grpc 1.47.0 → 1.53.0

data/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/weighted_target/weighted_target.cc

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
 
-#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cstdint>
@@ -26,38 +26,38 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "absl/container/inlined_vector.h"
-#include "absl/memory/memory.h"
+#include "absl/random/random.h"
 #include "absl/status/status.h"
 #include "absl/status/statusor.h"
 #include "absl/strings/str_cat.h"
+#include "absl/strings/str_join.h"
 #include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
+#include "absl/types/optional.h"
 
-#include <grpc/impl/codegen/connectivity_state.h>
-#include <grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h>
+#include <grpc/event_engine/event_engine.h>
+#include <grpc/impl/connectivity_state.h>
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
 
-#include "src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy.h"
 #include "src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/address_filtering.h"
 #include "src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/child_policy_handler.h"
-#include "src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy_factory.h"
-#include "src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy_registry.h"
-#include "src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/subchannel_interface.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/channel/channel_args.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/config/core_configuration.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/debug/trace.h"
-#include "src/core/lib/gpr/string.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/debug_location.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/orphanable.h"
-#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/ref_counted.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/ref_counted_ptr.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/time.h"
-#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h"
-#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/error.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/validation_errors.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/work_serializer.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/pollset_set.h"
-#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/timer.h"
-#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/work_serializer.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/json/json.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/json/json_args.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/json/json_object_loader.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/load_balancing/lb_policy.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/load_balancing/lb_policy_factory.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/load_balancing/lb_policy_registry.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/load_balancing/subchannel_interface.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/resolver/server_address.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/transport/connectivity_state.h"
 
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ TraceFlag grpc_lb_weighted_target_trace(false, "weighted_target_lb");
 
 namespace {
 
-constexpr char kWeightedTarget[] = "weighted_target_experimental";
+using ::grpc_event_engine::experimental::EventEngine;
+
+constexpr absl::string_view kWeightedTarget = "weighted_target_experimental";
 
 // How long we keep a child around for after it has been removed from
 // the config.
@@ -81,17 +83,28 @@ class WeightedTargetLbConfig : public LoadBalancingPolicy::Config {
   struct ChildConfig {
     uint32_t weight;
     RefCountedPtr<LoadBalancingPolicy::Config> config;
+
+    static const JsonLoaderInterface* JsonLoader(const JsonArgs&);
+    void JsonPostLoad(const Json& json, const JsonArgs&,
+                      ValidationErrors* errors);
   };
 
   using TargetMap = std::map<std::string, ChildConfig>;
 
-  explicit WeightedTargetLbConfig(TargetMap target_map)
-      : target_map_(std::move(target_map)) {}
+  WeightedTargetLbConfig() = default;
+
+  WeightedTargetLbConfig(const WeightedTargetLbConfig&) = delete;
+  WeightedTargetLbConfig& operator=(const WeightedTargetLbConfig&) = delete;
+
+  WeightedTargetLbConfig(WeightedTargetLbConfig&& other) = delete;
+  WeightedTargetLbConfig& operator=(WeightedTargetLbConfig&& other) = delete;
 
-  const char* name() const override { return kWeightedTarget; }
+  absl::string_view name() const override { return kWeightedTarget; }
 
   const TargetMap& target_map() const { return target_map_; }
 
+  static const JsonLoaderInterface* JsonLoader(const JsonArgs&);
+
  private:
   TargetMap target_map_;
 };
@@ -101,23 +114,12 @@ class WeightedTargetLb : public LoadBalancingPolicy {
  public:
   explicit WeightedTargetLb(Args args);
 
-  const char* name() const override { return kWeightedTarget; }
+  absl::string_view name() const override { return kWeightedTarget; }
 
