Merge pull request #374 from goodboy/pause_from_sync_w_greenback

Pause from sync (with `greenback`), `log.devx()`, hide `@acm` frames

examples/debugging/asyncio_bp.py

@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ async def main(
 
 ) -> None:
 
-    async with tractor.open_nursery() as n:
+    async with tractor.open_nursery(
+        # debug_mode=True,
+    ) as n:
 
         p = await n.start_actor(
             'aio_daemon',

examples/debugging/multi_daemon_subactors.py

@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@ import trio
 
 async def breakpoint_forever():
     "Indefinitely re-enter debugger in child actor."
-    while True:
+    try:
-        yield 'yo'
+        while True:
-        await tractor.breakpoint()
+            yield 'yo'
+            await tractor.breakpoint()
+    except BaseException:
+        tractor.log.get_console_log().exception(
+            'Cancelled while trying to enter pause point!'
+        )
+        raise
 
 
 async def name_error():
@@ -19,7 +25,7 @@ async def main():
     """
     async with tractor.open_nursery(
         debug_mode=True,
-        loglevel='error',
+        loglevel='cancel',
     ) as n:
 
         p0 = await n.start_actor('bp_forever', enable_modules=[__name__])
@@ -32,7 +38,7 @@ async def main():
             try:
                 await p1.run(name_error)
             except tractor.RemoteActorError as rae:
-                assert rae.type is NameError
+                assert rae.boxed_type is NameError
 
             async for i in stream:
 

examples/debugging/multi_nested_subactors_error_up_through_nurseries.py

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ async def spawn_until(depth=0):
             )
 
 
+# TODO: notes on the new boxed-relayed errors through proxy actors
 async def main():
     """The main ``tractor`` routine.
 

examples/debugging/multi_subactors.py

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ async def main():
     """
     async with tractor.open_nursery(
         debug_mode=True,
+        # loglevel='runtime',
     ) as n:
 
         # Spawn both actors, don't bother with collecting results

examples/debugging/per_actor_debug.py

@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ async def main():
             n.start_soon(debug_actor.run, die)
             n.start_soon(crash_boi.run, die)
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     trio.run(main)

examples/debugging/root_actor_breakpoint_forever.py

@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ import trio
 import tractor
 
 
-async def main():
+async def main(
+    registry_addrs: tuple[str, int]|None = None
+):
 
     async with tractor.open_root_actor(
         debug_mode=True,
+        # loglevel='runtime',
     ):
         while True:
             await tractor.breakpoint()

examples/debugging/subactor_breakpoint.py

@@ -3,17 +3,20 @@ import tractor
 
 
 async def breakpoint_forever():
-    """Indefinitely re-enter debugger in child actor.
+    '''
-    """
+    Indefinitely re-enter debugger in child actor.
+
+    '''
     while True:
         await trio.sleep(0.1)
-        await tractor.breakpoint()
+        await tractor.pause()
 
 
 async def main():
 
     async with tractor.open_nursery(
         debug_mode=True,
+        loglevel='cancel',
     ) as n:
 
         portal = await n.run_in_actor(

examples/debugging/subactor_error.py

@@ -3,16 +3,26 @@ import tractor
 
 
 async def name_error():
-    getattr(doggypants)
+    getattr(doggypants)  # noqa (on purpose)
 
 
 async def main():
     async with tractor.open_nursery(
         debug_mode=True,
-    ) as n:
+        # loglevel='transport',
+    ) as an:
 
-        portal = await n.run_in_actor(name_error)
+        # TODO: ideally the REPL arrives at this frame in the parent,
-        await portal.result()
+        # ABOVE the @api_frame of `Portal.run_in_actor()` (which
+        # should eventually not even be a portal method ... XD)
+        # await tractor.pause()
+        p: tractor.Portal = await an.run_in_actor(name_error)
+
+        # with this style, should raise on this line
+        await p.result()
+
+        # with this alt style should raise at `open_nusery()`
+        # return await p.result()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

examples/debugging/sync_bp.py

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import trio
+import tractor
+
+
+def sync_pause(
+    use_builtin: bool = True,
+    error: bool = False,
+):
+    if use_builtin:
+        breakpoint(hide_tb=False)
+
+    else:
+        tractor.pause_from_sync()
+
+    if error:
+        raise RuntimeError('yoyo sync code error')
+
+
+@tractor.context
+async def start_n_sync_pause(
+    ctx: tractor.Context,
+):
+    actor: tractor.Actor = tractor.current_actor()
+
+    # sync to parent-side task
+    await ctx.started()
+
+    print(f'entering SYNC PAUSE in {actor.uid}')
+    sync_pause()
+    print(f'back from SYNC PAUSE in {actor.uid}')
+
+
+async def main() -> None:
+    async with tractor.open_nursery(
+        # NOTE: required for pausing from sync funcs
+        maybe_enable_greenback=True,
+        debug_mode=True,
+    ) as an:
+
+        p: tractor.Portal  = await an.start_actor(
+            'subactor',
+            enable_modules=[__name__],
+            # infect_asyncio=True,
+            debug_mode=True,
+            loglevel='cancel',
+        )
+
+        # TODO: 3 sub-actor usage cases:
+        # -[ ] via a `.run_in_actor()` call
+        # -[ ] via a `.run()`
+        # -[ ] via a `.open_context()`
+        #
+        async with p.open_context(
+            start_n_sync_pause,
+        ) as (ctx, first):
+            assert first is None
+
+            await tractor.pause()
+            sync_pause()
+
+        # TODO: make this work!!
+        await trio.to_thread.run_sync(
+            sync_pause,
+            abandon_on_cancel=False,
+        )
+
+        await ctx.cancel()
+
+        # TODO: case where we cancel from trio-side while asyncio task
+        # has debugger lock?
+        await p.cancel_actor()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    trio.run(main)

pytest.ini

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# vim: ft=ini
+# pytest.ini for tractor
+
+[pytest]
+# don't show frickin captured logs AGAIN in the report..
+addopts = --show-capture='no'
+log_cli = false
+; minversion = 6.0

tests/conftest.py

@@ -114,12 +114,18 @@ _reg_addr: tuple[str, int] = (
     '127.0.0.1',
     random.randint(1000, 9999),
 )
-_arb_addr = _reg_addr
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='session')
-def arb_addr():
+def reg_addr() -> tuple[str, int]:
-    return _arb_addr
+
+    # globally override the runtime to the per-test-session-dynamic
+    # addr so that all tests never conflict with any other actor
+    # tree using the default.
+    from tractor import _root
+    _root._default_lo_addrs = [_reg_addr]
+
+    return _reg_addr
 
 
 def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
@@ -161,30 +167,35 @@ def sig_prog(proc, sig):
 def daemon(
     loglevel: str,
     testdir,
-    arb_addr: tuple[str, int],
+    reg_addr: tuple[str, int],
 ):
     '''
-    Run a daemon actor as a "remote arbiter".
+    Run a daemon root actor as a separate actor-process tree and
+    "remote registrar" for discovery-protocol related tests.
 
     '''
     if loglevel in ('trace', 'debug'):
-        # too much logging will lock up the subproc (smh)
+        # XXX: too much logging will lock up the subproc (smh)
-        loglevel = 'info'
+        loglevel: str = 'info'
 
-    cmdargs = [
+    code: str = (
-        sys.executable, '-c',
+            "import tractor; "
-        "import tractor; tractor.run_daemon([], registry_addr={}, loglevel={})"
+            "tractor.run_daemon([], registry_addrs={reg_addrs}, loglevel={ll})"
-        .format(
+    ).format(
-            arb_addr,
+        reg_addrs=str([reg_addr]),
-            "'{}'".format(loglevel) if loglevel else None)
+        ll="'{}'".format(loglevel) if loglevel else None,
+    )
+    cmd: list[str] = [
+        sys.executable,
+        '-c', code,
     ]
-    kwargs = dict()
+    kwargs = {}
     if platform.system() == 'Windows':
         # without this, tests hang on windows forever
         kwargs['creationflags'] = subprocess.CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP
 
     proc = testdir.popen(
-        cmdargs,
+        cmd,
         stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
         stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
         **kwargs,

tests/test_advanced_faults.py

@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ def test_ipc_channel_break_during_stream(
     mod: ModuleType = import_path(
         examples_dir() / 'advanced_faults' / 'ipc_failure_during_stream.py',
         root=examples_dir(),
+        consider_namespace_packages=False,
     )
 
     # by def we expect KBI from user after a simulated "hang

tests/test_cancellation.py

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async def do_nuthin():
     ],
     ids=['no_args', 'unexpected_args'],
 )
-def test_remote_error(arb_addr, args_err):
+def test_remote_error(reg_addr, args_err):
     '''
     Verify an error raised in a subactor that is propagated
     to the parent nursery, contains the underlying boxed builtin
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def test_remote_error(arb_addr, args_err):
 
     async def main():
         async with tractor.open_nursery(
-            arbiter_addr=arb_addr,
+            registry_addrs=[reg_addr],
         ) as nursery:
 
             # on a remote type error caused by bad input args
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def test_remote_error(arb_addr, args_err):
                 # of this actor nursery.
                 await portal.result()
             except tractor.RemoteActorError as err:
-                assert err.type == errtype
+                assert err.boxed_type == errtype
                 print("Look Maa that actor failed hard, hehh")
                 raise
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def test_remote_error(arb_addr, args_err):
         with pytest.raises(tractor.RemoteActorError) as excinfo:
             trio.run(main)
 
-        assert excinfo.value.type == errtype
+        assert excinfo.value.boxed_type == errtype
 
     else:
         # the root task will also error on the `.result()` call
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ def test_remote_error(arb_addr, args_err):
 
         # ensure boxed errors
         for exc in excinfo.value.exceptions:
-            assert exc.type == errtype
+            assert exc.boxed_type == errtype
 
 
-def test_multierror(arb_addr):
+def test_multierror(reg_addr):
     '''
     Verify we raise a ``BaseExceptionGroup`` out of a nursery where
     more then one actor errors.
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def test_multierror(arb_addr):
     '''
     async def main():
         async with tractor.open_nursery(
-            arbiter_addr=arb_addr,
+            registry_addrs=[reg_addr],
         ) as nursery:
 
             await nursery.run_in_actor(assert_err, name='errorer1')
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def test_multierror(arb_addr):
             try:
                 await portal2.result()
             except tractor.RemoteActorError as err:
-                assert err.type == AssertionError
+                assert err.boxed_type == AssertionError
                 print("Look Maa that first actor failed hard, hehh")
                 raise
 
@@ -132,14 +132,14 @@ def test_multierror(arb_addr):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     'num_subactors', range(25, 26),
 )
-def test_multierror_fast_nursery(arb_addr, start_method, num_subactors, delay):
+def test_multierror_fast_nursery(reg_addr, start_method, num_subactors, delay):
     """Verify we raise a ``BaseExceptionGroup`` out of a nursery where
     more then one actor errors and also with a delay before failure
     to test failure during an ongoing spawning.
     """
     async def main():
         async with tractor.open_nursery(
-            arbiter_addr=arb_addr,
+            registry_addrs=[reg_addr],
         ) as nursery:
 
             for i in range(num_subactors):
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def test_multierror_fast_nursery(arb_addr, start_method, num_subactors, delay):
 
     for exc in exceptions:
         assert isinstance(exc, tractor.RemoteActorError)
-        assert exc.type == AssertionError
+        assert exc.boxed_type == AssertionError
 
 
 async def do_nothing():
@@ -177,15 +177,20 @@ async def do_nothing():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('mechanism', ['nursery_cancel', KeyboardInterrupt])
-def test_cancel_single_subactor(arb_addr, mechanism):
+def test_cancel_single_subactor(reg_addr, mechanism):
-    """Ensure a ``ActorNursery.start_actor()`` spawned subactor
+    '''
+    Ensure a ``ActorNursery.start_actor()`` spawned subactor
     cancels when the nursery is cancelled.
-    """
+
+    '''
     async def spawn_actor():
-        """Spawn an actor that blocks indefinitely.
+        '''
-        """
+        Spawn an actor that blocks indefinitely then cancel via
+        either `ActorNursery.cancel()` or an exception raise.
+
+        '''
         async with tractor.open_nursery(
-            arbiter_addr=arb_addr,
+            registry_addrs=[reg_addr],
         ) as nursery:
 
             portal = await nursery.start_actor(
@@ -305,7 +310,7 @@ async def test_some_cancels_all(num_actors_and_errs, start_method, loglevel):
                         await portal.run(func, **kwargs)
 
                     except tractor.RemoteActorError as err:
-                        assert err.type == err_type
+                        assert err.boxed_type == err_type
                         # we only expect this first error to propogate
                         # (all other daemons are cancelled before they
                         # can be scheduled)
@@ -324,11 +329,11 @@ async def test_some_cancels_all(num_actors_and_errs, start_method, loglevel):
             assert len(err.exceptions) == num_actors
             for exc in err.exceptions:
                 if isinstance(exc, tractor.RemoteActorError):
-                    assert exc.type == err_type
+                    assert exc.boxed_type == err_type
                 else:
                     assert isinstance(exc, trio.Cancelled)
         elif isinstance(err, tractor.RemoteActorError):
-            assert err.type == err_type
+            assert err.boxed_type == err_type
 
         assert n.cancelled is True
         assert not n._children
@@ -407,7 +412,7 @@ async def test_nested_multierrors(loglevel, start_method):
                     elif isinstance(subexc, tractor.RemoteActorError):
                         # on windows it seems we can't exactly be sure wtf
                         # will happen..
-                        assert subexc.type in (
+                        assert subexc.boxed_type in (
                             tractor.RemoteActorError,
                             trio.Cancelled,
                             BaseExceptionGroup,
@@ -417,7 +422,7 @@ async def test_nested_multierrors(loglevel, start_method):
                         for subsub in subexc.exceptions:
 
                             if subsub in (tractor.RemoteActorError,):
-                                subsub = subsub.type
+                                subsub = subsub.boxed_type
 
                             assert type(subsub) in (
                                 trio.Cancelled,
@@ -432,16 +437,16 @@ async def test_nested_multierrors(loglevel, start_method):
                     # we get back the (sent) cancel signal instead
                     if is_win():
                         if isinstance(subexc, tractor.RemoteActorError):
-                            assert subexc.type in (
+                            assert subexc.boxed_type in (
                                 BaseExceptionGroup,
                                 tractor.RemoteActorError
                             )
                         else:
                             assert isinstance(subexc, BaseExceptionGroup)
                     else:
-                        assert subexc.type is ExceptionGroup
+                        assert subexc.boxed_type is ExceptionGroup
                 else:
-                    assert subexc.type in (
+                    assert subexc.boxed_type in (
                         tractor.RemoteActorError,
                         trio.Cancelled
                     )

tests/test_child_manages_service_nursery.py

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ async def open_actor_local_nursery(
 )
 def test_actor_managed_trio_nursery_task_error_cancels_aio(
     asyncio_mode: bool,
-    arb_addr
+    reg_addr: tuple,
 ):
     '''
     Verify that a ``trio`` nursery created managed in a child actor
@@ -171,4 +171,4 @@ def test_actor_managed_trio_nursery_task_error_cancels_aio(
 
     # verify boxed error
     err = excinfo.value
-    assert isinstance(err.type(), NameError)
+    assert err.boxed_type is NameError

tests/test_context_stream_semantics.py

@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ async def test_callee_cancels_before_started(
 
         # raises a special cancel signal
         except tractor.ContextCancelled as ce:
-            ce.type == trio.Cancelled
+            ce.boxed_type == trio.Cancelled
 
             # the traceback should be informative
             assert 'itself' in ce.msgdata['tb_str']
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ def test_one_end_stream_not_opened(
         with pytest.raises(tractor.RemoteActorError) as excinfo:
             trio.run(main)
 
-        assert excinfo.value.type == StreamOverrun
+        assert excinfo.value.boxed_type == StreamOverrun
 
     elif overrunner == 'callee':
         with pytest.raises(tractor.RemoteActorError) as excinfo:
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ def test_one_end_stream_not_opened(
         # TODO: embedded remote errors so that we can verify the source
         # error? the callee delivers an error which is an overrun
         # wrapped in a remote actor error.
-        assert excinfo.value.type == tractor.RemoteActorError
+        assert excinfo.value.boxed_type == tractor.RemoteActorError
 
     else:
         trio.run(main)
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ def test_maybe_allow_overruns_stream(
             # NOTE: i tried to isolate to a deterministic case here
             # based on timeing, but i was kinda wasted, and i don't
             # think it's sane to catch them..
-            assert err.type in (
+            assert err.boxed_type in (
                 tractor.RemoteActorError,
                 StreamOverrun,
             )
@@ -1139,10 +1139,10 @@ def test_maybe_allow_overruns_stream(
         elif (
             slow_side == 'child'
         ):
-            assert err.type == StreamOverrun
+            assert err.boxed_type == StreamOverrun
 
         elif slow_side == 'parent':
-            assert err.type == tractor.RemoteActorError
+            assert err.boxed_type == tractor.RemoteActorError
             assert 'StreamOverrun' in err.msgdata['tb_str']
 
     else:

tests/test_debugger.py

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ has_nested_actors = pytest.mark.has_nested_actors
 def spawn(
     start_method,
     testdir,
-    arb_addr,
+    reg_addr,
 ) -> 'pexpect.spawn':
 
     if start_method != 'trio':
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def ctlc(
         # XXX: disable pygments highlighting for auto-tests
         # since some envs (like actions CI) will struggle
         # the the added color-char encoding..
-        from tractor._debug import TractorConfig
+        from tractor.devx._debug import TractorConfig
         TractorConfig.use_pygements = False
 
     yield use_ctlc
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ def test_multi_daemon_subactors(
     # now the root actor won't clobber the bp_forever child
     # during it's first access to the debug lock, but will instead
     # wait for the lock to release, by the edge triggered
-    # ``_debug.Lock.no_remote_has_tty`` event before sending cancel messages
+    # ``devx._debug.Lock.no_remote_has_tty`` event before sending cancel messages
     # (via portals) to its underlings B)
 
     # at some point here there should have been some warning msg from
@@ -1025,3 +1025,67 @@ def test_different_debug_mode_per_actor(
     # instead crashed completely
     assert "tractor._exceptions.RemoteActorError: ('crash_boi'" in before
     assert "RuntimeError" in before
+
+
+
+def test_pause_from_sync(
+    spawn,
+    ctlc: bool
+):
+    '''
+    Verify we can use the `pdbp` REPL from sync functions AND from
+    any thread spawned with `trio.to_thread.run_sync()`.
+
+    `examples/debugging/sync_bp.py`
+
+    '''
+    child = spawn('sync_bp')
+    child.expect(PROMPT)
+    assert_before(
+        child,
+        [
+            '`greenback` portal opened!',
+            # pre-prompt line
+            _pause_msg, "('root'",
+        ]
+    )
+    if ctlc:
+        do_ctlc(child)
+    child.sendline('c')
+    child.expect(PROMPT)
+
+    # XXX shouldn't see gb loaded again
+    before = str(child.before.decode())
+    assert not in_prompt_msg(
+        before,
+        ['`greenback` portal opened!'],
+    )
+    assert_before(
+        child,
+        [_pause_msg, "('root'",],
+    )
+
+    if ctlc:
+        do_ctlc(child)
+    child.sendline('c')
+    child.expect(PROMPT)
+    assert_before(
+        child,
+        [_pause_msg, "('subactor'",],
+    )
+
+    if ctlc:
+        do_ctlc(child)
+    child.sendline('c')
+    child.expect(PROMPT)
+    # non-main thread case
+    # TODO: should we agument the pre-prompt msg in this case?
+    assert_before(
+        child,
+        [_pause_msg, "('root'",],
+    )
+
+    if ctlc:
+        do_ctlc(child)
+    child.sendline('c')
+    child.expect(pexpect.EOF)

tests/test_discovery.py

@@ -14,19 +14,19 @@ import trio
 
 
 @tractor_test
-async def test_reg_then_unreg(arb_addr):
+async def test_reg_then_unreg(reg_addr):
     actor = tractor.current_actor()
     assert actor.is_arbiter
     assert len(actor._registry) == 1  # only self is registered
 
     async with tractor.open_nursery(
-        arbiter_addr=arb_addr,
+        registry_addrs=[reg_addr],
     ) as n:
 
         portal = await n.start_actor('actor', enable_modules=[__name__])
         uid = portal.channel.uid
 
-        async with tractor.get_arbiter(*arb_addr) as aportal:
+        async with tractor.get_arbiter(*reg_addr) as aportal:
             # this local actor should be the arbiter
             assert actor is aportal.actor
 
@@ -52,15 +52,27 @@ async def hi():
     return the_line.format(tractor.current_actor().name)
 
 
-async def say_hello(other_actor):
+async def say_hello(
+    other_actor: str,
+    reg_addr: tuple[str, int],
+):
     await trio.sleep(1)  # wait for other actor to spawn
-    async with tractor.find_actor(other_actor) as portal:
+    async with tractor.find_actor(
+        other_actor,
+        registry_addrs=[reg_addr],
+    ) as portal:
         assert portal is not None
         return await portal.run(__name__, 'hi')
 
 
-async def say_hello_use_wait(other_actor):
+async def say_hello_use_wait(
-    async with tractor.wait_for_actor(other_actor) as portal:
+    other_actor: str,
+    reg_addr: tuple[str, int],
+):
+    async with tractor.wait_for_actor(
+        other_actor,
+        registry_addr=reg_addr,
+    ) as portal:
         assert portal is not None
         result = await portal.run(__name__, 'hi')
         return result
@@ -68,21 +80,29 @@ async def say_hello_use_wait(other_actor):
 
 @tractor_test
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('func', [say_hello, say_hello_use_wait])
-async def test_trynamic_trio(func, start_method, arb_addr):
+async def test_trynamic_trio(
-    """Main tractor entry point, the "master" process (for now
+    func,
-    acts as the "director").
+    start_method,
-    """
+    reg_addr,
+):
+    '''
+    Root actor acting as the "director" and running one-shot-task-actors
+    for the directed subs.
+
+    '''
     async with tractor.open_nursery() as n:
         print("Alright... Action!")
 
