Graceful Shutdown of Goroutines with Context and Channels
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Created: 2026-08-21 00:00:33
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package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"os"
"os/signal"
"sync"
"syscall"
"time"
)
// workerGoroutine simulates a background task that needs to shut down gracefully.
func workerGoroutine(ctx context.Context, id int, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
defer wg.Done()
fmt.Printf("Worker %d started.
", id)
for {
select {
case <-time.After(500 * time.Millisecond): // Simulate doing some work
fmt.Printf("Worker %d doing work...
", id)
case <-ctx.Done(): // Received a shutdown signal
fmt.Printf("Worker %d received shutdown signal. Cleaning up...
", id)
time.Sleep(1 * time.Second) // Simulate cleanup time
fmt.Printf("Worker %d cleaned up and exiting.
", id)
return
}
}
}
func main() {
fmt.Println("Application starting. Press Ctrl+C to initiate graceful shutdown.")
// Create a context that can be cancelled
ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
var wg sync.WaitGroup
// Start multiple worker goroutines
for i := 1; i <= 3; i++ {
wg.Add(1)
go workerGoroutine(ctx, i, &wg)
}
// Set up a channel to listen for OS signals (e.g., Ctrl+C)
sigChan := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
signal.Notify(sigChan, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
// Block until a signal is received
sig := <-sigChan
fmt.Printf("
Received OS signal: %s. Initiating graceful shutdown...
", sig)
// Cancel the context, which will signal all goroutines to stop
cancel()
// Wait for all goroutines to finish their cleanup
fmt.Println("Waiting for all workers to finish...")
done := make(chan struct{})
go func() {
wg.Wait()
close(done)
}()
// Set a timeout for graceful shutdown to prevent endless waiting
select {
case <-done:
fmt.Println("All workers gracefully shut down.")
case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
fmt.Println("Timeout for graceful shutdown exceeded. Force quitting.")
}
fmt.Println("Application exiting.")
}