Add maximum timeout protection

common/constants.go

@@ -56,3 +56,6 @@ type (
 	// EncodingType is an enum that represents various data encoding types
 	EncodingType string
 )
+
+// MaxTaskTimeout is maximum task timeout allowed. 366 days in seconds
+const MaxTaskTimeout = 31622400

common/logging/helpers.go

@@ -432,3 +432,13 @@ func LogCriticalErrorEvent(logger bark.Logger, msg string, err error) {
 		TagWorkflowErr:     err,
 	}).Error(msg)
 }
+
+// LogDecisionTimeoutTooLarge is used to log warning msg for workflow that contains large decision timeout
+func LogDecisionTimeoutTooLarge(logger bark.Logger, t int32, domain, wid, wfType string) {
+	logger.WithFields(bark.Fields{
+		"Domain":          domain,
+		"WorkflowID":      wid,
+		"WorkflowType":    wfType,
+		"DecisionTimeout": t,
+	}).Warn("Decision timeout is too large")
+}

common/persistence/cassandraVisibilityPersistence.go

@@ -36,23 +36,33 @@ const (
 	domainPartition        = 0
 	defaultCloseTTLSeconds = 86400
 	openExecutionTTLBuffer = int64(86400) // setting it to a day to account for shard going down
+
+	maxCassandraTTL = int64(630720000) // Cassandra TTL maximum, 20 years in second
 )
 
 const (
-	templateCreateWorkflowExecutionStarted = `INSERT INTO open_executions (` +
+	templateCreateWorkflowExecutionStartedWithTTL = `INSERT INTO open_executions (` +
 		`domain_id, domain_partition, workflow_id, run_id, start_time, workflow_type_name) ` +
 		`VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?) using TTL ?`
 
+	templateCreateWorkflowExecutionStarted = `INSERT INTO open_executions (` +
+		`domain_id, domain_partition, workflow_id, run_id, start_time, workflow_type_name) ` +
+		`VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`
+
 	templateDeleteWorkflowExecutionStarted = `DELETE FROM open_executions ` +
 		`WHERE domain_id = ? ` +
 		`AND domain_partition = ? ` +
 		`AND start_time = ? ` +
 		`AND run_id = ?`
 
-	templateCreateWorkflowExecutionClosed = `INSERT INTO closed_executions (` +
+	templateCreateWorkflowExecutionClosedWithTTL = `INSERT INTO closed_executions (` +
 		`domain_id, domain_partition, workflow_id, run_id, start_time, close_time, workflow_type_name, status, history_length) ` +
 		`VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?) using TTL ?`
 
+	templateCreateWorkflowExecutionClosed = `INSERT INTO closed_executions (` +
+		`domain_id, domain_partition, workflow_id, run_id, start_time, close_time, workflow_type_name, status, history_length) ` +
+		`VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`
+
 	templateGetOpenWorkflowExecutions = `SELECT workflow_id, run_id, start_time, workflow_type_name ` +
 		`FROM open_executions ` +
 		`WHERE domain_id = ? ` +
@@ -151,15 +161,27 @@ func (v *cassandraVisibilityPersistence) Close() {
 func (v *cassandraVisibilityPersistence) RecordWorkflowExecutionStarted(
 	request *RecordWorkflowExecutionStartedRequest) error {
 	ttl := request.WorkflowTimeout + openExecutionTTLBuffer
-	query := v.session.Query(templateCreateWorkflowExecutionStarted,
-		request.DomainUUID,
-		domainPartition,
-		*request.Execution.WorkflowId,
-		*request.Execution.RunId,
-		common.UnixNanoToCQLTimestamp(request.StartTimestamp),
-		request.WorkflowTypeName,
-		ttl,
-	)
+	var query *gocql.Query
+	if ttl > maxCassandraTTL {
+		query = v.session.Query(templateCreateWorkflowExecutionStarted,
+			request.DomainUUID,
+			domainPartition,
+			*request.Execution.WorkflowId,
+			*request.Execution.RunId,
+			common.UnixNanoToCQLTimestamp(request.StartTimestamp),
+			request.WorkflowTypeName,
+		)
+	} else {
+		query = v.session.Query(templateCreateWorkflowExecutionStartedWithTTL,
+			request.DomainUUID,
+			domainPartition,
+			*request.Execution.WorkflowId,
+			*request.Execution.RunId,
+			common.UnixNanoToCQLTimestamp(request.StartTimestamp),
+			request.WorkflowTypeName,
+			ttl,
+		)
+	}
 	query = query.WithTimestamp(common.UnixNanoToCQLTimestamp(request.StartTimestamp))
 	err := query.Exec()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -196,18 +218,32 @@ func (v *cassandraVisibilityPersistence) RecordWorkflowExecutionClosed(
 		retention = defaultCloseTTLSeconds
 	}
 
