feat(idlesleep): support container dependencies, including custom and docker depends_on, code refactor

go.mod

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.38.0 // encrypting password with bcrypt
 	golang.org/x/net v0.40.0 // HTTP header utilities
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.30.0 // oauth2 authentication
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.14.0
 	golang.org/x/time v0.11.0 // time utilities
 )
 
@@ -227,7 +228,6 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/ratelimit v0.3.1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.24.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.14.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.33.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.25.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.33.0 // indirect

internal/docker/container.go

@@ -56,13 +56,15 @@ type (
 var DummyContainer = new(Container)
 
 func FromDocker(c *container.SummaryTrimmed, dockerHost string) (res *Container) {
-	isExplicit := false
+	_, isExplicit := c.Labels[LabelAliases]
 	helper := containerHelper{c}
+	if !isExplicit {
+		// walk through all labels to check if any label starts with NSProxy.
 		for lbl := range c.Labels {
 			if strings.HasPrefix(lbl, NSProxy+".") {
 				isExplicit = true
-		} else {
+				break
-			delete(c.Labels, lbl)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -124,14 +126,30 @@ func (c *Container) UpdatePorts() error {
 			continue
 		}
 		c.PublicPortMapping[portInt] = container.Port{
-			PublicPort:  uint16(portInt),
+			PublicPort:  uint16(portInt), //nolint:gosec
-			PrivatePort: uint16(portInt),
+			PrivatePort: uint16(portInt), //nolint:gosec
 			Type:        proto,
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (c *Container) DockerComposeProject() string {
+	return c.Labels["com.docker.compose.project"]
+}
+
+func (c *Container) DockerComposeService() string {
+	return c.Labels["com.docker.compose.service"]
+}
+
+func (c *Container) Dependencies() []string {
+	deps := c.Labels[LabelDependsOn]
+	if deps == "" {
+		deps = c.Labels["com.docker.compose.depends_on"]
+	}
+	return strings.Split(deps, ",")
+}
+
 var databaseMPs = map[string]struct{}{
 	"/var/lib/postgresql/data": {},
 	"/var/lib/mysql":           {},
@@ -214,17 +232,22 @@ func (c *Container) loadDeleteIdlewatcherLabels(helper containerHelper) {
 		"stop_timeout":   helper.getDeleteLabel(LabelStopTimeout),
 		"stop_signal":    helper.getDeleteLabel(LabelStopSignal),
 		"start_endpoint": helper.getDeleteLabel(LabelStartEndpoint),
+		"depends_on":     c.Dependencies(),
 	}
+
+	// ensure it's deleted from labels
+	helper.getDeleteLabel(LabelDependsOn)
+
 	// set only if idlewatcher is enabled
 	idleTimeout := cfg["idle_timeout"]
 	if idleTimeout != "" {
-		idwCfg := &idlewatcher.Config{
+		idwCfg := new(idlewatcher.Config)
-			Docker: &idlewatcher.DockerConfig{
+		idwCfg.Docker = &idlewatcher.DockerConfig{
 			DockerHost:    c.DockerHost,
 			ContainerID:   c.ContainerID,
 			ContainerName: c.ContainerName,
-			},
 		}
+
 		err := serialization.MapUnmarshalValidate(cfg, idwCfg)
 		if err != nil {
 			gperr.LogWarn("invalid idlewatcher config", gperr.PrependSubject(c.ContainerName, err))

internal/docker/labels.go

@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ const (
 	LabelStopTimeout   = NSProxy + ".stop_timeout"
 	LabelStopSignal    = NSProxy + ".stop_signal"
 	LabelStartEndpoint = NSProxy + ".start_endpoint"
+	LabelDependsOn     = NSProxy + ".depends_on"
 )

internal/idlewatcher/common.go

@@ -11,3 +11,12 @@ func (w *Watcher) cancelled(reqCtx context.Context) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 }
+
+func (w *Watcher) waitStarted(reqCtx context.Context) bool {
+	select {
+	case <-reqCtx.Done():
+		return false
+	case <-w.route.Started():
+		return true
+	}
+}

internal/idlewatcher/debug.go

@@ -39,3 +39,10 @@ func Watchers() iter.Seq2[string, watcherDebug] {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func fmtErr(err error) string {
+	if err == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return err.Error()
+}