-  void UpdateLocked(UpdateArgs args) override;
+  absl::Status UpdateLocked(UpdateArgs args) override;
   void ResetBackoffLocked() override;
 
  private:
-  // A simple wrapper for ref-counting a picker from the child policy.
-  class ChildPickerWrapper : public RefCounted<ChildPickerWrapper> {
-   public:
-    explicit ChildPickerWrapper(std::unique_ptr<SubchannelPicker> picker)
-        : picker_(std::move(picker)) {}
-    PickResult Pick(PickArgs args) { return picker_->Pick(args); }
-
-   private:
-    std::unique_ptr<SubchannelPicker> picker_;
-  };
-
   // Picks a child using stateless WRR and then delegates to that
   // child's picker.
   class WeightedPicker : public SubchannelPicker {
@@ -126,8 +128,8 @@ class WeightedTargetLb : public LoadBalancingPolicy {
     // ready state. The first element in the pair represents the end of a
     // range proportional to the child's weight. The start of the range
     // is the previous value in the vector and is 0 for the first element.
-    using PickerList = absl::InlinedVector<
-        std::pair<uint32_t, RefCountedPtr<ChildPickerWrapper>>, 1>;
+    using PickerList =
+        std::vector<std::pair<uint64_t, RefCountedPtr<SubchannelPicker>>>;
 
     explicit WeightedPicker(PickerList pickers)
         : pickers_(std::move(pickers)) {}
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@ class WeightedTargetLb : public LoadBalancingPolicy {
 
    private:
     PickerList pickers_;
+    absl::BitGen bit_gen_;
   };
 
   // Each WeightedChild holds a ref to its parent WeightedTargetLb.
@@ -147,9 +150,10 @@ class WeightedTargetLb : public LoadBalancingPolicy {
 
     void Orphan() override;
 
-    void UpdateLocked(const WeightedTargetLbConfig::ChildConfig& config,
-                      absl::StatusOr<ServerAddressList> addresses,
-                      const grpc_channel_args* args);
+    absl::Status UpdateLocked(const WeightedTargetLbConfig::ChildConfig& config,
+                              absl::StatusOr<ServerAddressList> addresses,
+                              const std::string& resolution_note,
+                              const ChannelArgs& args);
     void ResetBackoffLocked();
     void DeactivateLocked();
 
@@ -157,9 +161,7 @@ class WeightedTargetLb : public LoadBalancingPolicy {
     grpc_connectivity_state connectivity_state() const {
       return connectivity_state_;
     }
-    RefCountedPtr<ChildPickerWrapper> picker_wrapper() const {
-      return picker_wrapper_;
-    }
+    RefCountedPtr<SubchannelPicker> picker() const { return picker_; }
 
    private:
     class Helper : public ChannelControlHelper {
@@ -170,12 +172,13 @@ class WeightedTargetLb : public LoadBalancingPolicy {
       ~Helper() override { weighted_child_.reset(DEBUG_LOCATION, "Helper"); }
 
       RefCountedPtr<SubchannelInterface> CreateSubchannel(
-          ServerAddress address, const grpc_channel_args& args) override;
+          ServerAddress address, const ChannelArgs& args) override;
       void UpdateState(grpc_connectivity_state state,
                        const absl::Status& status,
-                       std::unique_ptr<SubchannelPicker> picker) override;
+                       RefCountedPtr<SubchannelPicker> picker) override;
       void RequestReresolution() override;
       absl::string_view GetAuthority() override;
+      grpc_event_engine::experimental::EventEngine* GetEventEngine() override;
       void AddTraceEvent(TraceSeverity severity,
                          absl::string_view message) override;
 
@@ -191,35 +194,31 @@ class WeightedTargetLb : public LoadBalancingPolicy {
       void Orphan() override;
 
      private:
-      static void OnTimer(void* arg, grpc_error_handle error);
-      void OnTimerLocked(grpc_error_handle error);
+      void OnTimerLocked();
 
       RefCountedPtr<WeightedChild> weighted_child_;
-      grpc_timer timer_;
-      grpc_closure on_timer_;
-      bool timer_pending_ = true;
+      absl::optional<EventEngine::TaskHandle> timer_handle_;
     };
 
     // Methods for dealing with the child policy.
     OrphanablePtr<LoadBalancingPolicy> CreateChildPolicyLocked(
-        const grpc_channel_args* args);
+        const ChannelArgs& args);
 
     void OnConnectivityStateUpdateLocked(
         grpc_connectivity_state state, const absl::Status& status,
-        std::unique_ptr<SubchannelPicker> picker);
+        RefCountedPtr<SubchannelPicker> picker);
 
