fix: Gateway port 8765 collision — add preflight bind check and single-instance guard#1756
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…e-instance guard (fixes #1749) - Add port_utils.py with collision detection utilities: * is_port_in_use() - Check if port is bound * check_port_available() - Check port and find PID using it * GatewayPIDLock - Single-instance enforcement with PID lock files * format_collision_error() - Actionable error messages - Update gateway server with preflight port checking: * Check port availability before uvicorn starts * Acquire/release PID lock for single-instance enforcement * Clear error messages when port conflicts detected - Enhance gateway CLI with stop command and GATEWAY_PORT support: * Add 'praisonai gateway stop' with graceful/force options * Enhanced 'praisonai gateway status' shows PID lock and port status * Support GATEWAY_PORT environment variable in all commands - Implement gateway handler stop functionality: * PID detection and graceful/force process termination * Enhanced status checking with port and lock information Resolves port bind failures, duplicate process scenarios, and Windows restart loops. Provides clear error messages with actionable guidance for operators. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-authored-by: praisonai-triage-agent[bot] <praisonai-triage-agent[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThis PR implements single-instance gateway enforcement to prevent port binding conflicts and Telegram token polling duplication. It adds port collision detection utilities, preflight startup checks, PID-based locking, and CLI flexibility for environment variable port configuration. ChangesGateway single-instance enforcement
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Greptile SummaryThis PR adds port collision prevention for the PraisonAI gateway by introducing a
Confidence Score: 3/5The gateway stop path can crash with AttributeError after a serve() failure, and the Windows process-existence check inadvertently sends CTRL+C to running processes. Three defects exist in the core paths added by this PR: stop() in server.py dereferences None after a serve() exception; _is_process_running() sends CTRL+C on Windows instead of probing existence; and the collision error message omits --port so users on custom ports cannot follow the guidance. src/praisonai/praisonai/gateway/server.py (stop() None dereference) and src/praisonai/praisonai/gateway/port_utils.py (_is_process_running Windows behaviour and collision error message). Important Files Changed
Sequence DiagramsequenceDiagram
participant CLI as CLI (gateway.py)
participant Handler as GatewayHandler
participant Server as WebSocketGateway
participant PIDLock as GatewayPIDLock
participant PortUtils as port_utils
CLI->>Handler: start(host, port)
Handler->>Server: start()
Server->>PortUtils: check_port_available(host, port)
PortUtils-->>Server: (available, pid)
alt Port in use
Server->>Server: format_collision_error()
Server-->>CLI: RuntimeError
end
Server->>PIDLock: acquire_lock(host, port)
PIDLock->>PIDLock: check lock file exists
alt Active lock exists
PIDLock-->>Server: False
Server-->>CLI: RuntimeError (collision)
else No active lock
PIDLock->>PIDLock: "write temp file -> atomic rename"
PIDLock-->>Server: True
end
Server->>Server: "self._pid_lock = pid_lock"
Server->>Server: uvicorn serve()
note over Server: _is_running = True
CLI->>Handler: stop(host, port, force)
Handler->>PIDLock: get_lock_info()
PIDLock-->>Handler: pid, is_running
alt "force=True"
Handler->>Handler: _force_kill_process(pid)
else "force=False"
Handler->>Handler: _graceful_stop_process(pid)
end
Handler->>PIDLock: release_lock()
note over Server: On normal stop()
Server->>PIDLock: release_lock()
Server->>Server: "_pid_lock = None"
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In `@src/praisonai/praisonai/cli/commands/gateway.py`:
- Around line 35-40: The code currently swallows invalid GATEWAY_PORT values by
falling back to 8765; change this to fail fast: when parsing
os.environ.get("GATEWAY_PORT") into the local port variable (used in the CLI
commands start/stop/status), validate that the value is an integer and within
the TCP port range 1..65535 and if not raise a clear CLI error (e.g., raise
click.BadParameter or click.ClickException with a message like "Invalid
GATEWAY_PORT: must be integer 1..65535"), apply this check in the same
port-parsing logic used by the gateway start/stop/status command handlers so
they do not silently default to 8765.
