feat: FrankenPHP Worker Mode

app/Config/Optimize.php

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  *
  * NOTE: This class does not extend BaseConfig for performance reasons.
  *       So you cannot replace the property values with Environment Variables.
+ *
+ * WARNING: Do not use these options when running the app in the Worker Mode.
  */
 class Optimize
 {

app/Config/WorkerMode.php

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Config;
+
+/**
+ * This configuration controls how CodeIgniter behaves when running
+ * in worker mode (with FrankenPHP).
+ */
+class WorkerMode
+{
+    /**
+     * Persistent Services
+     *
+     * List of service names that should persist across requests.
+     * These services will NOT be reset between requests.
+     *
+     * Services not in this list will be reset for each request to prevent
+     * state leakage.
+     *
+     * Recommended persistent services:
+     * - `autoloader`: PSR-4 autoloading configuration
+     * - `locator`: File locator
+     * - `exceptions`: Exception handler
+     * - `commands`: CLI commands registry
+     * - `codeigniter`: Main application instance
+     * - `superglobals`: Superglobals wrapper
+     * - `routes`: Router configuration
+     * - `cache`: Cache instance
+     *
+     * @var list<string>
+     */
+    public array $persistentServices = [
+        'autoloader',
+        'locator',
+        'exceptions',
+        'commands',
+        'codeigniter',
+        'superglobals',
+        'routes',
+        'cache',
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * Force Garbage Collection
+     *
+     * Whether to force garbage collection after each request.
+     * Helps prevent memory leaks at a small performance cost.
+     */
+    public bool $forceGarbageCollection = true;
+}

system/Boot.php

@@ -76,6 +76,39 @@ public static function bootWeb(Paths $paths): int
         return EXIT_SUCCESS;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Bootstrap for FrankenPHP worker mode.
+     *
+     * This method performs one-time initialization for worker mode,
+     * loading everything except the CodeIgniter instance, which should
+     * be created fresh for each request.
+     *
+     * @used-by `public/frankenphp-worker.php`
+     */
+    public static function bootWorker(Paths $paths): CodeIgniter
+    {
+        static::definePathConstants($paths);
+        if (! defined('APP_NAMESPACE')) {
+            static::loadConstants();
+        }
+        static::checkMissingExtensions();
+
+        static::loadDotEnv($paths);
+        static::defineEnvironment();
+        static::loadEnvironmentBootstrap($paths);
+
+        static::loadCommonFunctions();
+        static::loadAutoloader();
+        static::setExceptionHandler();
+        static::initializeKint();
+
+        // Note: We skip config caching in worker mode
+        // as it may cause issues with state between requests
+        static::autoloadHelpers();
+
+        return Boot::initializeCodeIgniter();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Used by command line scripts other than
      * * `spark`

system/Cache/Handlers/BaseHandler.php

@@ -87,4 +87,26 @@ public function remember(string $key, int $ttl, Closure $callback): mixed
 
         return $value;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if connection is alive.
+     *
+     * Default implementation for handlers that don't require connection management.
+     * Handlers with persistent connections (Redis, Predis, Memcached) should override this.
+     */
+    public function ping(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reconnect to the cache server.
+     *
+     * Default implementation for handlers that don't require connection management.
+     * Handlers with persistent connections (Redis, Predis, Memcached) should override this.
+     */
+    public function reconnect(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
 }

system/Cache/Handlers/MemcachedHandler.php

@@ -57,18 +57,6 @@ public function __construct(Cache $config)
         $this->config = array_merge($this->config, $config->memcached);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Closes the connection to Memcache(d) if present.
-     */
-    public function __destruct()
-    {
-        if ($this->memcached instanceof Memcached) {
-            $this->memcached->quit();
-        } elseif ($this->memcached instanceof Memcache) {
-            $this->memcached->close();
-        }
-    }
-
     public function initialize(): void
     {
         try {
@@ -230,4 +218,46 @@ public function isSupported(): bool
     {
         return extension_loaded('memcached') || extension_loaded('memcache');
     }
+
+    public function ping(): bool
+    {
+        $version = $this->memcached->getVersion();
+
+        if ($this->memcached instanceof Memcached) {
+            // Memcached extension returns array with server:port => version
+            if (! is_array($version)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            $serverKey = $this->config['host'] . ':' . $this->config['port'];
+
+            return isset($version[$serverKey]) && $version[$serverKey] !== false;
+        }
+
+        if ($this->memcached instanceof Memcache) {
+            // Memcache extension returns string version
+            return is_string($version) && $version !== '';
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public function reconnect(): bool
+    {
+        if ($this->memcached instanceof Memcached) {
+            $this->memcached->quit();
+        } elseif ($this->memcached instanceof Memcache) {
+            $this->memcached->close();
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $this->initialize();
+
+            return true;
+        } catch (CriticalError $e) {
+            log_message('error', 'Cache: Memcached reconnection failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
+
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
 }

