feat: Support graceful job step cancellation (#2714)

* feat: Support graceful job step cancellation

* for gh-act-runner
* act-cli support as well
* respecting always() and cancelled() of steps

* change main

* cancel startContainer / gh cli / bugreport early

* add to watch as well

---------

Co-authored-by: mergify[bot] <37929162+mergify[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

cmd/root.go

@@ -391,6 +391,8 @@ func newRunCommand(ctx context.Context, input *Input) func(*cobra.Command, []str
 		}
 
 		if ok, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("bug-report"); ok {
+			ctx, cancel := common.EarlyCancelContext(ctx)
+			defer cancel()
 			return bugReport(ctx, cmd.Version)
 		}
 		if ok, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("man-page"); ok {
@@ -430,6 +432,8 @@ func newRunCommand(ctx context.Context, input *Input) func(*cobra.Command, []str
 		_ = readEnvsEx(input.Secretfile(), secrets, true)
 
 		if _, hasGitHubToken := secrets["GITHUB_TOKEN"]; !hasGitHubToken {
+			ctx, cancel := common.EarlyCancelContext(ctx)
+			defer cancel()
 			secrets["GITHUB_TOKEN"], _ = gh.GetToken(ctx, "")
 		}
 
@@ -772,10 +776,13 @@ func watchAndRun(ctx context.Context, fn common.Executor) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	earlyCancelCtx, cancel := common.EarlyCancelContext(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
+
 	for folderWatcher.IsRunning() {
 		log.Debugf("Watching %s for changes", dir)
 		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
+		case <-earlyCancelCtx.Done():
 			return nil
 		case changes := <-folderWatcher.ChangeDetails():
 			log.Debugf("%s", changes.String())

main.go

@@ -1,36 +1,18 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	_ "embed"
-	"os"
-	"os/signal"
-	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/nektos/act/cmd"
+	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common"
 )
 
 //go:embed VERSION
 var version string
 
 func main() {
-	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx, cancel := common.CreateGracefulJobCancellationContext()
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
-
-	// trap Ctrl+C and call cancel on the context
-	c := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	signal.Notify(c, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
-	defer func() {
-		signal.Stop(c)
-		cancel()
-	}()
-	go func() {
-		select {
-		case <-c:
-			cancel()
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-		}
-	}()
 
 	// run the command
 	cmd.Execute(ctx, version)

main_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestMain(_ *testing.T) {
+	os.Args = []string{"act", "--help"}
+	main()
+}

pkg/common/context.go

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package common
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func createGracefulJobCancellationContext() (context.Context, func(), chan os.Signal) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx, forceCancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	cancelCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	ctx = WithJobCancelContext(ctx, cancelCtx)
+
+	// trap Ctrl+C and call cancel on the context
+	c := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(c, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
+	go func() {
+		select {
+		case sig := <-c:
+			if sig == os.Interrupt {
+				cancel()
+				select {
+				case <-c:
+					forceCancel()
+				case <-ctx.Done():
+				}
+			} else {
+				forceCancel()
+			}
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+		}
+	}()
+	return ctx, func() {
+		signal.Stop(c)
+		forceCancel()
+		cancel()
+	}, c
+}
+
+func CreateGracefulJobCancellationContext() (context.Context, func()) {
+	ctx, cancel, _ := createGracefulJobCancellationContext()
+	return ctx, cancel
+}

pkg/common/context_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+package common
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestGracefulJobCancellationViaSigint(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel, channel := createGracefulJobCancellationContext()
+	defer cancel()
+	assert.NotNil(t, ctx)
+	assert.NotNil(t, cancel)
+	assert.NotNil(t, channel)
+	cancelCtx := JobCancelContext(ctx)
+	assert.NotNil(t, cancelCtx)
+	assert.NoError(t, ctx.Err())
+	assert.NoError(t, cancelCtx.Err())
+	channel <- os.Interrupt
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("context not canceled")
+	case <-cancelCtx.Done():
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+	}
+	if assert.Error(t, cancelCtx.Err(), "context canceled") {
+		assert.Equal(t, context.Canceled, cancelCtx.Err())
+	}
+	assert.NoError(t, ctx.Err())
+	channel <- os.Interrupt
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("context not canceled")
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+	}
+	if assert.Error(t, ctx.Err(), "context canceled") {
+		assert.Equal(t, context.Canceled, ctx.Err())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestForceCancellationViaSigterm(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel, channel := createGracefulJobCancellationContext()
+	defer cancel()
+	assert.NotNil(t, ctx)
+	assert.NotNil(t, cancel)
+	assert.NotNil(t, channel)
+	cancelCtx := JobCancelContext(ctx)
+	assert.NotNil(t, cancelCtx)
+	assert.NoError(t, ctx.Err())
+	assert.NoError(t, cancelCtx.Err())
+	channel <- syscall.SIGTERM
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("context not canceled")
+	case <-cancelCtx.Done():
+	}
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("context not canceled")
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+	}
+	if assert.Error(t, ctx.Err(), "context canceled") {
+		assert.Equal(t, context.Canceled, ctx.Err())
+	}
+	if assert.Error(t, cancelCtx.Err(), "context canceled") {
+		assert.Equal(t, context.Canceled, cancelCtx.Err())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCreateGracefulJobCancellationContext(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := CreateGracefulJobCancellationContext()
+	defer cancel()
+	assert.NotNil(t, ctx)
+	assert.NotNil(t, cancel)
+	cancelCtx := JobCancelContext(ctx)
+	assert.NotNil(t, cancelCtx)
+	assert.NoError(t, cancelCtx.Err())
+}
+
+func TestCreateGracefulJobCancellationContextCancelFunc(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := CreateGracefulJobCancellationContext()
+	assert.NotNil(t, ctx)
+	assert.NotNil(t, cancel)
+	cancelCtx := JobCancelContext(ctx)
+	assert.NotNil(t, cancelCtx)
+	assert.NoError(t, cancelCtx.Err())
+	cancel()
+	if assert.Error(t, ctx.Err(), "context canceled") {
+		assert.Equal(t, context.Canceled, ctx.Err())
+	}
+	if assert.Error(t, cancelCtx.Err(), "context canceled") {
+		assert.Equal(t, context.Canceled, cancelCtx.Err())
+	}
+}

pkg/common/job_error.go

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ type jobErrorContextKey string
 
 const jobErrorContextKeyVal = jobErrorContextKey("job.error")
 
+type jobCancelCtx string
+
+const JobCancelCtxVal = jobCancelCtx("job.cancel")
+
 // JobError returns the job error for current context if any
 func JobError(ctx context.Context) error {
 	val := ctx.Value(jobErrorContextKeyVal)
@@ -28,3 +32,35 @@ func WithJobErrorContainer(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
 	container := map[string]error{}
 	return context.WithValue(ctx, jobErrorContextKeyVal, container)
 }
+
+func WithJobCancelContext(ctx context.Context, cancelContext context.Context) context.Context {
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, JobCancelCtxVal, cancelContext)
+}
+
+func JobCancelContext(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
+	val := ctx.Value(JobCancelCtxVal)
+	if val != nil {
+		if container, ok := val.(context.Context); ok {
+			return container
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// EarlyCancelContext returns a new context based on ctx that is canceled when the first of the provided contexts is canceled.
+func EarlyCancelContext(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
+	val := JobCancelContext(ctx)
+	if val != nil {
+		context, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+		go func() {
+			defer cancel()
+			select {
+			case <-context.Done():
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+			case <-val.Done():
+			}
+		}()
+		return context, cancel
+	}
+	return ctx, func() {}
+}

pkg/runner/run_context.go

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type RunContext struct {
 	Masks               []string
 	cleanUpJobContainer common.Executor
 	caller              *caller // job calling this RunContext (reusable workflows)
+	Cancelled           bool
 	nodeToolFullPath    string
 }
 