-	batch.Query(templateCreateWorkflowExecutionClosed,
-		request.DomainUUID,
-		domainPartition,
-		*request.Execution.WorkflowId,
-		*request.Execution.RunId,
-		common.UnixNanoToCQLTimestamp(request.StartTimestamp),
-		common.UnixNanoToCQLTimestamp(request.CloseTimestamp),
-		request.WorkflowTypeName,
-		request.Status,
-		request.HistoryLength,
-		retention,
-	)
+	if retention > maxCassandraTTL {
+		batch.Query(templateCreateWorkflowExecutionClosed,
+			request.DomainUUID,
+			domainPartition,
+			*request.Execution.WorkflowId,
+			*request.Execution.RunId,
+			common.UnixNanoToCQLTimestamp(request.StartTimestamp),
+			common.UnixNanoToCQLTimestamp(request.CloseTimestamp),
+			request.WorkflowTypeName,
+			request.Status,
+			request.HistoryLength,
+		)
+	} else {
+		batch.Query(templateCreateWorkflowExecutionClosedWithTTL,
+			request.DomainUUID,
+			domainPartition,
+			*request.Execution.WorkflowId,
+			*request.Execution.RunId,
+			common.UnixNanoToCQLTimestamp(request.StartTimestamp),
+			common.UnixNanoToCQLTimestamp(request.CloseTimestamp),
+			request.WorkflowTypeName,
+			request.Status,
+			request.HistoryLength,
+			retention,
+		)
+	}
 
 	batch = batch.WithTimestamp(common.UnixNanoToCQLTimestamp(request.CloseTimestamp))
 	err := v.session.ExecuteBatch(batch)

common/service/dynamicconfig/constants.go

@@ -51,11 +51,12 @@ var keys = map[Key]string{
 	EnableGlobalDomain: "system.enableGlobalDomain",
 
 	// frontend settings
-	FrontendPersistenceMaxQPS:     "frontend.persistenceMaxQPS",
-	FrontendVisibilityMaxPageSize: "frontend.visibilityMaxPageSize",
-	FrontendHistoryMaxPageSize:    "frontend.historyMaxPageSize",
-	FrontendRPS:                   "frontend.rps",
-	FrontendHistoryMgrNumConns:    "frontend.historyMgrNumConns",
+	FrontendPersistenceMaxQPS:      "frontend.persistenceMaxQPS",
+	FrontendVisibilityMaxPageSize:  "frontend.visibilityMaxPageSize",
+	FrontendHistoryMaxPageSize:     "frontend.historyMaxPageSize",
+	FrontendRPS:                    "frontend.rps",
+	FrontendHistoryMgrNumConns:     "frontend.historyMgrNumConns",
+	MaxDecisionStartToCloseTimeout: "frontend.maxDecisionStartToCloseTimeout",
 
 	// matching settings
 	MatchingPersistenceMaxQPS:               "matching.persistenceMaxQPS",
@@ -155,6 +156,8 @@ const (
 	FrontendRPS
 	// FrontendHistoryMgrNumConns is for persistence cluster.NumConns
 	FrontendHistoryMgrNumConns
+	// MaxDecisionStartToCloseTimeout is max decision timeout in seconds
+	MaxDecisionStartToCloseTimeout
 
 	// key for matching
 

common/util.go

@@ -254,3 +254,11 @@ func CreateMatchingPollForDecisionTaskResponse(historyResponse *h.RecordDecision
 	}
 	return matchingResp
 }
+
+// MinInt32 return smaller one of two inputs int32
+func MinInt32(a, b int32) int32 {
+	if a < b {
+		return a
+	}
+	return b
+}

host/client_integration_test.go

@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ func testActivity(ctx context.Context, msg string) (string, error) {
 
 func testDataConverterWorkflow(ctx workflow.Context, tl string) (string, error) {
 	ao := workflow.ActivityOptions{
-		ScheduleToStartTimeout: time.Minute,
-		StartToCloseTimeout:    time.Minute,
+		ScheduleToStartTimeout: 20 * time.Second,
+		StartToCloseTimeout:    40 * time.Second,
 	}
 	ctx = workflow.WithActivityOptions(ctx, ao)
 

service/frontend/service.go

@@ -38,16 +38,19 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	// Persistence settings
 	HistoryMgrNumConns dynamicconfig.IntPropertyFn
+
+	MaxDecisionStartToCloseTimeout dynamicconfig.IntPropertyFnWithDomainFilter
 }
 