     // The owning LB policy.
     RefCountedPtr<WeightedTargetLb> weighted_target_policy_;
 
     const std::string name_;
 
-    uint32_t weight_;
+    uint32_t weight_ = 0;
 
     OrphanablePtr<LoadBalancingPolicy> child_policy_;
 
-    RefCountedPtr<ChildPickerWrapper> picker_wrapper_;
+    RefCountedPtr<SubchannelPicker> picker_;
     grpc_connectivity_state connectivity_state_ = GRPC_CHANNEL_CONNECTING;
-    bool seen_failure_since_ready_ = false;
 
     OrphanablePtr<DelayedRemovalTimer> delayed_removal_timer_;
   };
@@ -248,7 +247,8 @@ class WeightedTargetLb : public LoadBalancingPolicy {
 WeightedTargetLb::PickResult WeightedTargetLb::WeightedPicker::Pick(
     PickArgs args) {
   // Generate a random number in [0, total weight).
-  const uint32_t key = rand() % pickers_[pickers_.size() - 1].first;
+  const uint64_t key =
+      absl::Uniform<uint64_t>(bit_gen_, 0, pickers_.back().first);
   // Find the index in pickers_ corresponding to key.
   size_t mid = 0;
   size_t start_index = 0;
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ void WeightedTargetLb::ResetBackoffLocked() {
   for (auto& p : targets_) p.second->ResetBackoffLocked();
 }
 
-void WeightedTargetLb::UpdateLocked(UpdateArgs args) {
-  if (shutting_down_) return;
+absl::Status WeightedTargetLb::UpdateLocked(UpdateArgs args) {
+  if (shutting_down_) return absl::OkStatus();
   if (GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_lb_weighted_target_trace)) {
     gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "[weighted_target_lb %p] Received update", this);
   }
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ void WeightedTargetLb::UpdateLocked(UpdateArgs args) {
   // Update all children.
   absl::StatusOr<HierarchicalAddressMap> address_map =
       MakeHierarchicalAddressMap(args.addresses);
+  std::vector<std::string> errors;
   for (const auto& p : config_->target_map()) {
     const std::string& name = p.first;
     const WeightedTargetLbConfig::ChildConfig& config = p.second;
@@ -336,10 +337,29 @@ void WeightedTargetLb::UpdateLocked(UpdateArgs args) {
     } else {
       addresses = address_map.status();
     }
-    target->UpdateLocked(config, std::move(addresses), args.args);
+    absl::Status status = target->UpdateLocked(config, std::move(addresses),
+                                               args.resolution_note, args.args);
+    if (!status.ok()) {
+      errors.emplace_back(
+          absl::StrCat("child ", name, ": ", status.ToString()));
+    }
   }
   update_in_progress_ = false;
+  if (config_->target_map().empty()) {
+    absl::Status status = absl::UnavailableError(absl::StrCat(
+        "no children in weighted_target policy: ", args.resolution_note));
+    channel_control_helper()->UpdateState(
+        GRPC_CHANNEL_TRANSIENT_FAILURE, status,
+        MakeRefCounted<TransientFailurePicker>(status));
+    return absl::OkStatus();
+  }
   UpdateStateLocked();
+  // Return status.
+  if (!errors.empty()) {
+    return absl::UnavailableError(absl::StrCat(
+        "errors from children: [", absl::StrJoin(errors, "; "), "]"));
+  }
+  return absl::OkStatus();
 }
 
 void WeightedTargetLb::UpdateStateLocked() {
@@ -355,17 +375,19 @@ void WeightedTargetLb::UpdateStateLocked() {
             "connectivity state",
             this);
   }
-  // Construct a new picker which maintains a map of all child pickers
-  // that are ready. Each child is represented by a portion of the range
-  // proportional to its weight, such that the total range is the sum of the
-  // weights of all children.
-  WeightedPicker::PickerList picker_list;
-  uint32_t end = 0;
-  // Also count the number of children in each state, to determine the
-  // overall state.
+  // Construct lists of child pickers with associated weights, one for
+  // children that are in state READY and another for children that are
+  // in state TRANSIENT_FAILURE.  Each child is represented by a portion of
+  // the range proportional to its weight, such that the total range is the
+  // sum of the weights of all children.
+  WeightedPicker::PickerList ready_picker_list;
+  uint64_t ready_end = 0;
+  WeightedPicker::PickerList tf_picker_list;
+  uint64_t tf_end = 0;
+  // Also count the number of children in CONNECTING and IDLE, to determine
+  // the aggregated state.
   size_t num_connecting = 0;
   size_t num_idle = 0;
-  size_t num_transient_failures = 0;
   for (const auto& p : targets_) {
     const std::string& child_name = p.first;
     const WeightedChild* child = p.second.get();
@@ -373,18 +395,19 @@ void WeightedTargetLb::UpdateStateLocked() {
     if (config_->target_map().find(child_name) == config_->target_map().end()) {
       continue;
     }
+    auto child_picker = child->picker();
     if (GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_lb_weighted_target_trace)) {
       gpr_log(GPR_INFO,
-              "[weighted_target_lb %p]   child=%s state=%s weight=%d picker=%p",
+              "[weighted_target_lb %p]   child=%s state=%s weight=%u picker=%p",
               this, child_name.c_str(),
               ConnectivityStateName(child->connectivity_state()),
-              child->weight(), child->picker_wrapper().get());
+              child->weight(), child_picker.get());
     }
     switch (child->connectivity_state()) {
       case GRPC_CHANNEL_READY: {
         GPR_ASSERT(child->weight() > 0);
-        end += child->weight();
-        picker_list.push_back(std::make_pair(end, child->picker_wrapper()));
+        ready_end += child->weight();
+        ready_picker_list.emplace_back(ready_end, std::move(child_picker));
         break;
       }
       case GRPC_CHANNEL_CONNECTING: {
@@ -396,16 +419,18 @@ void WeightedTargetLb::UpdateStateLocked() {
         break;
       }
       case GRPC_CHANNEL_TRANSIENT_FAILURE: {
-        ++num_transient_failures;
+        GPR_ASSERT(child->weight() > 0);
+        tf_end += child->weight();
+        tf_picker_list.emplace_back(tf_end, std::move(child_picker));
         break;
       }
       default:
-        GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(return );
+        GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(return);
     }
   }
   // Determine aggregated connectivity state.
   grpc_connectivity_state connectivity_state;
-  if (!picker_list.empty()) {
+  if (!ready_picker_list.empty()) {
     connectivity_state = GRPC_CHANNEL_READY;
   } else if (num_connecting > 0) {
     connectivity_state = GRPC_CHANNEL_CONNECTING;
@@ -418,21 +443,18 @@ void WeightedTargetLb::UpdateStateLocked() {
     gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "[weighted_target_lb %p] connectivity changed to %s",
             this, ConnectivityStateName(connectivity_state));
   }
-  std::unique_ptr<SubchannelPicker> picker;
+  RefCountedPtr<SubchannelPicker> picker;
   absl::Status status;
   switch (connectivity_state) {
     case GRPC_CHANNEL_READY:
-      picker = absl::make_unique<WeightedPicker>(std::move(picker_list));
+      picker = MakeRefCounted<WeightedPicker>(std::move(ready_picker_list));
       break;
     case GRPC_CHANNEL_CONNECTING:
     case GRPC_CHANNEL_IDLE:
-      picker =
-          absl::make_unique<QueuePicker>(Ref(DEBUG_LOCATION, "QueuePicker"));
+      picker = MakeRefCounted<QueuePicker>(Ref(DEBUG_LOCATION, "QueuePicker"));
       break;
     default:
-      status = absl::UnavailableError(
-          "weighted_target: all children report state TRANSIENT_FAILURE");
-      picker = absl::make_unique<TransientFailurePicker>(status);
+      picker = MakeRefCounted<WeightedPicker>(std::move(tf_picker_list));
   }
   channel_control_helper()->UpdateState(connectivity_state, status,
                                         std::move(picker));
@@ -445,14 +467,22 @@ void WeightedTargetLb::UpdateStateLocked() {
 WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::DelayedRemovalTimer::DelayedRemovalTimer(
     RefCountedPtr<WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild> weighted_child)
     : weighted_child_(std::move(weighted_child)) {
-  GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(&on_timer_, OnTimer, this, nullptr);
-  Ref().release();
-  grpc_timer_init(&timer_, ExecCtx::Get()->Now() + kChildRetentionInterval,
-                  &on_timer_);
+  timer_handle_ =
+      weighted_child_->weighted_target_policy_->channel_control_helper()
+          ->GetEventEngine()
+          ->RunAfter(kChildRetentionInterval, [self = Ref()]() mutable {
+            ApplicationCallbackExecCtx app_exec_ctx;
+            ExecCtx exec_ctx;
+            auto* self_ptr = self.get();  // Avoid use-after-move problem.
+            self_ptr->weighted_child_->weighted_target_policy_
+                ->work_serializer()
+                ->Run([self = std::move(self)] { self->OnTimerLocked(); },
+                      DEBUG_LOCATION);
+          });
 }
 
