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30 30
31=cut 31=cut
32 32
33package Coro; 33package Coro;
34 34
35use strict;
35no warnings qw(uninitialized); 36no warnings "uninitialized";
36 37
37use Coro::State; 38use Coro::State;
38 39
39use base Exporter; 40use base qw(Coro::State Exporter);
40 41
41$VERSION = 0.531; 42our $idle; # idle handler
43our $main; # main coroutine
44our $current; # current coroutine
42 45
46our $VERSION = '2.5';
47
43@EXPORT = qw(async cede schedule terminate current); 48our @EXPORT = qw(async cede schedule terminate current);
44%EXPORT_TAGS = ( 49our %EXPORT_TAGS = (
45 prio => [qw(PRIO_MAX PRIO_HIGH PRIO_NORMAL PRIO_LOW PRIO_IDLE PRIO_MIN)], 50 prio => [qw(PRIO_MAX PRIO_HIGH PRIO_NORMAL PRIO_LOW PRIO_IDLE PRIO_MIN)],
46); 51);
47@EXPORT_OK = @{$EXPORT_TAGS{prio}}; 52our @EXPORT_OK = @{$EXPORT_TAGS{prio}};
48 53
49{ 54{
50 my @async; 55 my @async;
51 my $init; 56 my $init;
52 57
53 # this way of handling attributes simply is NOT scalable ;() 58 # this way of handling attributes simply is NOT scalable ;()
54 sub import { 59 sub import {
60 no strict 'refs';
61
55 Coro->export_to_level(1, @_); 62 Coro->export_to_level(1, @_);
63
56 my $old = *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"}{CODE}; 64 my $old = *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"}{CODE};
57 *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"} = sub { 65 *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"} = sub {
58 my ($package, $ref) = (shift, shift); 66 my ($package, $ref) = (shift, shift);
59 my @attrs; 67 my @attrs;
60 for (@_) { 68 for (@_) {
83 91
84This coroutine represents the main program. 92This coroutine represents the main program.
85 93
86=cut 94=cut
87 95
88our $main = new Coro; 96$main = new Coro;
89 97
90=item $current (or as function: current) 98=item $current (or as function: current)
91 99
92The current coroutine (the last coroutine switched to). The initial value is C<$main> (of course). 100The current coroutine (the last coroutine switched to). The initial value
101is C<$main> (of course).
102
103This variable is B<strictly> I<read-only>. It is provided for performance
104reasons. If performance is not essentiel you are encouraged to use the
105C<Coro::current> function instead.
93 106
94=cut 107=cut
95 108
96# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before... 109# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before...
97if ($current) { 110if ($current) {
98 $main->{specific} = $current->{specific}; 111 $main->{specific} = $current->{specific};
99} 112}
100 113
101our $current = $main; 114$current = $main;
102 115
103sub current() { $current } 116sub current() { $current }
104 117
105=item $idle 118=item $idle
106 119
107The coroutine to switch to when no other coroutine is running. The default 120A callback that is called whenever the scheduler finds no ready coroutines
108implementation prints "FATAL: deadlock detected" and exits. 121to run. The default implementation prints "FATAL: deadlock detected" and
122exits.
109 123
110=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.
111 127
112# should be done using priorities :( 128=cut
113our $idle = new Coro sub { 129
130$idle = sub {
114 print STDERR "FATAL: deadlock detected\n"; 131 print STDERR "FATAL: deadlock detected\n";
115 exit(51); 132 exit (51);
116}; 133};
117 134
118# this coroutine is necessary because a coroutine 135# this coroutine is necessary because a coroutine
119# cannot destroy itself. 136# cannot destroy itself.
120my @destroy; 137my @destroy;
121my $manager;
122$manager = new Coro sub { 138my $manager; $manager = new Coro sub {
123 while() { 139 while () {
124 # by overwriting the state object with the manager we destroy it 140 # by overwriting the state object with the manager we destroy it
125 # while still being able to schedule this coroutine (in case it has 141 # while still being able to schedule this coroutine (in case it has
126 # been readied multiple times. this is harmless since the manager 142 # been readied multiple times. this is harmless since the manager
127 # can be called as many times as neccessary and will always 143 # can be called as many times as neccessary and will always
128 # remove itself from the runqueue 144 # remove itself from the runqueue
129 while (@destroy) { 145 while (@destroy) {
130 my $coro = pop @destroy; 146 my $coro = pop @destroy;
131 $coro->{status} ||= []; 147 $coro->{status} ||= [];
132 $_->ready for @{delete $coro->{join} || []}; 148 $_->ready for @{delete $coro->{join} || []};
133 $coro->{_coro_state} = $manager->{_coro_state}; 149
150 # the next line destroys the coro state, but keeps the
151 # process itself intact (we basically make it a zombie
152 # process that always runs the manager thread, so it's possible
153 # to transfer() to this process).