In `@src/praisonai/praisonai/cli/features/gateway.py`:
- Around line 200-207: In stop(), don't call pid_lock.release_lock() or print
success until you've confirmed the target PID has actually exited and the
kill/stop helpers didn't fail; modify the logic around _force_kill_process(pid)
and _graceful_stop_process(pid) to propagate or detect errors (catch exceptions
or check return status), then poll/verify the process is gone (e.g., wait with a
timeout or check os.kill(pid, 0)) and only call pid_lock.release_lock() and
print "Gateway stopped" when verification succeeds; if the helpers fail or the
process still exists after timeout, do not release the lock and instead
return/raise/report the failure so the single-instance guard remains intact.
- Around line 233-240: The _force_kill_process function currently calls
os.kill(pid, signal.SIGKILL) unconditionally which fails on Windows; update
_force_kill_process to check the platform (sys.platform or os.name) and branch:
on win32 use a Windows force-kill invocation (e.g., run "taskkill /F /PID <pid>"
via subprocess.run) and on POSIX keep using os.kill(pid, signal.SIGKILL) (or
skip SIGKILL if unsupported), ensuring imports and error handling reflect both
code paths and do not call SIGKILL on Windows.
In `@src/praisonai/praisonai/gateway/port_utils.py`:
- Around line 89-114: Replace the racy exists/read/write sequence for creating
the PID lock with an atomic create using os.open flags (O_CREAT|O_EXCL) or
tempfile-like atomic semantics: attempt to atomically create/write the lock file
(self.lock_file) and on EEXIST read the owner PID and decide whether to treat it
as active/stale; keep using _is_process_running and _remove_stale_lock for
staleness detection but only remove and retry after confirming the file belongs
to a dead process. Also update release_lock() so it only unlinks self.lock_file
if the file's PID (first line) matches the current process PID (current_pid) to
avoid deleting another process's lock. Use the same unique symbols:
self.lock_file, current_pid, _is_process_running, _remove_stale_lock, and
release_lock.
- Around line 16-27: The preflight port check currently in is_port_in_use() uses
socket.connect_ex and is IPv4/reachability-only; replace it with a bind/listen
probe that attempts to bind to (host, port) (preferably with SO_REUSEADDR set)
and then close the socket to determine bindability (this will properly handle
wildcard addresses like 0.0.0.0). Also make GatewayPIDLock.acquire_lock() atomic
(avoid exists/read/remove/write race) by using an atomic file
creation/open-with-O_EXCL or os.open with O_CREAT|O_EXCL to create the
gateway.pid exclusively, writing the PID only on successful creation, and modify
release_lock() to check that the current process owns the PID file (compare
stored PID to os.getpid()) before unlinking so it doesn't remove another
process's lock; reference the functions is_port_in_use, acquire_lock, and
release_lock when locating the changes.
In `@src/praisonai/praisonai/gateway/server.py`:
- Around line 294-316: The single-instance PID/port guard (using GatewayPIDLock,
check_port_available, acquire_lock and setting self._pid_lock) is currently
executed inside start() but start_with_config() launches channel bots before
calling start(), allowing duplicate pollers; extract the preflight and lock
acquisition logic into a reusable method (e.g., ensure_single_instance or
acquire_pid_lock_preflight) that performs check_port_available,
format_collision_error handling, calls pid_lock.acquire_lock, assigns
self._pid_lock and raises on failure, and call this new method from the very
beginning of both start() and start_with_config() (and ensure the lock is
released on shutdown) so no channel bots start before the guard is held.
- Around line 308-316: After successfully acquiring the PID lock in start(),
ensure the lock is always released by wrapping the code that runs after
pid_lock.acquire_lock(...) (including the call to await self._server.serve()) in
a try/finally: in the finally block call self._pid_lock.release() (or the
pid_lock release API) and set self._pid_lock = None to guarantee cleanup if
startup fails or serve exits without stop() being invoked; apply the same
try/finally pattern to the other similar PID-acquire block referenced in the
file (the block that mirrors lines ~743-770).
- Around line 300-305: The startup error ignores the detected pid_using_port
even though check_port_available(self._host, self._port) returns it; update the
port-collision logging to include that PID so users see the actual owner.
Specifically, use the returned pid_using_port (in addition to lock_info and
format_collision_error) when building the error message and call logger.error
with the combined message (e.g., append or embed pid_using_port into error_msg)
in the gateway startup block where check_port_available, pid_lock.get_lock_info,
and format_collision_error are used.
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| # Check for GATEWAY_PORT environment variable if port not specified | ||
| if port is None: | ||
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| port = int(os.environ.get("GATEWAY_PORT", "8765")) | ||
| except ValueError: | ||
| port = 8765 |
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Fail fast on invalid GATEWAY_PORT instead of silently defaulting.
On Line 38, Line 66, and Line 96, invalid env values currently fall back to 8765. That can target the wrong instance for start/stop/status and hide operator misconfiguration. Return a clear CLI error and validate the port range (1..65535).
Suggested fix
+def _resolve_gateway_port(port: Optional[int]) -> int:
+ if port is not None:
+ resolved = port
+ else:
+ raw = os.environ.get("GATEWAY_PORT")
+ if raw is None:
+ resolved = 8765
+ else:
+ try:
+ resolved = int(raw)
+ except ValueError as exc:
+ raise typer.BadParameter("GATEWAY_PORT must be an integer (1-65535).") from exc
+
+ if not (1 <= resolved <= 65535):
+ raise typer.BadParameter("Port must be between 1 and 65535.")
+ return resolved- if port is None:
- try:
- port = int(os.environ.get("GATEWAY_PORT", "8765"))
- except ValueError:
- port = 8765
+ port = _resolve_gateway_port(port)Also applies to: 63-68, 93-98
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In `@src/praisonai/praisonai/cli/commands/gateway.py` around lines 35 - 40, The
code currently swallows invalid GATEWAY_PORT values by falling back to 8765;
change this to fail fast: when parsing os.environ.get("GATEWAY_PORT") into the
local port variable (used in the CLI commands start/stop/status), validate that
the value is an integer and within the TCP port range 1..65535 and if not raise
a clear CLI error (e.g., raise click.BadParameter or click.ClickException with a
message like "Invalid GATEWAY_PORT: must be integer 1..65535"), apply this check
in the same port-parsing logic used by the gateway start/stop/status command
handlers so they do not silently default to 8765.
| if force: | ||
| self._force_kill_process(pid) | ||
| else: | ||
| self._graceful_stop_process(pid) | ||
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| # Clean up lock file | ||
| pid_lock.release_lock() | ||
| print(f"Gateway stopped (PID {pid})") |
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Only clear the PID lock after you confirm the process actually exited.
These helpers swallow signaling failures, but stop() still removes the lock and prints success. A permission error or failed kill leaves the gateway running while removing the single-instance guard.
Suggested fix
- if force:
- self._force_kill_process(pid)
- else:
- self._graceful_stop_process(pid)
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- # Clean up lock file
- pid_lock.release_lock()
- print(f"Gateway stopped (PID {pid})")
+ stopped = (
+ self._force_kill_process(pid)
+ if force
+ else self._graceful_stop_process(pid)
+ )
+
+ if stopped:
+ pid_lock.release_lock()
+ print(f"Gateway stopped (PID {pid})")
+ else:
+ print(f"Failed to stop gateway process {pid}; leaving PID lock in place.")- def _graceful_stop_process(self, pid: int) -> None:
+ def _graceful_stop_process(self, pid: int) -> bool:
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- return # Process has stopped
+ return True
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- self._force_kill_process(pid)
+ return self._force_kill_process(pid)
- except (OSError, ProcessLookupError):
- print(f"Process {pid} not found or already stopped")
+ except ProcessLookupError:
+ return True
+ except PermissionError:
+ print(f"Permission denied while stopping PID {pid}")
+ return False
+ except OSError as e:
+ print(f"Failed to stop PID {pid}: {e}")
+ return False
+
+ return False- def _force_kill_process(self, pid: int) -> None:
+ def _force_kill_process(self, pid: int) -> bool:
@@
- except (OSError, ProcessLookupError):
- print(f"Process {pid} not found or already stopped")
+ return True
+ except ProcessLookupError:
+ return True
+ except PermissionError:
+ print(f"Permission denied while force killing PID {pid}")
+ return False
+ except OSError as e:
+ print(f"Failed to force kill PID {pid}: {e}")
+ return FalseAlso applies to: 209-242
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In `@src/praisonai/praisonai/cli/features/gateway.py` around lines 200 - 207, In
stop(), don't call pid_lock.release_lock() or print success until you've
confirmed the target PID has actually exited and the kill/stop helpers didn't
fail; modify the logic around _force_kill_process(pid) and
_graceful_stop_process(pid) to propagate or detect errors (catch exceptions or
check return status), then poll/verify the process is gone (e.g., wait with a
timeout or check os.kill(pid, 0)) and only call pid_lock.release_lock() and
print "Gateway stopped" when verification succeeds; if the helpers fail or the
process still exists after timeout, do not release the lock and instead
return/raise/report the failure so the single-instance guard remains intact.