 void WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::DelayedRemovalTimer::Orphan() {
-  if (timer_pending_) {
+  if (timer_handle_.has_value()) {
     if (GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_lb_weighted_target_trace)) {
       gpr_log(GPR_INFO,
               "[weighted_target_lb %p] WeightedChild %p %s: cancelling "
@@ -460,29 +490,18 @@ void WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::DelayedRemovalTimer::Orphan() {
               weighted_child_->weighted_target_policy_.get(),
               weighted_child_.get(), weighted_child_->name_.c_str());
     }
-    timer_pending_ = false;
-    grpc_timer_cancel(&timer_);
+    weighted_child_->weighted_target_policy_->channel_control_helper()
+        ->GetEventEngine()
+        ->Cancel(*timer_handle_);
   }
   Unref();
 }
 
-void WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::DelayedRemovalTimer::OnTimer(
-    void* arg, grpc_error_handle error) {
-  auto* self = static_cast<DelayedRemovalTimer*>(arg);
-  (void)GRPC_ERROR_REF(error);  // ref owned by lambda
-  self->weighted_child_->weighted_target_policy_->work_serializer()->Run(
-      [self, error]() { self->OnTimerLocked(error); }, DEBUG_LOCATION);
-}
-
-void WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::DelayedRemovalTimer::OnTimerLocked(
-    grpc_error_handle error) {
-  if (error == GRPC_ERROR_NONE && timer_pending_) {
-    timer_pending_ = false;
-    weighted_child_->weighted_target_policy_->targets_.erase(
-        weighted_child_->name_);
-  }
-  GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(error);
-  Unref();
+void WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::DelayedRemovalTimer::OnTimerLocked() {
+  GPR_ASSERT(timer_handle_.has_value());
+  timer_handle_.reset();
+  weighted_child_->weighted_target_policy_->targets_.erase(
+      weighted_child_->name_);
 }
 
 //
@@ -522,19 +541,19 @@ void WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::Orphan() {
   child_policy_.reset();
   // Drop our ref to the child's picker, in case it's holding a ref to
   // the child.
-  picker_wrapper_.reset();
+  picker_.reset();
   delayed_removal_timer_.reset();
   Unref();
 }
 
 OrphanablePtr<LoadBalancingPolicy>
 WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::CreateChildPolicyLocked(
-    const grpc_channel_args* args) {
+    const ChannelArgs& args) {
   LoadBalancingPolicy::Args lb_policy_args;
   lb_policy_args.work_serializer = weighted_target_policy_->work_serializer();
   lb_policy_args.args = args;
   lb_policy_args.channel_control_helper =
-      absl::make_unique<Helper>(this->Ref(DEBUG_LOCATION, "Helper"));
+      std::make_unique<Helper>(this->Ref(DEBUG_LOCATION, "Helper"));
   OrphanablePtr<LoadBalancingPolicy> lb_policy =
       MakeOrphanable<ChildPolicyHandler>(std::move(lb_policy_args),
                                          &grpc_lb_weighted_target_trace);
@@ -554,12 +573,17 @@ WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::CreateChildPolicyLocked(
   return lb_policy;
 }
 