internal/idlewatcher/errors.go

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package idlewatcher
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+type watcherError struct {
+	watcher *Watcher
+	err     error
+}
+
+func (e *watcherError) Unwrap() error {
+	return e.err
+}
+
+func (e *watcherError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("watcher %q error: %s", e.watcher.cfg.ContainerName(), e.err.Error())
+}
+
+func (w *Watcher) newWatcherError(err error) error {
+	if errors.Is(err, causeReload) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if wErr, ok := err.(*watcherError); ok { //nolint:errorlint
+		return wErr
+	}
+	return &watcherError{watcher: w, err: convertError(err)}
+}
+
+type depError struct {
+	action string
+	dep    *dependency
+	err    error
+}
+
+func (e *depError) Unwrap() error {
+	return e.err
+}
+
+func (e *depError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s failed for dependency %q: %s", e.action, e.dep.cfg.ContainerName(), e.err.Error())
+}
+
+func (w *Watcher) newDepError(action string, dep *dependency, err error) error {
+	if errors.Is(err, causeReload) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if dErr, ok := err.(*depError); ok { //nolint:errorlint
+		return dErr
+	}
+	return w.newWatcherError(&depError{action: action, dep: dep, err: convertError(err)})
+}
+
+func convertError(err error) error {
+	switch {
+	case err == nil:
+		return nil
+	case errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded):
+		return errors.New("timeout")
+	default:
+		return err
+	}
+}

internal/idlewatcher/handle_http.go

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package idlewatcher
 
 import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -38,10 +36,6 @@ func (w *Watcher) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	default:
 		f := &ForceCacheControl{expires: w.expires().Format(http.TimeFormat), ResponseWriter: rw}
-		w, ok := watcherMap[w.Key()] // could've been reloaded
-		if !ok {
-			return
-		}
 		w.rp.ServeHTTP(f, r)
 	}
 }
@@ -50,6 +44,14 @@ func isFaviconPath(path string) bool {
 	return path == "/favicon.ico"
 }
 
+func (w *Watcher) redirectToStartEndpoint(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	uri := "/"
+	if w.cfg.StartEndpoint != "" {
+		uri = w.cfg.StartEndpoint
+	}
+	http.Redirect(rw, r, uri, http.StatusTemporaryRedirect)
+}
+
 func (w *Watcher) wakeFromHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (shouldNext bool) {
 	w.resetIdleTimer()
 
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ func (w *Watcher) wakeFromHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (shouldN
 
 	ctx := r.Context()
 	if w.cancelled(ctx) {
-		gphttp.ServerError(rw, r, context.Cause(ctx), http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
+		w.redirectToStartEndpoint(rw, r)
 		return false
 	}
 
@@ -103,17 +105,19 @@ func (w *Watcher) wakeFromHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (shouldN
 		return false
 	}
 
-	var ready bool
-
 	for {
 		w.resetIdleTimer()
 
 		if w.cancelled(ctx) {
-			gphttp.ServerError(rw, r, context.Cause(ctx), http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
+			w.redirectToStartEndpoint(rw, r)
 			return false
 		}
 
-		w, ready, err = checkUpdateState(w.Key())
+		if !w.waitStarted(ctx) {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		ready, err := w.checkUpdateState()
 		if err != nil {
 			gphttp.ServerError(rw, r, err)
 			return false

internal/idlewatcher/handle_stream.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package idlewatcher
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"net"
 	"time"
 
@@ -53,22 +52,13 @@ func (w *Watcher) wakeFromStream() error {
 	}
 
 	w.l.Debug().Msg("wake signal received")
-	err := w.wakeIfStopped()
+	err := w.Wake(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeoutCause(w.task.Context(), w.cfg.WakeTimeout, errors.New("wake timeout"))
-	defer cancel()
-
-	var ready bool
-
 	for {
-		if w.cancelled(ctx) {
+		ready, err := w.checkUpdateState()
-			return context.Cause(ctx)
-		}
-
-		w, ready, err = checkUpdateState(w.Key())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}

internal/idlewatcher/health.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package idlewatcher
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/yusing/go-proxy/internal/gperr"
@@ -80,43 +79,6 @@ func (w *Watcher) Detail() string {
 	return "napping"
 }
 
