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19 cede; 19 cede;
20 20
21=head1 DESCRIPTION 21=head1 DESCRIPTION
22 22
23This module collection manages coroutines. Coroutines are similar to 23This module collection manages coroutines. Coroutines are similar to
24Threads but don't run in parallel. 24threads but don't run in parallel.
25
26This module is still experimental, see the BUGS section below.
27 25
28In this module, coroutines are defined as "callchain + lexical variables 26In this module, coroutines are defined as "callchain + lexical variables
29+ @_ + $_ + $@ + $^W + C stack), that is, a coroutine has it's own 27+ @_ + $_ + $@ + $^W + C stack), that is, a coroutine has it's own
30callchain, it's own set of lexicals and it's own set of perl's most 28callchain, it's own set of lexicals and it's own set of perl's most
31important global variables. 29important global variables.
32 30
33=cut 31=cut
34 32
35package Coro; 33package Coro;
36 34
35use strict;
36no warnings "uninitialized";
37
37use Coro::State; 38use Coro::State;
38 39
39use base Exporter; 40use base qw(Coro::State Exporter);
40 41
41$VERSION = 0.12; 42our $idle; # idle handler
43our $main; # main coroutine
44our $current; # current coroutine
42 45
46our $VERSION = '2.5';
47
43@EXPORT = qw(async cede schedule terminate current); 48our @EXPORT = qw(async cede schedule terminate current);
44@EXPORT_OK = qw($current); 49our %EXPORT_TAGS = (
50 prio => [qw(PRIO_MAX PRIO_HIGH PRIO_NORMAL PRIO_LOW PRIO_IDLE PRIO_MIN)],
51);
52our @EXPORT_OK = @{$EXPORT_TAGS{prio}};
45 53
46{ 54{
47 my @async; 55 my @async;
48 my $init; 56 my $init;
49 57
50 # this way of handling attributes simply is NOT scalable ;() 58 # this way of handling attributes simply is NOT scalable ;()
51 sub import { 59 sub import {
60 no strict 'refs';
61
52 Coro->export_to_level(1, @_); 62 Coro->export_to_level(1, @_);
63
53 my $old = *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"}{CODE}; 64 my $old = *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"}{CODE};
54 *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"} = sub { 65 *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"} = sub {
55 my ($package, $ref) = (shift, shift); 66 my ($package, $ref) = (shift, shift);
56 my @attrs; 67 my @attrs;
57 for (@_) { 68 for (@_) {
72 }; 83 };
73 } 84 }
74 85
75} 86}
76 87
88=over 4
89
77=item $main 90=item $main
78 91
79This coroutine represents the main program. 92This coroutine represents the main program.
80 93
81=cut 94=cut
82 95
83our $main = new Coro; 96$main = new Coro;
84 97
85=item $current (or as function: current) 98=item $current (or as function: current)
86 99
87The current coroutine (the last coroutine switched to). The initial value is C<$main> (of course). 100The current coroutine (the last coroutine switched to). The initial value
101is C<$main> (of course).
102
103This variable is B<strictly> I<read-only>. It is provided for performance
104reasons. If performance is not essentiel you are encouraged to use the
105C<Coro::current> function instead.
88 106
89=cut 107=cut
90 108
91# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before... 109# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before...
92if ($current) { 110if ($current) {
93 $main->{specific} = $current->{specific}; 111 $main->{specific} = $current->{specific};
94} 112}
95 113
96our $current = $main; 114$current = $main;
97 115
98sub current() { $current } 116sub current() { $current }
99 117
100=item $idle 118=item $idle
101 119
102The coroutine to switch to when no other coroutine is running. The default 120A callback that is called whenever the scheduler finds no ready coroutines
103implementation prints "FATAL: deadlock detected" and exits. 121to run. The default implementation prints "FATAL: deadlock detected" and
122exits.
104 123
105=cut 124This hook is overwritten by modules such as C<Coro::Timer> and
125C<Coro::Event> to wait on an external event that hopefully wakes up some
126coroutine.
106 127
107# should be done using priorities :( 128=cut
108our $idle = new Coro sub { 129
130$idle = sub {
109 print STDERR "FATAL: deadlock detected\n"; 131 print STDERR "FATAL: deadlock detected\n";
110 exit(51); 132 exit (51);
111}; 133};
112 134
113# this coroutine is necessary because a coroutine 135# this coroutine is necessary because a coroutine
114# cannot destroy itself. 136# cannot destroy itself.
