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#![cfg(feature = "threadsafe")]
//! This module provides facilities for accessing Hexchat from routines
//! running on threads other than Hexchat's main thread.
//!
//! Hexchat's plugin API isn't inherently thread-safe, however plugins
//! can spawn separate threads and invoke Hexchat's API by placing routines
//! to execute on Hexchat's main thread.
//!
//! `main_thread()` makes it easy to declare a function, or closure, that
//! contains Hexchat API calls. Once executed, it uses the timer feature
//! of Hexchat to delegate. The function or closure can return any sendable
//! cloneable value, and `main_thread()` will pass that back to the calling
//! thread via an `AsyncResult` object. This can either be ignored, and
//! the thread can continue doing other work, or `AsyncResult.get()` can be
//! invoked on the result object; this call will block until the main thread
//! has finished executing the callback.
use std::collections::LinkedList;
use std::sync::{Arc, Condvar, Mutex};
use std::thread;
use crate::hexchat::Hexchat;
use crate::hexchat_entry_points::PHEXCHAT;
use crate::{user_data::*, HexchatError};
use UserData::*;
const TASK_SPURT_SIZE: i32 = 5;
const TASK_REST_MSECS: i64 = 2;
// The type of the queue that closures will be added to and pulled from to run
// on the main thread of Hexchat.
type TaskQueue = LinkedList<Box<dyn Task>>;
/// The task queue that other threads use to schedule tasks to run on the
/// main thread. It is guarded by a `Mutex`.
///
static mut TASK_QUEUE: Option<Arc<Mutex<Option<TaskQueue>>>> = None;
/// The main thread's ID is captured and used by `main_thread()` to determine
/// whether it is being called from the main thread or not. If not, the
/// callback can be invoked right away. Otherwise, it gets scheduled.
///
pub(crate) static mut MAIN_THREAD_ID: Option<thread::ThreadId> = None;
/// Base trait for items placed on the task queue.
///
trait Task : Send {
fn execute(&mut self, hexchat: &Hexchat);
fn set_error(&mut self, error: &str);
}
/// A task that executes a closure on the main thread.
///
struct ConcreteTask<F, R>
where
F: FnMut(&Hexchat) -> R,
R: Clone + Send,
{
callback : F,
result : AsyncResult<R>,
}
impl<F, R> ConcreteTask<F, R>
where
F: FnMut(&Hexchat) -> R,
R: Clone + Send,
{
fn new(callback: F, result: AsyncResult<R>) -> Self {
ConcreteTask {
callback,
result,
}
}
}
impl<F, R> Task for ConcreteTask<F, R>
where
F: FnMut(&Hexchat) -> R,
R: Clone + Send,
{
/// Executes the closure and sets the result.
///
fn execute(&mut self, hexchat: &Hexchat) {
self.result.set((self.callback)(hexchat));
}
/// When the task queue is being shut down, this will be called to set the
/// result to an error.
///
fn set_error(&mut self, error: &str) {
self.result.set_error(error);
}
}
unsafe impl<F, R> Send for ConcreteTask<F, R>
where
F: FnMut(&Hexchat) -> R,
R: Clone + Send,
{}
/// A result object that allows callbacks operating on a thread to send their
/// return value to a receiver calling `get()` from another thread. Whether
/// return data needs to be transferred or not, this object can be used to wait
/// on the completion of a callback, thus providing synchronization between
/// threads.
///
#[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
#[derive(Clone)]
pub struct AsyncResult<T: Clone + Send> {
data: Arc<(Mutex<(Option<Result<T, HexchatError>>, bool)>, Condvar)>,
}
unsafe impl<T: Clone + Send> Send for AsyncResult<T> {}
unsafe impl<T: Clone + Send> Sync for AsyncResult<T> {}
impl<T: Clone + Send> AsyncResult<T> {
/// Constructor. Initializes the return data to None.
///
pub (crate)
fn new() -> Self {
AsyncResult {
data: Arc::new((Mutex::new((None, false)), Condvar::new()))
}
}
/// Indicates whether the callback executing on another thread is done or
/// not. This can be used to poll for the result.
///
pub fn is_done(&self) -> bool {
let (mtx, _) = &*self.data;
mtx.lock().unwrap().1
}
/// Blocking call to retrieve the return data from a callback on another
/// thread.
///
pub fn get(&self) -> Result<T, HexchatError> {
let (mtx, cvar) = &*self.data;
let mut guard = mtx.lock().unwrap();
while !guard.1 {
guard = cvar.wait(guard).unwrap();
}
guard.0.take().unwrap()
}
/// Sets the return data for the async result. This will unblock the
/// receiver waiting on the result from `get()`.
