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14 14
15 sub some_func : Coro { 15 sub some_func : Coro {
16 # some more async code 16 # some more async code
17 } 17 }
18 18
19 yield; 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 25
26This module is still experimental, see the BUGS section below. 26In this module, coroutines are defined as "callchain + lexical variables
27+ @_ + $_ + $@ + $^W + C stack), that is, a coroutine has it's own
28callchain, it's own set of lexicals and it's own set of perl's most
29important global variables.
27 30
28=cut 31=cut
29 32
30package Coro; 33package Coro;
31 34
35use strict;
36no warnings "uninitialized";
37
32use Coro::State; 38use Coro::State;
33 39
34use base Exporter; 40use base qw(Coro::State Exporter);
35 41
36$VERSION = 0.09; 42our $idle; # idle handler
43our $main; # main coroutine
44our $current; # current coroutine
37 45
46our $VERSION = '2.5';
47
38@EXPORT = qw(async yield schedule terminate current); 48our @EXPORT = qw(async cede schedule terminate current);
39@EXPORT_OK = qw($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}};
40 53
41{ 54{
42 use subs 'async';
43
44 my @async; 55 my @async;
56 my $init;
45 57
46 # this way of handling attributes simply is NOT scalable ;() 58 # this way of handling attributes simply is NOT scalable ;()
47 sub import { 59 sub import {
60 no strict 'refs';
61
48 Coro->export_to_level(1, @_); 62 Coro->export_to_level(1, @_);
63
49 my $old = *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"}{CODE}; 64 my $old = *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"}{CODE};
50 *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"} = sub { 65 *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"} = sub {
51 my ($package, $ref) = (shift, shift); 66 my ($package, $ref) = (shift, shift);
52 my @attrs; 67 my @attrs;
53 for (@_) { 68 for (@_) {
54 if ($_ eq "Coro") { 69 if ($_ eq "Coro") {
55 push @async, $ref; 70 push @async, $ref;
71 unless ($init++) {
72 eval q{
73 sub INIT {
74 &async(pop @async) while @async;
75 }
76 };
77 }
56 } else { 78 } else {
57 push @attrs, $_; 79 push @attrs, $_;
58 } 80 }
59 } 81 }
60 return $old ? $old->($package, $ref, @attrs) : @attrs; 82 return $old ? $old->($package, $ref, @attrs) : @attrs;
61 }; 83 };
62 } 84 }
63 85
64 sub INIT {
65 async pop @async while @async;
66 }
67} 86}
87
88=over 4
68 89
69=item $main 90=item $main
70 91
71This coroutine represents the main program. 92This coroutine represents the main program.
72 93
73=cut 94=cut
74 95
75our $main = new Coro; 96$main = new Coro;
76 97
77=item $current (or as function: current) 98=item $current (or as function: current)
78 99
79The current coroutine (the last coroutine switched to). The initial value is C<$main> (of course). 100The current coroutine (the last coroutine switched to). The initial value
101is C<$main> (of course).
102
103This variable is B<strictly> I<read-only>. It is provided for performance
104reasons. If performance is not essentiel you are encouraged to use the
105C<Coro::current> function instead.
80 106
81=cut 107=cut
82 108
83# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before... 109# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before...
84if ($current) { 110if ($current) {
85 $main->{specific} = $current->{specific}; 111 $main->{specific} = $current->{specific};
86} 112}
87 113
88our $current = $main; 114$current = $main;
89 115
90sub current() { $current } 116sub current() { $current }
91 117
92=item $idle 118=item $idle
93 119
94The coroutine to switch to when no other coroutine is running. The default 120A callback that is called whenever the scheduler finds no ready coroutines
95implementation prints "FATAL: deadlock detected" and exits. 121to run. The default implementation prints "FATAL: deadlock detected" and
122exits.
96 123
97=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.
