refactor: multiprocessing helper

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
             - `debug` - boolean - toggle debug level logging.
         - Any clients explicitly using the `Configuration`, `ApiClient`, `WriteService` or _legacy_ `InfluxDBClient` classes, will need to migrate their settings to the `InfluxDBClient3` constructor.
 
+1. [#222](https://github.com/InfluxCommunity/influxdb3-python/pull/222): Refactor `MultiprocessingWriter` class.
+    - New Process will be created by using `DefaultContext.Process(target)` to prevent erratic crashes, handle cross-platform code behavior safely, and coordinate complex resource sharing.     
+    - Users can now choose one of the start methods `fork`, `spawn` or `forkserver` when creating new Process. The default will be `spawn`.
+
 ## 0.20.0 [2026-06-11]
 
 ### Features

codecov.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+coverage:
+  status:
+    project:
+      default:
+        target: auto
+        removed_code_behavior: adjust_base
+        threshold: 1%

influxdb_client_3/write_client/client/util/multiprocessing_helper.py

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 import logging
 import multiprocessing
 
-from influxdb_client_3 import InfluxDBClient3, write_client_options
-from influxdb_client_3.write_client import WriteOptions
+from influxdb_client_3 import write_client_options
 from influxdb_client_3.exceptions import InfluxDBError
+from influxdb_client_3.write_client import WriteOptions, WriteApi
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('influxdb_client.client.util.multiprocessing_helper')
 
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ class _PoisonPill:
     pass
 
 
-class MultiprocessingWriter(multiprocessing.Process):
+class MultiprocessingWriter:
     """
-    The Helper class to write data into InfluxDB in independent OS process.
+    The Helper class to write data into InfluxDB in an independent OS process.
 
     Example:
         .. code-block:: python
@@ -119,27 +119,27 @@ def main():
     __started__ = False
     __disposed__ = False
 
-    def __init__(self, **kwargs) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, start_method='spawn', **kwargs) -> None:
         """
         Initialize defaults.
 
-        For more information how to initialize the writer see the examples above.
+        For more information on how to initialize the writer, see the examples above.
 
-        :param kwargs: arguments are passed into ``__init__`` function of ``InfluxDBClient`` and ``write_api``.
+        :param kwargs: arguments are passed into the `` _ _init__`` function of ``InfluxDBClient`` and ``write_api``.
         """
-        multiprocessing.Process.__init__(self)
+        self.ctx = multiprocessing.get_context(start_method)
+        self.process = self.ctx.Process(target=self.run)
         self.kwargs = kwargs
-        self.client = None
         self.write_api = None
-        self.queue_ = multiprocessing.Manager().Queue()
+        self.queue_ = self.ctx.JoinableQueue()
 
     def write(self, **kwargs) -> None:
         """
-        Append time-series data into underlying queue.
+        Append time-series data into the underlying queue.
 
-        For more information how to pass arguments see the examples above.
+        For more information on how to pass arguments, see the examples above.
 
-        :param kwargs: arguments are passed into ``write`` function of ``WriteApi``
+        :param kwargs: arguments are passed into the `` write `` function of ``WriteApi``
         :return: None
         """
         assert self.__disposed__ is False, 'Cannot write data: the writer is closed.'
@@ -155,16 +155,13 @@ def run(self):
                                    retry_callback=self.kwargs.get('retry_callback', _retry_callback)
                                    )
 
-        # Still need to create the InfluxDBClient3 because the init logics of InfluxDBClient3 will create the WriteApi.
-        # it will make WriteApi class created properly.
-        self.client = InfluxDBClient3(write_client_options=wco, **self.kwargs)
-
-        # Close and set _query_api to None because query_api is not needed in this process.
-        # We only need write_api.
-        self.client._query_api.close()
-        self.client._query_api = None
-
-        self.write_api = self.client._write_api
+        self.write_api = WriteApi(
+            bucket=self.kwargs.get('database'),
+            org=self.kwargs.get('org'),
+            default_header=self.kwargs.get('default_header'),
+            rest_client=self.kwargs.get('rest_client'),
+            **wco
+        )
         # Infinite loop - until poison pill
         while True:
             next_record = self.queue_.get()
@@ -177,26 +174,26 @@ def run(self):
             self.queue_.task_done()
 
     def start(self) -> None:
-        """Start independent process for writing data into InfluxDB."""
-        super().start()
+        """Start an independent process for writing data into InfluxDB."""
+        self.process.start()
         self.__started__ = True
 
     def terminate(self) -> None:
         """
-        Cleanup resources in independent process.
+        Cleanup resources in an independent process.
 