         donny = await n.run_in_actor(
             func,
             other_actor='gretchen',
+            reg_addr=reg_addr,
             name='donny',
         )
         gretchen = await n.run_in_actor(
             func,
             other_actor='donny',
+            reg_addr=reg_addr,
             name='gretchen',
         )
         print(await gretchen.result())
@@ -130,7 +150,7 @@ async def unpack_reg(actor_or_portal):
 
 
 async def spawn_and_check_registry(
-    arb_addr: tuple,
+    reg_addr: tuple,
     use_signal: bool,
     remote_arbiter: bool = False,
     with_streaming: bool = False,
@@ -138,9 +158,9 @@ async def spawn_and_check_registry(
 ) -> None:
 
     async with tractor.open_root_actor(
-        arbiter_addr=arb_addr,
+        registry_addrs=[reg_addr],
     ):
-        async with tractor.get_arbiter(*arb_addr) as portal:
+        async with tractor.get_arbiter(*reg_addr) as portal:
             # runtime needs to be up to call this
             actor = tractor.current_actor()
 
@@ -212,17 +232,19 @@ async def spawn_and_check_registry(
 def test_subactors_unregister_on_cancel(
     start_method,
     use_signal,
-    arb_addr,
+    reg_addr,
     with_streaming,
 ):
-    """Verify that cancelling a nursery results in all subactors
+    '''
+    Verify that cancelling a nursery results in all subactors
     deregistering themselves with the arbiter.
-    """
+
+    '''
     with pytest.raises(KeyboardInterrupt):
         trio.run(
             partial(
                 spawn_and_check_registry,
-                arb_addr,
+                reg_addr,
                 use_signal,
                 remote_arbiter=False,
                 with_streaming=with_streaming,
@@ -236,7 +258,7 @@ def test_subactors_unregister_on_cancel_remote_daemon(
     daemon,
     start_method,
     use_signal,
-    arb_addr,
+    reg_addr,
     with_streaming,
 ):
     """Verify that cancelling a nursery results in all subactors
@@ -247,7 +269,7 @@ def test_subactors_unregister_on_cancel_remote_daemon(
         trio.run(
             partial(
                 spawn_and_check_registry,
-                arb_addr,
+                reg_addr,
                 use_signal,
                 remote_arbiter=True,
                 with_streaming=with_streaming,
@@ -261,7 +283,7 @@ async def streamer(agen):
 
 
 async def close_chans_before_nursery(
-    arb_addr: tuple,
+    reg_addr: tuple,
     use_signal: bool,
     remote_arbiter: bool = False,
 ) -> None:
@@ -274,9 +296,9 @@ async def close_chans_before_nursery(
         entries_at_end = 1
 
     async with tractor.open_root_actor(
-        arbiter_addr=arb_addr,
+        registry_addrs=[reg_addr],
     ):
-        async with tractor.get_arbiter(*arb_addr) as aportal:
+        async with tractor.get_arbiter(*reg_addr) as aportal:
             try:
                 get_reg = partial(unpack_reg, aportal)
 
@@ -328,7 +350,7 @@ async def close_chans_before_nursery(
 def test_close_channel_explicit(
     start_method,
     use_signal,
-    arb_addr,
+    reg_addr,
 ):
     """Verify that closing a stream explicitly and killing the actor's
     "root nursery" **before** the containing nursery tears down also
@@ -338,7 +360,7 @@ def test_close_channel_explicit(
         trio.run(
             partial(
                 close_chans_before_nursery,
-                arb_addr,
+                reg_addr,
                 use_signal,
                 remote_arbiter=False,
             ),
@@ -350,7 +372,7 @@ def test_close_channel_explicit_remote_arbiter(
     daemon,
     start_method,
     use_signal,
-    arb_addr,
+    reg_addr,
 ):
     """Verify that closing a stream explicitly and killing the actor's
     "root nursery" **before** the containing nursery tears down also
@@ -360,7 +382,7 @@ def test_close_channel_explicit_remote_arbiter(
         trio.run(
             partial(
                 close_chans_before_nursery,
-                arb_addr,
+                reg_addr,
                 use_signal,
                 remote_arbiter=True,
             ),

tests/test_docs_examples.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from tractor._testing import (
 def run_example_in_subproc(
     loglevel: str,
     testdir,
-    arb_addr: tuple[str, int],
+    reg_addr: tuple[str, int],
 ):
 
     @contextmanager

tests/test_infected_asyncio.py

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async def trio_cancels_single_aio_task():
         await tractor.to_asyncio.run_task(sleep_forever)
 
 
-def test_trio_cancels_aio_on_actor_side(arb_addr):
+def test_trio_cancels_aio_on_actor_side(reg_addr):
     '''
     Spawn an infected actor that is cancelled by the ``trio`` side
     task using std cancel scope apis.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def test_trio_cancels_aio_on_actor_side(arb_addr):
     '''
     async def main():
         async with tractor.open_nursery(
-            arbiter_addr=arb_addr
+            registry_addrs=[reg_addr]
         ) as n:
             await n.run_in_actor(
                 trio_cancels_single_aio_task,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ async def asyncio_actor(
         raise
 
 
-def test_aio_simple_error(arb_addr):
+def test_aio_simple_error(reg_addr):
     '''
     Verify a simple remote asyncio error propagates back through trio
     to the parent actor.
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def test_aio_simple_error(arb_addr):
     '''
     async def main():
         async with tractor.open_nursery(
-            arbiter_addr=arb_addr
+            registry_addrs=[reg_addr]
         ) as n:
             await n.run_in_actor(
                 asyncio_actor,
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ def test_aio_simple_error(arb_addr):
         assert err
 
     assert isinstance(err, RemoteActorError)
-    assert err.type == AssertionError
+    assert err.boxed_type == AssertionError
 
 
-def test_tractor_cancels_aio(arb_addr):
+def test_tractor_cancels_aio(reg_addr):
     '''
     Verify we can cancel a spawned asyncio task gracefully.
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def test_tractor_cancels_aio(arb_addr):
     trio.run(main)
 
 
-def test_trio_cancels_aio(arb_addr):
+def test_trio_cancels_aio(reg_addr):
     '''
     Much like the above test with ``tractor.Portal.cancel_actor()``
     except we just use a standard ``trio`` cancellation api.
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ async def trio_ctx(
     ids='parent_actor_cancels_child={}'.format
 )
 def test_context_spawns_aio_task_that_errors(
-    arb_addr,
+    reg_addr,
     parent_cancels: bool,
 ):
     '''
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ def test_context_spawns_aio_task_that_errors(
 
         err = excinfo.value
         assert isinstance(err, expect)
-        assert err.type == AssertionError
+        assert err.boxed_type == AssertionError
 
 
 async def aio_cancel():
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ async def aio_cancel():
     await sleep_forever()
 
 
-def test_aio_cancelled_from_aio_causes_trio_cancelled(arb_addr):
+def test_aio_cancelled_from_aio_causes_trio_cancelled(reg_addr):
 
     async def main():
         async with tractor.open_nursery() as n:
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ def test_aio_cancelled_from_aio_causes_trio_cancelled(arb_addr):
         assert err
 
     # ensure boxed error is correct
-    assert err.type == to_asyncio.AsyncioCancelled
+    assert err.boxed_type == to_asyncio.AsyncioCancelled
 
 
 # TODO: verify open_channel_from will fail on this..
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ async def stream_from_aio(
     'fan_out', [False, True],
     ids='fan_out_w_chan_subscribe={}'.format
 )
-def test_basic_interloop_channel_stream(arb_addr, fan_out):
+def test_basic_interloop_channel_stream(reg_addr, fan_out):
     async def main():
         async with tractor.open_nursery() as n:
             portal = await n.run_in_actor(
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ def test_basic_interloop_channel_stream(arb_addr, fan_out):
 
 
 # TODO: parametrize the above test and avoid the duplication here?
-def test_trio_error_cancels_intertask_chan(arb_addr):
+def test_trio_error_cancels_intertask_chan(reg_addr):
     async def main():
         async with tractor.open_nursery() as n:
             portal = await n.run_in_actor(
@@ -466,10 +466,10 @@ def test_trio_error_cancels_intertask_chan(arb_addr):
 
     # ensure boxed errors
     for exc in excinfo.value.exceptions:
-        assert exc.type == Exception
+        assert exc.boxed_type == Exception
 
 
-def test_trio_closes_early_and_channel_exits(arb_addr):
+def test_trio_closes_early_and_channel_exits(reg_addr):
     async def main():
         async with tractor.open_nursery() as n:
             portal = await n.run_in_actor(
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ def test_trio_closes_early_and_channel_exits(arb_addr):
     trio.run(main)
 
 
-def test_aio_errors_and_channel_propagates_and_closes(arb_addr):
+def test_aio_errors_and_channel_propagates_and_closes(reg_addr):
     async def main():
         async with tractor.open_nursery() as n:
             portal = await n.run_in_actor(
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ def test_aio_errors_and_channel_propagates_and_closes(arb_addr):
 
     # ensure boxed errors
     for exc in excinfo.value.exceptions:
-        assert exc.type == Exception
+        assert exc.boxed_type == Exception
 
 
 @tractor.context
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ async def trio_to_aio_echo_server(
     ids='raise_error={}'.format,
 )
 def test_echoserver_detailed_mechanics(
-    arb_addr,
+    reg_addr,
     raise_error_mid_stream,
 ):
 
@@ -601,7 +601,8 @@ def test_echoserver_detailed_mechanics(
                             pass
                         else:
                             pytest.fail(
-                                "stream wasn't stopped after sentinel?!")
+                                'stream not stopped after sentinel ?!'
+                            )
 
             # TODO: the case where this blocks and
             # is cancelled by kbi or out of task cancellation
@@ -613,3 +614,37 @@ def test_echoserver_detailed_mechanics(
 
     else:
         trio.run(main)
+
+
+# TODO: debug_mode tests once we get support for `asyncio`!
+#
+# -[ ] need tests to wrap both scripts:
+#   - [ ] infected_asyncio_echo_server.py
+#   - [ ] debugging/asyncio_bp.py
+#  -[ ] consider moving ^ (some of) these ^ to `test_debugger`?
+#
+# -[ ] missing impl outstanding includes:
+#  - [x] for sync pauses we need to ensure we open yet another
+#    `greenback` portal in the asyncio task
+#    => completed using `.bestow_portal(task)` inside
+#     `.to_asyncio._run_asyncio_task()` right?
+#   -[ ] translation func to get from `asyncio` task calling to 
+#     `._debug.wait_for_parent_stdin_hijack()` which does root
+#     call to do TTY locking.
+#
+def test_sync_breakpoint():
+    '''
+    Verify we can do sync-func/code breakpointing using the
+    `breakpoint()` builtin inside infected mode actors.
+
+    '''
+    pytest.xfail('This support is not implemented yet!')
+
+
+def test_debug_mode_crash_handling():
+    '''
+    Verify mult-actor crash handling works with a combo of infected-`asyncio`-mode
+    and normal `trio` actors despite nested process trees.
+
+    '''
+    pytest.xfail('This support is not implemented yet!')

tests/test_inter_peer_cancellation.py

@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ from tractor import (  # typing
     Portal,
     Context,
     ContextCancelled,
+    RemoteActorError,
+)
+from tractor._testing import (
+    # tractor_test,
+    expect_ctxc,
 )
 
 # XXX TODO cases:
@@ -156,10 +161,11 @@ def test_do_not_swallow_error_before_started_by_remote_contextcancelled(
             ):
                 await trio.sleep_forever()
 
-    with pytest.raises(tractor.RemoteActorError) as excinfo:
+    with pytest.raises(RemoteActorError) as excinfo:
         trio.run(main)
 
-    assert excinfo.value.type == TypeError
+    rae = excinfo.value
+    assert rae.boxed_type == TypeError
 
 
 @tractor.context
@@ -739,14 +745,16 @@ def test_peer_canceller(
         with pytest.raises(ContextCancelled) as excinfo:
             trio.run(main)
 
-        assert excinfo.value.type == ContextCancelled
+        assert excinfo.value.boxed_type == ContextCancelled
         assert excinfo.value.canceller[0] == 'canceller'
 
 
 @tractor.context
 async def basic_echo_server(
     ctx: Context,
-    peer_name: str = 'stepbro',
+    peer_name: str = 'wittle_bruv',
+
+    err_after: int|None = None,
 
 ) -> None:
     '''
@@ -774,17 +782,31 @@ async def basic_echo_server(
             # assert 0
             await ipc.send(resp)
 
+            if (
+                err_after
+                and i > err_after
+            ):
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    f'Simulated error in `{peer_name}`'
+                )
+
 
 @tractor.context
 async def serve_subactors(
     ctx: Context,
     peer_name: str,
+    debug_mode: bool,
 
 ) -> None:
     async with open_nursery() as an:
+
+        # sanity
+        if debug_mode:
+            assert tractor._state.debug_mode()
+
         await ctx.started(peer_name)
-        async with ctx.open_stream() as reqs:
+        async with ctx.open_stream() as ipc:
-            async for msg in reqs:
+            async for msg in ipc:
                 peer_name: str = msg
                 peer: Portal = await an.start_actor(
                     name=peer_name,
@@ -795,7 +817,7 @@ async def serve_subactors(
                     f'{peer_name}\n'
                     f'|_{peer}\n'
                 )
-                await reqs.send((
+                await ipc.send((
                     peer.chan.uid,
                     peer.chan.raddr,
                 ))
@@ -807,14 +829,20 @@ async def serve_subactors(
 async def client_req_subactor(
     ctx: Context,
     peer_name: str,
+    debug_mode: bool,
 
     # used to simulate a user causing an error to be raised
     # directly in thread (like a KBI) to better replicate the
     # case where a `modden` CLI client would hang afer requesting
     # a `Context.cancel()` to `bigd`'s wks spawner.
     reraise_on_cancel: str|None = None,
+    sub_err_after: int|None = None,
 
 ) -> None:
+    # sanity
+    if debug_mode:
+        assert tractor._state.debug_mode()
+
     # TODO: other cases to do with sub lifetimes:
     # -[ ] test that we can have the server spawn a sub
     #   that lives longer then ctx with this client.
@@ -836,6 +864,7 @@ async def client_req_subactor(
         spawner.open_context(
             serve_subactors,
             peer_name=peer_name,
+            debug_mode=debug_mode,
         ) as (spawner_ctx, first),
     ):
         assert first == peer_name
@@ -857,6 +886,7 @@ async def client_req_subactor(
             await tell_little_bro(
                 actor_name=sub_uid[0],
                 caller='client',
+                err_after=sub_err_after,
             )
 
             # TODO: test different scope-layers of
@@ -868,9 +898,7 @@ async def client_req_subactor(
             # TODO: would be super nice to have a special injected
             # cancel type here (maybe just our ctxc) but using
             # some native mechanism in `trio` :p
-            except (
+            except trio.Cancelled as err:
-                trio.Cancelled
-            ) as err:
                 _err = err
                 if reraise_on_cancel:
                     errtype = globals()['__builtins__'][reraise_on_cancel]
@@ -897,7 +925,9 @@ async def client_req_subactor(
 
 async def tell_little_bro(
     actor_name: str,
-    caller: str = ''
+
+    caller: str = '',
+    err_after: int|None = None,
 ):
     # contact target actor, do a stream dialog.
     async with (
@@ -906,10 +936,12 @@ async def tell_little_bro(
         ) as lb,
         lb.open_context(
             basic_echo_server,
+
+            # XXX proxy any delayed err condition
+            err_after=err_after,
         ) as (sub_ctx, first),
-        sub_ctx.open_stream(
+
-            basic_echo_server,
+        sub_ctx.open_stream() as echo_ipc,
-        ) as echo_ipc,
     ):
         actor: Actor = current_actor()
         uid: tuple = actor.uid
@@ -936,9 +968,15 @@ async def tell_little_bro(
     'raise_client_error',
     [None, 'KeyboardInterrupt'],
 )
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'raise_sub_spawn_error_after',
+    [None, 50],
+)
 def test_peer_spawns_and_cancels_service_subactor(
     debug_mode: bool,
     raise_client_error: str,
+    reg_addr: tuple[str, int],
+    raise_sub_spawn_error_after: int|None,
 ):
     # NOTE: this tests for the modden `mod wks open piker` bug
     # discovered as part of implementing workspace ctx
@@ -952,10 +990,21 @@ def test_peer_spawns_and_cancels_service_subactor(
     #   and the server's spawned child should cancel and terminate!
     peer_name: str = 'little_bro'
 
+    def check_inner_rte(rae: RemoteActorError):
+        '''
+        Validate the little_bro's relayed inception!
+
+        '''
+        assert rae.boxed_type is RemoteActorError
+        assert rae.src_type is RuntimeError
+        assert 'client' in rae.relay_uid
+        assert peer_name in rae.src_uid
+
     async def main():
         async with tractor.open_nursery(
             # NOTE: to halt the peer tasks on ctxc, uncomment this.
             debug_mode=debug_mode,
+            registry_addrs=[reg_addr],
         ) as an:
             server: Portal = await an.start_actor(
                 (server_name := 'spawn_server'),
@@ -974,14 +1023,24 @@ def test_peer_spawns_and_cancels_service_subactor(
                     server.open_context(
                         serve_subactors,
                         peer_name=peer_name,
+                        debug_mode=debug_mode,
+
                     ) as (spawn_ctx, first),
 
                     client.open_context(
                         client_req_subactor,
                         peer_name=peer_name,
+                        debug_mode=debug_mode,
                         reraise_on_cancel=raise_client_error,
+
+                        # trigger for error condition in sub
+                        # during streaming.
+                        sub_err_after=raise_sub_spawn_error_after,
+
                     ) as (client_ctx, client_says),
                 ):
+                    root: Actor = current_actor()
+                    spawner_uid: tuple = spawn_ctx.chan.uid
                     print(
                         f'Server says: {first}\n'
                         f'Client says: {client_says}\n'
@@ -991,6 +1050,7 @@ def test_peer_spawns_and_cancels_service_subactor(
                     # (grandchild of this root actor) "little_bro"
                     # and ensure we can also use it as an echo
                     # server.
+                    sub: Portal
                     async with tractor.wait_for_actor(
                         name=peer_name,
                     ) as sub:
@@ -1002,56 +1062,139 @@ def test_peer_spawns_and_cancels_service_subactor(
                         f'.uid: {sub.actor.uid}\n'
                         f'chan.raddr: {sub.chan.raddr}\n'
                     )
-                    await tell_little_bro(
-                        actor_name=peer_name,
-                        caller='root',
-                    )
 
-                    # signal client to raise a KBI
+                    async with expect_ctxc(
-                    await client_ctx.cancel()
+                        yay=raise_sub_spawn_error_after,
-                    print('root cancelled client, checking that sub-spawn is down')
+                        reraise=False,
+                    ):
+                        await tell_little_bro(
+                            actor_name=peer_name,
+                            caller='root',
+                        )
 
-                    async with tractor.find_actor(
+                    if not raise_sub_spawn_error_after:
-                        name=peer_name,
-                    ) as sub:
-                        assert not sub
 
-                    print('root cancelling server/client sub-actors')
+                        # signal client to cancel and maybe raise a KBI
+                        await client_ctx.cancel()
+                        print(
+                            '-> root cancelling client,\n'
+                            '-> root checking `client_ctx.result()`,\n'
+                            f'-> checking that sub-spawn {peer_name} is down\n'
+                        )
+                    # else:
 
-                    # await tractor.pause()
+                    try:
-                    res = await client_ctx.result(hide_tb=False)
+                        res = await client_ctx.result(hide_tb=False)
-                    assert isinstance(res, ContextCancelled)
+
-                    assert client_ctx.cancel_acked
+                        # in remote (relayed inception) error
-                    assert res.canceller == current_actor().uid
+                        # case, we should error on the line above!
+                        if raise_sub_spawn_error_after:
+                            pytest.fail(
+                                'Never rxed proxied `RemoteActorError[RuntimeError]` !?'
+                            )
+
+                        assert isinstance(res, ContextCancelled)
+                        assert client_ctx.cancel_acked
+                        assert res.canceller == root.uid
+
+                    except RemoteActorError as rae:
+                        _err = rae
+                        assert raise_sub_spawn_error_after
+
+                        # since this is a "relayed error" via the client
+                        # sub-actor, it is expected to be
+                        # a `RemoteActorError` boxing another
+                        # `RemoteActorError` otherwise known as
+                        #  an "inception" (from `trio`'s parlance)
+                        # ((or maybe a "Matryoshka" and/or "matron"
+                        # in our own working parlance)) which
+                        # contains the source error from the
+                        # little_bro: a `RuntimeError`.
+                        #
+                        check_inner_rte(rae)
+                        assert rae.relay_uid == client.chan.uid
+                        assert rae.src_uid == sub.chan.uid
+
+                        assert not client_ctx.cancel_acked
+                        assert (
+                            client_ctx.maybe_error
+                            is client_ctx.outcome
+                            is rae
+                        )
+                        raise
+                        # await tractor.pause()
+
+                    else:
+                        assert not raise_sub_spawn_error_after
+
+                        # cancelling the spawner sub should
+                        # transitively cancel it's sub, the little
+                        # bruv.
+                        print('root cancelling server/client sub-actors')
+                        await spawn_ctx.cancel()
+                        async with tractor.find_actor(
+                            name=peer_name,
+                        ) as sub:
+                            assert not sub
 
-                    await spawn_ctx.cancel()
                     # await server.cancel_actor()
 
+            except RemoteActorError as rae:
+                # XXX more-or-less same as above handler
+                # this is just making sure the error bubbles out
+                # of the 
+                _err = rae
+                assert raise_sub_spawn_error_after
+                raise
+
             # since we called `.cancel_actor()`, `.cancel_ack`
             # will not be set on the ctx bc `ctx.cancel()` was not
             # called directly fot this confext.
             except ContextCancelled as ctxc:
-                print('caught ctxc from contexts!')
+                _ctxc = ctxc
-                assert ctxc.canceller == current_actor().uid
+                print(
+                    f'{root.uid} caught ctxc from ctx with {client_ctx.chan.uid}\n'
+                    f'{repr(ctxc)}\n'
+                )
+
+                if not raise_sub_spawn_error_after:
+                    assert ctxc.canceller == root.uid
+                else:
+                    assert ctxc.canceller == spawner_uid
+
                 assert ctxc is spawn_ctx.outcome
                 assert ctxc is spawn_ctx.maybe_error
                 raise
 
-            # assert spawn_ctx.cancel_acked
+            if raise_sub_spawn_error_after:
-            assert spawn_ctx.cancel_acked
+                pytest.fail(
-            assert client_ctx.cancel_acked
+                    'context block(s) in PARENT never raised?!?'
+                )
 
-            await client.cancel_actor()
+            if not raise_sub_spawn_error_after:
-            await server.cancel_actor()
+                # assert spawn_ctx.cancel_acked
+                assert spawn_ctx.cancel_acked
+                assert client_ctx.cancel_acked
 
-            # WOA WOA WOA! we need this to close..!!!??
+                await client.cancel_actor()
-            # that's super bad XD
+                await server.cancel_actor()
 
-            # TODO: why isn't this working!?!?
+                # WOA WOA WOA! we need this to close..!!!??
-            # we're now outside the `.open_context()` block so
+                # that's super bad XD
-            # the internal `Context._scope: CancelScope` should be
-            # gracefully "closed" ;)
 
-            # assert spawn_ctx.cancelled_caught
+                # TODO: why isn't this working!?!?
+                # we're now outside the `.open_context()` block so
+                # the internal `Context._scope: CancelScope` should be
+                # gracefully "closed" ;)
 
-    trio.run(main)
+                # assert spawn_ctx.cancelled_caught
+
+    if raise_sub_spawn_error_after:
+        with pytest.raises(RemoteActorError) as excinfo:
+            trio.run(main)
+
+        rae: RemoteActorError = excinfo.value
+        check_inner_rte(rae)
+
+    else:
+        trio.run(main)

tests/test_legacy_one_way_streaming.py

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ async def context_stream(
 
 
 async def stream_from_single_subactor(
-    arb_addr,
+    reg_addr,
     start_method,
     stream_func,
 ):
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ async def stream_from_single_subactor(
     # only one per host address, spawns an actor if None
 
     async with tractor.open_nursery(
-        arbiter_addr=arb_addr,
+        registry_addrs=[reg_addr],
         start_method=start_method,
     ) as nursery:
 
@@ -118,13 +118,13 @@ async def stream_from_single_subactor(
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     'stream_func', [async_gen_stream, context_stream]
 )
-def test_stream_from_single_subactor(arb_addr, start_method, stream_func):
+def test_stream_from_single_subactor(reg_addr, start_method, stream_func):
     """Verify streaming from a spawned async generator.
     """
     trio.run(
         partial(
             stream_from_single_subactor,
-            arb_addr,
+            reg_addr,
             start_method,
             stream_func=stream_func,
         ),
@@ -228,14 +228,14 @@ async def a_quadruple_example():
         return result_stream
 
 
-async def cancel_after(wait, arb_addr):
+async def cancel_after(wait, reg_addr):
-    async with tractor.open_root_actor(arbiter_addr=arb_addr):
+    async with tractor.open_root_actor(registry_addrs=[reg_addr]):
         with trio.move_on_after(wait):
             return await a_quadruple_example()
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='module')
-def time_quad_ex(arb_addr, ci_env, spawn_backend):
+def time_quad_ex(reg_addr, ci_env, spawn_backend):
     if spawn_backend == 'mp':
         """no idea but the  mp *nix runs are flaking out here often...
         """
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def time_quad_ex(arb_addr, ci_env, spawn_backend):
 
     timeout = 7 if platform.system() in ('Windows', 'Darwin') else 4
     start = time.time()
-    results = trio.run(cancel_after, timeout, arb_addr)
+    results = trio.run(cancel_after, timeout, reg_addr)
     diff = time.time() - start
     assert results
     return results, diff
@@ -263,14 +263,14 @@ def test_a_quadruple_example(time_quad_ex, ci_env, spawn_backend):
     list(map(lambda i: i/10, range(3, 9)))
 )
 def test_not_fast_enough_quad(
-    arb_addr, time_quad_ex, cancel_delay, ci_env, spawn_backend
+    reg_addr, time_quad_ex, cancel_delay, ci_env, spawn_backend
 ):
     """Verify we can cancel midway through the quad example and all actors
     cancel gracefully.
     """
     results, diff = time_quad_ex
     delay = max(diff - cancel_delay, 0)
-    results = trio.run(cancel_after, delay, arb_addr)
+    results = trio.run(cancel_after, delay, reg_addr)
     system = platform.system()
     if system in ('Windows', 'Darwin') and results is not None:
         # In CI envoirments it seems later runs are quicker then the first
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def test_not_fast_enough_quad(
 
 @tractor_test
 async def test_respawn_consumer_task(
-    arb_addr,
+    reg_addr,
     spawn_backend,
     loglevel,
 ):

tests/test_local.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ async def test_no_runtime():
 
 
 @tractor_test
-async def test_self_is_registered(arb_addr):
+async def test_self_is_registered(reg_addr):
     "Verify waiting on the arbiter to register itself using the standard api."
     actor = tractor.current_actor()
     assert actor.is_arbiter
@@ -34,20 +34,20 @@ async def test_self_is_registered(arb_addr):
 
 
 @tractor_test
-async def test_self_is_registered_localportal(arb_addr):
+async def test_self_is_registered_localportal(reg_addr):
     "Verify waiting on the arbiter to register itself using a local portal."
     actor = tractor.current_actor()
     assert actor.is_arbiter
-    async with tractor.get_arbiter(*arb_addr) as portal:
+    async with tractor.get_arbiter(*reg_addr) as portal:
         assert isinstance(portal, tractor._portal.LocalPortal)
 
         with trio.fail_after(0.2):
             sockaddr = await portal.run_from_ns(
                     'self', 'wait_for_actor', name='root')
-            assert sockaddr[0] == arb_addr
+            assert sockaddr[0] == reg_addr
 
 
-def test_local_actor_async_func(arb_addr):
+def test_local_actor_async_func(reg_addr):
     """Verify a simple async function in-process.
     """
     nums = []
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def test_local_actor_async_func(arb_addr):
     async def print_loop():
 
         async with tractor.open_root_actor(
-            arbiter_addr=arb_addr,
+            registry_addrs=[reg_addr],
         ):
             # arbiter is started in-proc if dne
             assert tractor.current_actor().is_arbiter

tests/test_multi_program.py

@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ def test_abort_on_sigint(daemon):
 
 
 @tractor_test
-async def test_cancel_remote_arbiter(daemon, arb_addr):
+async def test_cancel_remote_arbiter(daemon, reg_addr):
     assert not tractor.current_actor().is_arbiter
-    async with tractor.get_arbiter(*arb_addr) as portal:
+    async with tractor.get_arbiter(*reg_addr) as portal:
         await portal.cancel_actor()
 
     time.sleep(0.1)
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ async def test_cancel_remote_arbiter(daemon, arb_addr):
 
     # no arbiter socket should exist
     with pytest.raises(OSError):
-        async with tractor.get_arbiter(*arb_addr) as portal:
+        async with tractor.get_arbiter(*reg_addr) as portal:
             pass
 
 
-def test_register_duplicate_name(daemon, arb_addr):
+def test_register_duplicate_name(daemon, reg_addr):
 
     async def main():
 
         async with tractor.open_nursery(
-            arbiter_addr=arb_addr,
+            registry_addrs=[reg_addr],
         ) as n:
 
             assert not tractor.current_actor().is_arbiter

tests/test_pubsub.py

@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ async def test_required_args(callwith_expecterror):
 )
 def test_multi_actor_subs_arbiter_pub(
     loglevel,
-    arb_addr,
+    reg_addr,
     pub_actor,
 ):
     """Try out the neato @pub decorator system.
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def test_multi_actor_subs_arbiter_pub(
     async def main():
 
         async with tractor.open_nursery(
-            arbiter_addr=arb_addr,
+            registry_addrs=[reg_addr],
             enable_modules=[__name__],
         ) as n:
 
@@ -254,12 +254,12 @@ def test_multi_actor_subs_arbiter_pub(
 
 def test_single_subactor_pub_multitask_subs(
     loglevel,
-    arb_addr,
+    reg_addr,
 ):
     async def main():
 
         async with tractor.open_nursery(
-            arbiter_addr=arb_addr,
+            registry_addrs=[reg_addr],
             enable_modules=[__name__],
         ) as n:
 

tests/test_rpc.py

@@ -15,9 +15,19 @@ async def sleep_back_actor(
     func_name,
     func_defined,
     exposed_mods,
+    *,
+    reg_addr: tuple,
 ):
     if actor_name:
-        async with tractor.find_actor(actor_name) as portal:
+        async with tractor.find_actor(
+            actor_name,
+            # NOTE: must be set manually since
+            # the subactor doesn't have the reg_addr
+            # fixture code run in it!
+            # TODO: maybe we should just set this once in the
+            # _state mod and derive to all children?
+            registry_addrs=[reg_addr],
+        ) as portal:
             try:
                 await portal.run(__name__, func_name)
             except tractor.RemoteActorError as err:
@@ -26,7 +36,7 @@ async def sleep_back_actor(
                 if not exposed_mods:
                     expect = tractor.ModuleNotExposed
 
-                assert err.type is expect
+                assert err.boxed_type is expect
                 raise
     else:
         await trio.sleep(float('inf'))
@@ -52,11 +62,17 @@ async def short_sleep():
         'fail_on_syntax',
     ],
 )
-def test_rpc_errors(arb_addr, to_call, testdir):
+def test_rpc_errors(
-    """Test errors when making various RPC requests to an actor
+    reg_addr,
+    to_call,
+    testdir,
+):
+    '''
+    Test errors when making various RPC requests to an actor
     that either doesn't have the requested module exposed or doesn't define
     the named function.
-    """
+
+    '''
     exposed_mods, funcname, inside_err = to_call
     subactor_exposed_mods = []
     func_defined = globals().get(funcname, False)
@@ -84,8 +100,13 @@ def test_rpc_errors(arb_addr, to_call, testdir):
 
         # spawn a subactor which calls us back
         async with tractor.open_nursery(
-            arbiter_addr=arb_addr,
+            registry_addrs=[reg_addr],
             enable_modules=exposed_mods.copy(),
+
+            # NOTE: will halt test in REPL if uncommented, so only
+            # do that if actually debugging subactor but keep it
+            # disabled for the test.
+            # debug_mode=True,
         ) as n:
 
             actor = tractor.current_actor()
@@ -102,6 +123,7 @@ def test_rpc_errors(arb_addr, to_call, testdir):
                 exposed_mods=exposed_mods,
                 func_defined=True if func_defined else False,
                 enable_modules=subactor_exposed_mods,
+                reg_addr=reg_addr,
             )
 
     def run():
@@ -128,4 +150,4 @@ def test_rpc_errors(arb_addr, to_call, testdir):
             ))
 
         if getattr(value, 'type', None):
-            assert value.type is inside_err
+            assert value.boxed_type is inside_err

tests/test_spawning.py

@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ data_to_pass_down = {'doggy': 10, 'kitty': 4}
 async def spawn(
     is_arbiter: bool,
     data: dict,
-    arb_addr: tuple[str, int],
+    reg_addr: tuple[str, int],
 ):
     namespaces = [__name__]
 
     await trio.sleep(0.1)
 
     async with tractor.open_root_actor(
-        arbiter_addr=arb_addr,
+        arbiter_addr=reg_addr,
     ):
 
         actor = tractor.current_actor()
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ async def spawn(
 
         if actor.is_arbiter:
 
-            async with tractor.open_nursery(
+            async with tractor.open_nursery() as nursery:
-            ) as nursery:
 
                 # forks here
                 portal = await nursery.run_in_actor(
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ async def spawn(
                     is_arbiter=False,
                     name='sub-actor',
                     data=data,
-                    arb_addr=arb_addr,
+                    reg_addr=reg_addr,
                     enable_modules=namespaces,
                 )
 
@@ -55,12 +54,14 @@ async def spawn(
             return 10
 
 
-def test_local_arbiter_subactor_global_state(arb_addr):
+def test_local_arbiter_subactor_global_state(
+    reg_addr,
+):
     result = trio.run(
         spawn,
         True,
         data_to_pass_down,
-        arb_addr,
+        reg_addr,
     )
     assert result == 10
 
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ async def check_loglevel(level):
 def test_loglevel_propagated_to_subactor(
     start_method,
     capfd,
-    arb_addr,
+    reg_addr,
 ):
     if start_method == 'mp_forkserver':
         pytest.skip(
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ def test_loglevel_propagated_to_subactor(
         async with tractor.open_nursery(
             name='arbiter',
             start_method=start_method,
-            arbiter_addr=arb_addr,
+            arbiter_addr=reg_addr,
 
         ) as tn:
             await tn.run_in_actor(

tests/test_task_broadcasting.py

@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ async def ensure_sequence(
 async def open_sequence_streamer(
 
     sequence: list[int],
-    arb_addr: tuple[str, int],
+    reg_addr: tuple[str, int],
     start_method: str,
 
 ) -> tractor.MsgStream:
 
     async with tractor.open_nursery(
-        arbiter_addr=arb_addr,
+        arbiter_addr=reg_addr,
         start_method=start_method,
     ) as tn:
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ async def open_sequence_streamer(
 
 
 def test_stream_fan_out_to_local_subscriptions(
-    arb_addr,
+    reg_addr,
     start_method,
 ):
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def test_stream_fan_out_to_local_subscriptions(
 
         async with open_sequence_streamer(
             sequence,
-            arb_addr,
+            reg_addr,
             start_method,
         ) as stream:
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def test_stream_fan_out_to_local_subscriptions(
     ]
 )
 def test_consumer_and_parent_maybe_lag(
-    arb_addr,
+    reg_addr,
     start_method,
     task_delays,
 ):
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def test_consumer_and_parent_maybe_lag(
 
         async with open_sequence_streamer(
             sequence,
-            arb_addr,
+            reg_addr,
             start_method,
         ) as stream:
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def test_consumer_and_parent_maybe_lag(
 
 
 def test_faster_task_to_recv_is_cancelled_by_slower(
-    arb_addr,
+    reg_addr,
     start_method,
 ):
     '''
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def test_faster_task_to_recv_is_cancelled_by_slower(
 
         async with open_sequence_streamer(
             sequence,
-            arb_addr,
+            reg_addr,
             start_method,
 
         ) as stream:
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ def test_subscribe_errors_after_close():
 
 
 def test_ensure_slow_consumers_lag_out(
-    arb_addr,
+    reg_addr,
     start_method,
 ):
     '''This is a pure local task test; no tractor

tractor/__init__.py

@@ -18,74 +18,48 @@
 tractor: structured concurrent ``trio``-"actors".
 
 """
-from ._clustering import open_actor_cluster
+
+from ._clustering import (
+    open_actor_cluster as open_actor_cluster,
+)
 from ._context import (
-    Context,  # the type
+    Context as Context,  # the type
-    context,  # a func-decorator
+    context as context,  # a func-decorator
 )
 from ._streaming import (
-    MsgStream,
+    MsgStream as MsgStream,
-    stream,
+    stream as stream,
 )
 from ._discovery import (
-    get_arbiter,
+    get_arbiter as get_arbiter,
-    find_actor,
+    find_actor as find_actor,
-    wait_for_actor,
+    wait_for_actor as wait_for_actor,
-    query_actor,
+    query_actor as query_actor,
+)
+from ._supervise import (
+    open_nursery as open_nursery,
+    ActorNursery as ActorNursery,
 )
-from ._supervise import open_nursery
 from ._state import (
-    current_actor,
+    current_actor as current_actor,
-    is_root_process,
+    is_root_process as is_root_process,
 )
 from ._exceptions import (
-    RemoteActorError,
+    RemoteActorError as RemoteActorError,
-    ModuleNotExposed,
+    ModuleNotExposed as ModuleNotExposed,
-    ContextCancelled,
+    ContextCancelled as ContextCancelled,
 )
 from .devx import (
-    breakpoint,
+    breakpoint as breakpoint,
-    pause,
+    pause as pause,
-    pause_from_sync,
+    pause_from_sync as pause_from_sync,
-    post_mortem,
+    post_mortem as post_mortem,
 )
-from . import msg
+from . import msg as msg
 from ._root import (
-    run_daemon,
+    run_daemon as run_daemon,
-    open_root_actor,
+    open_root_actor as open_root_actor,
 )
-from ._ipc import Channel
+from ._ipc import Channel as Channel
-from ._portal import Portal
+from ._portal import Portal as Portal
-from ._runtime import Actor
+from ._runtime import Actor as Actor
-
-
-__all__ = [
-    'Actor',
-    'BaseExceptionGroup',
-    'Channel',
-    'Context',
-    'ContextCancelled',
-    'ModuleNotExposed',
-    'MsgStream',
-    'Portal',
-    'RemoteActorError',
-    'breakpoint',
-    'context',
-    'current_actor',
-    'find_actor',
-    'query_actor',
-    'get_arbiter',
-    'is_root_process',
-    'msg',
-    'open_actor_cluster',
-    'open_nursery',
-    'open_root_actor',
-    'pause',
-    'post_mortem',
-    'pause_from_sync',
-    'query_actor',
-    'run_daemon',
-    'stream',
-    'to_asyncio',
-    'wait_for_actor',
-]

tractor/_child.py

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def parse_ipaddr(arg):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    __tracebackhide__: bool = True
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("--uid", type=parse_uid)

tractor/_context.py

@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ class Context:
     by the runtime in 2 ways:
      - by entering ``Portal.open_context()`` which is the primary
        public API for any "caller" task or,
-     - by the RPC machinery's `._runtime._invoke()` as a `ctx` arg
+     - by the RPC machinery's `._rpc._invoke()` as a `ctx` arg
        to a remotely scheduled "callee" function.
 
     AND is always constructed using the below ``mk_context()``.
@@ -361,10 +361,10 @@ class Context:
     `trio.Task`s. Contexts are allocated on each side of any task
     RPC-linked msg dialog, i.e. for every request to a remote
     actor from a `Portal`. On the "callee" side a context is
-    always allocated inside ``._runtime._invoke()``.
+    always allocated inside ``._rpc._invoke()``.
 
-    # TODO: more detailed writeup on cancellation, error and
+    TODO: more detailed writeup on cancellation, error and
-    # streaming semantics..
+    streaming semantics..
 
     A context can be cancelled and (possibly eventually restarted) from
     either side of the underlying IPC channel, it can also open task
@@ -1209,7 +1209,9 @@ class Context:
                     # await pause()
                     log.warning(
                         'Stream was terminated by EoC\n\n'
-                        f'{repr(eoc)}\n'
+                        # NOTE: won't show the error <Type> but
+                        # does show txt followed by IPC msg.
+                        f'{str(eoc)}\n'
                     )
 
             finally:
@@ -1306,7 +1308,7 @@ class Context:
             # `._cancel_called == True`.
             not raise_overrun_from_self
             and isinstance(remote_error, RemoteActorError)
-            and remote_error.msgdata['type_str'] == 'StreamOverrun'
+            and remote_error.msgdata['boxed_type_str'] == 'StreamOverrun'
             and tuple(remote_error.msgdata['sender']) == our_uid
         ):
             # NOTE: we set the local scope error to any "self
@@ -1883,6 +1885,19 @@ class Context:
             return False
 
 
+# TODO: exception tb masking by using a manual
+# `.__aexit__()`/.__aenter__()` pair on a type?
+# => currently this is one of the few places we can't easily
+# mask errors - on the exit side of a `Portal.open_context()`..
+# there's # => currently this is one of the few places we can't
+# there's 2 ways to approach it:
+# - manually write an @acm type as per above
+# - use `contextlib.AsyncContextDecorator` to override the default
+#   impl to suppress traceback frames:
+#  * https://docs.python.org/3/library/contextlib.html#contextlib.AsyncContextDecorator
+#  * https://docs.python.org/3/library/contextlib.html#contextlib.ContextDecorator
+# - also we could just override directly the underlying
+#   `contextlib._AsyncGeneratorContextManager`?
 @acm
 async def open_context_from_portal(
     portal: Portal,

tractor/_discovery.py

@@ -15,32 +15,45 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 """
-Actor discovery API.
+Discovery (protocols) API for automatic addressing and location
+management of (service) actors.
 
 """
+from __future__ import annotations
 from typing import (
-    Optional,
-    Union,
     AsyncGenerator,
+    AsyncContextManager,
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
 )
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager as acm
+import warnings
 
+from .trionics import gather_contexts
 from ._ipc import _connect_chan, Channel
 from ._portal import (
     Portal,
     open_portal,
     LocalPortal,
 )
-from ._state import current_actor, _runtime_vars
+from ._state import (
+    current_actor,
+    _runtime_vars,
+)
+
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ._runtime import Actor
 
 
 @acm
-async def get_arbiter(
+async def get_registry(
-
     host: str,
     port: int,
 
-) -> AsyncGenerator[Union[Portal, LocalPortal], None]:
+) -> AsyncGenerator[
+    Portal | LocalPortal | None,
+    None,
+]:
     '''
     Return a portal instance connected to a local or remote
     arbiter.
@@ -51,16 +64,33 @@ async def get_arbiter(
     if not actor:
         raise RuntimeError("No actor instance has been defined yet?")
 