| def _force_kill_process(self, pid: int) -> None: | ||
| """Force kill a process with SIGKILL.""" | ||
| import signal | ||
| import os | ||
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| print(f"Force killing PID {pid}...") | ||
| os.kill(pid, signal.SIGKILL) |
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In `@src/praisonai/praisonai/cli/features/gateway.py` around lines 233 - 240, The
_force_kill_process function currently calls os.kill(pid, signal.SIGKILL)
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| def is_port_in_use(host: str = "127.0.0.1", port: int = 8765) -> bool: | ||
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Probe bindability (attempt bind) instead of connect_ex reachability
is_port_in_use() / check_port_available() uses socket.connect_ex((host, port)) (IPv4-only) to decide whether the port is “available”, but uvicorn later binds with host=self._host, port=self._port. The preflight can disagree with real bind semantics for interface/wildcard cases (e.g., 127.0.0.1 vs 0.0.0.0), causing a false “available” result and then a bind failure. Use an actual bind()/listen() probe to test bindability.
Also, GatewayPIDLock.acquire_lock() is non-atomic (exists/read/remove/write), and release_lock() unconditionally unlinks gateway.pid without verifying ownership, so concurrent starts/stops can corrupt lock state.
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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.
In `@src/praisonai/praisonai/gateway/port_utils.py` around lines 16 - 27, The
preflight port check currently in is_port_in_use() uses socket.connect_ex and is
IPv4/reachability-only; replace it with a bind/listen probe that attempts to
bind to (host, port) (preferably with SO_REUSEADDR set) and then close the
socket to determine bindability (this will properly handle wildcard addresses
like 0.0.0.0). Also make GatewayPIDLock.acquire_lock() atomic (avoid
exists/read/remove/write race) by using an atomic file creation/open-with-O_EXCL
or os.open with O_CREAT|O_EXCL to create the gateway.pid exclusively, writing
the PID only on successful creation, and modify release_lock() to check that the
current process owns the PID file (compare stored PID to os.getpid()) before
unlinking so it doesn't remove another process's lock; reference the functions
is_port_in_use, acquire_lock, and release_lock when locating the changes.
| # Check if lock file exists | ||
| if self.lock_file.exists(): | ||
| try: | ||
| lock_content = self.lock_file.read_text().strip() | ||
| if lock_content: | ||
| lines = lock_content.split('\n') | ||
| if lines: | ||
| existing_pid = int(lines[0]) | ||
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| # Check if process is still running | ||
| if self._is_process_running(existing_pid): | ||
| return False # Lock held by active process | ||
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| # Process dead, remove stale lock | ||
| self._remove_stale_lock() | ||
| except (ValueError, OSError): | ||
| # Corrupted lock file, remove it | ||
| self._remove_stale_lock() | ||
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| # Write new lock | ||
| lock_content = f"{current_pid}\n{host}\n{port}\n{int(time.time())}\n" | ||
| try: | ||
| self.lock_file.write_text(lock_content) | ||
| return True | ||
| except OSError: | ||
| return False |
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Make the PID lock file creation atomic.