 // NewConfig returns new service config with default values
 func NewConfig(dc *dynamicconfig.Collection) *Config {
 	return &Config{
-		PersistenceMaxQPS:     dc.GetFloat64Property(dynamicconfig.FrontendPersistenceMaxQPS, 2000),
-		VisibilityMaxPageSize: dc.GetIntPropertyFilteredByDomain(dynamicconfig.FrontendVisibilityMaxPageSize, 1000),
-		HistoryMaxPageSize:    dc.GetIntPropertyFilteredByDomain(dynamicconfig.FrontendHistoryMaxPageSize, 1000),
-		RPS:                   dc.GetIntProperty(dynamicconfig.FrontendRPS, 1200),
-		HistoryMgrNumConns:    dc.GetIntProperty(dynamicconfig.FrontendHistoryMgrNumConns, 10),
+		PersistenceMaxQPS:              dc.GetFloat64Property(dynamicconfig.FrontendPersistenceMaxQPS, 2000),
+		VisibilityMaxPageSize:          dc.GetIntPropertyFilteredByDomain(dynamicconfig.FrontendVisibilityMaxPageSize, 1000),
+		HistoryMaxPageSize:             dc.GetIntPropertyFilteredByDomain(dynamicconfig.FrontendHistoryMaxPageSize, 1000),
+		RPS:                            dc.GetIntProperty(dynamicconfig.FrontendRPS, 1200),
+		HistoryMgrNumConns:             dc.GetIntProperty(dynamicconfig.FrontendHistoryMgrNumConns, 10),
+		MaxDecisionStartToCloseTimeout: dc.GetIntPropertyFilteredByDomain(dynamicconfig.MaxDecisionStartToCloseTimeout, 600),
 	}
 }
 

service/frontend/workflowHandler.go

@@ -1354,6 +1354,23 @@ func (wh *WorkflowHandler) StartWorkflowExecution(
 			Message: "A valid TaskStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds is not set on request."}, scope)
 	}
 
+	maxDecisionTimeout := int32(wh.config.MaxDecisionStartToCloseTimeout(startRequest.GetDomain()))
+	// TODO: remove this assignment and logging in future, so that frontend will just return bad request for large decision timeout
+	if startRequest.GetTaskStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds() > maxDecisionTimeout {
+		startRequest.TaskStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds = common.Int32Ptr(maxDecisionTimeout)
+		logging.LogDecisionTimeoutTooLarge(wh.Service.GetLogger(),
+			startRequest.GetTaskStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds(),
+			startRequest.GetDomain(),
+			startRequest.GetWorkflowId(),
+			startRequest.WorkflowType.GetName(),
+		)
+	}
+	if startRequest.GetTaskStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds() > startRequest.GetExecutionStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds() ||
+		startRequest.GetTaskStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds() > maxDecisionTimeout {
+		return nil, wh.error(&gen.BadRequestError{
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("TaskStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds is larger than ExecutionStartToCloseTimeout or MaxDecisionStartToCloseTimeout (%ds).", maxDecisionTimeout)}, scope)
+	}
+
 	domainName := startRequest.GetDomain()
 	wh.Service.GetLogger().Debugf("Start workflow execution request domain: %v", domainName)
 	domainID, err := wh.domainCache.GetDomainID(domainName)
@@ -1626,6 +1643,23 @@ func (wh *WorkflowHandler) SignalWithStartWorkflowExecution(ctx context.Context,
 			Message: "A valid TaskStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds is not set on request."}, scope)
 	}
 