-void WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::UpdateLocked(
+absl::Status WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::UpdateLocked(
     const WeightedTargetLbConfig::ChildConfig& config,
     absl::StatusOr<ServerAddressList> addresses,
-    const grpc_channel_args* args) {
-  if (weighted_target_policy_->shutting_down_) return;
+    const std::string& resolution_note, const ChannelArgs& args) {
+  if (weighted_target_policy_->shutting_down_) return absl::OkStatus();
   // Update child weight.
+  if (weight_ != config.weight &&
+      GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_lb_weighted_target_trace)) {
+    gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "[weighted_target_lb %p] WeightedChild %p %s: weight=%u",
+            weighted_target_policy_.get(), this, name_.c_str(), config.weight);
+  }
   weight_ = config.weight;
   // Reactivate if needed.
   if (delayed_removal_timer_ != nullptr) {
@@ -578,7 +602,8 @@ void WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::UpdateLocked(
   UpdateArgs update_args;
   update_args.config = config.config;
   update_args.addresses = std::move(addresses);
-  update_args.args = grpc_channel_args_copy(args);
+  update_args.resolution_note = resolution_note;
+  update_args.args = args;
   // Update the policy.
   if (GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_lb_weighted_target_trace)) {
     gpr_log(GPR_INFO,
@@ -587,7 +612,7 @@ void WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::UpdateLocked(
             weighted_target_policy_.get(), this, name_.c_str(),
             child_policy_.get());
   }
-  child_policy_->UpdateLocked(std::move(update_args));
+  return child_policy_->UpdateLocked(std::move(update_args));
 }
 
 void WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::ResetBackoffLocked() {
@@ -596,35 +621,28 @@ void WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::ResetBackoffLocked() {
 
 void WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::OnConnectivityStateUpdateLocked(
     grpc_connectivity_state state, const absl::Status& status,
-    std::unique_ptr<SubchannelPicker> picker) {
+    RefCountedPtr<SubchannelPicker> picker) {
   // Cache the picker in the WeightedChild.
-  picker_wrapper_ = MakeRefCounted<ChildPickerWrapper>(std::move(picker));
+  picker_ = std::move(picker);
   if (GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_lb_weighted_target_trace)) {
     gpr_log(GPR_INFO,
             "[weighted_target_lb %p] WeightedChild %p %s: connectivity "
-            "state update: state=%s (%s) picker_wrapper=%p",
+            "state update: state=%s (%s) picker=%p",
             weighted_target_policy_.get(), this, name_.c_str(),
             ConnectivityStateName(state), status.ToString().c_str(),
-            picker_wrapper_.get());
+            picker_.get());
   }
   // If the child reports IDLE, immediately tell it to exit idle.
   if (state == GRPC_CHANNEL_IDLE) child_policy_->ExitIdleLocked();
   // Decide what state to report for aggregation purposes.
-  // If we haven't seen a failure since the last time we were in state
-  // READY, then we report the state change as-is.  However, once we do see
-  // a failure, we report TRANSIENT_FAILURE and ignore any subsequent state
-  // changes until we go back into state READY.
-  if (!seen_failure_since_ready_) {
-    if (state == GRPC_CHANNEL_TRANSIENT_FAILURE) {
-      seen_failure_since_ready_ = true;
-    }
-  } else {
-    if (state != GRPC_CHANNEL_READY) return;
-    seen_failure_since_ready_ = false;
+  // If the last recorded state was TRANSIENT_FAILURE and the new state
+  // is something other than READY, don't change the state.
+  if (connectivity_state_ != GRPC_CHANNEL_TRANSIENT_FAILURE ||
+      state == GRPC_CHANNEL_READY) {
+    connectivity_state_ = state;
   }
-  connectivity_state_ = state;
-  // Notify the LB policy.
-  weighted_target_policy_->UpdateStateLocked();
+  // Update the LB policy's state if this child is not deactivated.
+  if (weight_ != 0) weighted_target_policy_->UpdateStateLocked();
 }
 
 void WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::DeactivateLocked() {
@@ -648,7 +666,7 @@ void WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::DeactivateLocked() {
 