-func checkUpdateState(key string) (w *Watcher, ready bool, err error) {
-	watcherMapMu.RLock()
-	w, ok := watcherMap[key]
-	if !ok {
-		watcherMapMu.RUnlock()
-		return nil, false, errors.New("watcher not found")
-	}
-	watcherMapMu.RUnlock()
-
-	// already ready
-	if w.ready() {
-		return w, true, nil
-	}
-
-	if !w.running() {
-		return w, false, nil
-	}
-
-	// the new container info not yet updated
-	if w.hc.URL().Host == "" {
-		return w, false, nil
-	}
-
-	res, err := w.hc.CheckHealth()
-	if err != nil {
-		w.setError(err)
-		return w, false, err
-	}
-
-	if res.Healthy {
-		w.setReady()
-		return w, true, nil
-	}
-	w.setStarting()
-	return w, false, nil
-}
-
 // MarshalJSON implements health.HealthMonitor.
 func (w *Watcher) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	url := w.hc.URL()
@@ -135,3 +97,32 @@ func (w *Watcher) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 		Detail: detail,
 	}).MarshalJSON()
 }
+
+func (w *Watcher) checkUpdateState() (ready bool, err error) {
+	// already ready
+	if w.ready() {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
+	if !w.running() {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	// the new container info not yet updated
+	if w.hc.URL().Host == "" {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	res, err := w.hc.CheckHealth()
+	if err != nil {
+		w.setError(err)
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	if res.Healthy {
+		w.setReady()
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	w.setStarting()
+	return false, nil
+}

internal/idlewatcher/types/config.go

@@ -10,16 +10,26 @@ import (
 )
 
 type (
-	Config struct {
+	ProviderConfig struct {
 		Proxmox *ProxmoxConfig `json:"proxmox,omitempty"`
 		Docker  *DockerConfig  `json:"docker,omitempty"`
-
+	}
-		IdleTimeout   time.Duration `json:"idle_timeout" json_ext:"duration"`
+	IdlewatcherConfig struct {
-		WakeTimeout   time.Duration `json:"wake_timeout" json_ext:"duration"`
+		// 0: no idle watcher.
-		StopTimeout   time.Duration `json:"stop_timeout" json_ext:"duration"`
+		// Positive: idle watcher with idle timeout.
+		// Negative: idle watcher as a dependency.	IdleTimeout time.Duration `json:"idle_timeout" json_ext:"duration"`
+		IdleTimeout time.Duration `json:"idle_timeout"`
+		WakeTimeout time.Duration `json:"wake_timeout"`
+		StopTimeout time.Duration `json:"stop_timeout"`
 		StopMethod  StopMethod    `json:"stop_method"`
 		StopSignal  Signal        `json:"stop_signal,omitempty"`
+	}
+	Config struct {
+		ProviderConfig
+		IdlewatcherConfig
+
 		StartEndpoint string   `json:"start_endpoint,omitempty"` // Optional path that must be hit to start container
+		DependsOn     []string `json:"depends_on,omitempty"`
 	}
 	StopMethod string
 	Signal     string
@@ -55,11 +65,11 @@ func (c *Config) ContainerName() string {
 	if c.Docker != nil {
 		return c.Docker.ContainerName
 	}
-	return "lxc " + strconv.Itoa(c.Proxmox.VMID)
+	return "lxc-" + strconv.Itoa(c.Proxmox.VMID)
 }
 
 func (c *Config) Validate() gperr.Error {
-	if c.IdleTimeout == 0 { // no idle timeout means no idle watcher
+	if c.IdleTimeout == 0 { // zero idle timeout means no idle watcher
 		return nil
 	}
 	errs := gperr.NewBuilder("idlewatcher config validation error")

internal/idlewatcher/types/config_test.go

@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ func TestValidateStartEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			cfg := Config{StartEndpoint: tc.input}
+			cfg := new(Config)
+			cfg.StartEndpoint = tc.input
 			err := cfg.validateStartEndpoint()
 			if err == nil {
 				expect.Equal(t, cfg.StartEndpoint, tc.input)

internal/idlewatcher/watcher.go

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package idlewatcher
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"maps"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -20,10 +22,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/yusing/go-proxy/internal/watcher/events"
 	"github.com/yusing/go-proxy/internal/watcher/health"
 	"github.com/yusing/go-proxy/internal/watcher/health/monitor"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/singleflight"
 )
 
 type (
 	routeHelper struct {
+		route  routes.Route
 		rp     *reverseproxy.ReverseProxy
 		stream net.Stream
 		hc     health.HealthChecker
@@ -48,8 +53,15 @@ type (
 		state     atomic.Value[*containerState]
 		lastReset atomic.Value[time.Time]
 
