Only return changed counts, and send initial count

Three main changes:
- When a count changes, only send that count. This makes the
count socket significantly more usable
- The count buffer will now send a count right away. This allows
a message to launch wihtout an inital buffered wait period
- The count buffer now sends messages every 5 seconds instead of 1

pkg/resources/counts/buffer.go

@@ -6,35 +6,60 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rancher/apiserver/pkg/types"
 )
 
-func buffer(c chan types.APIEvent) chan types.APIEvent {
+// debounceDuration determines how long events will be held before they are sent to the consumer
+var debounceDuration = 5 * time.Second
+
+// countsBuffer creates an APIEvent channel with a buffered response time (i.e. replies are only sent once every second)
+func countsBuffer(c chan Count) chan types.APIEvent {
 	result := make(chan types.APIEvent)
 	go func() {
 		defer close(result)
-		debounce(result, c)
+		debounceCounts(result, c)
 	}()
 	return result
 }
 
-func debounce(result, input chan types.APIEvent) {
-	t := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
+// debounceCounts converts counts from an input channel into an APIEvent, and updates the result channel at a reduced pace
+func debounceCounts(result chan types.APIEvent, input chan Count) {
+	// counts aren't a critical value. To avoid excess UI processing, only send updates after debounceDuration has elapsed
+	t := time.NewTicker(debounceDuration)
 	defer t.Stop()
 
-	var (
-		lastEvent *types.APIEvent
-	)
+	var currentCount *Count
+
+	firstCount, fOk := <-input
+	if fOk {
+		// send a count immediately or we will have to wait a second for the first update
+		result <- toAPIEvent(firstCount)
+	}
 	for {
 		select {
-		case event, ok := <-input:
-			if ok {
-				lastEvent = &event
-			} else {
+		case count, ok := <-input:
+			if !ok {
 				return
 			}
+			if currentCount == nil {
+				currentCount = &count
+			} else {
+				itemCounts := count.Counts
+				for id, itemCount := range itemCounts {
+					// our current count will be outdated in comparison with anything in the new events
+					currentCount.Counts[id] = itemCount
+				}
+			}
 		case <-t.C:
-			if lastEvent != nil {
-				result <- *lastEvent
-				lastEvent = nil
+			if currentCount != nil {
+				result <- toAPIEvent(*currentCount)
+				currentCount = nil
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func toAPIEvent(count Count) types.APIEvent {
+	return types.APIEvent{
+		Name:         "resource.change",
+		ResourceType: "counts",
+		Object:       toAPIObject(count),
+	}
+}

pkg/resources/counts/counts.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
+// Register registers a new count schema. This schema isn't a true resource but instead returns counts for other resources
 func Register(schemas *types.APISchemas, ccache clustercache.ClusterCache) {
 	schemas.MustImportAndCustomize(Count{}, func(schema *types.APISchema) {
 		schema.CollectionMethods = []string{http.MethodGet}
@@ -110,9 +111,10 @@ func (s *Store) List(apiOp *types.APIRequest, schema *types.APISchema) (types.AP
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// Watch creates a watch for the Counts schema. This returns only the counts which have changed since the watch was established
 func (s *Store) Watch(apiOp *types.APIRequest, schema *types.APISchema, w types.WatchRequest) (chan types.APIEvent, error) {
 	var (
-		result      = make(chan types.APIEvent, 100)
+		result      = make(chan Count, 100)
 		counts      map[string]ItemCount
 		gvkToSchema = map[schema2.GroupVersionKind]*types.APISchema{}
 		countLock   sync.Mutex
@@ -178,18 +180,13 @@ func (s *Store) Watch(apiOp *types.APIRequest, schema *types.APISchema, w types.
 		}
 
 		counts[schema.ID] = itemCount
-		countsCopy := map[string]ItemCount{}
-		for k, v := range counts {
-			countsCopy[k] = *v.DeepCopy()
+		changedCount := map[string]ItemCount{
+			schema.ID: itemCount,
 		}
 
-		result <- types.APIEvent{
-			Name:         "resource.change",
-			ResourceType: "counts",
-			Object: toAPIObject(Count{
-				ID:     "count",
-				Counts: countsCopy,
-			}),
+		result <- Count{
+			ID:     "count",
+			Counts: changedCount,
 		}
 
 		return nil
@@ -205,7 +202,8 @@ func (s *Store) Watch(apiOp *types.APIRequest, schema *types.APISchema, w types.
 		return onChange(false, gvk, key, obj, nil)
 	})
 
-	return buffer(result), nil
+	// buffer the counts so that we don't spam the consumer with constant updates
+	return countsBuffer(result), nil
 }
 
 func (s *Store) schemasToWatch(apiOp *types.APIRequest) (result []*types.APISchema) {