 RefCountedPtr<SubchannelInterface>
 WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::Helper::CreateSubchannel(
-    ServerAddress address, const grpc_channel_args& args) {
+    ServerAddress address, const ChannelArgs& args) {
   if (weighted_child_->weighted_target_policy_->shutting_down_) return nullptr;
   return weighted_child_->weighted_target_policy_->channel_control_helper()
       ->CreateSubchannel(std::move(address), args);
@@ -656,7 +674,7 @@ WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::Helper::CreateSubchannel(
 
 void WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::Helper::UpdateState(
     grpc_connectivity_state state, const absl::Status& status,
-    std::unique_ptr<SubchannelPicker> picker) {
+    RefCountedPtr<SubchannelPicker> picker) {
   if (weighted_child_->weighted_target_policy_->shutting_down_) return;
   weighted_child_->OnConnectivityStateUpdateLocked(state, status,
                                                    std::move(picker));
@@ -673,6 +691,12 @@ absl::string_view WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::Helper::GetAuthority() {
       ->GetAuthority();
 }
 
+grpc_event_engine::experimental::EventEngine*
+WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::Helper::GetEventEngine() {
+  return weighted_child_->weighted_target_policy_->channel_control_helper()
+      ->GetEventEngine();
+}
+
 void WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::Helper::AddTraceEvent(
     TraceSeverity severity, absl::string_view message) {
   if (weighted_child_->weighted_target_policy_->shutting_down_) return;
@@ -684,6 +708,43 @@ void WeightedTargetLb::WeightedChild::Helper::AddTraceEvent(
 // factory
 //
 
+const JsonLoaderInterface* WeightedTargetLbConfig::ChildConfig::JsonLoader(
+    const JsonArgs&) {
+  static const auto* loader =
+      JsonObjectLoader<ChildConfig>()
+          // Note: The config field requires custom parsing, so it's
+          // handled in JsonPostLoad() instead.
+          .Field("weight", &ChildConfig::weight)
+          .Finish();
+  return loader;
+}
+
+void WeightedTargetLbConfig::ChildConfig::JsonPostLoad(
+    const Json& json, const JsonArgs&, ValidationErrors* errors) {
+  ValidationErrors::ScopedField field(errors, ".childPolicy");
+  auto it = json.object_value().find("childPolicy");
+  if (it == json.object_value().end()) {
+    errors->AddError("field not present");
+    return;
+  }
+  auto lb_config =
+      CoreConfiguration::Get().lb_policy_registry().ParseLoadBalancingConfig(
+          it->second);
+  if (!lb_config.ok()) {
+    errors->AddError(lb_config.status().message());
+    return;
+  }
+  config = std::move(*lb_config);
+}
+
+const JsonLoaderInterface* WeightedTargetLbConfig::JsonLoader(const JsonArgs&) {
+  static const auto* loader =
+      JsonObjectLoader<WeightedTargetLbConfig>()
+          .Field("targets", &WeightedTargetLbConfig::target_map_)
+          .Finish();
+  return loader;
+}
+
 class WeightedTargetLbFactory : public LoadBalancingPolicyFactory {
  public:
   OrphanablePtr<LoadBalancingPolicy> CreateLoadBalancingPolicy(
@@ -691,111 +752,28 @@ class WeightedTargetLbFactory : public LoadBalancingPolicyFactory {
     return MakeOrphanable<WeightedTargetLb>(std::move(args));
   }
 
-  const char* name() const override { return kWeightedTarget; }
+  absl::string_view name() const override { return kWeightedTarget; }
 
