->
+            Pid ! {Tag, NodeAtom};
+        _ ->
+            ok
+    end.

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