// The Ghost Boot Sequence // ----------------------- // - This is intentionally one big file at the moment, so that we don't have to follow boot logic all over the place // - This file is FULL of debug statements so we can see timings for the various steps because the boot needs to be as fast as possible // - As we manage to break the codebase down into distinct components for e.g. the frontend, their boot logic can be offloaded to them // - app.js is separate as the first example of each component having it's own app.js file colocated with it, instead of inside of server/web // // IMPORTANT: // ---------- // The only global requires here should be overrides + debug so we can monitor timings with DEBUG = ghost: boot * node ghost require('./server/overrides'); const debug = require('@tryghost/debug')('boot'); // END OF GLOBAL REQUIRES /** * Helper class to create consistent log messages */ class BootLogger { constructor(logging, metrics, startTime) { this.logging = logging; this.metrics = metrics; this.startTime = startTime; } log(message) { let {logging, startTime} = this; logging.info(`Ghost ${message} in ${(Date.now() - startTime) / 1000}s`); } metric(name) { let {metrics, startTime} = this; metrics.metric(name, Date.now() - startTime); } } /** * Helper function to handle sending server ready notifications * @param {string} [error] */ function notifyServerReady(error) { const notify = require('./server/notify'); if (error) { debug('Notifying server ready (error)'); notify.notifyServerReady(error); } else { debug('Notifying server ready (success)'); notify.notifyServerReady(); } } /** * Get the Database into a ready state * - DatabaseStateManager handles doing all this for us * - Passing logging makes it output state messages * * @param {object} options * @param {object} options.config * @param {object} options.logging */ async function initDatabase({config, logging}) { const DatabaseStateManager = require('./server/data/db/state-manager'); const dbStateManager = new DatabaseStateManager({knexMigratorFilePath: config.get('paths:appRoot')}); await dbStateManager.makeReady({logging}); } /** * Core is intended to be all the bits of Ghost that are fundamental and we can't do anything without them! * (There's more to do to make this true) * @param {object} options * @param {object} options.ghostServer * @param {object} options.config */ async function initCore({ghostServer, config}) { debug('Begin: initCore'); // URL Utils is a bit slow, put it here so the timing is visible separate from models debug('Begin: Load urlUtils'); require('./shared/url-utils'); debug('End: Load urlUtils'); // Models are the heart of Ghost - this is a syncronous operation debug('Begin: models'); const models = require('./server/models'); models.init(); debug('End: models'); // Settings are a core concept we use settings to store key-value pairs used in critical pathways as well as public data like the site title debug('Begin: settings'); const settings = require('./server/services/settings'); await settings.init(); await settings.syncEmailSettings(config.get('hostSettings:emailVerification:verified')); debug('End: settings'); // The URLService is a core part of Ghost, which depends on models. debug('Begin: Url Service'); const urlService = require('./server/services/url'); // Note: there is no await here, we do not wait for the url service to finish // We can return, but the site will remain in (the shared, not global) maintenance mode until this finishes // This is managed on request: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/blob/main/core/server/web/shared/middlewares/maintenance.js#L13 urlService.init(); debug('End: Url Service'); // Job Service allows parts of Ghost to run in the background debug('Begin: Job Service'); const jobService = require('./server/services/jobs'); ghostServer.registerCleanupTask(async () => { await jobService.shutdown(); }); debug('End: Job Service'); debug('End: initCore'); } /** * These are services required by Ghost's frontend. */ async function initServicesForFrontend() { debug('Begin: initServicesForFrontend'); debug('Begin: Routing Settings'); const routeSettings = require('./server/services/route-settings'); await routeSettings.init(); debug('End: Routing Settings'); debug('Begin: Themes'); // customThemSettingsService.api must be initialized before any theme activation occurs const customThemeSettingsService = require('./server/services/custom-theme-settings'); customThemeSettingsService.init(); const themeService = require('./server/services/themes'); await themeService.init(); debug('End: Themes'); debug('End: initServicesForFrontend'); } /** * Frontend is intended to be just Ghost's frontend */ async function initFrontend() { debug('Begin: initFrontend'); const helperService = require('./frontend/services/helpers'); await helperService.init(); debug('End: initFrontend'); } /** * At the moment we load our express apps all in one go, they require themselves and are co-located * What we want is to be able to optionally load various components and mount them * So eventually this function should go away */ async function initExpressApps() { debug('Begin: initExpressApps'); const parentApp = require('./server/web/parent/app')(); debug('End: initExpressApps'); return parentApp; } /** * Dynamic routing is generated from the routes.yaml file * When Ghost's DB and core are loaded, we can access this file and call routing.routingManager.start * However this _must_ happen after the express Apps are loaded, hence why this is here and not in initFrontend * Routing is currently tightly coupled between the frontend and backend */ async function initDynamicRouting() { debug('Begin: Dynamic Routing'); const routing = require('./frontend/services/routing'); const routeSettingsService = require('./server/services/route-settings'); const bridge = require('./bridge'); // We pass the frontend API version + the dynamic routes here, so that the frontend services are slightly less tightly-coupled const apiVersion = bridge.getFrontendApiVersion(); const routeSettings = await routeSettingsService.loadRouteSettings(); debug(`Frontend API Version: ${apiVersion}`); routing.routerManager.start(apiVersion, routeSettings); const getRoutesHash = () => routeSettingsService.api.getCurrentHash(); const settings = require('./server/services/settings'); await settings.syncRoutesHash(getRoutesHash); debug('End: Dynamic Routing'); } /** * Services are components that make up part of Ghost and need initializing on boot * These services should all be part of core, frontend services