-		ticker *time.Ticker
+		idleTicker *time.Ticker
 		task       *task.Task
+
+		dependsOn []*dependency
+	}
+
+	dependency struct {
+		*Watcher
+		waitHealthy bool
 	}
 
 	StopCallback func() error
@@ -57,9 +69,12 @@ type (
 
 const ContextKey = "idlewatcher.watcher"
 
+// TODO: replace -1 with neverTick
+
 var (
 	watcherMap   = make(map[string]*Watcher)
 	watcherMapMu sync.RWMutex
+	singleFlight singleflight.Group
 )
 
 const (
@@ -79,51 +94,167 @@ var (
 
 const reqTimeout = 3 * time.Second
 
+// prevents dependencies from being stopped automatically.
+const neverTick = time.Duration(1<<63 - 1)
+
 // TODO: fix stream type.
-func NewWatcher(parent task.Parent, r routes.Route) (*Watcher, error) {
+func NewWatcher(parent task.Parent, r routes.Route, cfg *idlewatcher.Config) (*Watcher, error) {
-	cfg := r.IdlewatcherConfig()
 	key := cfg.Key()
 
 	watcherMapMu.RLock()
 	// if the watcher already exists, finish it
 	w, exists := watcherMap[key]
-	if exists {
-		if w.cfg == cfg {
-			// same address, likely two routes from the same container
-			return w, nil
-		}
-		w.task.FinishAndWait(causeReload)
-	}
 	watcherMapMu.RUnlock()
 
+	if exists {
+		if len(cfg.DependsOn) > 0 {
+			w.cfg.DependsOn = cfg.DependsOn
+		}
+		if cfg.IdleTimeout > 0 {
+			w.cfg.IdlewatcherConfig = cfg.IdlewatcherConfig
+		}
+		cfg = w.cfg
+		w.resetIdleTimer()
+	} else {
 		w = &Watcher{
-		ticker: time.NewTicker(cfg.IdleTimeout),
+			idleTicker: time.NewTicker(cfg.IdleTimeout),
 			cfg:        cfg,
 			routeHelper: routeHelper{
 				hc: monitor.NewMonitor(r),
 			},
+			dependsOn: make([]*dependency, 0, len(cfg.DependsOn)),
+		}
+	}
+
+	depErrors := gperr.NewBuilder()
+	for i, dep := range cfg.DependsOn {
+		depSegments := strings.Split(dep, ":")
+		dep = depSegments[0]
+		if dep == "" { // empty dependency (likely stopped container), skip; it will be removed by dedupDependencies()
+			continue
+		}
+		cfg.DependsOn[i] = dep
+		waitHealthy := false
+		if len(depSegments) > 1 { // likely from `com.docker.compose.depends_on` label
+			switch depSegments[1] {
+			case "service_started":
+			case "service_healthy":
+				waitHealthy = true
+			// case "service_completed_successfully":
+			default:
+				depErrors.Addf("dependency %q has unsupported condition %q", dep, depSegments[1])
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		cont := r.ContainerInfo()
+
+		var depRoute routes.Route
+		var ok bool
+
+		// try to find the dependency in the same provider and the same docker compose project first
+		if cont != nil {
+			depRoute, ok = r.GetProvider().FindService(cont.DockerComposeProject(), dep)
+		}
+
+		if !ok {
+			depRoute, ok = routes.Get(dep)
+			if !ok {
+				depErrors.Addf("dependency %q not found", dep)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		if depRoute == r {
+			depErrors.Addf("dependency %q cannot have itself as a dependency (same route)", dep)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// wait for the dependency to be started
+		<-depRoute.Started()
+
+		if waitHealthy && !depRoute.UseHealthCheck() {
+			depErrors.Addf("dependency %q has service_healthy condition but has healthcheck disabled", dep)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		depCfg := depRoute.IdlewatcherConfig()
+		if depCfg == nil {
+			depCfg = new(idlewatcher.Config)
+			depCfg.IdlewatcherConfig = cfg.IdlewatcherConfig
+			depCfg.IdleTimeout = neverTick // disable auto sleep for dependencies
+		} else if depCfg.IdleTimeout > 0 {
+			depErrors.Addf("dependency %q has positive idle timeout %s", dep, depCfg.IdleTimeout)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if depCfg.Docker == nil && depCfg.Proxmox == nil {
+			depCont := depRoute.ContainerInfo()
+			if depCont != nil {
+				depCfg.Docker = &idlewatcher.DockerConfig{
+					DockerHost:    depCont.DockerHost,
+					ContainerID:   depCont.ContainerID,
+					ContainerName: depCont.ContainerName,
+				}
+				depCfg.DependsOn = depCont.Dependencies()
+			} else {
+				depErrors.Addf("dependency %q has no idlewatcher config but is not a docker container", dep)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		if depCfg.Key() == cfg.Key() {
+			depErrors.Addf("dependency %q cannot have itself as a dependency (same container)", dep)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		depCfg.IdleTimeout = neverTick // disable auto sleep for dependencies
+
+		depWatcher, err := NewWatcher(parent, depRoute, depCfg)
+		if err != nil {
+			depErrors.Add(err)
+			continue
+		}
+		w.dependsOn = append(w.dependsOn, &dependency{
+			Watcher:     depWatcher,
+			waitHealthy: waitHealthy,
+		})
+	}
+
+	if w.provider != nil { // it's a reload, close the old provider
+		w.provider.Close()
+	}
+
+	if depErrors.HasError() {
+		return nil, depErrors.Error()
+	}
+
+	if !exists {
+		watcherMapMu.Lock()
+		defer watcherMapMu.Unlock()
 	}
 