The exists()/read/remove/write flow is racy across processes: two startups can both observe no lock and both write gateway.pid. That defeats the single-instance guarantee, and the unconditional unlink in release_lock() can then remove another process's lock. Use an atomic create (O_CREAT|O_EXCL or a real file lock) and only unlink when the file still belongs to the current PID.
Also applies to: 116-122
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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.
In `@src/praisonai/praisonai/gateway/port_utils.py` around lines 89 - 114, Replace
the racy exists/read/write sequence for creating the PID lock with an atomic
create using os.open flags (O_CREAT|O_EXCL) or tempfile-like atomic semantics:
attempt to atomically create/write the lock file (self.lock_file) and on EEXIST
read the owner PID and decide whether to treat it as active/stale; keep using
_is_process_running and _remove_stale_lock for staleness detection but only
remove and retry after confirming the file belongs to a dead process. Also
update release_lock() so it only unlinks self.lock_file if the file's PID (first
line) matches the current process PID (current_pid) to avoid deleting another
process's lock. Use the same unique symbols: self.lock_file, current_pid,
_is_process_running, _remove_stale_lock, and release_lock.
| # Preflight port collision check | ||
| from .port_utils import check_port_available, GatewayPIDLock, format_collision_error | ||
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| pid_lock = GatewayPIDLock() | ||
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| # Check if port is available | ||
| port_available, pid_using_port = check_port_available(self._host, self._port) | ||
| if not port_available: | ||
| # Check if we have a PID lock | ||
| lock_info = pid_lock.get_lock_info() | ||
| error_msg = format_collision_error(self._host, self._port, lock_info) | ||
| logger.error("Gateway startup failed due to port collision") | ||
| raise RuntimeError(error_msg) | ||
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| # Try to acquire PID lock | ||
| if not pid_lock.acquire_lock(self._host, self._port): | ||
| lock_info = pid_lock.get_lock_info() | ||
| error_msg = format_collision_error(self._host, self._port, lock_info) | ||
| logger.error("Gateway startup failed - another instance is running") | ||
| raise RuntimeError(error_msg) | ||
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| # Store PID lock for cleanup | ||
| self._pid_lock = pid_lock |
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Acquire the single-instance guard before any channel bots start.
This guard is taken inside start(), but start_with_config() starts channel bots before awaiting start(). A second gateway can therefore begin Telegram polling and only then fail here on the gateway port, so the duplicate-poller objective is still violated. Move the guard/preflight earlier in the lifecycle and reuse it from both startup paths.
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[warning] 300-300: Unpacked variable pid_using_port is never used
Prefix it with an underscore or any other dummy variable pattern
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🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.
In `@src/praisonai/praisonai/gateway/server.py` around lines 294 - 316, The
single-instance PID/port guard (using GatewayPIDLock, check_port_available,
acquire_lock and setting self._pid_lock) is currently executed inside start()
but start_with_config() launches channel bots before calling start(), allowing
duplicate pollers; extract the preflight and lock acquisition logic into a
reusable method (e.g., ensure_single_instance or acquire_pid_lock_preflight)
that performs check_port_available, format_collision_error handling, calls
pid_lock.acquire_lock, assigns self._pid_lock and raises on failure, and call
this new method from the very beginning of both start() and start_with_config()
(and ensure the lock is released on shutdown) so no channel bots start before
the guard is held.
| port_available, pid_using_port = check_port_available(self._host, self._port) | ||
| if not port_available: | ||
| # Check if we have a PID lock | ||
| lock_info = pid_lock.get_lock_info() | ||
| error_msg = format_collision_error(self._host, self._port, lock_info) | ||
| logger.error("Gateway startup failed due to port collision") |
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Surface the detected port owner in the startup error.
Line 300 already resolves pid_using_port, but Line 304 ignores it. When the port belongs to some other process, the user still gets no PID even though preflight found one, which misses the actionable-error requirement for this flow.
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🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.