system/Cache/Handlers/PredisHandler.php

@@ -204,4 +204,38 @@ public function isSupported(): bool
     {
         return class_exists(Client::class);
     }
+
+    public function ping(): bool
+    {
+        try {
+            $result = $this->redis->ping();
+
+            if (is_object($result)) {
+                return $result->getPayload() === 'PONG';
+            }
+
+            return $result === 'PONG';
+        } catch (Exception) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function reconnect(): bool
+    {
+        try {
+            $this->redis->disconnect();
+        } catch (Exception) {
+            // Connection already dead, that's fine
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $this->initialize();
+
+            return true;
+        } catch (CriticalError $e) {
+            log_message('error', 'Cache: Predis reconnection failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
+
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
 }

system/Cache/Handlers/RedisHandler.php

@@ -64,16 +64,6 @@ public function __construct(Cache $config)
         $this->config = array_merge($this->config, $config->redis);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Closes the connection to Redis if present.
-     */
-    public function __destruct()
-    {
-        if (isset($this->redis)) {
-            $this->redis->close();
-        }
-    }
-
     public function initialize(): void
     {
         $config = $this->config;
@@ -229,4 +219,40 @@ public function isSupported(): bool
     {
         return extension_loaded('redis');
     }
+
+    public function ping(): bool
+    {
+        if (! isset($this->redis)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $result = $this->redis->ping();
+
+            return in_array($result, [true, '+PONG'], true);
+        } catch (RedisException) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function reconnect(): bool
+    {
+        if (isset($this->redis)) {
+            try {
+                $this->redis->close();
+            } catch (RedisException) {
+                // Connection already dead, that's fine
+            }
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $this->initialize();
+
+            return true;
+        } catch (CriticalError $e) {
+            log_message('error', 'Cache: Redis reconnection failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
+
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
 }

system/CodeIgniter.php

@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@ class CodeIgniter
     /**
      * Current response.
      *
-     * @var ResponseInterface
+     * @var ResponseInterface|null
      */
     protected $response;
 
     /**
      * Router to use.
      *
-     * @var Router
+     * @var Router|null
      */
     protected $router;
 
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ class CodeIgniter
     /**
      * Controller method to invoke.
      *
-     * @var string
+     * @var string|null
      */
     protected $method;
 
     /**
      * Output handler to use.
      *
-     * @var string
+     * @var string|null
      */
     protected $output;
 
@@ -192,6 +192,24 @@ public function initialize()
         date_default_timezone_set($this->config->appTimezone ?? 'UTC');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Reset request-specific state for worker mode.
+     * Clears all request/response data to prepare for the next request.
+     */
+    public function resetForWorkerMode(): void
+    {
+        $this->request    = null;
+        $this->response   = null;
+        $this->router     = null;
+        $this->controller = null;
+        $this->method     = null;
+        $this->output     = null;
+
+        // Reset timing
+        $this->startTime = null;
+        $this->totalTime = 0;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Initializes Kint
      *

system/Commands/Worker/Views/Caddyfile.tpl

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# CodeIgniter 4 - FrankenPHP Worker Mode Configuration
+#
+# This Caddyfile configures FrankenPHP to run CodeIgniter in worker mode.
+# Adjust settings based on your server resources and application needs.
+#
+# Start with: frankenphp run
+
+{
+    # FrankenPHP worker configuration
+    frankenphp {
+        # Worker configuration
+        worker {
+            # Path to the worker file
+            file public/frankenphp-worker.php
+
+            # Number of workers (default: 2x CPU cores)
+            # Adjust based on your server capacity
+            # num 16
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Disable admin API (recommended for production)
+    admin off
+}
+
+# HTTP server configuration
+:8080 {
+    # Document root
+    root * public
+
+    # Enable compression
+    encode zstd br gzip
+
+    # Route all PHP requests through the worker
+    php_server {
+        # Route all requests through the worker
+        try_files {path} frankenphp-worker.php
+    }
+
+    # Serve static files
+    file_server
+}