 	var p idlewatcher.Provider
-	var providerType string
 	var err error
+	var kind string
 	switch {
 	case cfg.Docker != nil:
 		p, err = provider.NewDockerProvider(cfg.Docker.DockerHost, cfg.Docker.ContainerID)
-		providerType = "docker"
+		kind = "docker"
 	default:
 		p, err = provider.NewProxmoxProvider(cfg.Proxmox.Node, cfg.Proxmox.VMID)
-		providerType = "proxmox"
+		kind = "proxmox"
 	}
+	w.l = log.With().
+		Stringer("idle_timeout", cfg.IdleTimeout).
+		Str("kind", kind).
+		Str("container", cfg.ContainerName()).
+		Logger()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	w.provider = p
-	w.l = log.With().
-		Str("provider", providerType).
-		Str("container", cfg.ContainerName()).
-		Logger()
 
 	switch r := r.(type) {
 	case routes.ReverseProxyRoute:
@@ -131,18 +262,22 @@ func NewWatcher(parent task.Parent, r routes.Route) (*Watcher, error) {
 	case routes.StreamRoute:
 		w.stream = r
 	default:
-		return nil, gperr.Errorf("unexpected route type: %T", r)
+		w.provider.Close()
+		return nil, w.newWatcherError(gperr.Errorf("unexpected route type: %T", r))
 	}
+	w.route = r
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(parent.Context(), reqTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
 	status, err := w.provider.ContainerStatus(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		w.provider.Close()
-		return nil, gperr.Wrap(err, "failed to get container status")
+		return nil, w.newWatcherError(err)
 	}
+	w.state.Store(&containerState{status: status})
 
-	switch p := w.provider.(type) {
+	// when more providers are added, we need to add a new case here.
+	switch p := w.provider.(type) { //nolint:gocritic
 	case *provider.ProxmoxProvider:
 		shutdownTimeout := max(time.Second, cfg.StopTimeout-idleWakerCheckTimeout)
 		err = p.LXCSetShutdownTimeout(ctx, cfg.Proxmox.VMID, shutdownTimeout)
@@ -151,13 +286,9 @@ func NewWatcher(parent task.Parent, r routes.Route) (*Watcher, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	w.state.Store(&containerState{status: status})
+	if !exists {
-
 		w.task = parent.Subtask("idlewatcher."+r.Name(), true)
-
-	watcherMapMu.Lock()
 		watcherMap[key] = w
-	watcherMapMu.Unlock()
 
 		go func() {
 			cause := w.watchUntilDestroy()
@@ -170,12 +301,23 @@ func NewWatcher(parent task.Parent, r routes.Route) (*Watcher, error) {
 				gperr.LogError("idlewatcher stopped unexpectedly", cause, &w.l)
 			}
 