-    if actor.is_arbiter:
+    if actor.is_registrar:
         # we're already the arbiter
         # (likely a re-entrant call from the arbiter actor)
-        yield LocalPortal(actor, Channel((host, port)))
+        yield LocalPortal(
+            actor,
+            Channel((host, port))
+        )
     else:
-        async with _connect_chan(host, port) as chan:
+        async with (
+            _connect_chan(host, port) as chan,
+            open_portal(chan) as regstr_ptl,
+        ):
+            yield regstr_ptl
 
-            async with open_portal(chan) as arb_portal:
 
-                yield arb_portal
+
+# TODO: deprecate and this remove _arbiter form!
+@acm
+async def get_arbiter(*args, **kwargs):
+    warnings.warn(
+        '`tractor.get_arbiter()` is now deprecated!\n'
+        'Use `.get_registry()` instead!',
+        DeprecationWarning,
+        stacklevel=2,
+    )
+    async with get_registry(*args, **kwargs) as to_yield:
+        yield to_yield
 
 
 @acm
@@ -68,51 +98,80 @@ async def get_root(
     **kwargs,
 ) -> AsyncGenerator[Portal, None]:
 
+    # TODO: rename mailbox to `_root_maddr` when we finally
+    # add and impl libp2p multi-addrs?
     host, port = _runtime_vars['_root_mailbox']
     assert host is not None
 
-    async with _connect_chan(host, port) as chan:
+    async with (
-        async with open_portal(chan, **kwargs) as portal:
+        _connect_chan(host, port) as chan,
-            yield portal
+        open_portal(chan, **kwargs) as portal,
+    ):
+        yield portal
 
 
 @acm
 async def query_actor(
     name: str,
-    arbiter_sockaddr: Optional[tuple[str, int]] = None,
+    arbiter_sockaddr: tuple[str, int] | None = None,
+    regaddr: tuple[str, int] | None = None,
 
-) -> AsyncGenerator[tuple[str, int], None]:
+) -> AsyncGenerator[
+    tuple[str, int] | None,
+    None,
+]:
     '''
-    Simple address lookup for a given actor name.
+    Make a transport address lookup for an actor name to a specific
+    registrar.
 
-    Returns the (socket) address or ``None``.
+    Returns the (socket) address or ``None`` if no entry under that
+    name exists for the given registrar listening @ `regaddr`.
 
     '''
-    actor = current_actor()
+    actor: Actor = current_actor()
-    async with get_arbiter(
+    if (
-        *arbiter_sockaddr or actor._arb_addr
+        name == 'registrar'
-    ) as arb_portal:
+        and actor.is_registrar
+    ):
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            'The current actor IS the registry!?'
+        )
 
-        sockaddr = await arb_portal.run_from_ns(
+    if arbiter_sockaddr is not None:
+        warnings.warn(
+            '`tractor.query_actor(regaddr=<blah>)` is deprecated.\n'
+            'Use `registry_addrs: list[tuple]` instead!',
+            DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+        regaddr: list[tuple[str, int]] = arbiter_sockaddr
+
+    reg_portal: Portal
+    regaddr: tuple[str, int] = regaddr or actor.reg_addrs[0]
+    async with get_registry(*regaddr) as reg_portal:
+        # TODO: return portals to all available actors - for now
+        # just the last one that registered
+        sockaddr: tuple[str, int] = await reg_portal.run_from_ns(
             'self',
             'find_actor',
             name=name,
         )
-
+        yield sockaddr
-        # TODO: return portals to all available actors - for now just
-        # the last one that registered
-        if name == 'arbiter' and actor.is_arbiter:
-            raise RuntimeError("The current actor is the arbiter")
-
-        yield sockaddr if sockaddr else None
 
 
 @acm
 async def find_actor(
     name: str,
-    arbiter_sockaddr: tuple[str, int] | None = None
+    arbiter_sockaddr: tuple[str, int]|None = None,
+    registry_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]]|None = None,
 
-) -> AsyncGenerator[Optional[Portal], None]:
+    only_first: bool = True,
+    raise_on_none: bool = False,
+
+) -> AsyncGenerator[
+    Portal | list[Portal] | None,
+    None,
+]:
     '''
     Ask the arbiter to find actor(s) by name.
 
@@ -120,24 +179,83 @@ async def find_actor(
     known to the arbiter.
 
     '''
-    async with query_actor(
+    if arbiter_sockaddr is not None:
-        name=name,
+        warnings.warn(
-        arbiter_sockaddr=arbiter_sockaddr,
+            '`tractor.find_actor(arbiter_sockaddr=<blah>)` is deprecated.\n'
-    ) as sockaddr:
+            'Use `registry_addrs: list[tuple]` instead!',
+            DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+        registry_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]] = [arbiter_sockaddr]
 
-        if sockaddr:
+    @acm
-            async with _connect_chan(*sockaddr) as chan:
+    async def maybe_open_portal_from_reg_addr(
-                async with open_portal(chan) as portal:
+        addr: tuple[str, int],
-                    yield portal
+    ):
-        else:
+        async with query_actor(
+            name=name,
+            regaddr=addr,
+        ) as sockaddr:
+            if sockaddr:
+                async with _connect_chan(*sockaddr) as chan:
+                    async with open_portal(chan) as portal:
+                        yield portal
+            else:
+                yield None
+
+    if not registry_addrs:
+        # XXX NOTE: make sure to dynamically read the value on
+        # every call since something may change it globally (eg.
+        # like in our discovery test suite)!
+        from . import _root
+        registry_addrs = (
+            _runtime_vars['_registry_addrs']
+            or
+            _root._default_lo_addrs
+        )
+
+    maybe_portals: list[
+        AsyncContextManager[tuple[str, int]]
+    ] = list(
+        maybe_open_portal_from_reg_addr(addr)
+        for addr in registry_addrs
+    )
+
+    async with gather_contexts(
+        mngrs=maybe_portals,
+    ) as portals:
+        # log.runtime(
+        #     'Gathered portals:\n'
+        #     f'{portals}'
+        # )
+        # NOTE: `gather_contexts()` will return a
+        # `tuple[None, None, ..., None]` if no contact
+        # can be made with any regstrar at any of the
+        # N provided addrs!
+        if not any(portals):
+            if raise_on_none:
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    f'No actor "{name}" found registered @ {registry_addrs}'
+                )
             yield None
+            return
+
+        portals: list[Portal] = list(portals)
+        if only_first:
+            yield portals[0]
+
+        else:
+            # TODO: currently this may return multiple portals
+            # given there are multi-homed or multiple registrars..
+            # SO, we probably need de-duplication logic?
+            yield portals
 
 
 @acm
 async def wait_for_actor(
     name: str,
     arbiter_sockaddr: tuple[str, int] | None = None,
-    # registry_addr: tuple[str, int] | None = None,
+    registry_addr: tuple[str, int] | None = None,
 
 ) -> AsyncGenerator[Portal, None]:
     '''
@@ -146,17 +264,31 @@ async def wait_for_actor(
     A portal to the first registered actor is returned.
 
     '''
-    actor = current_actor()
+    actor: Actor = current_actor()
 
-    async with get_arbiter(
+    if arbiter_sockaddr is not None:
-        *arbiter_sockaddr or actor._arb_addr,
+        warnings.warn(
-    ) as arb_portal:
+            '`tractor.wait_for_actor(arbiter_sockaddr=<foo>)` is deprecated.\n'
-        sockaddrs = await arb_portal.run_from_ns(
+            'Use `registry_addr: tuple` instead!',
+            DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+        registry_addr: tuple[str, int] = arbiter_sockaddr
+
+    # TODO: use `.trionics.gather_contexts()` like
+    # above in `find_actor()` as well?
+    reg_portal: Portal
+    regaddr: tuple[str, int] = registry_addr or actor.reg_addrs[0]
+    async with get_registry(*regaddr) as reg_portal:
+        sockaddrs = await reg_portal.run_from_ns(
             'self',
             'wait_for_actor',
             name=name,
         )
-        sockaddr = sockaddrs[-1]
+
+        # get latest registered addr by default?
+        # TODO: offer multi-portal yields in multi-homed case?
+        sockaddr: tuple[str, int] = sockaddrs[-1]
 
         async with _connect_chan(*sockaddr) as chan:
             async with open_portal(chan) as portal:

tractor/_entry.py

@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ log = get_logger(__name__)
 
 def _mp_main(
 
-    actor: Actor,  # type: ignore
+    actor: Actor,
-    accept_addr: tuple[str, int],
+    accept_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]],
     forkserver_info: tuple[Any, Any, Any, Any, Any],
     start_method: SpawnMethodKey,
     parent_addr: tuple[str, int] | None = None,
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ def _mp_main(
     log.debug(f"parent_addr is {parent_addr}")
     trio_main = partial(
         async_main,
-        actor,
+        actor=actor,
-        accept_addr,
+        accept_addrs=accept_addrs,
         parent_addr=parent_addr
     )
     try:
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def _mp_main(
 
 def _trio_main(
 
-    actor: Actor,  # type: ignore
+    actor: Actor,
     *,
     parent_addr: tuple[str, int] | None = None,
     infect_asyncio: bool = False,
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ def _trio_main(
     Entry point for a `trio_run_in_process` subactor.
 
     '''
+    __tracebackhide__: bool = True
     _state._current_actor = actor
     trio_main = partial(
         async_main,

tractor/_exceptions.py

@@ -58,16 +58,44 @@ class InternalError(RuntimeError):
     '''
 
 _body_fields: list[str] = [
-    'src_actor_uid',
+    'boxed_type',
+    'src_type',
+    # TODO: format this better if we're going to include it.
+    # 'relay_path',
+    'src_uid',
+
+    # only in sub-types
     'canceller',
     'sender',
 ]
 
 _msgdata_keys: list[str] = [
-    'type_str',
+    'boxed_type_str',
 ] + _body_fields
 
 
+def get_err_type(type_name: str) -> BaseException|None:
+    '''
+    Look up an exception type by name from the set of locally
+    known namespaces:
+
+    - `builtins`
+    - `tractor._exceptions`
+    - `trio`
+
+    '''
+    for ns in [
+        builtins,
+        _this_mod,
+        trio,
+    ]:
+        if type_ref := getattr(
+            ns,
+            type_name,
+            False,
+        ):
+            return type_ref
+
 
 # TODO: rename to just `RemoteError`?
 class RemoteActorError(Exception):
@@ -81,13 +109,14 @@ class RemoteActorError(Exception):
 
     '''
     reprol_fields: list[str] = [
-        'src_actor_uid',
+        'src_uid',
+        'relay_path',
     ]
 
     def __init__(
         self,
         message: str,
-        suberror_type: Type[BaseException] | None = None,
+        boxed_type: Type[BaseException]|None = None,
         **msgdata
 
     ) -> None:
@@ -101,20 +130,112 @@ class RemoteActorError(Exception):
         # - .remote_type
         # also pertains to our long long oustanding issue XD
         # https://github.com/goodboy/tractor/issues/5
-        self.boxed_type: str = suberror_type
+        #
+        # TODO: always set ._boxed_type` as `None` by default
+        # and instead render if from `.boxed_type_str`?
+        self._boxed_type: BaseException = boxed_type
+        self._src_type: BaseException|None = None
         self.msgdata: dict[str, Any] = msgdata
 
-    @property
+        # TODO: mask out eventually or place in `pack_error()`
-    def type(self) -> str:
+        # pre-`return` lines?
-        return self.boxed_type
+        # sanity on inceptions
+        if boxed_type is RemoteActorError:
+            assert self.src_type_str != 'RemoteActorError'
+            assert self.src_uid not in self.relay_path
+
+        # ensure type-str matches and round-tripping from that
+        # str results in same error type.
+        #
+        # TODO NOTE: this is currently exclusively for the
+        # `ContextCancelled(boxed_type=trio.Cancelled)` case as is
+        # used inside `._rpc._invoke()` atm though probably we
+        # should better emphasize that special (one off?) case
+        # either by customizing `ContextCancelled.__init__()` or
+        # through a special factor func?
+        elif boxed_type:
+            if not self.msgdata.get('boxed_type_str'):
+                self.msgdata['boxed_type_str'] = str(
+                    type(boxed_type).__name__
+                )
+
+            assert self.boxed_type_str == self.msgdata['boxed_type_str']
+            assert self.boxed_type is boxed_type
 
     @property
-    def type_str(self) -> str:
+    def src_type_str(self) -> str:
-        return str(type(self.boxed_type).__name__)
+        '''
+        String-name of the source error's type.
+
+        This should be the same as `.boxed_type_str` when unpacked
+        at the first relay/hop's receiving actor.
+
+        '''
+        return self.msgdata['src_type_str']
 
     @property
-    def src_actor_uid(self) -> tuple[str, str]|None:
+    def src_type(self) -> str:
-        return self.msgdata.get('src_actor_uid')
+        '''
+        Error type raised by original remote faulting actor.
+
+        '''
+        if self._src_type is None:
+            self._src_type = get_err_type(
+                self.msgdata['src_type_str']
+            )
+
+        return self._src_type
+
+    @property
+    def boxed_type_str(self) -> str:
+        '''
+        String-name of the (last hop's) boxed error type.
+
+        '''
+        return self.msgdata['boxed_type_str']
+
+    @property
+    def boxed_type(self) -> str:
+        '''
+        Error type boxed by last actor IPC hop.
+
+        '''
+        if self._boxed_type is None:
+            self._boxed_type = get_err_type(
+                self.msgdata['boxed_type_str']
+            )
+
+        return self._boxed_type
+
+    @property
+    def relay_path(self) -> list[tuple]:
+        '''
+        Return the list of actors which consecutively relayed
+        a boxed `RemoteActorError` the src error up until THIS
+        actor's hop.
+
+        NOTE: a `list` field with the same name is expected to be
+        passed/updated in `.msgdata`.
+
+        '''
+        return self.msgdata['relay_path']
+
+    @property
+    def relay_uid(self) -> tuple[str, str]|None:
+        return tuple(
+            self.msgdata['relay_path'][-1]
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def src_uid(self) -> tuple[str, str]|None:
+        if src_uid := (
+            self.msgdata.get('src_uid')
+        ):
+            return tuple(src_uid)
+        # TODO: use path lookup instead?
+        # return tuple(
+        #     self.msgdata['relay_path'][0]
+        # )
 
     @property
     def tb_str(
@@ -129,28 +250,56 @@ class RemoteActorError(Exception):
 
         return ''
 
+    def _mk_fields_str(
+        self,
+        fields: list[str],
+        end_char: str = '\n',
+    ) -> str:
+        _repr: str = ''
+        for key in fields:
+            val: Any|None = (
+                getattr(self, key, None)
+                or
+                self.msgdata.get(key)
+            )
+            # TODO: for `.relay_path` on multiline?
+            # if not isinstance(val, str):
+            #     val_str = pformat(val)
+            # else:
+            val_str: str = repr(val)
+
+            if val:
+                _repr += f'{key}={val_str}{end_char}'
+
+        return _repr
+
     def reprol(self) -> str:
         '''
         Represent this error for "one line" display, like in
         a field of our `Context.__repr__()` output.
 
         '''
-        _repr: str = f'{type(self).__name__}('
+        # TODO: use this matryoshka emjoi XD
-        for key in self.reprol_fields:
+        # => 🪆
-            val: Any|None = self.msgdata.get(key)
+        reprol_str: str = f'{type(self).__name__}('
-            if val:
+        _repr: str = self._mk_fields_str(
-                _repr += f'{key}={repr(val)} '
+            self.reprol_fields,
-
+            end_char=' ',
-        return _repr
+        )
+        return (
+            reprol_str
+            +
+            _repr
+        )
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        '''
+        Nicely formatted boxed error meta data + traceback.
 
-        fields: str = ''
+        '''
-        for key in _body_fields:
+        fields: str = self._mk_fields_str(
-            val: str|None = self.msgdata.get(key)
+            _body_fields,
-            if val:
+        )
-                fields += f'{key}={val}\n'
-
         fields: str = textwrap.indent(
             fields,
             # prefix=' '*2,
@@ -165,8 +314,6 @@ class RemoteActorError(Exception):
             f'   ------ - ------\n'
             f' _|\n'
         )
-            # f'|\n'
-            # f'         |\n'
         if indent:
             body: str = textwrap.indent(
                 body,
@@ -178,9 +325,47 @@ class RemoteActorError(Exception):
             ')>'
         )
 
-    # TODO: local recontruction of remote exception deats
+    def unwrap(
+        self,
+    ) -> BaseException:
+        '''
+        Unpack the inner-most source error from it's original IPC msg data.
+
+        We attempt to reconstruct (as best as we can) the original
+        `Exception` from as it would have been raised in the
+        failing actor's remote env.
+
+        '''
+        src_type_ref: Type[BaseException] = self.src_type
+        if not src_type_ref:
+            raise TypeError(
+                'Failed to lookup src error type:\n'
+                f'{self.src_type_str}'
+            )
+
+        # TODO: better tb insertion and all the fancier dunder
+        # metadata stuff as per `.__context__` etc. and friends:
+        # https://github.com/python-trio/trio/issues/611
+        return src_type_ref(self.tb_str)
+
+    # TODO: local recontruction of nested inception for a given
+    # "hop" / relay-node in this error's relay_path?
+    # => so would render a `RAE[RAE[RAE[Exception]]]` instance
+    #   with all inner errors unpacked?
+    # -[ ] if this is useful shouldn't be too hard to impl right?
     # def unbox(self) -> BaseException:
-    #     ...
+    #     '''
+    #     Unbox to the prior relays (aka last boxing actor's)
+    #     inner error.
+
+    #     '''
+    #     if not self.relay_path:
+    #         return self.unwrap()
+
+    #     # TODO..
+    #     # return self.boxed_type(
+    #     #     boxed_type=get_type_ref(..
+    #     raise NotImplementedError
 
 
 class InternalActorError(RemoteActorError):
@@ -232,7 +417,7 @@ class ContextCancelled(RemoteActorError):
             f'{self}'
         )
 
-    # to make `.__repr__()` work uniformly
+    # TODO: to make `.__repr__()` work uniformly?
     # src_actor_uid = canceller
 
 
@@ -283,7 +468,8 @@ class MessagingError(Exception):
 
 
 def pack_error(
-    exc: BaseException,
+    exc: BaseException|RemoteActorError,
+
     tb: str|None = None,
     cid: str|None = None,
 
@@ -300,27 +486,56 @@ def pack_error(
     else:
         tb_str = traceback.format_exc()
 
-    error_msg: dict[
+    error_msg: dict[  # for IPC
         str,
         str | tuple[str, str]
-    ] = {
+    ] = {}
-        'tb_str': tb_str,
+    our_uid: tuple = current_actor().uid
-        'type_str': type(exc).__name__,
-        'boxed_type': type(exc).__name__,
-        'src_actor_uid': current_actor().uid,
-    }
 
-    # TODO: ?just wholesale proxy `.msgdata: dict`?
-    # XXX WARNING, when i swapped these ctx-semantics
-    # tests started hanging..???!!!???
-    # if msgdata := exc.getattr('msgdata', {}):
-    #     error_msg.update(msgdata)
     if (
-        isinstance(exc, ContextCancelled)
+        isinstance(exc, RemoteActorError)
-        or isinstance(exc, StreamOverrun)
     ):
         error_msg.update(exc.msgdata)
 
+    # an onion/inception we need to pack
+    if (
+        type(exc) is RemoteActorError
+        and (boxed := exc.boxed_type)
+        and boxed != RemoteActorError
+    ):
+        # sanity on source error (if needed when tweaking this)
+        assert (src_type := exc.src_type) != RemoteActorError
+        assert error_msg['src_type_str'] != 'RemoteActorError'
+        assert error_msg['src_type_str'] == src_type.__name__
+        assert error_msg['src_uid'] != our_uid
+
+        # set the boxed type to be another boxed type thus
+        # creating an "inception" when unpacked by
+        # `unpack_error()` in another actor who gets "relayed"
+        # this error Bo
+        #
+        # NOTE on WHY: since we are re-boxing and already
+        # boxed src error, we want to overwrite the original
+        # `boxed_type_str` and instead set it to the type of
+        # the input `exc` type.
+        error_msg['boxed_type_str'] = 'RemoteActorError'
+
+    else:
+        error_msg['src_uid'] = our_uid
+        error_msg['src_type_str'] =  type(exc).__name__
+        error_msg['boxed_type_str'] = type(exc).__name__
+
+    # XXX alawys append us the last relay in error propagation path
+    error_msg.setdefault(
+        'relay_path',
+        [],
+    ).append(our_uid)
+
+    # XXX NOTE: always ensure the traceback-str is from the
+    # locally raised error (**not** the prior relay's boxed
+    # content's `.msgdata`).
+    error_msg['tb_str'] = tb_str
+
     pkt: dict = {'error': error_msg}
     if cid:
         pkt['cid'] = cid
@@ -329,7 +544,6 @@ def pack_error(
 
 
 def unpack_error(
-
     msg: dict[str, Any],
 
     chan: Channel|None = None,
@@ -357,35 +571,32 @@ def unpack_error(
 
     # retrieve the remote error's msg encoded details
     tb_str: str = error_dict.get('tb_str', '')
-    message: str = f'{chan.uid}\n' + tb_str
+    message: str = (
-    type_name: str = (
+        f'{chan.uid}\n'
-        error_dict.get('type_str')
+        +
-        or error_dict['boxed_type']
+        tb_str
     )
-    suberror_type: Type[BaseException] = Exception
 
-    if type_name == 'ContextCancelled':
+    # try to lookup a suitable error type from the local runtime
+    # env then use it to construct a local instance.
+    boxed_type_str: str = error_dict['boxed_type_str']
+    boxed_type: Type[BaseException] = get_err_type(boxed_type_str)
+
+    if boxed_type_str == 'ContextCancelled':
         box_type = ContextCancelled
-        suberror_type = box_type
+        assert boxed_type is box_type
 
-    else:  # try to lookup a suitable local error type
+    # TODO: already included by `_this_mod` in else loop right?
-        for ns in [
+    #
-            builtins,
+    # we have an inception/onion-error so ensure
-            _this_mod,
+    # we include the relay_path info and the
-            trio,
+    # original source error.
-        ]:
+    elif boxed_type_str == 'RemoteActorError':
-            if suberror_type := getattr(
+        assert boxed_type is RemoteActorError
-                ns,
+        assert len(error_dict['relay_path']) >= 1
-                type_name,
-                False,
-            ):
-                break
 
     exc = box_type(
         message,
-        suberror_type=suberror_type,
-
-        # unpack other fields into error type init
         **error_dict,
     )
 
@@ -501,6 +712,11 @@ def _raise_from_no_key_in_msg(
         # destined for the `Context.result()` call during ctx-exit!
         stream._eoc: Exception = eoc
 
+        # in case there already is some underlying remote error
+        # that arrived which is probably the source of this stream
+        # closure
+        ctx.maybe_raise()
+
         raise eoc from src_err
 
     if (

tractor/_ipc.py

@@ -517,7 +517,9 @@ class Channel:
 
 @acm
 async def _connect_chan(
-    host: str, port: int
+    host: str,
+    port: int
+
 ) -> typing.AsyncGenerator[Channel, None]:
     '''
     Create and connect a channel with disconnect on context manager

tractor/_multiaddr.py

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+# tractor: structured concurrent "actors".
+# Copyright 2018-eternity Tyler Goodlet.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+'''
+Multiaddress parser and utils according the spec(s) defined by
+`libp2p` and used in dependent project such as `ipfs`:
+
+- https://docs.libp2p.io/concepts/fundamentals/addressing/
+- https://github.com/libp2p/specs/blob/master/addressing/README.md
+
+'''
+from typing import Iterator
+
+from bidict import bidict
+
+# TODO: see if we can leverage libp2p ecosys projects instead of
+# rolling our own (parser) impls of the above addressing specs:
+# - https://github.com/libp2p/py-libp2p
+# - https://docs.libp2p.io/concepts/nat/circuit-relay/#relay-addresses
+# prots: bidict[int, str] = bidict({
+prots: bidict[int, str] = {
+    'ipv4': 3,
+    'ipv6': 3,
+    'wg': 3,
+
+    'tcp': 4,
+    'udp': 4,
+
+    # TODO: support the next-gen shite Bo
+    # 'quic': 4,
+    # 'ssh': 7,  # via rsyscall bootstrapping
+}
+
+prot_params: dict[str, tuple[str]] = {
+    'ipv4': ('addr',),
+    'ipv6': ('addr',),
+    'wg': ('addr', 'port', 'pubkey'),
+
+    'tcp': ('port',),
+    'udp': ('port',),
+
+    # 'quic': ('port',),
+    # 'ssh': ('port',),
+}
+
+
+def iter_prot_layers(
+    multiaddr: str,
+) -> Iterator[
+    tuple[
+        int,
+        list[str]
+    ]
+]:
+    '''
+    Unpack a libp2p style "multiaddress" into multiple "segments"
+    for each "layer" of the protocoll stack (in OSI terms).
+
+    '''
+    tokens: list[str] = multiaddr.split('/')
+    root, tokens = tokens[0], tokens[1:]
+    assert not root  # there is a root '/' on LHS
+    itokens = iter(tokens)
+
+    prot: str | None = None
+    params: list[str] = []
+    for token in itokens:
+        # every prot path should start with a known
+        # key-str.
+        if token in prots:
+            if prot is None:
+                prot: str = token
+            else:
+                yield prot, params
+                prot = token
+
+            params = []
+
+        elif token not in prots:
+            params.append(token)
+
+    else:
+        yield prot, params
+
+
+def parse_maddr(
+    multiaddr: str,
+) -> dict[str, str | int | dict]:
+    '''
+    Parse a libp2p style "multiaddress" into its distinct protocol
+    segments where each segment is of the form:
+
+        `../<protocol>/<param0>/<param1>/../<paramN>`
+
+    and is loaded into a (order preserving) `layers: dict[str,
+    dict[str, Any]` which holds each protocol-layer-segment of the
+    original `str` path as a separate entry according to its approx
+    OSI "layer number".
+
+    Any `paramN` in the path must be distinctly defined by a str-token in the
+    (module global) `prot_params` table.
+
+    For eg. for wireguard which requires an address, port number and publickey
+    the protocol params are specified as the entry:
+
+        'wg': ('addr', 'port', 'pubkey'),
+
+    and are thus parsed from a maddr in that order:
+        `'/wg/1.1.1.1/51820/<pubkey>'`
+
+    '''
+    layers: dict[str, str | int | dict] = {}
+    for (
+        prot_key,
+        params,
+    ) in iter_prot_layers(multiaddr):
+
+        layer: int = prots[prot_key]  # OSI layer used for sorting
+        ep: dict[str, int | str] = {'layer': layer}
+        layers[prot_key] = ep
+
+        # TODO; validation and resolving of names:
+        # - each param via a validator provided as part of the
+        #   prot_params def? (also see `"port"` case below..)
+        # - do a resolv step that will check addrs against
+        #   any loaded network.resolv: dict[str, str]
+        rparams: list = list(reversed(params))
+        for key in prot_params[prot_key]:
+            val: str | int = rparams.pop()
+
+            # TODO: UGHH, dunno what we should do for validation
+            # here, put it in the params spec somehow?
+            if key == 'port':
+                val = int(val)
+
+            ep[key] = val
+
+    return layers

tractor/_portal.py

@@ -461,7 +461,12 @@ class LocalPortal:
     actor: 'Actor'  # type: ignore # noqa
     channel: Channel
 
-    async def run_from_ns(self, ns: str, func_name: str, **kwargs) -> Any:
+    async def run_from_ns(
+        self,
+        ns: str,
+        func_name: str,
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> Any:
         '''
         Run a requested local function from a namespace path and
         return it's result.

tractor/_root.py

@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from functools import partial
 import importlib
 import logging
+import os
 import signal
 import sys
-import os
+from typing import Callable
-import typing
 import warnings
 
 
@@ -47,8 +47,14 @@ from ._exceptions import is_multi_cancelled
 
 
 # set at startup and after forks
-_default_arbiter_host: str = '127.0.0.1'
+_default_host: str = '127.0.0.1'
-_default_arbiter_port: int = 1616
+_default_port: int = 1616
+
+# default registry always on localhost
+_default_lo_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]] = [(
+    _default_host,
+    _default_port,
+)]
 
 
 logger = log.get_logger('tractor')
@@ -59,38 +65,73 @@ async def open_root_actor(
 
     *,
     # defaults are above
-    arbiter_addr: tuple[str, int] | None = None,
+    registry_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]]|None = None,
 
     # defaults are above
-    registry_addr: tuple[str, int] | None = None,
+    arbiter_addr: tuple[str, int]|None = None,
 
-    name: str | None = 'root',
+    name: str|None = 'root',
 
     # either the `multiprocessing` start method:
     # https://docs.python.org/3/library/multiprocessing.html#contexts-and-start-methods
     # OR `trio` (the new default).
-    start_method: _spawn.SpawnMethodKey | None = None,
+    start_method: _spawn.SpawnMethodKey|None = None,
 
     # enables the multi-process debugger support
     debug_mode: bool = False,
+    maybe_enable_greenback: bool = False,  # `.pause_from_sync()/breakpoint()` support
+    enable_stack_on_sig: bool = False,
 
     # internal logging
-    loglevel: str | None = None,
+    loglevel: str|None = None,
 
-    enable_modules: list | None = None,
+    enable_modules: list|None = None,
-    rpc_module_paths: list | None = None,
+    rpc_module_paths: list|None = None,
 
-) -> typing.Any:
+    # NOTE: allow caller to ensure that only one registry exists
+    # and that this call creates it.
+    ensure_registry: bool = False,
+
+) -> Actor:
     '''
     Runtime init entry point for ``tractor``.
 
     '''
+    # TODO: stick this in a `@cm` defined in `devx._debug`?
+    #
     # Override the global debugger hook to make it play nice with
     # ``trio``, see much discussion in:
     # https://github.com/python-trio/trio/issues/1155#issuecomment-742964018
-    builtin_bp_handler = sys.breakpointhook
+    builtin_bp_handler: Callable = sys.breakpointhook
-    orig_bp_path: str | None = os.environ.get('PYTHONBREAKPOINT', None)
+    orig_bp_path: str|None = os.environ.get(
-    os.environ['PYTHONBREAKPOINT'] = 'tractor.devx._debug.pause_from_sync'
+        'PYTHONBREAKPOINT',
+        None,
+    )
+    if (
+        debug_mode
+        and maybe_enable_greenback
+        and await _debug.maybe_init_greenback(
+            raise_not_found=False,
+        )
+    ):
+        os.environ['PYTHONBREAKPOINT'] = (
+            'tractor.devx._debug.pause_from_sync'
+        )
+    else:
+        # TODO: disable `breakpoint()` by default (without
+        # `greenback`) since it will break any multi-actor
+        # usage by a clobbered TTY's stdstreams!
+        def block_bps(*args, **kwargs):
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                'Trying to use `breakpoint()` eh?\n'
+                'Welp, `tractor` blocks `breakpoint()` built-in calls by default!\n'
+                'If you need to use it please install `greenback` and set '
+                '`debug_mode=True` when opening the runtime '
+                '(either via `.open_nursery()` or `open_root_actor()`)\n'
+            )
+
+        sys.breakpointhook = block_bps
+        # os.environ['PYTHONBREAKPOINT'] = None
 
     # attempt to retreive ``trio``'s sigint handler and stash it
     # on our debugger lock state.
@@ -100,7 +141,11 @@ async def open_root_actor(
     _state._runtime_vars['_is_root'] = True
 
     # caps based rpc list
-    enable_modules = enable_modules or []
+    enable_modules = (
+        enable_modules
+        or
+        []
+    )
 
     if rpc_module_paths:
         warnings.warn(
@@ -116,20 +161,19 @@ async def open_root_actor(
 
     if arbiter_addr is not None:
         warnings.warn(
-            '`arbiter_addr` is now deprecated and has been renamed to'
+            '`arbiter_addr` is now deprecated\n'
-            '`registry_addr`.\nUse that instead..',
+            'Use `registry_addrs: list[tuple]` instead..',
             DeprecationWarning,
             stacklevel=2,
         )
+        registry_addrs = [arbiter_addr]
 
-    registry_addr = (host, port) = (
+    registry_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]] = (
-        registry_addr
+        registry_addrs
-        or arbiter_addr
+        or
-        or (
+        _default_lo_addrs
-            _default_arbiter_host,
-            _default_arbiter_port,
-        )
     )
+    assert registry_addrs
 
     loglevel = (
         loglevel
@@ -167,7 +211,11 @@ async def open_root_actor(
     assert _log
 
     # TODO: factor this into `.devx._stackscope`!!
-    if debug_mode:
+    if (
+        debug_mode
+        and
+        enable_stack_on_sig
+    ):
         try:
             logger.info('Enabling `stackscope` traces on SIGUSR1')
             from .devx import enable_stack_on_sig
@@ -177,73 +225,131 @@ async def open_root_actor(
                 '`stackscope` not installed for use in debug mode!'
             )
 
-    try:
+    # closed into below ping task-func
-        # make a temporary connection to see if an arbiter exists,
+    ponged_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]] = []
-        # if one can't be made quickly we assume none exists.
-        arbiter_found = False
 
-        # TODO: this connect-and-bail forces us to have to carefully
+    async def ping_tpt_socket(
-        # rewrap TCP 104-connection-reset errors as EOF so as to avoid
+        addr: tuple[str, int],
-        # propagating cancel-causing errors to the channel-msg loop
+        timeout: float = 1,
-        # machinery.  Likely it would be better to eventually have
+    ) -> None:
-        # a "discovery" protocol with basic handshake instead.
+        '''
-        with trio.move_on_after(1):
+        Attempt temporary connection to see if a registry is
-            async with _connect_chan(host, port):
+        listening at the requested address by a tranport layer
-                arbiter_found = True
+        ping.
 
-    except OSError:
+        If a connection can't be made quickly we assume none no
-        # TODO: make this a "discovery" log level?
+        server is listening at that addr.
-        logger.warning(f"No actor registry found @ {host}:{port}")
 
-    # create a local actor and start up its main routine/task
+        '''
-    if arbiter_found:
+        try:
+            # TODO: this connect-and-bail forces us to have to
+            # carefully rewrap TCP 104-connection-reset errors as
+            # EOF so as to avoid propagating cancel-causing errors
+            # to the channel-msg loop machinery. Likely it would
+            # be better to eventually have a "discovery" protocol
+            # with basic handshake instead?
+            with trio.move_on_after(timeout):
+                async with _connect_chan(*addr):
+                    ponged_addrs.append(addr)
+
+        except OSError:
+            # TODO: make this a "discovery" log level?
+            logger.warning(f'No actor registry found @ {addr}')
+
+    async with trio.open_nursery() as tn:
+        for addr in registry_addrs:
+            tn.start_soon(
+                ping_tpt_socket,
+                tuple(addr),  # TODO: just drop this requirement?
+            )
+
+    trans_bind_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]] = []
+
+    # Create a new local root-actor instance which IS NOT THE
+    # REGISTRAR
+    if ponged_addrs:
+
+        if ensure_registry:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                 f'Failed to open `{name}`@{ponged_addrs}: '
+                'registry socket(s) already bound'
+            )
 
         # we were able to connect to an arbiter
-        logger.info(f"Arbiter seems to exist @ {host}:{port}")
+        logger.info(
+            f'Registry(s) seem(s) to exist @ {ponged_addrs}'
+        )
 
         actor = Actor(
-            name or 'anonymous',
+            name=name or 'anonymous',
-            arbiter_addr=registry_addr,
+            registry_addrs=ponged_addrs,
             loglevel=loglevel,
             enable_modules=enable_modules,
         )
-        host, port = (host, 0)
+        # DO NOT use the registry_addrs as the transport server
+        # addrs for this new non-registar, root-actor.
+        for host, port in ponged_addrs:
+            # NOTE: zero triggers dynamic OS port allocation
+            trans_bind_addrs.append((host, 0))
 
+    # Start this local actor as the "registrar", aka a regular
+    # actor who manages the local registry of "mailboxes" of
+    # other process-tree-local sub-actors.
     else:
-        # start this local actor as the arbiter (aka a regular actor who
-        # manages the local registry of "mailboxes")
 
-        # Note that if the current actor is the arbiter it is desirable
+        # NOTE that if the current actor IS THE REGISTAR, the
-        # for it to stay up indefinitely until a re-election process has
+        # following init steps are taken:
-        # taken place - which is not implemented yet FYI).
+        # - the tranport layer server is bound to each (host, port)
+        #   pair defined in provided registry_addrs, or the default.
+        trans_bind_addrs = registry_addrs
+
+        # - it is normally desirable for any registrar to stay up
+        #   indefinitely until either all registered (child/sub)
+        #   actors are terminated (via SC supervision) or,
+        #   a re-election process has taken place. 
+        # NOTE: all of ^ which is not implemented yet - see:
+        # https://github.com/goodboy/tractor/issues/216
+        # https://github.com/goodboy/tractor/pull/348
+        # https://github.com/goodboy/tractor/issues/296
 
         actor = Arbiter(
-            name or 'arbiter',
+            name or 'registrar',
-            arbiter_addr=registry_addr,
+            registry_addrs=registry_addrs,
             loglevel=loglevel,
             enable_modules=enable_modules,
         )
 
+    # Start up main task set via core actor-runtime nurseries.
     try:
         # assign process-local actor
         _state._current_actor = actor
 
         # start local channel-server and fake the portal API
         # NOTE: this won't block since we provide the nursery
-        logger.info(f"Starting local {actor} @ {host}:{port}")
+        ml_addrs_str: str = '\n'.join(
+            f'@{addr}' for addr in trans_bind_addrs
+        )
+        logger.info(
+            f'Starting local {actor.uid} on the following transport addrs:\n'
+            f'{ml_addrs_str}'
+        )
 
         # start the actor runtime in a new task
         async with trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
 
-            # ``_runtime.async_main()`` creates an internal nursery and
+            # ``_runtime.async_main()`` creates an internal nursery
-            # thus blocks here until the entire underlying actor tree has
+            # and blocks here until any underlying actor(-process)
-            # terminated thereby conducting structured concurrency.
+            # tree has terminated thereby conducting so called
-
+            # "end-to-end" structured concurrency throughout an
+            # entire hierarchical python sub-process set; all
+            # "actor runtime" primitives are SC-compat and thus all
+            # transitively spawned actors/processes must be as
+            # well.
             await nursery.start(
                 partial(
                     async_main,
                     actor,
-                    accept_addr=(host, port),
+                    accept_addrs=trans_bind_addrs,
                     parent_addr=None
                 )
             )
@@ -255,7 +361,7 @@ async def open_root_actor(
                 BaseExceptionGroup,
             ) as err:
 
-                entered = await _debug._maybe_enter_pm(err)
+                entered: bool = await _debug._maybe_enter_pm(err)
                 if (
                     not entered
                     and
@@ -263,7 +369,8 @@ async def open_root_actor(
                 ):
                     logger.exception('Root actor crashed:\n')
 
-                # always re-raise
+                # ALWAYS re-raise any error bubbled up from the
+                # runtime!
                 raise
 
             finally:
@@ -284,13 +391,15 @@ async def open_root_actor(
         _state._current_actor = None
         _state._last_actor_terminated = actor
 
-        # restore breakpoint hook state
+        # restore built-in `breakpoint()` hook state
-        sys.breakpointhook = builtin_bp_handler
+        if debug_mode:
-        if orig_bp_path is not None:
+            if builtin_bp_handler is not None:
-            os.environ['PYTHONBREAKPOINT'] = orig_bp_path
+                sys.breakpointhook = builtin_bp_handler
-        else:
+            if orig_bp_path is not None:
-            # clear env back to having no entry
+                os.environ['PYTHONBREAKPOINT'] = orig_bp_path
-            os.environ.pop('PYTHONBREAKPOINT')
+            else:
+                # clear env back to having no entry
+                os.environ.pop('PYTHONBREAKPOINT')
 
         logger.runtime("Root actor terminated")
 
@@ -300,10 +409,7 @@ def run_daemon(
 
     # runtime kwargs
     name: str | None = 'root',
-    registry_addr: tuple[str, int] = (
+    registry_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]] = _default_lo_addrs,
-        _default_arbiter_host,
-        _default_arbiter_port,
-    ),
 
     start_method: str | None = None,
     debug_mode: bool = False,
@@ -327,7 +433,7 @@ def run_daemon(
     async def _main():
 
         async with open_root_actor(
-            registry_addr=registry_addr,
+            registry_addrs=registry_addrs,
             name=name,
             start_method=start_method,
             debug_mode=debug_mode,

tractor/_rpc.py

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ from contextlib import (
 from functools import partial
 import inspect
 from pprint import pformat
-from types import ModuleType
 from typing import (
     Any,
     Callable,
@@ -268,7 +267,10 @@ async def _errors_relayed_via_ipc(
                 entered_debug = await _debug._maybe_enter_pm(err)
 
                 if not entered_debug:
-                    log.exception('Actor crashed:\n')
+                    log.exception(
+                        'RPC task crashed\n'
+                        f'|_{ctx}'
+                    )
 
         # always (try to) ship RPC errors back to caller
         if is_rpc:
@@ -329,27 +331,6 @@ async def _errors_relayed_via_ipc(
                 actor._ongoing_rpc_tasks.set()
 
 
-_gb_mod: ModuleType|None|False = None
-
-
-async def maybe_import_gb():
-    global _gb_mod
-    if _gb_mod is False:
-        return
-
-    try:
-        import greenback
-        _gb_mod = greenback
-        await greenback.ensure_portal()
-
-    except ModuleNotFoundError:
-        log.debug(
-            '`greenback` is not installed.\n'
-            'No sync debug support!\n'
-        )
-        _gb_mod = False
-
-
 async def _invoke(
 
     actor: Actor,
@@ -377,7 +358,9 @@ async def _invoke(
     treat_as_gen: bool = False
 
     if _state.debug_mode():
-        await maybe_import_gb()
+        # XXX for .pause_from_sync()` usage we need to make sure
+        # `greenback` is boostrapped in the subactor!
+        await _debug.maybe_init_greenback()
 
     # TODO: possibly a specially formatted traceback
     # (not sure what typing is for this..)?
@@ -608,7 +591,8 @@ async def _invoke(
                     # other side.
                     ctxc = ContextCancelled(
                         msg,
-                        suberror_type=trio.Cancelled,
+                        boxed_type=trio.Cancelled,
+                        # boxed_type_str='Cancelled',
                         canceller=canceller,
                     )
                     # assign local error so that the `.outcome`
@@ -666,7 +650,7 @@ async def _invoke(
                     f'`{repr(ctx.outcome)}`',
                 )
             )
-            log.cancel(
+            log.runtime(
                 f'IPC context terminated with a final {res_type_str}\n\n'
                 f'{ctx}\n'
             )
@@ -699,12 +683,6 @@ async def try_ship_error_to_remote(
                 # TODO: special tb fmting for ctxc cases?
                 # tb=tb,
             )
-            # NOTE: the src actor should always be packed into the
-            # error.. but how should we verify this?
-            # actor: Actor = _state.current_actor()
-            # assert err_msg['src_actor_uid']
-            # if not err_msg['error'].get('src_actor_uid'):
-            #     import pdbp; pdbp.set_trace()
             await channel.send(msg)
 
         # XXX NOTE XXX in SC terms this is one of the worst things

tractor/_runtime.py

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ from functools import partial
 from itertools import chain
 import importlib
 import importlib.util
+import os
 from pprint import pformat
 import signal
 import sys
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ from typing import (
 )
 import uuid
 from types import ModuleType
-import os
+import warnings
 
 import trio
 from trio import (
@@ -77,8 +78,8 @@ from ._exceptions import (
     ContextCancelled,
     TransportClosed,
 )
-from ._discovery import get_arbiter
 from .devx import _debug
+from ._discovery import get_registry
 from ._portal import Portal
 from . import _state
 from . import _mp_fixup_main
@@ -127,19 +128,24 @@ class Actor:
     # ugh, we need to get rid of this and replace with a "registry" sys
     # https://github.com/goodboy/tractor/issues/216
     is_arbiter: bool = False
+
+    @property
+    def is_registrar(self) -> bool:
+        return self.is_arbiter
+
     msg_buffer_size: int = 2**6
 
     # nursery placeholders filled in by `async_main()` after fork
-    _root_n: Nursery | None = None
+    _root_n: Nursery|None = None
-    _service_n: Nursery | None = None
+    _service_n: Nursery|None = None
-    _server_n: Nursery | None = None
+    _server_n: Nursery|None = None
 
     # Information about `__main__` from parent
     _parent_main_data: dict[str, str]
-    _parent_chan_cs: CancelScope | None = None
+    _parent_chan_cs: CancelScope|None = None
 
     # syncs for setup/teardown sequences
-    _server_down: trio.Event | None = None
+    _server_down: trio.Event|None = None
 
     # user toggled crash handling (including monkey-patched in
     # `trio.open_nursery()` via `.trionics._supervisor` B)
@@ -162,10 +168,14 @@ class Actor:
         name: str,
         *,
         enable_modules: list[str] = [],
-        uid: str | None = None,
+        uid: str|None = None,
-        loglevel: str | None = None,
+        loglevel: str|None = None,
-        arbiter_addr: tuple[str, int] | None = None,
+        registry_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]]|None = None,
-        spawn_method: str | None = None
+        spawn_method: str|None = None,
+
+        # TODO: remove!
+        arbiter_addr: tuple[str, int]|None = None,
+
     ) -> None:
         '''
         This constructor is called in the parent actor **before** the spawning
@@ -179,7 +189,7 @@ class Actor:
         )
 
         self._cancel_complete = trio.Event()
-        self._cancel_called_by_remote: tuple[str, tuple] | None = None
+        self._cancel_called_by_remote: tuple[str, tuple]|None = None
         self._cancel_called: bool = False
 
         # retreive and store parent `__main__` data which
@@ -189,27 +199,30 @@ class Actor:
         # always include debugging tools module
         enable_modules.append('tractor.devx._debug')
 
-        mods = {}
+        self.enable_modules: dict[str, str] = {}
         for name in enable_modules:
-            mod = importlib.import_module(name)
+            mod: ModuleType = importlib.import_module(name)
-            mods[name] = _get_mod_abspath(mod)
+            self.enable_modules[name] = _get_mod_abspath(mod)
 
-        self.enable_modules = mods
         self._mods: dict[str, ModuleType] = {}
-        self.loglevel = loglevel
+        self.loglevel: str = loglevel
 
-        self._arb_addr: tuple[str, int] | None = (
+        if arbiter_addr is not None:
-            str(arbiter_addr[0]),
+            warnings.warn(
-            int(arbiter_addr[1])
+                '`Actor(arbiter_addr=<blah>)` is now deprecated.\n'
-        ) if arbiter_addr else None
+                'Use `registry_addrs: list[tuple]` instead.',
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+            registry_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]] = [arbiter_addr]
 
         # marked by the process spawning backend at startup
         # will be None for the parent most process started manually
         # by the user (currently called the "arbiter")
-        self._spawn_method = spawn_method
+        self._spawn_method: str = spawn_method
 
         self._peers: defaultdict = defaultdict(list)
-        self._peer_connected: dict = {}
+        self._peer_connected: dict[tuple[str, str], trio.Event] = {}
         self._no_more_peers = trio.Event()
         self._no_more_peers.set()
         self._ongoing_rpc_tasks = trio.Event()
@@ -232,13 +245,52 @@ class Actor:
         ] = {}
 
         self._listeners: list[trio.abc.Listener] = []
-        self._parent_chan: Channel | None = None
+        self._parent_chan: Channel|None = None
-        self._forkserver_info: tuple | None = None
+        self._forkserver_info: tuple|None = None
         self._actoruid2nursery: dict[
             tuple[str, str],
-            ActorNursery | None,
+            ActorNursery|None,
         ] = {}  # type: ignore  # noqa
 
+        # when provided, init the registry addresses property from
+        # input via the validator.
+        self._reg_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]] = []
+        if registry_addrs:
+            self.reg_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]] = registry_addrs
+            _state._runtime_vars['_registry_addrs'] = registry_addrs
+
+    @property
+    def reg_addrs(self) -> list[tuple[str, int]]:
+        '''
+        List of (socket) addresses for all known (and contactable)
+        registry actors.
+
+        '''
+        return self._reg_addrs
+
+    @reg_addrs.setter
+    def reg_addrs(
+        self,
+        addrs: list[tuple[str, int]],
+    ) -> None:
+        if not addrs:
+            log.warning(
+                'Empty registry address list is invalid:\n'
+                f'{addrs}'
+            )
+            return
+
+        # always sanity check the input list since it's critical
+        # that addrs are correct for discovery sys operation.
+        for addr in addrs:
+            if not isinstance(addr, tuple):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    'Expected `Actor.reg_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]]`\n'
+                    f'Got {addrs}'
+                )
+
+            self._reg_addrs = addrs
+
     async def wait_for_peer(
         self, uid: tuple[str, str]
     ) -> tuple[trio.Event, Channel]:
@@ -336,6 +388,12 @@ class Actor:
         self._no_more_peers = trio.Event()  # unset by making new
         chan = Channel.from_stream(stream)
         their_uid: tuple[str, str]|None = chan.uid
+        if their_uid:
+            log.warning(
+                f'Re-connection from already known {their_uid}'
+            )
+        else:
+           log.runtime(f'New connection to us @{chan.raddr}')
 
         con_msg: str = ''
         if their_uid:
@@ -517,16 +575,19 @@ class Actor:
 
                 if disconnected:
                     # if the transport died and this actor is still
-                    # registered within a local nursery, we report that the
+                    # registered within a local nursery, we report
-                    # IPC layer may have failed unexpectedly since it may be
+                    # that the IPC layer may have failed
-                    # the cause of other downstream errors.
+                    # unexpectedly since it may be the cause of
+                    # other downstream errors.
                     entry = local_nursery._children.get(uid)
                     if entry:
                         proc: trio.Process
                         _, proc, _ = entry
 
-                        poll = getattr(proc, 'poll', None)
+                        if (
-                        if poll and poll() is None:
+                            (poll := getattr(proc, 'poll', None))
+                            and poll() is None
+                        ):
                             log.cancel(
                                 f'Peer IPC broke but subproc is alive?\n\n'
 
@@ -720,7 +781,7 @@ class Actor:
         #
         # side: str|None = None,
 
-        msg_buffer_size: int | None = None,
+        msg_buffer_size: int|None = None,
         allow_overruns: bool = False,
 
     ) -> Context:
@@ -785,7 +846,7 @@ class Actor:
         kwargs: dict,
 
         # IPC channel config
-        msg_buffer_size: int | None = None,
+        msg_buffer_size: int|None = None,
         allow_overruns: bool = False,
         load_nsf: bool = False,
 
@@ -859,11 +920,11 @@ class Actor:
 
     async def _from_parent(
         self,
-        parent_addr: tuple[str, int] | None,
+        parent_addr: tuple[str, int]|None,
 
     ) -> tuple[
         Channel,
-        list[tuple[str, int]] | None,
+        list[tuple[str, int]]|None,
     ]:
         '''
         Bootstrap this local actor's runtime config from its parent by
@@ -880,11 +941,11 @@ class Actor:
             )
             await chan.connect()
 
+            # TODO: move this into a `Channel.handshake()`?
             # Initial handshake: swap names.
             await self._do_handshake(chan)
 
-            accept_addr: tuple[str, int] | None = None
+            accept_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]]|None = None
-
             if self._spawn_method == "trio":
                 # Receive runtime state from our parent
                 parent_data: dict[str, Any]
@@ -897,10 +958,7 @@ class Actor:
                     # if "trace"/"util" mode is enabled?
                     f'{pformat(parent_data)}\n'
                 )
-                accept_addr = (
+                accept_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]] = parent_data.pop('bind_addrs')
-                    parent_data.pop('bind_host'),
-                    parent_data.pop('bind_port'),
-                )
                 rvs = parent_data.pop('_runtime_vars')
 
                 if rvs['_debug_mode']:
@@ -918,18 +976,23 @@ class Actor:
                 _state._runtime_vars.update(rvs)
 
                 for attr, value in parent_data.items():
-
+                    if (
-                    if attr == '_arb_addr':
+                        attr == 'reg_addrs'
+                        and value
+                    ):
                         # XXX: ``msgspec`` doesn't support serializing tuples
                         # so just cash manually here since it's what our
                         # internals expect.
-                        value = tuple(value) if value else None
+                        # TODO: we don't really NEED these as
-                        self._arb_addr = value
+                        # tuples so we can probably drop this
+                        # casting since apparently in python lists
+                        # are "more efficient"?
+                        self.reg_addrs = [tuple(val) for val in value]
 
                     else:
                         setattr(self, attr, value)
 
-            return chan, accept_addr
+            return chan, accept_addrs
 
         except OSError:  # failed to connect
             log.warning(
@@ -946,9 +1009,9 @@ class Actor:
         handler_nursery: Nursery,
         *,
         # (host, port) to bind for channel server
-        accept_host: tuple[str, int] | None = None,
+        listen_sockaddrs: list[tuple[str, int]]|None = None,
-        accept_port: int = 0,
+
-        task_status: TaskStatus[trio.Nursery] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED,
+        task_status: TaskStatus[Nursery] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED,
     ) -> None:
         '''
         Start the IPC transport server, begin listening for new connections.
@@ -958,30 +1021,40 @@ class Actor:
         `.cancel_server()` is called.
 
         '''
+        if listen_sockaddrs is None:
+            listen_sockaddrs = [(None, 0)]
+
         self._server_down = trio.Event()
         try:
             async with trio.open_nursery() as server_n:
-                listeners: list[trio.abc.Listener] = await server_n.start(
+
-                    partial(
+                for host, port in listen_sockaddrs:
-                        trio.serve_tcp,
+                    listeners: list[trio.abc.Listener] = await server_n.start(
-                        self._stream_handler,
+                        partial(
-                        # new connections will stay alive even if this server
+                            trio.serve_tcp,
-                        # is cancelled
+
-                        handler_nursery=handler_nursery,
+                            handler=self._stream_handler,
-                        port=accept_port,
+                            port=port,
-                        host=accept_host,
+                            host=host,
+
+                            # NOTE: configured such that new
+                            # connections will stay alive even if
+                            # this server is cancelled!
+                            handler_nursery=handler_nursery,
+                        )
                     )
-                )
+                    sockets: list[trio.socket] = [
-                sockets: list[trio.socket] = [
+                        getattr(listener, 'socket', 'unknown socket')
-                    getattr(listener, 'socket', 'unknown socket')
+                        for listener in listeners
-                    for listener in listeners
+                    ]
-                ]
+                    log.runtime(
-                log.runtime(
+                        'Started TCP server(s)\n'
-                    'Started TCP server(s)\n'
+                        f'|_{sockets}\n'
-                    f'|_{sockets}\n'
+                    )
-                )
+                    self._listeners.extend(listeners)
-                self._listeners.extend(listeners)
+
                 task_status.started(server_n)
+
         finally:
             # signal the server is down since nursery above terminated
             self._server_down.set()
@@ -1318,6 +1391,19 @@ class Actor:
             log.runtime("Shutting down channel server")
             self._server_n.cancel_scope.cancel()
 
+    @property
+    def accept_addrs(self) -> list[tuple[str, int]]:
+        '''
+        All addresses to which the transport-channel server binds
+        and listens for new connections.
+
+        '''
+        # throws OSError on failure
+        return [
+            listener.socket.getsockname() 
+            for listener in self._listeners
+        ]  # type: ignore
+
     @property
     def accept_addr(self) -> tuple[str, int]:
         '''
@@ -1326,7 +1412,7 @@ class Actor:
 
         '''
         # throws OSError on failure
-        return self._listeners[0].socket.getsockname()  # type: ignore
+        return self.accept_addrs[0]
 
     def get_parent(self) -> Portal:
         '''
@@ -1343,6 +1429,7 @@ class Actor:
         '''
         return self._peers[uid]
 
+    # TODO: move to `Channel.handshake(uid)`
     async def _do_handshake(
         self,
         chan: Channel
@@ -1379,7 +1466,7 @@ class Actor:
 
 async def async_main(
     actor: Actor,
-    accept_addr: tuple[str, int] | None = None,
+    accept_addrs: tuple[str, int]|None = None,
 
     # XXX: currently ``parent_addr`` is only needed for the
     # ``multiprocessing`` backend (which pickles state sent to
@@ -1388,7 +1475,7 @@ async def async_main(
     # change this to a simple ``is_subactor: bool`` which will
     # be False when running as root actor and True when as
     # a subactor.
-    parent_addr: tuple[str, int] | None = None,
+    parent_addr: tuple[str, int]|None = None,
     task_status: TaskStatus[None] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED,
 
 ) -> None:
@@ -1407,20 +1494,25 @@ async def async_main(
     # on our debugger lock state.
     _debug.Lock._trio_handler = signal.getsignal(signal.SIGINT)
 
-    registered_with_arbiter = False
+    is_registered: bool = False
     try:
 
         # establish primary connection with immediate parent
-        actor._parent_chan = None
+        actor._parent_chan: Channel|None = None
         if parent_addr is not None:
 
-            actor._parent_chan, accept_addr_rent = await actor._from_parent(
+            (
-                parent_addr)
+                actor._parent_chan,
+                set_accept_addr_says_rent,
+            ) = await actor._from_parent(parent_addr)
 
-            # either it's passed in because we're not a child
+            # either it's passed in because we're not a child or
-            # or because we're running in mp mode
+            # because we're running in mp mode
-            if accept_addr_rent is not None:
+            if (
-                accept_addr = accept_addr_rent
+                set_accept_addr_says_rent
+                and set_accept_addr_says_rent is not None
+            ):
+                accept_addrs = set_accept_addr_says_rent
 
         # The "root" nursery ensures the channel with the immediate
         # parent is kept alive as a resilient service until
@@ -1460,34 +1552,72 @@ async def async_main(
                 # - subactor: the bind address is sent by our parent
                 #   over our established channel
                 # - root actor: the ``accept_addr`` passed to this method
-                assert accept_addr
+                assert accept_addrs
-                host, port = accept_addr
 
-                actor._server_n = await service_nursery.start(
+                try:
-                    partial(
+                    actor._server_n = await service_nursery.start(
-                        actor._serve_forever,
+                        partial(
-                        service_nursery,
+                            actor._serve_forever,
-                        accept_host=host,
+                            service_nursery,
-                        accept_port=port
+                            listen_sockaddrs=accept_addrs,
+                        )
                     )
-                )
+                except OSError as oserr:
-                accept_addr = actor.accept_addr
+                    # NOTE: always allow runtime hackers to debug
+                    # tranport address bind errors - normally it's
+                    # something silly like the wrong socket-address
+                    # passed via a config or CLI Bo
+                    entered_debug: bool = await _debug._maybe_enter_pm(oserr)
+                    if not entered_debug:
+                        log.exception('Failed to init IPC channel server !?\n')
+                    raise
+
+                accept_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]] = actor.accept_addrs
+
+                # NOTE: only set the loopback addr for the 
+                # process-tree-global "root" mailbox since
+                # all sub-actors should be able to speak to
+                # their root actor over that channel.
                 if _state._runtime_vars['_is_root']:
-                    _state._runtime_vars['_root_mailbox'] = accept_addr
+                    for addr in accept_addrs:
+                        host, _ = addr
+                        # TODO: generic 'lo' detector predicate
+                        if '127.0.0.1' in host:
+                            _state._runtime_vars['_root_mailbox'] = addr
 
                 # Register with the arbiter if we're told its addr
-                log.runtime(f"Registering {actor} for role `{actor.name}`")
+                log.runtime(
-                assert isinstance(actor._arb_addr, tuple)
+                    f'Registering `{actor.name}` ->\n'
+                    f'{pformat(accept_addrs)}'
+                )
 
-                async with get_arbiter(*actor._arb_addr) as arb_portal:
+                # TODO: ideally we don't fan out to all registrars
-                    await arb_portal.run_from_ns(
+                # if addresses point to the same actor..
-                        'self',
+                # So we need a way to detect that? maybe iterate
-                        'register_actor',
+                # only on unique actor uids?
-                        uid=actor.uid,
+                for addr in actor.reg_addrs:
-                        sockaddr=accept_addr,
+                    try:
-                    )
+                        assert isinstance(addr, tuple)
+                        assert addr[1]  # non-zero after bind
+                    except AssertionError:
+                        await _debug.pause()
 
-                registered_with_arbiter = True
+                    async with get_registry(*addr) as reg_portal:
+                        for accept_addr in accept_addrs:
+
+                            if not accept_addr[1]:
+                                await _debug.pause()
+
+                            assert accept_addr[1]
+
+                            await reg_portal.run_from_ns(
+                                'self',
+                                'register_actor',
+                                uid=actor.uid,
+                                sockaddr=accept_addr,
+                            )
+
+                    is_registered: bool = True
 
                 # init steps complete
                 task_status.started()
@@ -1520,18 +1650,20 @@ async def async_main(
         log.runtime("Closing all actor lifetime contexts")
         actor.lifetime_stack.close()
 
-        if not registered_with_arbiter:
+        if not is_registered:
             # TODO: I guess we could try to connect back
             # to the parent through a channel and engage a debugger
             # once we have that all working with std streams locking?
             log.exception(
                 f"Actor errored and failed to register with arbiter "
-                f"@ {actor._arb_addr}?")
+                f"@ {actor.reg_addrs[0]}?")
             log.error(
-                "\n\n\t^^^ THIS IS PROBABLY A TRACTOR BUGGGGG!!! ^^^\n"
+                "\n\n\t^^^ THIS IS PROBABLY AN INTERNAL `tractor` BUG! ^^^\n\n"
-                "\tCALMLY CALL THE AUTHORITIES AND HIDE YOUR CHILDREN.\n\n"
+                "\t>> CALMLY CALL THE AUTHORITIES AND HIDE YOUR CHILDREN <<\n\n"
-                "\tYOUR PARENT CODE IS GOING TO KEEP WORKING FINE!!!\n"
+                "\tIf this is a sub-actor hopefully its parent will keep running "
-                "\tTHIS IS HOW RELIABlE SYSTEMS ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK!?!?\n"
+                "correctly presuming this error was safely ignored..\n\n"
+                "\tPLEASE REPORT THIS TRACEBACK IN A BUG REPORT: "
+                "https://github.com/goodboy/tractor/issues\n"
             )
 
         if actor._parent_chan:
@@ -1571,27 +1703,33 @@ async def async_main(
 
         # Unregister actor from the registry-sys / registrar.
         if (
-            registered_with_arbiter
+            is_registered
-            and not actor.is_arbiter
+            and not actor.is_registrar
         ):
-            failed = False
+            failed: bool = False
-            assert isinstance(actor._arb_addr, tuple)
+            for addr in actor.reg_addrs:
-            with trio.move_on_after(0.5) as cs:
+                assert isinstance(addr, tuple)
-                cs.shield = True
+                with trio.move_on_after(0.5) as cs:
-                try:
+                    cs.shield = True
-                    async with get_arbiter(*actor._arb_addr) as arb_portal:
+                    try:
-                        await arb_portal.run_from_ns(
+                        async with get_registry(
-                            'self',
+                            *addr,
-                            'unregister_actor',
+                        ) as reg_portal:
-                            uid=actor.uid
+                            await reg_portal.run_from_ns(
-                        )
+                                'self',
-                except OSError:
+                                'unregister_actor',
+                                uid=actor.uid
+                            )
+                    except OSError:
+                        failed = True
+                if cs.cancelled_caught:
                     failed = True
-            if cs.cancelled_caught:
+
-                failed = True
+                if failed:
-            if failed:
+                    log.warning(
-                log.warning(
+                        f'Failed to unregister {actor.name} from '
-                    f"Failed to unregister {actor.name} from arbiter")
+                        f'registar @ {addr}'
+                    )
 
         # Ensure all peers (actors connected to us as clients) are finished
         if not actor._no_more_peers.is_set():
@@ -1610,18 +1748,36 @@ async def async_main(
 # TODO: rename to `Registry` and move to `._discovery`!
 class Arbiter(Actor):
     '''
-    A special actor who knows all the other actors and always has
+    A special registrar actor who can contact all other actors
-    access to a top level nursery.
+    within its immediate process tree and possibly keeps a registry
+    of others meant to be discoverable in a distributed
+    application. Normally the registrar is also the "root actor"
+    and thus always has access to the top-most-level actor
+    (process) nursery.
 
-    The arbiter is by default the first actor spawned on each host
+    By default, the registrar is always initialized when and if no
-    and is responsible for keeping track of all other actors for
+    other registrar socket addrs have been specified to runtime
-    coordination purposes. If a new main process is launched and an
+    init entry-points (such as `open_root_actor()` or
-    arbiter is already running that arbiter will be used.
+    `open_nursery()`). Any time a new main process is launched (and
+    thus thus a new root actor created) and, no existing registrar
+    can be contacted at the provided `registry_addr`, then a new
+    one is always created; however, if one can be reached it is
+    used.
+
+    Normally a distributed app requires at least registrar per
+    logical host where for that given "host space" (aka localhost
+    IPC domain of addresses) it is responsible for making all other
+    host (local address) bound actors *discoverable* to external
+    actor trees running on remote hosts.
 
     '''
     is_arbiter = True
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *args,
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> None:
 
         self._registry: dict[
             tuple[str, str],
@@ -1641,7 +1797,7 @@ class Arbiter(Actor):
         self,
         name: str,
 
-    ) -> tuple[str, int] | None:
+    ) -> tuple[str, int]|None:
 
         for uid, sockaddr in self._registry.items():
             if name in uid:
@@ -1663,7 +1819,10 @@ class Arbiter(Actor):
         # unpacker since we have tuples as keys (not this makes the
         # arbiter suscetible to hashdos):
         # https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack-python#major-breaking-changes-in-msgpack-10
-        return {'.'.join(key): val for key, val in self._registry.items()}
+        return {
+            '.'.join(key): val
+            for key, val in self._registry.items()
+        }
 
     async def wait_for_actor(
         self,
@@ -1706,8 +1865,15 @@ class Arbiter(Actor):
         sockaddr: tuple[str, int]
 
     ) -> None:
-        uid = name, _ = (str(uid[0]), str(uid[1]))
+        uid = name, hash = (str(uid[0]), str(uid[1]))
-        self._registry[uid] = (str(sockaddr[0]), int(sockaddr[1]))
+        addr = (host, port) = (
+            str(sockaddr[0]),
+            int(sockaddr[1]),
+        )
+        if port == 0:
+            await _debug.pause()
+        assert port  # should never be 0-dynamic-os-alloc
+        self._registry[uid] = addr
 
         # pop and signal all waiter events
         events = self._waiters.pop(name, [])

tractor/_spawn.py

@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ async def hard_kill(
     # whilst also hacking on it XD
     # terminate_after: int = 99999,
 
+    # NOTE: for mucking with `.pause()`-ing inside the runtime
+    # whilst also hacking on it XD
+    # terminate_after: int = 99999,
+
 ) -> None:
     '''
     Un-gracefully terminate an OS level `trio.Process` after timeout.
@@ -365,7 +369,7 @@ async def new_proc(
     errors: dict[tuple[str, str], Exception],
 
     # passed through to actor main
-    bind_addr: tuple[str, int],
+    bind_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]],
     parent_addr: tuple[str, int],
     _runtime_vars: dict[str, Any],  # serialized and sent to _child
 
@@ -387,7 +391,7 @@ async def new_proc(
         actor_nursery,
         subactor,
         errors,
-        bind_addr,
+        bind_addrs,
         parent_addr,
         _runtime_vars,  # run time vars
         infect_asyncio=infect_asyncio,
@@ -402,7 +406,7 @@ async def trio_proc(
     errors: dict[tuple[str, str], Exception],
 
     # passed through to actor main
-    bind_addr: tuple[str, int],
+    bind_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]],
     parent_addr: tuple[str, int],
     _runtime_vars: dict[str, Any],  # serialized and sent to _child
     *,
@@ -491,16 +495,15 @@ async def trio_proc(
 
         # send additional init params
         await chan.send({
-            "_parent_main_data": subactor._parent_main_data,
+            '_parent_main_data': subactor._parent_main_data,
-            "enable_modules": subactor.enable_modules,
+            'enable_modules': subactor.enable_modules,
-            "_arb_addr": subactor._arb_addr,
+            'reg_addrs': subactor.reg_addrs,
-            "bind_host": bind_addr[0],
+            'bind_addrs': bind_addrs,
-            "bind_port": bind_addr[1],
+            '_runtime_vars': _runtime_vars,
-            "_runtime_vars": _runtime_vars,
         })
 
         # track subactor in current nursery
-        curr_actor = current_actor()
+        curr_actor: Actor = current_actor()
         curr_actor._actoruid2nursery[subactor.uid] = actor_nursery
 
         # resume caller at next checkpoint now that child is up
@@ -602,7 +605,7 @@ async def mp_proc(
     subactor: Actor,
     errors: dict[tuple[str, str], Exception],
     # passed through to actor main
-    bind_addr: tuple[str, int],
+    bind_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]],
     parent_addr: tuple[str, int],
     _runtime_vars: dict[str, Any],  # serialized and sent to _child
     *,
@@ -660,7 +663,7 @@ async def mp_proc(
         target=_mp_main,
         args=(
             subactor,
-            bind_addr,
+            bind_addrs,
             fs_info,
             _spawn_method,
             parent_addr,

tractor/_state.py

@@ -30,10 +30,16 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 _current_actor: Actor|None = None  # type: ignore # noqa
 _last_actor_terminated: Actor|None = None
+
+# TODO: mk this a `msgspec.Struct`!
 _runtime_vars: dict[str, Any] = {
     '_debug_mode': False,
     '_is_root': False,
-    '_root_mailbox': (None, None)
+    '_root_mailbox': (None, None),
+    '_registry_addrs': [],
+
+    # for `breakpoint()` support
+    'use_greenback': False,
 }
 
 

tractor/_supervise.py

@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ from contextlib import asynccontextmanager as acm
 from functools import partial
 import inspect
 from pprint import pformat
-from typing import (
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
-    Optional,
-    TYPE_CHECKING,
-)
 import typing
 import warnings
 
@@ -97,7 +94,7 @@ class ActorNursery:
             tuple[
                 Actor,
                 trio.Process | mp.Process,
-                Optional[Portal],
+                Portal | None,
             ]
         ] = {}
         # portals spawned with ``run_in_actor()`` are
@@ -121,12 +118,12 @@ class ActorNursery:
         self,
         name: str,
         *,
-        bind_addr: tuple[str, int] = _default_bind_addr,
+        bind_addrs: list[tuple[str, int]] = [_default_bind_addr],
-        rpc_module_paths: list[str] | None = None,
+        rpc_module_paths: list[str]|None = None,
-        enable_modules: list[str] | None = None,
+        enable_modules: list[str]|None = None,
-        loglevel: str | None = None,  # set log level per subactor
+        loglevel: str|None = None,  # set log level per subactor
-        nursery: trio.Nursery | None = None,
+        nursery: trio.Nursery|None = None,
-        debug_mode: Optional[bool] | None = None,
+        debug_mode: bool|None = None,
         infect_asyncio: bool = False,
     ) -> Portal:
         '''
@@ -161,7 +158,9 @@ class ActorNursery:
             # modules allowed to invoked funcs from
             enable_modules=enable_modules,
             loglevel=loglevel,
-            arbiter_addr=current_actor()._arb_addr,
+
+            # verbatim relay this actor's registrar addresses
+            registry_addrs=current_actor().reg_addrs,
         )
         parent_addr = self._actor.accept_addr
         assert parent_addr
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ class ActorNursery:
                 self,
                 subactor,
                 self.errors,
-                bind_addr,
+                bind_addrs,
                 parent_addr,
                 _rtv,  # run time vars
                 infect_asyncio=infect_asyncio,
@@ -191,8 +190,8 @@ class ActorNursery:
         fn: typing.Callable,
         *,
 
-        name: Optional[str] = None,
+        name: str | None = None,
-        bind_addr: tuple[str, int] = _default_bind_addr,
+        bind_addrs: tuple[str, int] = [_default_bind_addr],
         rpc_module_paths: list[str] | None = None,
         enable_modules: list[str] | None = None,
         loglevel: str | None = None,  # set log level per subactor
@@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ class ActorNursery:
             enable_modules=[mod_path] + (
                 enable_modules or rpc_module_paths or []
             ),
-            bind_addr=bind_addr,
+            bind_addrs=bind_addrs,
             loglevel=loglevel,
             # use the run_in_actor nursery
             nursery=self._ria_nursery,
@@ -584,7 +583,7 @@ async def open_nursery(
     finally:
         msg: str = (
             'Actor-nursery exited\n'
-            f'|_{an}\n\n'
+            f'|_{an}\n'
         )
 
         # shutdown runtime if it was started

tractor/devx/_code.py

@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+# tractor: structured concurrent "actors".
+# Copyright 2018-eternity Tyler Goodlet.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+'''
+Tools for code-object annotation, introspection and mutation
+as it pertains to improving the grok-ability of our runtime!
+
+'''
+from __future__ import annotations
+import inspect
+# import msgspec
+# from pprint import pformat
+from types import (
+    FrameType,
+    FunctionType,
+    MethodType,
+    # CodeType,
+)
+from typing import (
+    # Any,
+    Callable,
+    # TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Type,
+)
+
+from tractor.msg import (
+    pretty_struct,
+    NamespacePath,
+)
+
+
+# TODO: yeah, i don't love this and we should prolly just
+# write a decorator that actually keeps a stupid ref to the func
+# obj..
+def get_class_from_frame(fr: FrameType) -> (
+    FunctionType
+    |MethodType
+):
+    '''
+    Attempt to get the function (or method) reference
+    from a given `FrameType`.
+
+    Verbatim from an SO:
+    https://stackoverflow.com/a/2220759
+
+    '''
+    args, _, _, value_dict = inspect.getargvalues(fr)
+
+    # we check the first parameter for the frame function is
+    # named 'self'
+    if (
+        len(args)
+        and
+        # TODO: other cases for `@classmethod` etc..?)
+        args[0] == 'self'
+    ):
+        # in that case, 'self' will be referenced in value_dict
+        instance: object = value_dict.get('self')
+        if instance:
+          # return its class
+          return getattr(
+              instance,
+              '__class__',
+              None,
+          )
+
+    # return None otherwise
+    return None
+
+
+def func_ref_from_frame(
+    frame: FrameType,
+) -> Callable:
+    func_name: str = frame.f_code.co_name
+    try:
+        return frame.f_globals[func_name]
+    except KeyError:
+        cls: Type|None = get_class_from_frame(frame)
+        if cls:
+            return getattr(
+                cls,
+                func_name,
+            )
+
+
+# TODO: move all this into new `.devx._code`!
+# -[ ] prolly create a `@runtime_api` dec?
+# -[ ] ^- make it capture and/or accept buncha optional
+#     meta-data like a fancier version of `@pdbp.hideframe`.
+#
+class CallerInfo(pretty_struct.Struct):
+    rt_fi: inspect.FrameInfo
+    call_frame: FrameType
+
+    @property
+    def api_func_ref(self) -> Callable|None:
+        return func_ref_from_frame(self.rt_fi.frame)
+
+    @property
+    def api_nsp(self) -> NamespacePath|None:
+        func: FunctionType = self.api_func_ref
+        if func:
+            return NamespacePath.from_ref(func)
+
+        return '<unknown>'
+
+    @property
+    def caller_func_ref(self) -> Callable|None:
+        return func_ref_from_frame(self.call_frame)
+
+    @property
+    def caller_nsp(self) -> NamespacePath|None:
+        func: FunctionType = self.caller_func_ref
+        if func:
+            return NamespacePath.from_ref(func)
+
+        return '<unknown>'
+
+
+def find_caller_info(
+    dunder_var: str = '__runtimeframe__',
+    iframes:int = 1,
+    check_frame_depth: bool = True,
+
+) -> CallerInfo|None:
+    '''
+    Scan up the callstack for a frame with a `dunder_var: str` variable
+    and return the `iframes` frames above it.
+
+    By default we scan for a `__runtimeframe__` scope var which
+    denotes a `tractor` API above which (one frame up) is "user
+    app code" which "called into" the `tractor` method or func.
+
+    TODO: ex with `Portal.open_context()`
+
+    '''
+    # TODO: use this instead?
+    # https://docs.python.org/3/library/inspect.html#inspect.getouterframes
+    frames: list[inspect.FrameInfo] = inspect.stack()
+    for fi in frames:
+        assert (
+            fi.function
+            ==
+            fi.frame.f_code.co_name
+        )
+        this_frame: FrameType = fi.frame
+        dunder_val: int|None = this_frame.f_locals.get(dunder_var)
+        if dunder_val:
+            go_up_iframes: int = (
+                dunder_val  # could be 0 or `True` i guess?
+                or
+                iframes
+            )
+            rt_frame: FrameType = fi.frame
+            call_frame = rt_frame
+            for i in range(go_up_iframes):
+                call_frame = call_frame.f_back
+
+            return CallerInfo(
+                rt_fi=fi,
+                call_frame=call_frame,
+            )
+
+    return None

tractor/devx/_debug.py

@@ -33,35 +33,46 @@ from functools import (
 import os
 import signal
 import sys
+import threading
 import traceback
 from typing import (
     Any,
     Callable,
     AsyncIterator,
     AsyncGenerator,
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
+)
+from types import (
+    FrameType,
+    ModuleType,
 )
-from types import FrameType
 
 import pdbp
+import sniffio
 import tractor
 import trio
 from trio.lowlevel import current_task
-from trio_typing import (
+from trio import (
     TaskStatus,
     # Task,
 )
 
-from ..log import get_logger
+from tractor.log import get_logger
-from .._state import (
+from tractor._state import (
     current_actor,
     is_root_process,
     debug_mode,
 )
-from .._exceptions import (
+from tractor._exceptions import (
     is_multi_cancelled,
     ContextCancelled,
 )
-from .._ipc import Channel
+from tractor._ipc import Channel
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from tractor._runtime import (
+        Actor,
+    )
 
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -116,10 +127,36 @@ class Lock:
 
     @classmethod
     def shield_sigint(cls):
-        cls._orig_sigint_handler = signal.signal(
+        '''
-            signal.SIGINT,
+        Shield out SIGINT handling (which by default triggers
-            shield_sigint_handler,
+        `trio.Task` cancellation) in subactors when the `pdb` REPL
-        )
+        is active.
+
+        Avoids cancellation of the current actor (task) when the
+        user mistakenly sends ctl-c or a signal is received from
+        an external request; explicit runtime cancel requests are
+        allowed until the use exits the REPL session using
+        'continue' or 'quit', at which point the orig SIGINT
+        handler is restored.
+
+        '''
+        #
+        # XXX detect whether we're running from a non-main thread
+        # in which case schedule the SIGINT shielding override
+        # to in the main thread.
+        # https://docs.python.org/3/library/signal.html#signals-and-threads
+        if not cls.is_main_trio_thread():
+            cls._orig_sigint_handler: Callable = trio.from_thread.run_sync(
+                signal.signal,
+                signal.SIGINT,
+                shield_sigint_handler,
+            )
+
+        else:
+            cls._orig_sigint_handler = signal.signal(
+                signal.SIGINT,
+                shield_sigint_handler,
+            )
 
     @classmethod
     @pdbp.hideframe  # XXX NOTE XXX see below in `.pause_from_sync()`
@@ -127,13 +164,60 @@ class Lock:
         # always restore ``trio``'s sigint handler. see notes below in
         # the pdb factory about the nightmare that is that code swapping
         # out the handler when the repl activates...
-        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, cls._trio_handler)
+        if not cls.is_main_trio_thread():
+            trio.from_thread.run_sync(
+                signal.signal,
+                signal.SIGINT,
+                cls._trio_handler,
+            )
+        else:
+            signal.signal(
+                signal.SIGINT,
+                cls._trio_handler,
+            )
+
         cls._orig_sigint_handler = None
 
+    @classmethod
+    def is_main_trio_thread(cls) -> bool:
+        '''
+        Check if we're the "main" thread (as in the first one
+        started by cpython) AND that it is ALSO the thread that
+        called `trio.run()` and not some thread spawned with
+        `trio.to_thread.run_sync()`.
+
+        '''
+        is_trio_main = (
+            # TODO: since this is private, @oremanj says
+            # we should just copy the impl for now..
+            (is_main_thread := trio._util.is_main_thread())
+            and
+            (async_lib := sniffio.current_async_library()) == 'trio'
+        )
+        if (
+            not is_trio_main
+            and is_main_thread
+        ):
+            log.warning(
+                f'Current async-lib detected by `sniffio`: {async_lib}\n'
+            )
+        return is_trio_main
+        # XXX apparently unreliable..see ^
+        # (
+        #     threading.current_thread()
+        #     is not threading.main_thread()
+        # )
+
     @classmethod
     def release(cls):
         try:
-            cls._debug_lock.release()
+            if not cls.is_main_trio_thread():
+                trio.from_thread.run_sync(
+                    cls._debug_lock.release
+                )
+            else:
+                cls._debug_lock.release()
+
         except RuntimeError:
             # uhhh makes no sense but been seeing the non-owner
             # release error even though this is definitely the task
@@ -400,7 +484,6 @@ async def wait_for_parent_stdin_hijack(
 
                 # this syncs to child's ``Context.started()`` call.
                 async with portal.open_context(
-
                     lock_tty_for_child,
                     subactor_uid=actor_uid,
 
@@ -438,11 +521,31 @@ async def wait_for_parent_stdin_hijack(
             log.debug('Exiting debugger from child')
 
 
-def mk_mpdb() -> tuple[MultiActorPdb, Callable]:
+def mk_mpdb() -> MultiActorPdb:
+    '''
+    Deliver a new `MultiActorPdb`: a multi-process safe `pdbp`
+    REPL using the magic of SC!
 
+    Our `pdb.Pdb` subtype accomplishes multi-process safe debugging
+    by:
+
+    - mutexing access to the root process' TTY & stdstreams
+      via an IPC managed `Lock` singleton per process tree.
+
+    - temporarily overriding any subactor's SIGINT handler to shield during
+      live REPL sessions in sub-actors such that cancellation is
+      never (mistakenly) triggered by a ctrl-c and instead only 
+      by either explicit requests in the runtime or 
+
+    '''
     pdb = MultiActorPdb()
-    # signal.signal = pdbp.hideframe(signal.signal)
 
+    # Always shield out SIGINTs for subactors when REPL is active.
+    #
+    # XXX detect whether we're running from a non-main thread
+    # in which case schedule the SIGINT shielding override
+    # to in the main thread.
+    # https://docs.python.org/3/library/signal.html#signals-and-threads
     Lock.shield_sigint()
 
     # XXX: These are the important flags mentioned in
@@ -451,7 +554,7 @@ def mk_mpdb() -> tuple[MultiActorPdb, Callable]:
     pdb.allow_kbdint = True
     pdb.nosigint = True
 
-    return pdb, Lock.unshield_sigint
+    return pdb
 
 
 def shield_sigint_handler(
@@ -464,17 +567,16 @@ def shield_sigint_handler(
     '''
     Specialized, debugger-aware SIGINT handler.
 
-    In childred we always ignore to avoid deadlocks since cancellation
+    In childred we always ignore/shield for SIGINT to avoid
-    should always be managed by the parent supervising actor. The root
+    deadlocks since cancellation should always be managed by the
-    is always cancelled on ctrl-c.
+    supervising parent actor. The root actor-proces is always
+    cancelled on ctrl-c.
 
     '''
-    __tracebackhide__ = True
+    __tracebackhide__: bool = True
+    uid_in_debug: tuple[str, str]|None = Lock.global_actor_in_debug
 
-    uid_in_debug: tuple[str, str] | None = Lock.global_actor_in_debug
+    actor: Actor = current_actor()
-
-    actor = current_actor()
-    # print(f'{actor.uid} in HANDLER with ')
 
     def do_cancel():
         # If we haven't tried to cancel the runtime then do that instead
@@ -509,7 +611,7 @@ def shield_sigint_handler(
                 return do_cancel()
 
     # only set in the actor actually running the REPL
-    pdb_obj: MultiActorPdb | None = Lock.repl
+    pdb_obj: MultiActorPdb|None = Lock.repl
 
     # root actor branch that reports whether or not a child
     # has locked debugger.
@@ -616,14 +718,20 @@ _pause_msg: str = 'Attaching to pdb REPL in actor'
 
 
 def _set_trace(
-    actor: tractor.Actor | None = None,
+    actor: tractor.Actor|None = None,
-    pdb: MultiActorPdb | None = None,
+    pdb: MultiActorPdb|None = None,
     shield: bool = False,
 
     extra_frames_up_when_async: int = 1,
+    hide_tb: bool = True,
 ):
-    __tracebackhide__: bool = True
+    __tracebackhide__: bool = hide_tb
-    actor: tractor.Actor = actor or current_actor()
+
+    actor: tractor.Actor = (
+        actor
+        or
+        current_actor()
+    )
 
     # always start 1 level up from THIS in user code.
     frame: FrameType|None
@@ -669,20 +777,17 @@ def _set_trace(
                 f'Going up frame {i} -> {frame}\n'
             )
 
-    else:
+    # engage ze REPL
-        pdb, undo_sigint = mk_mpdb()
+    # B~()
-
-        # we entered the global ``breakpoint()`` built-in from sync
-        # code?
-        Lock.local_task_in_debug = 'sync'
-
     pdb.set_trace(frame=frame)
 
 
 async def _pause(
 
     debug_func: Callable = _set_trace,
-    release_lock_signal: trio.Event | None = None,
+
+    # NOTE: must be passed in the `.pause_from_sync()` case!
+    pdb: MultiActorPdb|None = None,
 
     # TODO: allow caller to pause despite task cancellation,
     # exactly the same as wrapping with:
@@ -691,9 +796,9 @@ async def _pause(
     # => the REMAINING ISSUE is that the scope's .__exit__() frame
     # is always show in the debugger on entry.. and there seems to
     # be no way to override it?..
-    # shield: bool = False,
+    #
-
     shield: bool = False,
+    hide_tb: bool = True,
     task_status: TaskStatus[trio.Event] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED
 
 ) -> None:
@@ -705,10 +810,16 @@ async def _pause(
     Hopefully we won't need this in the long run.
 
     '''
-    __tracebackhide__: bool = True
+    __tracebackhide__: bool = hide_tb
-    actor = current_actor()
+    actor: Actor = current_actor()
-    pdb, undo_sigint = mk_mpdb()
+    try:
-    task_name: str = trio.lowlevel.current_task().name
+        task_name: str = trio.lowlevel.current_task().name
+    except RuntimeError as rte:
+        if actor.is_infected_aio():
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                '`tractor.pause[_from_sync]()` not yet supported '
+                'for infected `asyncio` mode!'
+            ) from rte
 
     if (
         not Lock.local_pdb_complete
@@ -716,9 +827,13 @@ async def _pause(
     ):
         Lock.local_pdb_complete = trio.Event()
 
-    debug_func = partial(
+    if debug_func is not None:
-        debug_func,
+        debug_func = partial(
-    )
+            debug_func,
+        )
+
+    if pdb is None:
+        pdb: MultiActorPdb = mk_mpdb()
 
     # TODO: need a more robust check for the "root" actor
     if (
@@ -767,6 +882,7 @@ async def _pause(
                     actor.uid,
                 )
                 Lock.repl = pdb
+
         except RuntimeError:
             Lock.release()
 
@@ -811,32 +927,26 @@ async def _pause(
         # TODO: do we want to support using this **just** for the
         # locking / common code (prolly to help address #320)?
         #
-        # if debug_func is None:
+        if debug_func is None:
-            # assert release_lock_signal, (
+            task_status.started(Lock)
-            #     'Must pass `release_lock_signal: trio.Event` if no '
-            #     'trace func provided!'
-            # )
-            # print(f"{actor.uid} ENTERING WAIT")
-            # with trio.CancelScope(shield=True):
-            #     await release_lock_signal.wait()
 
-        # else:
+        else:
             # block here one (at the appropriate frame *up*) where
             # ``breakpoint()`` was awaited and begin handling stdio.
-        log.debug('Entering sync world of the `pdb` REPL..')
+            log.debug('Entering sync world of the `pdb` REPL..')
-        try:
+            try:
-            debug_func(
+                debug_func(
-                actor,
+                    actor,
-                pdb,
+                    pdb,
-                extra_frames_up_when_async=2,
+                    extra_frames_up_when_async=2,
-                shield=shield,
+                    shield=shield,
-            )
+                )
-        except BaseException:
+            except BaseException:
-            log.exception(
+                log.exception(
-                'Failed to invoke internal `debug_func = '
+                    'Failed to invoke internal `debug_func = '
-                f'{debug_func.func.__name__}`\n'
+                    f'{debug_func.func.__name__}`\n'
-            )
+                )
-            raise
+                raise
 
     except bdb.BdbQuit:
         Lock.release()
@@ -862,8 +972,7 @@ async def _pause(
 
 async def pause(
 
-    debug_func: Callable = _set_trace,
+    debug_func: Callable|None = _set_trace,
-    release_lock_signal: trio.Event | None = None,
 
     # TODO: allow caller to pause despite task cancellation,
     # exactly the same as wrapping with:
@@ -872,10 +981,11 @@ async def pause(
     # => the REMAINING ISSUE is that the scope's .__exit__() frame
     # is always show in the debugger on entry.. and there seems to
     # be no way to override it?..
-    # shield: bool = False,
+    #
-
     shield: bool = False,
-    task_status: TaskStatus[trio.Event] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED
+    task_status: TaskStatus[trio.Event] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED,
+
+    **_pause_kwargs,
 
 ) -> None:
     '''
@@ -920,89 +1030,166 @@ async def pause(
             task_status.started(cs)
             return await _pause(
                 debug_func=debug_func,
-                release_lock_signal=release_lock_signal,
                 shield=True,
                 task_status=task_status,
+                **_pause_kwargs
             )
     else:
         return await _pause(
             debug_func=debug_func,
-            release_lock_signal=release_lock_signal,
             shield=False,
             task_status=task_status,
+            **_pause_kwargs
         )
 
 
+_gb_mod: None|ModuleType|False = None
+
+
+def maybe_import_greenback(
+    raise_not_found: bool = True,
+    force_reload: bool = False,
+
+) -> ModuleType|False:
+    # be cached-fast on module-already-inited
+    global _gb_mod
+
+    if _gb_mod is False:
+        return False
+
+    elif (
+        _gb_mod is not None
+        and not force_reload
+    ):
+        return _gb_mod
+
+    try:
+        import greenback
+        _gb_mod = greenback
+        return greenback
+
+    except ModuleNotFoundError as mnf:
+        log.debug(
+            '`greenback` is not installed.\n'
+            'No sync debug support!\n'
+        )
+        _gb_mod = False
+
+        if raise_not_found:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                'The `greenback` lib is required to use `tractor.pause_from_sync()`!\n'
+                'https://github.com/oremanj/greenback\n'
+            ) from mnf
+
+        return False
+
+
+async def maybe_init_greenback(
+    **kwargs,
+) -> None|ModuleType:
+
+    if mod := maybe_import_greenback(**kwargs):
+        await mod.ensure_portal()
+        log.info(
+            '`greenback` portal opened!\n'
+            'Sync debug support activated!\n'
+        )
+        return mod
+
+    return None
 
 
 # TODO: allow pausing from sync code.
 # normally by remapping python's builtin breakpoint() hook to this
 # runtime aware version which takes care of all .
-def pause_from_sync() -> None:
+def pause_from_sync(
-    print("ENTER SYNC PAUSE")
+    hide_tb: bool = False,
+) -> None:
+
+    __tracebackhide__: bool = hide_tb
     actor: tractor.Actor = current_actor(
         err_on_no_runtime=False,
     )
-    if actor:
+    log.debug(
-        try:
+        f'{actor.uid}: JUST ENTERED `tractor.pause_from_sync()`'
-            import greenback
+        f'|_{actor}\n'
-            # __tracebackhide__ = True
+    )
+    if not actor:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            'Not inside the `tractor`-runtime?\n'
+            '`tractor.pause_from_sync()` is not functional without a wrapping\n'
+            '- `async with tractor.open_nursery()` or,\n'
+            '- `async with tractor.open_root_actor()`\n'
+        )
 
+    # NOTE: once supported, remove this AND the one
+    # inside `._pause()`!
+    if actor.is_infected_aio():
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            '`tractor.pause[_from_sync]()` not yet supported '
+            'for infected `asyncio` mode!'
+        )
 
-            # task_can_release_tty_lock = trio.Event()
+    # raises on not-found by default
+    greenback: ModuleType = maybe_import_greenback()
+    mdb: MultiActorPdb = mk_mpdb()
 
-            # spawn bg task which will lock out the TTY, we poll
+    # run async task which will lock out the root proc's TTY.
-            # just below until the release event is reporting that task as
+    if not Lock.is_main_trio_thread():
-            # waiting.. not the most ideal but works for now ;)
+
-            greenback.await_(
+        # TODO: we could also check for a non-`.to_thread` context
-                actor._service_n.start(partial(
+        # using `trio.from_thread.check_cancelled()` (says
-                    pause,
+        # oremanj) wherein we get the following outputs:
-                    debug_func=None,
+        #
-                    # release_lock_signal=task_can_release_tty_lock,
+        # `RuntimeError`: non-`.to_thread` spawned thread
-                ))
+        # noop: non-cancelled `.to_thread`
+        # `trio.Cancelled`: cancelled `.to_thread`
+        #
+        trio.from_thread.run(
+            partial(
+                pause,
+                debug_func=None,
+                pdb=mdb,
+                hide_tb=hide_tb,
             )
+        )
+        # TODO: maybe the `trio.current_task()` id/name if avail?
+        Lock.local_task_in_debug: str = str(threading.current_thread().name)
 
-        except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    else:  # we are presumably the `trio.run()` + main thread
-            log.warning('NO GREENBACK FOUND')
+        greenback.await_(
-    else:
+            pause(
-        log.warning('Not inside actor-runtime')
+                debug_func=None,
+                pdb=mdb,
+                hide_tb=hide_tb,
+            )
+        )
+        Lock.local_task_in_debug: str = current_task().name
 
-    db, undo_sigint = mk_mpdb()
+    # TODO: ensure we aggressively make the user aware about
-    Lock.local_task_in_debug = 'sync'
+    # entering the global ``breakpoint()`` built-in from sync
-    # db.config.enable_hidden_frames = True
-
-    # we entered the global ``breakpoint()`` built-in from sync
     # code?
-    frame: FrameType | None = sys._getframe()
+    _set_trace(
-    # print(f'FRAME: {str(frame)}')
+        actor=actor,
-    # assert not db._is_hidden(frame)
+        pdb=mdb,
+        hide_tb=hide_tb,
+        extra_frames_up_when_async=1,
 
-    frame: FrameType = frame.f_back  # type: ignore
+        # TODO? will we ever need it?
-    # print(f'FRAME: {str(frame)}')
+        # -> the gb._await() won't be affected by cancellation?
-    # if not db._is_hidden(frame):
+        # shield=shield,
-    #     pdbp.set_trace()
+    )
-    # db._hidden_frames.append(
+    # LEGACY NOTE on next LOC's frame showing weirdness..
-    #     (frame, frame.f_lineno)
+    #
-    # )
+    # XXX NOTE XXX no other LOC can be here without it
-    db.set_trace(frame=frame)
+    # showing up in the REPL's last stack frame !?!
-    # NOTE XXX: see the `@pdbp.hideframe` decoration
+    # -[ ] tried to use `@pdbp.hideframe` decoration but
-    # on `Lock.unshield_sigint()`.. I have NO CLUE why
+    #   still doesn't work
-    # the next instruction's def frame is being shown
-    # in the tb but it seems to be something wonky with
-    # the way `pdb` core works?
-    # undo_sigint()
-
-    # Lock.global_actor_in_debug = actor.uid
-    # Lock.release()
-    # task_can_release_tty_lock.set()
-
-
-# using the "pause" semantics instead since
-# that better covers actually somewhat "pausing the runtime"
-# for this particular paralell task to do debugging B)
-# pp = pause  # short-hand for "pause point"
 
 
+# NOTE prefer a new "pause" semantic since it better describes
+# "pausing the actor's runtime" for this particular
+# paralell task to do debugging in a REPL.
 async def breakpoint(**kwargs):
     log.warning(
         '`tractor.breakpoint()` is deprecated!\n'

tractor/devx/_stackscope.py

@@ -23,12 +23,31 @@ into each ``trio.Nursery`` except it links the lifetimes of memory space
 disjoint, parallel executing tasks in separate actors.
 
 '''
+from __future__ import annotations
+import multiprocessing as mp
 from signal import (
     signal,
     SIGUSR1,
 )
+import traceback
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import trio
+from tractor import (
+    _state,
+    log as logmod,
+)
+
+log = logmod.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from tractor._spawn import ProcessType
+    from tractor import (
+        Actor,
+        ActorNursery,
+    )
+
 
 @trio.lowlevel.disable_ki_protection
 def dump_task_tree() -> None:
@@ -41,9 +60,15 @@ def dump_task_tree() -> None:
             recurse_child_tasks=True
         )
     )
-    log = get_console_log('cancel')
+    log = get_console_log(
-    log.pdb(
+        name=__name__,
-        f'Dumping `stackscope` tree:\n\n'
+        level='cancel',
+    )
+    actor: Actor = _state.current_actor()
+    log.devx(
+        f'Dumping `stackscope` tree for actor\n'
+        f'{actor.name}: {actor}\n'
+        f' |_{mp.current_process()}\n\n'
         f'{tree_str}\n'
     )
     # import logging
@@ -56,8 +81,13 @@ def dump_task_tree() -> None:
     #     ).exception("Error printing task tree")
 
 
-def signal_handler(sig: int, frame: object) -> None:
+def signal_handler(
-    import traceback
+    sig: int,
+    frame: object,
+
+    relay_to_subs: bool = True,
+
+) -> None:
     try:
         trio.lowlevel.current_trio_token(
         ).run_sync_soon(dump_task_tree)
@@ -65,6 +95,26 @@ def signal_handler(sig: int, frame: object) -> None:
         # not in async context -- print a normal traceback
         traceback.print_stack()
 
+    if not relay_to_subs:
+        return
+
+    an: ActorNursery
+    for an in _state.current_actor()._actoruid2nursery.values():
+
+        subproc: ProcessType
+        subactor: Actor
+        for subactor, subproc, _ in an._children.values():
+            log.devx(
+                f'Relaying `SIGUSR1`[{sig}] to sub-actor\n'
+                f'{subactor}\n'
+                f' |_{subproc}\n'
+            )
+
+            if isinstance(subproc, trio.Process):
+                subproc.send_signal(sig)
+
+            elif isinstance(subproc, mp.Process):
+                subproc._send_signal(sig)
 
 
 def enable_stack_on_sig(
@@ -82,3 +132,6 @@ def enable_stack_on_sig(
     # NOTE: not the above can be triggered from
     # a (xonsh) shell using:
     # kill -SIGUSR1 @$(pgrep -f '<cmd>')
+    #
+    # for example if you were looking to trace a `pytest` run
+    # kill -SIGUSR1 @$(pgrep -f 'pytest')

tractor/log.py

@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ Log like a forester!
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 import sys
 import logging
+from logging import (
+    LoggerAdapter,
+    Logger,
+    StreamHandler,
+)
 import colorlog  # type: ignore
 
 import trio
@@ -48,20 +53,19 @@ LOG_FORMAT = (
 
 DATE_FORMAT = '%b %d %H:%M:%S'
 
-LEVELS: dict[str, int] = {
+# FYI, ERROR is 40
+CUSTOM_LEVELS: dict[str, int] = {
     'TRANSPORT': 5,
     'RUNTIME': 15,
-    'CANCEL': 16,
+    'DEVX': 17,
+    'CANCEL': 18,
     'PDB': 500,
 }
-# _custom_levels: set[str] = {
-#     lvlname.lower for lvlname in LEVELS.keys()
-# }
-
 STD_PALETTE = {
     'CRITICAL': 'red',
     'ERROR': 'red',
     'PDB': 'white',
+    'DEVX': 'cyan',
     'WARNING': 'yellow',
     'INFO': 'green',
     'CANCEL': 'yellow',
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ BOLD_PALETTE = {
 
 # TODO: this isn't showing the correct '{filename}'
 # as it did before..
-class StackLevelAdapter(logging.LoggerAdapter):
+class StackLevelAdapter(LoggerAdapter):
 
     def transport(
         self,
@@ -86,7 +90,8 @@ class StackLevelAdapter(logging.LoggerAdapter):
 
     ) -> None:
         '''
-        IPC level msg-ing.
+        IPC transport level msg IO; generally anything below
+        `._ipc.Channel` and friends.
 
         '''
         return self.log(5, msg)
@@ -102,11 +107,11 @@ class StackLevelAdapter(logging.LoggerAdapter):
         msg: str,
     ) -> None:
         '''
-        Cancellation logging, mostly for runtime reporting.
+        Cancellation sequencing, mostly for runtime reporting.
 
         '''
         return self.log(
-            level=16,
+            level=22,
             msg=msg,
             # stacklevel=4,
         )
@@ -116,11 +121,21 @@ class StackLevelAdapter(logging.LoggerAdapter):
         msg: str,
     ) -> None:
         '''
-        Debugger logging.
+        `pdb`-REPL (debugger) related statuses.
 
         '''
         return self.log(500, msg)
 
+    def devx(
+        self,
+        msg: str,
+    ) -> None:
+        '''
+        "Developer experience" sub-sys statuses.
+
+        '''
+        return self.log(17, msg)
+
     def log(
         self,
         level,
@@ -136,8 +151,7 @@ class StackLevelAdapter(logging.LoggerAdapter):
         if self.isEnabledFor(level):
             stacklevel: int = 3
             if (
-                level in LEVELS.values()
+                level in CUSTOM_LEVELS.values()
-                # or level in _custom_levels
             ):
                 stacklevel: int = 4
 
@@ -184,8 +198,30 @@ class StackLevelAdapter(logging.LoggerAdapter):
         )
 
 
+# TODO IDEAs:
+# -[ ] move to `.devx.pformat`?
+# -[ ] do per task-name and actor-name color coding
+# -[ ] unique color per task-id and actor-uuid
+def pformat_task_uid(
+    id_part: str = 'tail'
+):
+    '''
+    Return `str`-ified unique for a `trio.Task` via a combo of its
+    `.name: str` and `id()` truncated output.
+
+    '''
+    task: trio.Task = trio.lowlevel.current_task()
+    tid: str = str(id(task))
+    if id_part == 'tail':
+        tid_part: str = tid[-6:]
+    else:
+        tid_part: str = tid[:6]
+
+    return f'{task.name}[{tid_part}]'
+
+
 _conc_name_getters = {
-    'task': lambda: trio.lowlevel.current_task().name,
+    'task': pformat_task_uid,
     'actor': lambda: current_actor(),
     'actor_name': lambda: current_actor().name,
     'actor_uid': lambda: current_actor().uid[1][:6],
@@ -193,7 +229,10 @@ _conc_name_getters = {
 
 
 class ActorContextInfo(Mapping):
-    "Dyanmic lookup for local actor and task names"
+    '''
+    Dyanmic lookup for local actor and task names.
+
+    '''
     _context_keys = (
         'task',
         'actor',
@@ -224,6 +263,7 @@ def get_logger(
     '''Return the package log or a sub-logger for ``name`` if provided.
 
     '''
+    log: Logger
     log = rlog = logging.getLogger(_root_name)
 
     if (
@@ -266,7 +306,7 @@ def get_logger(
     logger = StackLevelAdapter(log, ActorContextInfo())
 
     # additional levels
-    for name, val in LEVELS.items():
+    for name, val in CUSTOM_LEVELS.items():
         logging.addLevelName(val, name)
 
         # ensure customs levels exist as methods
@@ -278,7 +318,7 @@ def get_logger(
 def get_console_log(
     level: str | None = None,
     **kwargs,
-) -> logging.LoggerAdapter:
+) -> LoggerAdapter:
     '''Get the package logger and enable a handler which writes to stderr.
 
     Yeah yeah, i know we can use ``DictConfig``. You do it.
@@ -303,7 +343,7 @@ def get_console_log(
             None,
         )
     ):
-        handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+        handler = StreamHandler()
         formatter = colorlog.ColoredFormatter(
             LOG_FORMAT,
             datefmt=DATE_FORMAT,
@@ -323,3 +363,19 @@ def get_loglevel() -> str:
 
 # global module logger for tractor itself
 log = get_logger('tractor')
+
+
+def at_least_level(
+    log: Logger|LoggerAdapter,
+    level: int|str,
+) -> bool:
+    '''
+    Predicate to test if a given level is active.
+
+    '''
+    if isinstance(level, str):
+        level: int = CUSTOM_LEVELS[level.upper()]
+
+    if log.getEffectiveLevel() <= level:
+        return True
+    return False

tractor/to_asyncio.py

@@ -33,10 +33,14 @@ from typing import (
 import trio
 from outcome import Error
 
-from .log import get_logger
+from tractor.log import get_logger
-from ._state import current_actor
+from tractor._state import (
-from ._exceptions import AsyncioCancelled
+    current_actor,
-from .trionics._broadcast import (
+    debug_mode,
+)
+from tractor.devx import _debug
+from tractor._exceptions import AsyncioCancelled
+from tractor.trionics._broadcast import (
     broadcast_receiver,
     BroadcastReceiver,
 )
@@ -64,9 +68,9 @@ class LinkedTaskChannel(trio.abc.Channel):
     _trio_exited: bool = False
 
     # set after ``asyncio.create_task()``
-    _aio_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
+    _aio_task: asyncio.Task|None = None
-    _aio_err: BaseException | None = None
+    _aio_err: BaseException|None = None
-    _broadcaster: BroadcastReceiver | None = None
+    _broadcaster: BroadcastReceiver|None = None
 
     async def aclose(self) -> None:
         await self._from_aio.aclose()
@@ -158,7 +162,9 @@ def _run_asyncio_task(
     '''
     __tracebackhide__ = True
     if not current_actor().is_infected_aio():
-        raise RuntimeError("`infect_asyncio` mode is not enabled!?")
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "`infect_asyncio` mode is not enabled!?"
+        )
 
     # ITC (inter task comms), these channel/queue names are mostly from
     # ``asyncio``'s perspective.
@@ -187,7 +193,7 @@ def _run_asyncio_task(
 
     cancel_scope = trio.CancelScope()
     aio_task_complete = trio.Event()
-    aio_err: BaseException | None = None
+    aio_err: BaseException|None = None
 
     chan = LinkedTaskChannel(
         aio_q,  # asyncio.Queue
@@ -253,7 +259,7 @@ def _run_asyncio_task(
     if not inspect.isawaitable(coro):
         raise TypeError(f"No support for invoking {coro}")
 
-    task = asyncio.create_task(
+    task: asyncio.Task = asyncio.create_task(
         wait_on_coro_final_result(
             to_trio,
             coro,
@@ -262,6 +268,18 @@ def _run_asyncio_task(
     )
     chan._aio_task = task
 
+    # XXX TODO XXX get this actually workin.. XD
+    # maybe setup `greenback` for `asyncio`-side task REPLing
+    if (
+        debug_mode()
+        and
+        (greenback := _debug.maybe_import_greenback(
+            force_reload=True,
+            raise_not_found=False,
+        ))
+    ):
+        greenback.bestow_portal(task)
+
     def cancel_trio(task: asyncio.Task) -> None:
         '''
         Cancel the calling ``trio`` task on error.
@@ -269,7 +287,7 @@ def _run_asyncio_task(
         '''
         nonlocal chan
         aio_err = chan._aio_err
-        task_err: BaseException | None = None
+        task_err: BaseException|None = None
 
         # only to avoid ``asyncio`` complaining about uncaptured
         # task exceptions
@@ -349,11 +367,11 @@ async def translate_aio_errors(
     '''
     trio_task = trio.lowlevel.current_task()
 
-    aio_err: BaseException | None = None
+    aio_err: BaseException|None = None
 
     # TODO: make thisi a channel method?
     def maybe_raise_aio_err(
-        err: Exception | None = None
+        err: Exception|None = None
     ) -> None:
         aio_err = chan._aio_err
         if (
@@ -531,6 +549,16 @@ def run_as_asyncio_guest(
         loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         trio_done_fut = asyncio.Future()
 
+        if debug_mode():
+            # XXX make it obvi we know this isn't supported yet!
+            log.error(
+                'Attempting to enter unsupported `greenback` init '
+                'from `asyncio` task..'
+            )
+            await _debug.maybe_init_greenback(
+                force_reload=True,
+            )
+
         def trio_done_callback(main_outcome):
 
             if isinstance(main_outcome, Error):