-  RefCountedPtr<LoadBalancingPolicy::Config> ParseLoadBalancingConfig(
-      const Json& json, grpc_error_handle* error) const override {
-    GPR_DEBUG_ASSERT(error != nullptr && *error == GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
+  absl::StatusOr<RefCountedPtr<LoadBalancingPolicy::Config>>
+  ParseLoadBalancingConfig(const Json& json) const override {
     if (json.type() == Json::Type::JSON_NULL) {
       // weighted_target was mentioned as a policy in the deprecated
       // loadBalancingPolicy field or in the client API.
-      *error = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
+      return absl::InvalidArgumentError(
           "field:loadBalancingPolicy error:weighted_target policy requires "
           "configuration.  Please use loadBalancingConfig field of service "
           "config instead.");
-      return nullptr;
-    }
-    std::vector<grpc_error_handle> error_list;
-    // Weight map.
-    WeightedTargetLbConfig::TargetMap target_map;
-    auto it = json.object_value().find("targets");
-    if (it == json.object_value().end()) {
-      error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-          "field:targets error:required field not present"));
-    } else if (it->second.type() != Json::Type::OBJECT) {
-      error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-          "field:targets error:type should be object"));
-    } else {
-      for (const auto& p : it->second.object_value()) {
-        WeightedTargetLbConfig::ChildConfig child_config;
-        std::vector<grpc_error_handle> child_errors =
-            ParseChildConfig(p.second, &child_config);
-        if (!child_errors.empty()) {
-          error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_VECTOR_AND_CPP_STRING(
-              absl::StrCat("field:targets key:", p.first), &child_errors));
-        } else {
-          target_map[p.first] = std::move(child_config);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    if (!error_list.empty()) {
-      *error = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_VECTOR(
-          "weighted_target_experimental LB policy config", &error_list);
-      return nullptr;
-    }
-    return MakeRefCounted<WeightedTargetLbConfig>(std::move(target_map));
-  }
-
- private:
-  static std::vector<grpc_error_handle> ParseChildConfig(
-      const Json& json, WeightedTargetLbConfig::ChildConfig* child_config) {
-    std::vector<grpc_error_handle> error_list;
-    if (json.type() != Json::Type::OBJECT) {
-      error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-          "value should be of type object"));
-      return error_list;
-    }
-    // Weight.
-    auto it = json.object_value().find("weight");
-    if (it == json.object_value().end()) {
-      error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-          "required field \"weight\" not specified"));
-    } else if (it->second.type() != Json::Type::NUMBER) {
-      error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-          "field:weight error:must be of type number"));
-    } else {
-      int weight = gpr_parse_nonnegative_int(it->second.string_value().c_str());
-      if (weight == -1) {
-        error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-            "field:weight error:unparseable value"));
-      } else if (weight == 0) {
-        error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-            "field:weight error:value must be greater than zero"));
-      } else {
-        child_config->weight = weight;
-      }
-    }
-    // Child policy.
-    it = json.object_value().find("childPolicy");
-    if (it != json.object_value().end()) {
-      grpc_error_handle parse_error = GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
-      child_config->config =
-          LoadBalancingPolicyRegistry::ParseLoadBalancingConfig(it->second,
-                                                                &parse_error);
-      if (child_config->config == nullptr) {
-        GPR_DEBUG_ASSERT(parse_error != GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
-        std::vector<grpc_error_handle> child_errors;
-        child_errors.push_back(parse_error);
-        error_list.push_back(
-            GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_VECTOR("field:childPolicy", &child_errors));
-      }
     }
-    return error_list;
+    return LoadRefCountedFromJson<WeightedTargetLbConfig>(
+        json, JsonArgs(), "errors validating weighted_target LB policy config");
   }
 };
 
 }  // namespace
 
-}  // namespace grpc_core
-
-//
-// Plugin registration
-//
-
-void grpc_lb_policy_weighted_target_init() {
-  grpc_core::LoadBalancingPolicyRegistry::Builder::
-      RegisterLoadBalancingPolicyFactory(
-          absl::make_unique<grpc_core::WeightedTargetLbFactory>());
+void RegisterWeightedTargetLbPolicy(CoreConfiguration::Builder* builder) {
+  builder->lb_policy_registry()->RegisterLoadBalancingPolicyFactory(
+      std::make_unique<WeightedTargetLbFactory>());
 }
 
-void grpc_lb_policy_weighted_target_shutdown() {}
+}  // namespace grpc_core