-		w.ticker.Stop()
+			w.idleTicker.Stop()
 			w.provider.Close()
 			w.task.Finish(cause)
 		}()
+	}
+
+	hcCfg := w.hc.Config()
+	hcCfg.BaseContext = func() context.Context {
+		return w.task.Context()
+	}
+	hcCfg.Timeout = cfg.WakeTimeout
+
+	w.dedupDependencies()
+
+	w.l = w.l.With().Strs("deps", cfg.DependsOn).Logger()
 	if exists {
-		w.l.Info().Msg("idlewatcher reloaded")
+		w.l.Debug().Msg("idlewatcher reloaded")
 	} else {
 		w.l.Info().Msg("idlewatcher started")
 	}
@@ -186,7 +328,65 @@ func (w *Watcher) Key() string {
 	return w.cfg.Key()
 }
 
+// Wake wakes the container.
+//
+// It will cancel as soon as the either of the passed in context or the watcher is done.
+//
+// It uses singleflight to prevent multiple wake calls at the same time.
+//
+// It will wake the dependencies first, and then wake itself.
+// If the container is already running, it will do nothing.
+// If the container is not running, it will start it.
+// If the container is paused, it will unpause it.
+// If the container is stopped, it will do nothing.
 func (w *Watcher) Wake(ctx context.Context) error {
+	// wake dependencies first.
+	if err := w.wakeDependencies(ctx); err != nil {
+		return w.newWatcherError(err)
+	}
+
+	// wake itself.
+	// use container name instead of Key() here as the container id will change on restart (docker).
+	_, err, _ := singleFlight.Do(w.cfg.ContainerName(), func() (any, error) {
+		return nil, w.wakeIfStopped(ctx)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return w.newWatcherError(err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (w *Watcher) wakeDependencies(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if len(w.dependsOn) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	errs := errgroup.Group{}
+	for _, dep := range w.dependsOn {
+		errs.Go(func() error {
+			if err := dep.Wake(ctx); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if dep.waitHealthy {
+				for {
+					select {
+					case <-ctx.Done():
+						return w.newDepError("wait_healthy", dep, context.Cause(ctx))
+					default:
+						if h, err := dep.hc.CheckHealth(); err != nil {
+							return err
+						} else if h.Healthy {
+							return nil
+						}
+						time.Sleep(idleWakerCheckInterval)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
+	}
+	return errs.Wait()
 }
 
 func (w *Watcher) wakeIfStopped(ctx context.Context) error {
@@ -210,34 +410,66 @@ func (w *Watcher) wakeIfStopped(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 }
 
+func (w *Watcher) stopDependencies() error {
+	if len(w.dependsOn) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	errs := errgroup.Group{}
+	for _, dep := range w.dependsOn {
+		errs.Go(dep.stopByMethod)
+	}
+	return errs.Wait()
+}
+
 func (w *Watcher) stopByMethod() error {
+	// no need singleflight here because it will only be called once every tick.
+
+	// if the container is not running, skip and stop dependencies.
 	if !w.running() {
+		if err := w.stopDependencies(); err != nil {
+			return w.newWatcherError(err)
+		}
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	cfg := w.cfg
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(w.task.Context(), cfg.StopTimeout)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), cfg.StopTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
+	// stop itself first.
+	var err error
 	switch cfg.StopMethod {
 	case idlewatcher.StopMethodPause:
-		return w.provider.ContainerPause(ctx)
+		err = w.provider.ContainerPause(ctx)
 	case idlewatcher.StopMethodStop:
-		return w.provider.ContainerStop(ctx, cfg.StopSignal, int(cfg.StopTimeout.Seconds()))
+		err = w.provider.ContainerStop(ctx, cfg.StopSignal, int(cfg.StopTimeout.Seconds()))
 	case idlewatcher.StopMethodKill:
-		return w.provider.ContainerKill(ctx, cfg.StopSignal)
+		err = w.provider.ContainerKill(ctx, cfg.StopSignal)
 	default:
-		return gperr.Errorf("unexpected stop method: %q", cfg.StopMethod)
+		err = w.newWatcherError(gperr.Errorf("unexpected stop method: %q", cfg.StopMethod))
 	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return w.newWatcherError(err)
+	}
+
+	w.l.Info().Msg("container stopped")
+
+	// then stop dependencies.
+	if err := w.stopDependencies(); err != nil {
+		return w.newWatcherError(err)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (w *Watcher) resetIdleTimer() {
-	w.ticker.Reset(w.cfg.IdleTimeout)
+	w.idleTicker.Reset(w.cfg.IdleTimeout)
 	w.lastReset.Store(time.Now())
 }
 
