package snapshot
import (
"log"
"time"
portainer "github.com/portainer/portainer/api"
)
// Service repesents a service to manage endpoint snapshots.
// It provides an interface to start background snapshots as well as
// specific Docker/Kubernetes endpoint snapshot methods.
type Service struct {
dataStore portainer.DataStore
refreshSignal chan struct{}
snapshotIntervalInSeconds float64
dockerSnapshotter portainer.DockerSnapshotter
kubernetesSnapshotter portainer.KubernetesSnapshotter
}
// NewService creates a new instance of a service
func NewService(snapshotInterval string, dataStore portainer.DataStore, dockerSnapshotter portainer.DockerSnapshotter, kubernetesSnapshotter portainer.KubernetesSnapshotter) (*Service, error) {
snapshotFrequency, err := time.ParseDuration(snapshotInterval)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
return &Service{
dataStore: dataStore,
snapshotIntervalInSeconds: snapshotFrequency.Seconds(),
dockerSnapshotter: dockerSnapshotter,
kubernetesSnapshotter: kubernetesSnapshotter,
}, nil
// Start will start a background routine to execute periodic snapshots of endpoints
func (service *Service) Start() {
if service.refreshSignal != nil {
return
service.refreshSignal = make(chan struct{})
service.startSnapshotLoop()
func (service *Service) stop() {
if service.refreshSignal == nil {
// clear refreshSignal to mark the service as disabled
close(service.refreshSignal)
service.refreshSignal = nil
// SetSnapshotInterval sets the snapshot interval and resets the service
func (service *Service) SetSnapshotInterval(snapshotInterval string) error {
service.stop()
return err
service.snapshotIntervalInSeconds = snapshotFrequency.Seconds()
service.Start()
return nil
// SupportDirectSnapshot checks whether an endpoint can be used to trigger a direct a snapshot.
// It is mostly true for all endpoints except Edge and Azure endpoints.
func SupportDirectSnapshot(endpoint *portainer.Endpoint) bool {
switch endpoint.Type {
case portainer.EdgeAgentOnDockerEnvironment, portainer.EdgeAgentOnKubernetesEnvironment, portainer.AzureEnvironment:
return false
return true
// SnapshotEndpoint will create a snapshot of the endpoint based on the endpoint type.
// If the snapshot is a success, it will be associated to the endpoint.
func (service *Service) SnapshotEndpoint(endpoint *portainer.Endpoint) error {
case portainer.AzureEnvironment:
case portainer.KubernetesLocalEnvironment, portainer.AgentOnKubernetesEnvironment, portainer.EdgeAgentOnKubernetesEnvironment:
return service.snapshotKubernetesEndpoint(endpoint)
return service.snapshotDockerEndpoint(endpoint)
func (service *Service) snapshotKubernetesEndpoint(endpoint *portainer.Endpoint) error {
snapshot, err := service.kubernetesSnapshotter.CreateSnapshot(endpoint)
if snapshot != nil {
endpoint.Kubernetes.Snapshots = []portainer.KubernetesSnapshot{*snapshot}
func (service *Service) snapshotDockerEndpoint(endpoint *portainer.Endpoint) error {
snapshot, err := service.dockerSnapshotter.CreateSnapshot(endpoint)
endpoint.Snapshots = []portainer.DockerSnapshot{*snapshot}
func (service *Service) startSnapshotLoop() error {
ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(service.snapshotIntervalInSeconds) * time.Second)
go func() {
err := service.snapshotEndpoints()
log.Printf("[ERROR] [internal,snapshot] [message: background schedule error (endpoint snapshot).] [error: %s]", err)
for {
select {
case <-ticker.C:
case <-service.refreshSignal:
log.Println("[DEBUG] [internal,snapshot] [message: shutting down Snapshot service]")
ticker.Stop()
}()
func (service *Service) snapshotEndpoints() error {
endpoints, err := service.dataStore.Endpoint().Endpoints()
for _, endpoint := range endpoints {
if !SupportDirectSnapshot(&endpoint) {
continue
snapshotError := service.SnapshotEndpoint(&endpoint)
latestEndpointReference, err := service.dataStore.Endpoint().Endpoint(endpoint.ID)
if latestEndpointReference == nil {
log.Printf("background schedule error (endpoint snapshot). Endpoint not found inside the database anymore (endpoint=%s, URL=%s) (err=%s)\n", endpoint.Name, endpoint.URL, err)
latestEndpointReference.Status = portainer.EndpointStatusUp
if snapshotError != nil {
log.Printf("background schedule error (endpoint snapshot). Unable to create snapshot (endpoint=%s, URL=%s) (err=%s)\n", endpoint.Name, endpoint.URL, snapshotError)
latestEndpointReference.Status = portainer.EndpointStatusDown
latestEndpointReference.Snapshots = endpoint.Snapshots
latestEndpointReference.Kubernetes.Snapshots = endpoint.Kubernetes.Snapshots
err = service.dataStore.Endpoint().UpdateEndpoint(latestEndpointReference.ID, latestEndpointReference)
log.Printf("background schedule error (endpoint snapshot). Unable to update endpoint (endpoint=%s, URL=%s) (err=%s)\n", endpoint.Name, endpoint.URL, err)