115my @destroy; 137my @destroy;
138my $manager;
116my $manager = new Coro sub { 139$manager = new Coro sub {
117 while() { 140 while () {
118 delete ((pop @destroy)->{_coro_state}) while @destroy; 141 # by overwriting the state object with the manager we destroy it
142 # while still being able to schedule this coroutine (in case it has
143 # been readied multiple times. this is harmless since the manager
144 # can be called as many times as neccessary and will always
145 # remove itself from the runqueue
146 while (@destroy) {
147 my $coro = pop @destroy;
148 $coro->{status} ||= [];
149 $_->ready for @{delete $coro->{join} || []};
150
151 # the next line destroys the coro state, but keeps the
152 # process itself intact (we basically make it a zombie
153 # process that always runs the manager thread, so it's possible
154 # to transfer() to this process).
155 $coro->_clone_state_from ($manager);
156 }
119 &schedule; 157 &schedule;
120 } 158 }
121}; 159};
122 160
123# we really need priorities...
124my @ready; # the ready queue. hehe, rather broken ;)
125
126# static methods. not really. 161# static methods. not really.
162
163=back
127 164
128=head2 STATIC METHODS 165=head2 STATIC METHODS
129 166
130Static methods are actually functions that operate on the current process only. 167Static methods are actually functions that operate on the current process only.
131 168
134=item async { ... } [@args...] 171=item async { ... } [@args...]
135 172
136Create a new asynchronous process and return it's process object 173Create a new asynchronous process and return it's process object
137(usually unused). When the sub returns the new process is automatically 174(usually unused). When the sub returns the new process is automatically
138terminated. 175terminated.
176
177When the coroutine dies, the program will exit, just as in the main
178program.
139 179
140 # create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments 180 # create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments
141 async { 181 async {
142 print "@_\n"; 182 print "@_\n";
143 } 1,2,3,4; 183 } 1,2,3,4;
144
145The coderef you submit MUST NOT be a closure that refers to variables
146in an outer scope. This does NOT work. Pass arguments into it instead.
147 184
148=cut 185=cut
149 186
150sub async(&@) { 187sub async(&@) {
151 my $pid = new Coro @_; 188 my $pid = new Coro @_;
160into the ready queue, so calling this function usually means you will 197into the ready queue, so calling this function usually means you will
161never be called again. 198never be called again.
162 199
163=cut 200=cut
164 201
165my $prev;
166
167sub schedule {
168 # should be done using priorities :(
169 ($prev, $current) = ($current, shift @ready || $idle);
170 Coro::State::transfer($prev, $current);
171}
172
173=item cede 202=item cede
174 203
175"Cede" to other processes. This function puts the current process into the 204"Cede" to other processes. This function puts the current process into the
176ready queue and calls C<schedule>, which has the effect of giving up the 205ready queue and calls C<schedule>, which has the effect of giving up the
177current "timeslice" to other coroutines of the same or higher priority. 206current "timeslice" to other coroutines of the same or higher priority.
178 207
179=cut 208=cut
180 209
181sub cede {
182 $current->ready;
183 &schedule;
184}
185
186=item terminate 210=item terminate [arg...]
187 211
188Terminates the current process. 212Terminates the current process with the given status values (see L<cancel>).
189
190Future versions of this function will allow result arguments.
191 213
192=cut 214=cut
193 215
194sub terminate { 216sub terminate {
195 push @destroy, $current; 217 $current->cancel (@_);
196 $manager->ready;
197 &schedule;
198 # NORETURN
199} 218}
200 219
201=back 220=back
202 221
203# dynamic methods 222# dynamic methods
209=over 4 228=over 4
210 229
211=item new Coro \&sub [, @args...] 230=item new Coro \&sub [, @args...]
212 231
213Create a new process and return it. When the sub returns the process 232Create a new process and return it. When the sub returns the process
214automatically terminates. To start the process you must first put it into 233automatically terminates as if C<terminate> with the returned values were
234called. To make the process run you must first put it into the ready queue
215the ready queue by calling the ready method. 235by calling the ready method.
216
217The coderef you submit MUST NOT be a closure that refers to variables
218in an outer scope. This does NOT work. Pass arguments into it instead.
219 236
220=cut 237=cut
221 238
222sub _newcoro { 239sub _newcoro {
223 terminate &{+shift}; 240 terminate &{+shift};
224} 241}
225 242
226sub new { 243sub new {
227 my $class = shift; 244 my $class = shift;
228 bless { 245
229 _coro_state => (new Coro::State $_[0] && \&_newcoro, @_), 246 $class->SUPER::new (\&_newcoro, @_)
230 }, $class;
231} 247}
232 248
233=item $process->ready 249=item $process->ready
234 250
235Put the current process into the ready queue. 251Put the given process into the ready queue.
236 252
237=cut 253=cut
238 254
239sub ready { 255=item $process->cancel (arg...)
240 push @ready, $_[0]; 256
257Terminates the given process and makes it return the given arguments as
258status (default: the empty list).
259
260=cut
261
262sub cancel {
263 my $self = shift;
264 $self->{status} = [@_];
265 push @destroy, $self;
266 $manager->ready;
267 &schedule if $current == $self;
268}
269
270=item $process->join
271
272Wait until the coroutine terminates and return any values given to the
273C<terminate> or C<cancel> functions. C<join> can be called multiple times
274from multiple processes.
275
276=cut
277
278sub join {
279 my $self = shift;
280 unless ($self->{status}) {
281 push @{$self->{join}}, $current;
282 &schedule;
283 }
284 wantarray ? @{$self->{status}} : $self->{status}[0];
285}
286
287=item $oldprio = $process->prio ($newprio)
288
289Sets (or gets, if the argument is missing) the priority of the
290process. Higher priority processes get run before lower priority
291processes. Priorities are small signed integers (currently -4 .. +3),
292that you can refer to using PRIO_xxx constants (use the import tag :prio
293to get then):
294
295 PRIO_MAX > PRIO_HIGH > PRIO_NORMAL > PRIO_LOW > PRIO_IDLE > PRIO_MIN
296 3 > 1 > 0 > -1 > -3 > -4
297
298 # set priority to HIGH
299 current->prio(PRIO_HIGH);
300
301The idle coroutine ($Coro::idle) always has a lower priority than any
302existing coroutine.
303
304Changing the priority of the current process will take effect immediately,
305but changing the priority of processes in the ready queue (but not
306running) will only take effect after the next schedule (of that
307process). This is a bug that will be fixed in some future version.
308
309=item $newprio = $process->nice ($change)
310
311Similar to C<prio>, but subtract the given value from the priority (i.e.
312higher values mean lower priority, just as in unix).
313
314=item $olddesc = $process->desc ($newdesc)
315
316Sets (or gets in case the argument is missing) the description for this
317process. This is just a free-form string you can associate with a process.
318
319=cut
320
321sub desc {
322 my $old = $_[0]{desc};
323 $_[0]{desc} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
324 $old;
241} 325}
242 326
243=back 327=back
244 328
245=cut 329=cut
246 330
2471; 3311;
248 332
249=head1 BUGS/LIMITATIONS 333=head1 BUGS/LIMITATIONS
250 334
251 - could be faster, especially when the core would introduce special 335 - you must make very sure that no coro is still active on global
252 support for coroutines (like it does for threads). 336 destruction. very bad things might happen otherwise (usually segfaults).
253 - there is still a memleak on coroutine termination that I could not 337
254 identify. Could be as small as a single SV.
255 - this module is not well-tested.
256 - if variables or arguments "disappear" (become undef) or become
257 corrupted please contact the author so he cen iron out the
258 remaining bugs.
259 - this module is not thread-safe. You must only ever use this module from 338 - this module is not thread-safe. You should only ever use this module
260 the same thread (this requirement might be loosened in the future to 339 from the same thread (this requirement might be losened in the future
261 allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::State does not yet allow this). 340 to allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::State does not yet allow
341 this).
262 342
263=head1 SEE ALSO 343=head1 SEE ALSO
264 344
265L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Cont>, L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::Semaphore>, 345Support/Utility: L<Coro::Cont>, L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::State>, L<Coro::Util>.
266L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::State>, L<Coro::Event>, L<Coro::RWLock>, 346
267L<Coro::Handle>, L<Coro::Socket>. 347Locking/IPC: L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Semaphore>, L<Coro::SemaphoreSet>, L<Coro::RWLock>.
348
349Event/IO: L<Coro::Timer>, L<Coro::Event>, L<Coro::Handle>, L<Coro::Socket>, L<Coro::Select>.
350
351Embedding: L<Coro:MakeMaker>
268 352
269=head1 AUTHOR 353=head1 AUTHOR
270 354
271 Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com> 355 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
272 http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/ 356 http://home.schmorp.de/
273 357
274=cut 358=cut
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