154 $coro->_clone_state_from ($manager);
134 } 155 }
135 &schedule; 156 &schedule;
136 } 157 }
137}; 158};
138 159
150 171
151Create a new asynchronous process and return it's process object 172Create a new asynchronous process and return it's process object
152(usually unused). When the sub returns the new process is automatically 173(usually unused). When the sub returns the new process is automatically
153terminated. 174terminated.
154 175
176When the coroutine dies, the program will exit, just as in the main
177program.
178
155 # create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments 179 # create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments
156 async { 180 async {
157 print "@_\n"; 181 print "@_\n";
158 } 1,2,3,4; 182 } 1,2,3,4;
159 183
160The coderef you submit MUST NOT be a closure that refers to variables
161in an outer scope. This does NOT work. Pass arguments into it instead.
162
163=cut 184=cut
164 185
165sub async(&@) { 186sub async(&@) {
166 my $pid = new Coro @_; 187 my $pid = new Coro @_;
167 $manager->ready; # this ensures that the stack is cloned from the manager
168 $pid->ready; 188 $pid->ready;
169 $pid; 189 $pid
170} 190}
171 191
172=item schedule 192=item schedule
173 193
174Calls the scheduler. Please note that the current process will not be put 194Calls the scheduler. Please note that the current process will not be put
185 205
186=cut 206=cut
187 207
188=item terminate [arg...] 208=item terminate [arg...]
189 209
190Terminates the current process. 210Terminates the current process with the given status values (see L<cancel>).
191
192Future versions of this function will allow result arguments.
193 211
194=cut 212=cut
195 213
196sub terminate { 214sub terminate {
197 $current->{status} = [@_];
198 $current->cancel; 215 $current->cancel (@_);
199 &schedule;
200 die; # NORETURN
201} 216}
202 217
203=back 218=back
204 219
205# dynamic methods 220# dynamic methods
217called. To make the process run you must first put it into the ready queue 232called. To make the process run you must first put it into the ready queue
218by calling the ready method. 233by calling the ready method.
219 234
220=cut 235=cut
221 236
222sub _newcoro { 237sub _new_coro {
238 $current->_clear_idle_sp; # (re-)set the idle sp on the following cede
239 _set_cede_self; # ensures that cede cede's us first
240 cede;
223 terminate &{+shift}; 241 terminate &{+shift};
224} 242}
225 243
226sub new { 244sub new {
227 my $class = shift; 245 my $class = shift;
228 bless { 246
229 _coro_state => (new Coro::State $_[0] && \&_newcoro, @_), 247 $class->SUPER::new (\&_new_coro, @_)
230 }, $class;
231} 248}
232 249
233=item $process->ready 250=item $process->ready
234 251
235Put the given process into the ready queue. 252Put the given process into the ready queue.
236 253
237=cut 254=cut
238 255
239=item $process->cancel 256=item $process->cancel (arg...)
240 257
241Like C<terminate>, but terminates the specified process instead. 258Terminates the given process and makes it return the given arguments as
259status (default: the empty list).
242 260
243=cut 261=cut
244 262
245sub cancel { 263sub cancel {
264 my $self = shift;
265 $self->{status} = [@_];
246 push @destroy, $_[0]; 266 push @destroy, $self;
247 $manager->ready; 267 $manager->ready;
248 &schedule if $current == $_[0]; 268 &schedule if $current == $self;
249} 269}
250 270
251=item $process->join 271=item $process->join
252 272
253Wait until the coroutine terminates and return any values given to the 273Wait until the coroutine terminates and return any values given to the
254C<terminate> function. C<join> can be called multiple times from multiple 274C<terminate> or C<cancel> functions. C<join> can be called multiple times
255processes. 275from multiple processes.
256 276
257=cut 277=cut
258 278
259sub join { 279sub join {
260 my $self = shift; 280 my $self = shift;
263 &schedule; 283 &schedule;
264 } 284 }
265 wantarray ? @{$self->{status}} : $self->{status}[0]; 285 wantarray ? @{$self->{status}} : $self->{status}[0];
266} 286}
267 287
268=item $oldprio = $process->prio($newprio) 288=item $oldprio = $process->prio ($newprio)
269 289
270Sets (or gets, if the argument is missing) the priority of the 290Sets (or gets, if the argument is missing) the priority of the
271process. Higher priority processes get run before lower priority 291process. Higher priority processes get run before lower priority
272processes. Priorities are smalled signed integer (currently -4 .. +3), 292processes. Priorities are small signed integers (currently -4 .. +3),
273that you can refer to using PRIO_xxx constants (use the import tag :prio 293that you can refer to using PRIO_xxx constants (use the import tag :prio
274to get then): 294to get then):
275 295
276 PRIO_MAX > PRIO_HIGH > PRIO_NORMAL > PRIO_LOW > PRIO_IDLE > PRIO_MIN 296 PRIO_MAX > PRIO_HIGH > PRIO_NORMAL > PRIO_LOW > PRIO_IDLE > PRIO_MIN
277 3 > 1 > 0 > -1 > -3 > -4 297 3 > 1 > 0 > -1 > -3 > -4
285Changing the priority of the current process will take effect immediately, 305Changing the priority of the current process will take effect immediately,
286but changing the priority of processes in the ready queue (but not 306but changing the priority of processes in the ready queue (but not
287running) will only take effect after the next schedule (of that 307running) will only take effect after the next schedule (of that
288process). This is a bug that will be fixed in some future version. 308process). This is a bug that will be fixed in some future version.
289 309
290=cut
291
292sub prio {
293 my $old = $_[0]{prio};
294 $_[0]{prio} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
295 $old;
296}
297
298=item $newprio = $process->nice($change) 310=item $newprio = $process->nice ($change)
299 311
300Similar to C<prio>, but subtract the given value from the priority (i.e. 312Similar to C<prio>, but subtract the given value from the priority (i.e.
301higher values mean lower priority, just as in unix). 313higher values mean lower priority, just as in unix).
302 314
303=cut
304
305sub nice {
306 $_[0]{prio} -= $_[1];
307}
308
309=item $olddesc = $process->desc($newdesc) 315=item $olddesc = $process->desc ($newdesc)
310 316
311Sets (or gets in case the argument is missing) the description for this 317Sets (or gets in case the argument is missing) the description for this
312process. This is just a free-form string you can associate with a process. 318process. This is just a free-form string you can associate with a process.
313 319
314=cut 320=cut
325 331
3261; 3321;
327 333
328=head1 BUGS/LIMITATIONS 334=head1 BUGS/LIMITATIONS
329 335
330 - you must make very sure that no coro is still active on global destruction. 336 - you must make very sure that no coro is still active on global
331 very bad things might happen otherwise (usually segfaults). 337 destruction. very bad things might happen otherwise (usually segfaults).
338
332 - this module is not thread-safe. You should only ever use this module from 339 - this module is not thread-safe. You should only ever use this module
333 the same thread (this requirement might be loosened in the future to 340 from the same thread (this requirement might be losened in the future
334 allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::State does not yet allow this). 341 to allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::State does not yet allow
342 this).
335 343
336=head1 SEE ALSO 344=head1 SEE ALSO
337 345
338L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Cont>, L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::Semaphore>, 346Support/Utility: L<Coro::Cont>, L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::State>, L<Coro::Util>.
339L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::State>, L<Coro::Event>, L<Coro::RWLock>, 347
340L<Coro::Handle>, L<Coro::Socket>. 348Locking/IPC: L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Semaphore>, L<Coro::SemaphoreSet>, L<Coro::RWLock>.
349
350Event/IO: L<Coro::Timer>, L<Coro::Event>, L<Coro::Handle>, L<Coro::Socket>, L<Coro::Select>.
351
352Embedding: L<Coro:MakeMaker>
341 353
342=head1 AUTHOR 354=head1 AUTHOR
343 355
344 Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com> 356 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
345 http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/ 357 http://home.schmorp.de/
346 358
347=cut 359=cut
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