///
pub (crate)
fn set(&self, result: T) {
let (mtx, cvar) = &*self.data;
let mut guard = mtx.lock().unwrap();
*guard = (Some(Ok(result)), true);
cvar.notify_all();
}
fn set_error(&self, error: &str) {
use HexchatError::ThreadSafeOperationFailed as Error;
let (mtx, cvar) = &*self.data;
let mut guard = mtx.lock().unwrap();
*guard = (Some(Err(Error(error.into()))), true);
cvar.notify_all();
}
}
/// Executes a closure from the Hexchat main thread. This function returns
/// immediately with an AsyncResult object that can be used to retrieve the
/// result of the operation that will run on the main thread.
///
/// # Arguments
/// * `callback` - The callback to execute on the main thread.
///
pub fn main_thread<F, R>(mut callback: F) -> AsyncResult<R>
where
F: FnMut(&Hexchat) -> R + Sync + Send,
F: 'static + Send,
R: 'static + Clone + Send,
{
if Some(thread::current().id()) == unsafe { MAIN_THREAD_ID } {
let result = callback(unsafe { &*PHEXCHAT });
let res = AsyncResult::new();
res.set(result);
res
} else {
let res = AsyncResult::new();
let cln = res.clone();
if let Some(arc) = unsafe { TASK_QUEUE.as_ref() } {
if let Some(queue) = arc.lock().unwrap().as_mut() {
let task = Box::new(ConcreteTask::new(callback, cln));
queue.push_back(task);
}
else {
res.set_error("Task queue has been shut down.");
}
} else {
res.set_error("Task queue has been shut down.");
}
res
}
}
/// This initializes the fundamental thread-safe features of this library.
/// A mutex guarded task queue is created, and a timer function is registered
/// that handles the queue at intervals. If a thread requires fast response,
/// the handler will field its requests one after another for up to
/// `TASK_SPURT_SIZE` times without rest.
///
pub (crate)
fn main_thread_init() {
unsafe { MAIN_THREAD_ID = Some(thread::current().id()) }
if unsafe { TASK_QUEUE.is_none() } {
unsafe {
TASK_QUEUE = Some(Arc::new(Mutex::new(Some(LinkedList::new()))));
}
let hex = unsafe { &*PHEXCHAT };
hex.hook_timer(
TASK_REST_MSECS,
move |_hc, _ud| {
if let Some(arc) = unsafe { TASK_QUEUE.as_ref() } {
if arc.lock().unwrap().is_some() {
let mut count = 1;
while let Some(mut task)
= arc.lock().unwrap().as_mut()
.and_then(|q| q.pop_front()) {
task.execute(hex);
count += 1;
if count > TASK_SPURT_SIZE {
break
}
}
1 // Keep going.
} else {
0 // Task queue is gone, remove timer callback.
}
} else {
0 // Task queue is gone, remove timer callback.
}
},
NoData);
}
}
/// Called when the an addon is being unloaded. This eliminates the task queue.
/// Any holders of `AsyncResult` objects that are blocked on `.get()` may be
/// waiting forever. This can be called from addons if the thread-safe
/// features aren't going to be utilized. No need to have a timer callback
/// being invoked endlessly doing nothing.
///
pub (crate)
fn main_thread_deinit() {
if let Some(queue) = unsafe { &TASK_QUEUE } {
if let Some(mut queue ) = queue.lock().unwrap().take() {
while let Some(mut task) = queue.pop_front() {
task.set_error("Task queue is being shut down.");
}
}
}
unsafe { TASK_QUEUE = None; }
}
/// Stops and removes the main thread task queue handler. Otherwise it will
/// keep checking the queue while doing nothing useful - which isn't
/// necessarily bad. Performance is unaffected either way.
///
/// Support for `main_thread()` is on by default. After this function is
/// invoked, `main_thread()` should not be used and threads in general risk
/// crashing the software if they try to access Hexchat directly without
/// the `main_thread()`. `ThreadSafeContext` and `ThreadSafeListIterator`
/// should also not be used after this function is called, since they rely on
/// `main_thread()` internally.
///
/// # Safety
/// While this will disable the handling of the main thread task queue, it
/// doesn't prevent the plugin author from spawning threads and attempting to
/// use the features of the threadsafe objects this crate provides. If the
/// plugin author intends to use `ThreadSafeContext`, `ThreadSafeListIterator`,
/// or invoke `main_thread()` directly, then this function should not be called.
///
#[deprecated(
since = "0.2.6",
note = "This function is no longer necessary. Threadsafe features can be \
turned off by specifying `features = []` in the Cargo.toml file \
for the `hexchat-api` dependency.")]
pub unsafe fn turn_off_threadsafe_features() {
main_thread_deinit();
}