         This function **cannot be used** to terminate the ``MultiprocessingWriter``.
-        If you want to finish your writes please call: ``__del__``.
+        If you want to finish your writes, please call: ``__del__``.
         """
         if self.write_api:
             logger.info("flushing data...")
-            self.write_api.__del__()
+            self.write_api.close()
             self.write_api = None
-        if self.client:
-            self.client.close()
-            self.client = None
             logger.info("closed")
 
+    def get_start_processing_method(self):
+        return self.ctx.get_start_method()
+
     def __enter__(self):
         """Enter the runtime context related to this object."""
         self.start()
@@ -207,11 +204,11 @@ def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
         self.__del__()
 
     def __del__(self):
-        """Dispose the client and write_api."""
+        """Dispose of the client and write_api."""
         if self.__started__:
             self.queue_.put(_PoisonPill())
             self.queue_.join()
-            self.join()
+            self.process.join()
             self.queue_ = None
         self.__started__ = False
         self.__disposed__ = True

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 [build-system]
 requires = ["setuptools>=82.0.1"]
-build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[tool.coverage.run]
+concurrency = ["multiprocessing"]
+parallel = true
+source = ["influxdb_client_3.write_client.client.util"]

tests/test_influxdb_client_3_integration.py

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+import asyncio
 import json
 import logging
 import os
 import random
 import string
 import time
-import asyncio
 import unittest
 
 import pandas as pd
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 from influxdb_client_3.write_client.write_exceptions import ApiException
 from tests.util import asyncio_run, lp_to_py_object
 
-running_on_posix = os.name == 'posix'
-
 
 def random_hex(len=6):
     return ''.join(random.choice(string.hexdigits) for i in range(len))
@@ -343,28 +341,76 @@ def test_batch_write_closed(self):
             list_results = reader.to_pylist()
             self.assertEqual(data_size, len(list_results))
 
-    @pytest.mark.skipif(running_on_posix, reason="Skipping this test in POSIX environments")
     def test_multiprocessing_helper(self):
-        org = 'my-org'
-        writer = MultiprocessingWriter(
-            host=self.host,
-            database=self.database,
-            token=self.token,
-            org=org,
-            write_options=WriteOptions(batch_size=1))
-        writer.start()
-        measurement = f'test{random_hex(6)}'.lower()
-        for x in range(1, 10):
-            time.sleep(0.2)
-            writer.write(
-                bucket=self.database,
-                record=f"{measurement},tag=a value=\"number{x}\" {time.time_ns()}"
-            )
-        writer.__del__()
+        default_header = {
+            'Authorization': f'Token {self.token}'
+        }
+        rest = rest_client.RestClient(
+            base_url=self.host,
+            default_header=default_header,
+        )
+
+        with MultiprocessingWriter(
+                host=self.host,
+                database=self.database,
+                token=self.token,
+                org='my-org',
+                default_header=default_header,
+                rest_client=rest,
+                write_options=WriteOptions(batch_size=1)) as mp:
+            self.assertEqual(mp.get_start_processing_method(), 'spawn')
+
+            measurement = f'test{random_hex(6)}'.lower()
+            for x in range(1, 5):
+                time.sleep(0.5)
+                mp.write(
+                    bucket=self.database,
+                    record=f"{measurement},tag=a value=\"number{x}\" {time.time_ns()}"
+                )
 
         time.sleep(1)
         df = self.client.query(f'select * from {measurement}', mode="pandas")
-        self.assertEqual(9, len(df))
+        self.assertEqual(4, len(df))
+
+    def test_multiprocessing_start_method_forkserver(self):
+        default_header = {
+            'Authorization': f'Token {self.token}'
+        }
+
+        with MultiprocessingWriter(
+                host=self.host,
+                database=self.database,
+                token=self.token,
+                org='my-org',
+                default_header=default_header,
+                rest_client=(rest_client.RestClient(
+                    base_url=self.host,
+                    default_header=default_header,
+                )),
+                write_options=WriteOptions(batch_size=1),
+                start_method='forkserver'
+        ) as mp:
+            self.assertEqual(mp.get_start_processing_method(), 'forkserver')
+
+    def test_multiprocessing_start_method_fork(self):
+        default_header = {
+            'Authorization': f'Token {self.token}'
+        }
+
+        with MultiprocessingWriter(
+                host=self.host,
+                database=self.database,
+                token=self.token,
+                org='my-org',
+                default_header=default_header,
+                rest_client=(rest_client.RestClient(
+                    base_url=self.host,
+                    default_header=default_header,
+                )),
+                write_options=WriteOptions(batch_size=1),
+                start_method='fork'
+        ) as mp:
+            self.assertEqual(mp.get_start_processing_method(), 'fork')
 
     test_cert = """-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
 MIIDUzCCAjugAwIBAgIUZB55ULutbc9gy6xLp1BkTQU7siowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEL