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feat: on low wasm memory hook #286

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Expand Up @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ type canister_settings = record {
memory_allocation : opt nat;
freezing_threshold : opt nat;
reserved_cycles_limit : opt nat;
low_wasm_memory_threshold : opt nat;
};

type definite_canister_settings = record {
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memory_allocation : nat;
freezing_threshold : nat;
reserved_cycles_limit : nat;
low_wasm_memory_threshold: nat;
};

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Expand Up @@ -1163,6 +1163,8 @@ In order for a WebAssembly module to be usable as the code for the canister, it

- If it exports a function called `canister_heartbeat`, the function must have type `() -> ()`.

- If it exports a function called `canister_on_low_wasm_memory`, the function must have type `() -> ()`.

- If it exports a function called `canister_global_timer`, the function must have type `() -> ()`.

- If it exports any functions called `canister_update <name>`, `canister_query <name>`, or `canister_composite_query <name>` for some `name`, the functions must have type `() -> ()`.
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- The canister may export functions with name `canister_composite_query <name>` and type `() -> ()`.

- The canister may export functions with name `canister_on_low_wasm_memory` and type `() -> ()`.
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- The canister table may contain functions of type `(env : i32) -> ()` which may be used as callbacks for inter-canister calls and composite query methods.

If the execution of any of these entry points traps for any reason, then all changes to the WebAssembly state, as well as the effect of any externally visible system call (like `ic0.msg_reply`, `ic0.msg_reject`, `ic0.call_perform`), are discarded. For upgrades, this transactional behavior applies to the `canister_pre_upgrade`/`canister_post_upgrade` sequence as a whole.
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#### On Low Wasm Memory {#on-low-wasm-memory}

A canister can export a function with the name `canister_on_low_wasm_memory`, which is scheduled whenever the canister's wasm memory size in bytes grows from below a threshold `t` to >= `t`.
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The threshold `t` can be defined in the [canister's settings](#ic-canister_status) and by default it is set to 2<sup>64</sup> − 1.
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:::note

While the above function is scheduled immediately once the condition above is triggered, it may not necessarily be executed immediately if it does not have enough cycles.
If the canister gets frozen immediately after the function is scheduled for execution, the function will run once the canister's unfrozen _if_ the canister's wasm memory remains above the threshold `t`.
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If the canister gets frozen immediately after the function is scheduled for execution, the function will run once the canister's unfrozen if the canister's wasm memory remains above the threshold t.

This property is not established by the implementation.


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#### Callbacks

Callbacks are addressed by their table index (as a proxy for a Wasm `funcref`).
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- `F`: from `canister_inspect_message`

- `T`: from *system task* (`canister_heartbeat` or `canister_global_timer`)
- `T`: from *system task* (`canister_heartbeat` or `canister_global_timer` `canister_on_low_wasm_memory`)
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- `*` = `I G U Q CQ Ry Rt CRy CRt C CC F T` (NB: Not `(start)`)

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- The reserved cycles limit of the canister, i.e., the maximum number of cycles that can be in the canister's reserved balance after increasing the canister's memory allocation and/or actual memory usage.

- The "low wasm memory" threshold, which is used to determine when the [canister_on_low_wasm_memory](#on-low-wasm-memory) function is executed.

- A SHA256 hash of the module installed on the canister. This is `null` if the canister is empty.

- The actual memory usage of the canister.
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