 func (w *Watcher) expires() time.Time {
-	if !w.running() {
+	if !w.running() || w.cfg.IdleTimeout <= 0 {
 		return time.Time{}
 	}
 	return w.lastReset.Load().Add(w.cfg.IdleTimeout)
@@ -278,15 +510,15 @@ func (w *Watcher) watchUntilDestroy() (returnCause error) {
 				w.l.Info().Msg("awaken")
 			case e.Action.IsContainerStop(): // stop / kill / die
 				w.setNapping(idlewatcher.ContainerStatusStopped)
-				w.ticker.Stop()
+				w.idleTicker.Stop()
 			case e.Action.IsContainerPause(): // pause
 				w.setNapping(idlewatcher.ContainerStatusPaused)
-				w.ticker.Stop()
+				w.idleTicker.Stop()
 			default:
-				w.l.Error().Stringer("action", e.Action).Msg("unexpected container action")
+				w.l.Debug().Stringer("action", e.Action).Msg("unexpected container action")
 			}
-		case <-w.ticker.C:
+		case <-w.idleTicker.C:
-			w.ticker.Stop()
+			w.idleTicker.Stop()
 			if w.running() {
 				err := w.stopByMethod()
 				switch {
@@ -298,16 +530,37 @@ func (w *Watcher) watchUntilDestroy() (returnCause error) {
 					}
 					w.l.Err(err).Msgf("container stop with method %q failed", w.cfg.StopMethod)
 				default:
-					w.l.Info().Str("reason", "idle timeout").Msg("container stopped")
+					w.l.Info().Msg("idle timeout")
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func fmtErr(err error) string {
+func (w *Watcher) dedupDependencies() {
-	if err == nil {
+	// remove from dependencies if the dependency is also a dependency of another dependency, or have duplicates.
-		return ""
+	deps := w.dependencies()
+	for _, dep := range w.dependsOn {
+		depdeps := dep.dependencies()
+		for depdep := range depdeps {
+			delete(deps, depdep)
 		}
-	return err.Error()
+	}
+	newDepOn := make([]string, 0, len(deps))
+	newDeps := make([]*dependency, 0, len(deps))
+	for _, dep := range deps {
+		newDepOn = append(newDepOn, dep.cfg.ContainerName())
+		newDeps = append(newDeps, dep)
+	}
+	w.cfg.DependsOn = newDepOn
+	w.dependsOn = newDeps
+}
+
+func (w *Watcher) dependencies() map[string]*dependency {
+	deps := make(map[string]*dependency)
+	for _, dep := range w.dependsOn {
+		deps[dep.Key()] = dep
+		maps.Copy(deps, dep.dependencies())
+	}
+	return deps
 }

internal/route/reverse_proxy.go

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (r *ReveseProxyRoute) Start(parent task.Parent) gperr.Error {
 
 	switch {
 	case r.UseIdleWatcher():
-		waker, err := idlewatcher.NewWatcher(parent, r)
+		waker, err := idlewatcher.NewWatcher(parent, r, r.IdlewatcherConfig())
 		if err != nil {
 			r.task.Finish(err)
 			return gperr.Wrap(err)

internal/route/routes/route.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type (
 		task.TaskFinisher
 		pool.Object
 		ProviderName() string
+		GetProvider() Provider
 		TargetURL() *net.URL
 		HealthMonitor() health.HealthMonitor
 		References() []string

internal/route/stream.go

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (r *StreamRoute) Start(parent task.Parent) gperr.Error {
 
 	switch {
 	case r.UseIdleWatcher():
-		waker, err := idlewatcher.NewWatcher(parent, r)
+		waker, err := idlewatcher.NewWatcher(parent, r, r.IdlewatcherConfig())
 		if err != nil {
 			r.task.Finish(err)
 			return gperr.Wrap(err, "idlewatcher error")