should be loaded with the frontend * We are working towards this being a service loader, with the ability to make certain services optional * * @param {object} options * @param {object} options.config */ async function initServices({config}) { debug('Begin: initServices'); const defaultApiVersion = config.get('api:versions:default'); debug(`Default API Version: ${defaultApiVersion}`); debug('Begin: Services'); const stripe = require('./server/services/stripe'); const members = require('./server/services/members'); const offers = require('./server/services/offers'); const permissions = require('./server/services/permissions'); const xmlrpc = require('./server/services/xmlrpc'); const slack = require('./server/services/slack'); const {mega} = require('./server/services/mega'); const webhooks = require('./server/services/webhooks'); const appService = require('./frontend/services/apps'); const limits = require('./server/services/limits'); const scheduling = require('./server/adapters/scheduling'); const urlUtils = require('./shared/url-utils'); // NOTE: limits service has to be initialized first // in case it limits initialization of any other service (e.g. webhooks) await limits.init(); // NOTE: Members service depends on these // so they are initialized before it. await stripe.init(); await offers.init(); await Promise.all([ members.init(), permissions.init(), xmlrpc.listen(), slack.listen(), mega.listen(), webhooks.listen(), appService.init(), scheduling.init({ apiUrl: urlUtils.urlFor('api', {version: defaultApiVersion, versionType: 'admin'}, true) }) ]); debug('End: Services'); // Initialize analytics events if (config.get('segment:key')) { require('./server/analytics-events').init(); } debug('End: initServices'); } /** * Kick off recurring jobs and background services * These are things that happen on boot, but we don't need to wait for them to finish * Later, this might be a service hook * @param {object} options * @param {object} options.config */ async function initBackgroundServices({config}) { debug('Begin: initBackgroundServices'); // Load all inactive themes const themeService = require('./server/services/themes'); themeService.loadInactiveThemes(); // we don't want to kick off background services that will interfere with tests if (process.env.NODE_ENV.match(/^testing/)) { return; } // Load email analytics recurring jobs if (config.get('backgroundJobs:emailAnalytics')) { const emailAnalyticsJobs = require('./server/services/email-analytics/jobs'); await emailAnalyticsJobs.scheduleRecurringJobs(); } const updateCheck = require('./server/update-check'); updateCheck.scheduleRecurringJobs(); debug('End: initBackgroundServices'); } /** * ---------------------------------- * Boot Ghost - The magic starts here * ---------------------------------- * * - This function is written with async/await so you can read, line by line, what happens on boot * - All the functions above handle init/boot logic for a single component * @returns {Promise<object>} ghostServer */ async function bootGhost() { // Metrics const startTime = Date.now(); debug('Begin Boot'); // We need access to these variables in both the try and catch block let bootLogger; let config; let ghostServer; let logging; let metrics; // These require their own try-catch block and error format, because we can't log an error if logging isn't working try { // Step 0 - Load config and logging - fundamental required components // Config must be the first thing we do, because it is required for absolutely everything debug('Begin: Load config'); config = require('./shared/config'); debug('End: Load config'); // Logging is used absolutely everywhere debug('Begin: Load logging'); logging = require('@tryghost/logging'); metrics = require('@tryghost/metrics'); bootLogger = new BootLogger(logging, metrics, startTime); debug('End: Load logging'); // At this point logging is required, so we can handle errors better } catch (error) { console.error(error); // eslint-disable-line no-console process.exit(1); } try { // Step 1 - require more fundamental components // Version is required by sentry & Migration config & so is fundamental to booting // However, it involves reading package.json so its slow & it's here for visibility on that slowness debug('Begin: Load version info'); require('@tryghost/version'); debug('End: Load version info'); // Sentry must be initialized early, but requires config debug('Begin: Load sentry'); require('./shared/sentry'); debug('End: Load sentry'); // Step 2 - Start server with minimal app in global maintenance mode debug('Begin: load server + minimal app'); const rootApp = require('./app'); const GhostServer = require('./server/ghost-server'); ghostServer = new GhostServer({url: config.getSiteUrl()}); await ghostServer.start(rootApp); bootLogger.log('server started'); debug('End: load server + minimal app'); // Step 3 - Get the DB ready debug('Begin: Get DB ready'); await initDatabase({config, logging}); bootLogger.log('database ready'); debug('End: Get DB ready'); // Step 4 - Load Ghost with all its services debug('Begin: Load Ghost Services & Apps'); await initCore({ghostServer, config}); await initServicesForFrontend(); await initFrontend(); const ghostApp = await initExpressApps(); await initDynamicRouting(); await initServices({config}); debug('End: Load Ghost Services & Apps'); // Step 5 - Mount the full Ghost app onto the minimal root app & disable maintenance mode debug('Begin: mountGhost'); rootApp.disable('maintenance'); rootApp.use(config.getSubdir(), ghostApp); debug('End: mountGhost'); // Step 6 - We are technically done here - let everyone know! bootLogger.log('booted'); bootLogger.metric('boot-time'); notifyServerReady(); // Step 7 - Init our background services, we don't wait for this to finish initBackgroundServices({config}); // We return the server purely for testing purposes debug('End Boot: Returning Ghost Server'); return ghostServer; } catch (error) { const errors = require('@tryghost/errors'); // Ensure the error we have is an ignition error let serverStartError = error; if (!errors.utils.isIgnitionError(serverStartError)) { serverStartError = new errors.GhostError({message: serverStartError.message, err: serverStartError}); } logging.error(serverStartError); // If ghost was started and something else went wrong, we shut it down if (ghostServer) { notifyServerReady(serverStartError); ghostServer.shutdown(2); } else { // Ghost server failed to start, set a timeout to give logging a chance to flush setTimeout(() => { process.exit(2); }, 100); } } } module.exports = bootGhost;