Sync Map possibly leading increase in ram and goroutines

Hi here is the code where I make util called as collector

import (
"context"
"errors"
"sync"
"time"
)
type Collector struct {
keyValMap *sync.Map
}
func (c *Collector) LoadOrWait(key any) (retValue any, availability int, err error) {
value, status := c.getStatusAndValue(key)
switch status {
case 0:
return nil, 0, nil
case 1:
return value, 1, nil
case 2:
ctxWithTimeout, _ := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5 * time.Second)
for {
select {
case <-ctxWithTimeout.Done():
return nil, 0, errRequestTimeout
default:
value, resourceStatus := c.getStatusAndValue(key)
if resourceStatus == 1 {
return value, 1, nil
}
time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
}
}
}
return nil, 0, errRequestTimeout
}
// Store ...
func (c *Collector) Store(key any, value any) {
c.keyValMap.Store(key, value)
}
func (c *Collector) getStatusAndValue(key any) (retValue any, availability int) {
var empty any
result, loaded := c.keyValMap.LoadOrStore(key, empty)
if loaded && result != empty {
return result, 1
}
if loaded && result == empty {
return empty, 2
}
return nil, 0
}

So the purpose of this util is to act as a cache where similar value is only loaded once but read many times. However when an object of Collector is passed to multiple goroutines I am facing increase in gorotines and ram usage whenever multiple goroutines are trying to use collector cache. Could someone explain if this usage of sync Map is correct. If yes then what might be the cause high number of goroutines / high ram usage

For sure, you're facing possible memory leaks due to not calling the cancel func of the newly created ctxWithTimeout context. In order to fix this change the line to these:

ctxWithTimeout, cancelFunc := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), requestTimeout)
defer cancelFunc()

Thanks to this, you're always sure to clean up all the resources allocated once the context expires. This should address the issue of the leaks.
About the usage of sync.Map seems good to me.
Let me know if this solves your issue or if there is something else to address, thanks!

You show the code on the reader side of things, but not the code which does the request (and calls .Store(key, value)).

With the code you display :

• the first goroutine which tries to access a given key will store your empty value in the map (when executing c.keyValMap.LoadOrStore(key, empty)),
• so all goroutines that will come afterwards querying for the same key will enter the "query with timeout" loop -- even if the action that actually runs the request and stores its result in the cache isn't executed.

[after your update]

The code for your collector alone seems to be ok regarding resource consumption : I don't see deadlocks or multiplication of goroutines in that code alone.

You should probably look at other places in your code.

Also, if this structure only grows and never shrinks, it is bound to consume more memory. Do audit your program to evaluate how many different keys can live together in your cache and how much memory the cached values can occupy.