In `@src/praisonai/praisonai/gateway/server.py` around lines 300 - 305, The
startup error ignores the detected pid_using_port even though
check_port_available(self._host, self._port) returns it; update the
port-collision logging to include that PID so users see the actual owner.
Specifically, use the returned pid_using_port (in addition to lock_info and
format_collision_error) when building the error message and call logger.error
with the combined message (e.g., append or embed pid_using_port into error_msg)
in the gateway startup block where check_port_available, pid_lock.get_lock_info,
and format_collision_error are used.
| # Try to acquire PID lock | ||
| if not pid_lock.acquire_lock(self._host, self._port): | ||
| lock_info = pid_lock.get_lock_info() | ||
| error_msg = format_collision_error(self._host, self._port, lock_info) | ||
| logger.error("Gateway startup failed - another instance is running") | ||
| raise RuntimeError(error_msg) | ||
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| # Store PID lock for cleanup | ||
| self._pid_lock = pid_lock |
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Release the PID lock from start()'s own finally.
The lock is acquired before several fallible steps and before await self._server.serve(), but it is only released from stop(). If startup raises after Line 309 or the server exits without an explicit stop() call, gateway.pid is left behind for the rest of the process. Wrap the post-acquire path in try/finally and clear self._pid_lock there.
Also applies to: 743-770
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.
In `@src/praisonai/praisonai/gateway/server.py` around lines 308 - 316, After
successfully acquiring the PID lock in start(), ensure the lock is always
released by wrapping the code that runs after pid_lock.acquire_lock(...)
(including the call to await self._server.serve()) in a try/finally: in the
finally block call self._pid_lock.release() (or the pid_lock release API) and
set self._pid_lock = None to guarantee cleanup if startup fails or serve exits
without stop() being invoked; apply the same try/finally pattern to the other
similar PID-acquire block referenced in the file (the block that mirrors lines
~743-770).
Fixes 5 critical bugs identified in gateway collision prevention: 1. Multi-port conflict: PID lock now port-specific to allow different ports 2. Lock cleanup failure: Added exception handler around uvicorn startup 3. TOCTOU race: Use atomic temp file + rename for lock acquisition 4. Windows compatibility: Use SIGTERM on Windows instead of SIGKILL 5. Unused variable: Remove unused output controller in stop command Co-authored-by: Mervin Praison <MervinPraison@users.noreply.github.com>
| # Release PID lock | ||
| if hasattr(self, '_pid_lock'): | ||
| self._pid_lock.release_lock() |
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hasattr guard always evaluates to True because _pid_lock is unconditionally assigned to None in __init__. If serve() raises an exception, the exception handler at line 747–749 releases the lock and resets _pid_lock = None, but _is_running is already True (set at line 738). Any subsequent stop() call will skip the early-return guard and reach this line, where None.release_lock() throws AttributeError, masking the real error and breaking cleanup.
| # Release PID lock | |
| if hasattr(self, '_pid_lock'): | |
| self._pid_lock.release_lock() | |
| # Release PID lock | |
| if self._pid_lock is not None: | |
| self._pid_lock.release_lock() | |
| self._pid_lock = None |
Summary
Fixes #1749 - Implements comprehensive port collision prevention for PraisonAI gateway to resolve issues where multiple gateway processes conflict over port 8765.
Key Changes
stopcommand and GATEWAY_PORT environment variable supportTechnical Implementation
New
port_utils.pymodule with utilities:is_port_in_use()- Socket-based port checkingcheck_port_available()- Port availability with PID detectionGatewayPIDLock- Thread-safe PID lock file managementformat_collision_error()- User-friendly error formattingGateway server enhancements:
start()method before uvicorn initializationCLI improvements:
praisonai gateway stopcommand with graceful/force optionspraisonai gateway statuswith lock file informationGATEWAY_PORTenvironment variable support in all commandsError Messages
Before:
After:
Test Results
✅ Port checking utilities work correctly
✅ PID lock acquisition/release functions properly
✅ Error message formatting provides actionable guidance
✅ Second instance detection prevents conflicts
✅ GATEWAY_PORT environment variable respected
Test plan
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New Features
GATEWAY_PORTenvironment variable when not explicitly specifiedImprovements