Repeated calls to `V8Runtime.CreateScriptEngine` make the runtime's heap grow even if the engine instances are disposed immediately. This is because the `V8ContextImpl` destructor neglects to to dispose the termination exception.
Closed Issue: [FIXED] Memory leak with shared V8 runtimes [107]
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Description
ClearScript is a library that makes it easy to add scripting to your .NET applications. It currently supports JavaScript (via V8 and JScript) and VBScript.Features
- Simple usage; create a script engine, add your objects and/or types, run scripts
- Support for several script engines: Google's V8, Microsoft's JScript and VBScript
- Exposed resources require no modification, decoration, or special coding of any kind
- Scripts get simple access to most of the features of exposed objects and types:
- Methods, properties, fields, events
- (Objects) Indexers, extension methods, conversion operators, explicitly implemented interfaces
- (Types) Constructors, nested types
- Full support for generic types and methods, including C#-like type inference and explicit type arguments
- Scripts can invoke methods with output parameters, optional parameters, and parameter arrays
- Script delegates enable callbacks into script code
- Support for exposing all the types defined in one or more assemblies in one step
- Optional support for importing types and assemblies from script code
- The host can invoke script functions and access script objects directly
- Full support for script debugging
Examples
using System; using Microsoft.ClearScript; using Microsoft.ClearScript.JavaScript; using Microsoft.ClearScript.V8; // create a script engineusing (var engine = new V8ScriptEngine()) { // expose a host type engine.AddHostType("Console", typeof(Console)); engine.Execute("Console.WriteLine('{0} is an interesting number.', Math.PI)"); // expose a host object engine.AddHostObject("random", new Random()); engine.Execute("Console.WriteLine(random.NextDouble())"); // expose entire assemblies engine.AddHostObject("lib", new HostTypeCollection("mscorlib", "System.Core")); engine.Execute("Console.WriteLine(lib.System.DateTime.Now)"); // create a host object from script engine.Execute(@" birthday = new lib.System.DateTime(2007, 5, 22); Console.WriteLine(birthday.ToLongDateString()); "); // use a generic class from script engine.Execute(@" Dictionary = lib.System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary; dict = new Dictionary(lib.System.String, lib.System.Int32); dict.Add('foo', 123); "); // call a host method with an output parameter engine.AddHostObject("host", new HostFunctions()); engine.Execute(@" intVar = host.newVar(lib.System.Int32); found = dict.TryGetValue('foo', intVar.out); Console.WriteLine('{0} {1}', found, intVar); "); // create and populate a host array engine.Execute(@" numbers = host.newArr(lib.System.Int32, 20); for (var i = 0; i < numbers.Length; i++) { numbers[i] = i; } Console.WriteLine(lib.System.String.Join(', ', numbers)); "); // create a script delegate engine.Execute(@" Filter = lib.System.Func(lib.System.Int32, lib.System.Boolean); oddFilter = new Filter(function(value) { return (value & 1) ? true : false; }); "); // use LINQ from script engine.Execute(@" oddNumbers = numbers.Where(oddFilter); Console.WriteLine(lib.System.String.Join(', ', oddNumbers)); "); // use a dynamic host object engine.Execute(@" expando = new lib.System.Dynamic.ExpandoObject(); expando.foo = 123; expando.bar = 'qux'; delete expando.foo; "); // call a script function engine.Execute("function print(x) { Console.WriteLine(x); }"); engine.Script.print(DateTime.Now.DayOfWeek); // examine a script object engine.Execute("person = { name: 'Fred', age: 5 }"); Console.WriteLine(engine.Script.person.name); // read a JavaScript typed array engine.Execute("values = new Int32Array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])"); var values = (ITypedArray<int>)engine.Script.values; Console.WriteLine(string.Join(", ", values.ToArray())); }
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New Post: Intermittent crash on IIS and IISExpress
I have a weird issue, ClearScript sometimes crashes the application pool when
used intensively in my web application.
I got a dump file and opened it in Visual Studio but I'm missing the symbols file
ClearScriptV8-32.pdb to see a proper StackTrace and report something useful.
I'm currently using the nuget package, I'd like to avoid setup up the build on my computer to generate a pdb (I never built C++ projects on this computer, will probably need some installs...), could someone with the build already setup send this pdb to me (for the v5.04.6.0) ?
Thanks
used intensively in my web application.
I got a dump file and opened it in Visual Studio but I'm missing the symbols file
ClearScriptV8-32.pdb to see a proper StackTrace and report something useful.
I'm currently using the nuget package, I'd like to avoid setup up the build on my computer to generate a pdb (I never built C++ projects on this computer, will probably need some installs...), could someone with the build already setup send this pdb to me (for the v5.04.6.0) ?
Thanks
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New Post: Intermittent crash on IIS and IISExpress
Greetings!
The symbol file may not be useful unless it matches the assembly precisely. It would have to have been generated from the same source code and with the same compiler version, identical options, etc. Therefore it would make sense to contact the NuGet package owners for a copy of the file.
V8 issues can also be difficult to diagnose without a debug build of V8, so setting up a ClearScript/V8 build environment might be worthwhile.
In the meantime, can you somehow share your dump file?
Thanks!
The symbol file may not be useful unless it matches the assembly precisely. It would have to have been generated from the same source code and with the same compiler version, identical options, etc. Therefore it would make sense to contact the NuGet package owners for a copy of the file.
V8 issues can also be difficult to diagnose without a debug build of V8, so setting up a ClearScript/V8 build environment might be worthwhile.
In the meantime, can you somehow share your dump file?
Thanks!
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New Post: Intermittent crash on IIS and IISExpress
Hi,
Thank you for your answer.
I was wondering the same thing about the pdb but unfortunately I failed to build v8 (the build script reports a failed step but there's no other information).
I'll try to look more into it monday.
The dump file is pretty large (800mb): you can grab it here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/177896/dev/iisexpress__PID__13340__Date__06_10_2016__Time_12_46_50PM__896__Second_Chance_Exception_C0000409.dmp
Thank you in advance
Thank you for your answer.
I was wondering the same thing about the pdb but unfortunately I failed to build v8 (the build script reports a failed step but there's no other information).
I'll try to look more into it monday.
The dump file is pretty large (800mb): you can grab it here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/177896/dev/iisexpress__PID__13340__Date__06_10_2016__Time_12_46_50PM__896__Second_Chance_Exception_C0000409.dmp
Thank you in advance
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New Post: Intermittent crash on IIS and IISExpress
HI guillaume,
this might be the same issue that we are getting - but only with versions of ClearScript after 5.4.3. Could you try and see if you get the same issue after downgrading?
this might be the same issue that we are getting - but only with versions of ClearScript after 5.4.3. Could you try and see if you get the same issue after downgrading?
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New Post: Intermittent crash on IIS and IISExpress
Hi,
I'm trying the downgrade, thanks for the tip.
I'm trying the downgrade, thanks for the tip.
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New Post: Intermittent crash on IIS and IISExpress
HI again Andrea,
It looks like it works, thanks a lot.
I'll not be 100% sure before letting my app run for few days but my attempts to manually trigger the issue do not work on that version, seems good.
I hope this information will also help the devs to find the origin of the issue.
It looks like it works, thanks a lot.
I'll not be 100% sure before letting my app run for few days but my attempts to manually trigger the issue do not work on that version, seems good.
I hope this information will also help the devs to find the origin of the issue.
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New Post: Intermittent crash on IIS and IISExpress
Hi guillaume86,
Thanks for sharing your crash dump! Although we couldn't symbolize most of the crash stack without matching PDBs, a VCRT symbol at the very top provided a strong clue. We'll post a potential fix within a few days. Unfortunately, since we can't reproduce your crash, we won't be able to verify the fix.
Thanks again!
Thanks for sharing your crash dump! Although we couldn't symbolize most of the crash stack without matching PDBs, a VCRT symbol at the very top provided a strong clue. We'll post a potential fix within a few days. Unfortunately, since we can't reproduce your crash, we won't be able to verify the fix.
Thanks again!
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New Post: Intermittent crash on IIS and IISExpress
Thanks,
I'll run your new version locally to confirm (at 99%) that the problem is gone, and if not I'll try again to build it myself to provide the call stack.
Unfortunately I was unable to isolate the issue in a small project to share the crashing code easily (still have no idea what is triggering it).
I'll run your new version locally to confirm (at 99%) that the problem is gone, and if not I'll try again to build it myself to provide the call stack.
Unfortunately I was unable to isolate the issue in a small project to share the crashing code easily (still have no idea what is triggering it).
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New Post: Intermittent crash on IIS and IISExpress
Hi guillaume86,
A potential fix has been posted here. Please give it a try if you get a chance.
Cheers!
A potential fix has been posted here. Please give it a try if you get a chance.
Cheers!
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Source code checked in, #df2b7256358171f3755da67b51de889a16d1755c
Hardened native timers and V8 background tasks, potentially fixing reported intermittent V8 crashes. Tested with V8 5.1.281.65.
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New Post: Waiting for input
Hey everyone.
I'm developing a game server for a game client and I needed a scripting interface to use for NPCs, so I tried using ClearScript, however I came into an issue.
First, here's an example of a NPC script:
Once the user clicks the next button, the client sends another packet. Once that packet is received, I want to resume the script depending on the packet's value.
How can that be achieved?
I'm developing a game server for a game client and I needed a scripting interface to use for NPCs, so I tried using ClearScript, however I came into an issue.
First, here's an example of a NPC script:
character.SendNext("Welcome, press next to proceed.");
character.SendNext("Good! Now, press next again.");
bool yes = character.SendYesNo("Do you like it?");
if (yes) {
character.SendOk("Good!");
} else {
character.SendOk("Okay!");
}Once the user clicks the next button, the client sends another packet. Once that packet is received, I want to resume the script depending on the packet's value.
How can that be achieved?
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New Post: Using methods in a script
Hey everyone.
I'm working on a game server for a game client and I'm using ClearScript as my scripting interface.
I have an abstract class called 'ScriptBase' and classes that inherit from it: 'NpcScript', 'PortalScript' and 'ReactorScript'.
'ScriptBase' contains all the necessary fields and methods like the script's engine, the 'Run' method and everything else.
'NpcScript', 'PortalScript' and 'ReactorScript' are basically the implementation of each game object's script. So, when I interact with a NPC for example, I run a new instance of NpcScript like so:
I'm working on a game server for a game client and I'm using ClearScript as my scripting interface.
I have an abstract class called 'ScriptBase' and classes that inherit from it: 'NpcScript', 'PortalScript' and 'ReactorScript'.
'ScriptBase' contains all the necessary fields and methods like the script's engine, the 'Run' method and everything else.
'NpcScript', 'PortalScript' and 'ReactorScript' are basically the implementation of each game object's script. So, when I interact with a NPC for example, I run a new instance of NpcScript like so:
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New Post: Using methods in a script
Hello, Fraysa!
There are many ways to do this. Here's one possibility:
This is just one possibility, but hopefully it gives you an idea of what's possible.
Good luck!
There are many ways to do this. Here's one possibility:
publicabstractclass ScriptBase { protected ScriptEngine _engine { get; privateset; } privatestring _code; publicvirtualvoid Run() { _engine.Execute(_code); } /* ... */ } publicclass NpcScript : ScriptBase { privatevoid SendNext(string text) { /* ... */ } privatevoid SendYesNo(string text) { /* ... */ } publicoverridevoid Run() { _engine.Script.SendNext = new Action<string>(SendNext); _engine.Script.SendYesNo = new Action<string>(SendYesNo); base.Run(); } /* ... */ }
Good luck!
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New Post: Waiting for input
Hi Fraysa,
Like any other code, script code can invoke modal or blocking APIs. Your
Script code can also use asynchronous programming techniques to avoid tying up threads while waiting for input. This might be a good idea on the server if you expect to have many scripts in flight concurrently, but heavy use of callbacks will make your script code less straightforward.
Unfortunately there's no way to suspend script execution externally and save its state for subsequent resumption. The operating system can do that at the thread level, but here again script code is no different from other code.
Cheers!
Like any other code, script code can invoke modal or blocking APIs. Your
SendYesNo function could be made to await user input before returning to its (script-based) caller; in fact, its signature implies that it does just that, as it returns the user's selection. You could also expose a function that just waits for input. It all depends on your application's architecture.Script code can also use asynchronous programming techniques to avoid tying up threads while waiting for input. This might be a good idea on the server if you expect to have many scripts in flight concurrently, but heavy use of callbacks will make your script code less straightforward.
Unfortunately there's no way to suspend script execution externally and save its state for subsequent resumption. The operating system can do that at the thread level, but here again script code is no different from other code.
Cheers!
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New Post: Exception propagation from C# to Javascript
Hi,
I have a number of C# host objects added into the engine.
In case of exception within C#, the exception caught in the javascript has message as "Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation" and type as object. Here is the sample code:
_try
{
catch(err)
{
httpclient and Log are my host objects here.
I tried adding the expected exception type as hosttype but still its the same.
Is there any better way to handle this ?
I need to know the actual type or message. Looks like the whole exception object is getting lost due to a re-throw like scenario?
I have a number of C# host objects added into the engine.
In case of exception within C#, the exception caught in the javascript has message as "Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation" and type as object. Here is the sample code:
_try
{
loginResponse = httpclient.Post(authUri,JSON.stringify(loginInfo), '', '', 'application/json');catch(err)
{
Log.Error('err message...' + err.message);
var type = typeof err;
Log.Info('Exception returned type - ' + type); httpclient and Log are my host objects here.
I tried adding the expected exception type as hosttype but still its the same.
Is there any better way to handle this ?
I need to know the actual type or message. Looks like the whole exception object is getting lost due to a re-throw like scenario?
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New Post: Exception propagation from C# to Javascript
Hello maicalal,
Which JavaScript engine are you using (V8 or JScript)?
Thanks!
Which JavaScript engine are you using (V8 or JScript)?
Thanks!
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New Post: Exception propagation from C# to Javascript
V8
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New Post: Exception propagation from C# to Javascript
Hi again,
When you use V8, ClearScript marshals host exceptions to script code. In the above, the host exception should be accessible via
Another possibility (and one that works with all script engines) is to use ClearScript's
Good luck!
When you use V8, ClearScript marshals host exceptions to script code. In the above, the host exception should be accessible via
err.hostException. Note that this is likely to be an instance of TargetInvocationException, so you might want to use err.hostException.GetBaseException() to access the "root" exception (see here).Another possibility (and one that works with all script engines) is to use ClearScript's
HostFunctions.tryCatch.Good luck!
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