+	maxDecisionTimeout := int32(wh.config.MaxDecisionStartToCloseTimeout(signalWithStartRequest.GetDomain()))
+	// TODO: remove this assignment and logging in future, so that frontend will just return bad request for large decision timeout
+	if signalWithStartRequest.GetTaskStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds() > maxDecisionTimeout {
+		signalWithStartRequest.TaskStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds = common.Int32Ptr(maxDecisionTimeout)
+		logging.LogDecisionTimeoutTooLarge(wh.Service.GetLogger(),
+			signalWithStartRequest.GetTaskStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds(),
+			signalWithStartRequest.GetDomain(),
+			signalWithStartRequest.GetWorkflowId(),
+			signalWithStartRequest.WorkflowType.GetName(),
+		)
+	}
+	if signalWithStartRequest.GetTaskStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds() > signalWithStartRequest.GetExecutionStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds() ||
+		signalWithStartRequest.GetTaskStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds() > maxDecisionTimeout {
+		return nil, wh.error(&gen.BadRequestError{
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("TaskStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds is larger than ExecutionStartToCloseTimeout or MaxDecisionStartToCloseTimeout (%ds).", maxDecisionTimeout)}, scope)
+	}
+
 	domainID, err := wh.domainCache.GetDomainID(signalWithStartRequest.GetDomain())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, wh.error(err, scope)

service/history/historyEngine.go

@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ Update_History_Loop:
 					targetDomainID = domainEntry.GetInfo().ID
 				}
 
-				if err = validateActivityScheduleAttributes(attributes); err != nil {
+				if err = validateActivityScheduleAttributes(attributes, executionInfo.WorkflowTimeout); err != nil {
 					failDecision = true
 					failCause = workflow.DecisionTaskFailedCauseBadScheduleActivityAttributes
 					break Process_Decision_Loop
@@ -2428,7 +2428,7 @@ func (s *shardContextWrapper) NotifyNewHistoryEvent(event *historyEventNotificat
 	return err
 }
 
-func validateActivityScheduleAttributes(attributes *workflow.ScheduleActivityTaskDecisionAttributes) error {
+func validateActivityScheduleAttributes(attributes *workflow.ScheduleActivityTaskDecisionAttributes, wfTimeout int32) error {
 	if attributes == nil {
 		return &workflow.BadRequestError{Message: "ScheduleActivityTaskDecisionAttributes is not set on decision."}
 	}
@@ -2463,6 +2463,20 @@ func validateActivityScheduleAttributes(attributes *workflow.ScheduleActivityTas
 		return &workflow.BadRequestError{Message: "A valid timeout may not be negative."}
 	}
 
+	// ensure activity timeout never larger than workflow timeout
+	if attributes.GetScheduleToCloseTimeoutSeconds() > wfTimeout {
+		attributes.ScheduleToCloseTimeoutSeconds = common.Int32Ptr(wfTimeout)
+	}
+	if attributes.GetScheduleToStartTimeoutSeconds() > wfTimeout {
+		attributes.ScheduleToStartTimeoutSeconds = common.Int32Ptr(wfTimeout)
+	}
+	if attributes.GetStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds() > wfTimeout {
+		attributes.StartToCloseTimeoutSeconds = common.Int32Ptr(wfTimeout)
+	}
+	if attributes.GetHeartbeatTimeoutSeconds() > wfTimeout {
+		attributes.HeartbeatTimeoutSeconds = common.Int32Ptr(wfTimeout)
+	}
+
 	validScheduleToClose := attributes.GetScheduleToCloseTimeoutSeconds() > 0
 	validScheduleToStart := attributes.GetScheduleToStartTimeoutSeconds() > 0
 	validStartToClose := attributes.GetStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds() > 0
@@ -2476,6 +2490,9 @@ func validateActivityScheduleAttributes(attributes *workflow.ScheduleActivityTas
 		}
 	} else if validScheduleToStart && validStartToClose {
 		attributes.ScheduleToCloseTimeoutSeconds = common.Int32Ptr(attributes.GetScheduleToStartTimeoutSeconds() + attributes.GetStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds())
+		if attributes.GetScheduleToCloseTimeoutSeconds() > wfTimeout {
+			attributes.ScheduleToCloseTimeoutSeconds = common.Int32Ptr(wfTimeout)
+		}
 	} else {
 		// Deduction failed as there's not enough information to fill in missing timeouts.
 		return &workflow.BadRequestError{Message: "A valid ScheduleToCloseTimeout is not set on decision."}