@@ -435,6 +436,8 @@ func (rc *RunContext) execJobContainer(cmd []string, env map[string]string, user
 
 func (rc *RunContext) InitializeNodeTool() common.Executor {
 	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		ctx, cancel := common.EarlyCancelContext(ctx)
+		defer cancel()
 		rc.GetNodeToolFullPath(ctx)
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -651,6 +654,8 @@ func (rc *RunContext) interpolateOutputs() common.Executor {
 
 func (rc *RunContext) startContainer() common.Executor {
 	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		ctx, cancel := common.EarlyCancelContext(ctx)
+		defer cancel()
 		if rc.IsHostEnv(ctx) {
 			return rc.startHostEnvironment()(ctx)
 		}
@@ -845,10 +850,14 @@ func trimToLen(s string, l int) string {
 
 func (rc *RunContext) getJobContext() *model.JobContext {
 	jobStatus := "success"
-	for _, stepStatus := range rc.StepResults {
+	if rc.Cancelled {
-		if stepStatus.Conclusion == model.StepStatusFailure {
+		jobStatus = "cancelled"
-			jobStatus = "failure"
+	} else {
-			break
+		for _, stepStatus := range rc.StepResults {
+			if stepStatus.Conclusion == model.StepStatusFailure {
+				jobStatus = "failure"
+				break
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return &model.JobContext{

pkg/runner/step.go

@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ func runStepExecutor(step step, stage stepStage, executor common.Executor) commo
 			return err
 		}
 
+		cctx := common.JobCancelContext(ctx)
+		rc.Cancelled = cctx != nil && cctx.Err() != nil
+
 		runStep, err := isStepEnabled(ctx, ifExpression, step, stage)
 		if err != nil {
 			stepResult.Conclusion = model.StepStatusFailure
@@ -140,10 +143,14 @@ func runStepExecutor(step step, stage stepStage, executor common.Executor) commo
 			Mode: 0o666,
 		})(ctx)
 
-		timeoutctx, cancelTimeOut := evaluateStepTimeout(ctx, rc.ExprEval, stepModel)
+		stepCtx, cancelStepCtx := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+		defer cancelStepCtx()
+		var cancelTimeOut context.CancelFunc
+		stepCtx, cancelTimeOut = evaluateStepTimeout(stepCtx, rc.ExprEval, stepModel)
 		defer cancelTimeOut()
+		monitorJobCancellation(ctx, stepCtx, cctx, rc, logger, ifExpression, step, stage, cancelStepCtx)
 		startTime := time.Now()
-		err = executor(timeoutctx)
+		err = executor(stepCtx)
 		executionTime := time.Since(startTime)
 
 		if err == nil {
@@ -192,6 +199,24 @@ func runStepExecutor(step step, stage stepStage, executor common.Executor) commo
 	}
 }
 
+func monitorJobCancellation(ctx context.Context, stepCtx context.Context, jobCancellationCtx context.Context, rc *RunContext, logger logrus.FieldLogger, ifExpression string, step step, stage stepStage, cancelStepCtx context.CancelFunc) {
+	if !rc.Cancelled && jobCancellationCtx != nil {
+		go func() {
+			select {
+			case <-jobCancellationCtx.Done():
+				rc.Cancelled = true
+				logger.Infof("Reevaluate condition %v due to cancellation", ifExpression)
+				keepStepRunning, err := isStepEnabled(ctx, ifExpression, step, stage)
+				logger.Infof("Result condition keepStepRunning=%v", keepStepRunning)
+				if !keepStepRunning || err != nil {
+					cancelStepCtx()
+				}
+			case <-stepCtx.Done():
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+}
+
 func evaluateStepTimeout(ctx context.Context, exprEval ExpressionEvaluator, stepModel *model.Step) (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
 	timeout := exprEval.Interpolate(ctx, stepModel.TimeoutMinutes)
 	if timeout != "" {