98 127
99# should be done using priorities :( 128=cut
100our $idle = new Coro sub { 129
130$idle = sub {
101 print STDERR "FATAL: deadlock detected\n"; 131 print STDERR "FATAL: deadlock detected\n";
102 exit(51); 132 exit (51);
103}; 133};
104 134
105# we really need priorities... 135# this coroutine is necessary because a coroutine
106my @ready; # the ready queue. hehe, rather broken ;) 136# cannot destroy itself.
137my @destroy;
138my $manager; $manager = new Coro sub {
139 while () {
140 # by overwriting the state object with the manager we destroy it
141 # while still being able to schedule this coroutine (in case it has
142 # been readied multiple times. this is harmless since the manager
143 # can be called as many times as neccessary and will always
144 # remove itself from the runqueue
145 while (@destroy) {
146 my $coro = pop @destroy;
147 $coro->{status} ||= [];
148 $_->ready for @{delete $coro->{join} || []};
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);
155 }
156 &schedule;
157 }
158};
107 159
108# static methods. not really. 160# static methods. not really.
161
162=back
109 163
110=head2 STATIC METHODS 164=head2 STATIC METHODS
111 165
112Static methods are actually functions that operate on the current process only. 166Static methods are actually functions that operate on the current process only.
113 167
116=item async { ... } [@args...] 170=item async { ... } [@args...]
117 171
118Create a new asynchronous process and return it's process object 172Create a new asynchronous process and return it's process object
119(usually unused). When the sub returns the new process is automatically 173(usually unused). When the sub returns the new process is automatically
120terminated. 174terminated.
175
176When the coroutine dies, the program will exit, just as in the main
177program.
121 178
122 # create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments 179 # create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments
123 async { 180 async {
124 print "@_\n"; 181 print "@_\n";
125 } 1,2,3,4; 182 } 1,2,3,4;
126 183
127The coderef you submit MUST NOT be a closure that refers to variables
128in an outer scope. This does NOT work. Pass arguments into it instead.
129
130=cut 184=cut
131 185
132sub async(&@) { 186sub async(&@) {
133 my $pid = new Coro @_; 187 my $pid = new Coro @_;
134 $pid->ready; 188 $pid->ready;
135 $pid; 189 $pid
136} 190}
137 191
138=item schedule 192=item schedule
139 193
140Calls 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
141into the ready queue, so calling this function usually means you will 195into the ready queue, so calling this function usually means you will
142never be called again. 196never be called again.
143 197
144=cut 198=cut
145 199
146my $prev;
147
148sub schedule {
149 # should be done using priorities :(
150 ($prev, $current) = ($current, shift @ready || $idle);
151 Coro::State::transfer($prev, $current);
152}
153
154=item yield 200=item cede
155 201
156Yield to other processes. This function puts the current process into the 202"Cede" to other processes. This function puts the current process into the
157ready queue and calls C<schedule>. 203ready queue and calls C<schedule>, which has the effect of giving up the
204current "timeslice" to other coroutines of the same or higher priority.
158 205
159=cut 206=cut
160 207
161sub yield {
162 $current->ready;
163 &schedule;
164}
165
166=item terminate 208=item terminate [arg...]
167 209
168Terminates the current process. 210Terminates the current process with the given status values (see L<cancel>).
169
170Future versions of this function will allow result arguments.
171 211
172=cut 212=cut
173 213
174sub terminate { 214sub terminate {
175 $current->{_results} = [@_]; 215 $current->cancel (@_);
176 &schedule;
177} 216}
178 217
179=back 218=back
180 219
181# dynamic methods 220# dynamic methods
187=over 4 226=over 4
188 227
189=item new Coro \&sub [, @args...] 228=item new Coro \&sub [, @args...]
190 229
191Create a new process and return it. When the sub returns the process 230Create a new process and return it. When the sub returns the process
192automatically terminates. To start the process you must first put it into 231automatically terminates as if C<terminate> with the returned values were
232called. To make the process run you must first put it into the ready queue
193the ready queue by calling the ready method. 233by calling the ready method.
194 234
195The coderef you submit MUST NOT be a closure that refers to variables
196in an outer scope. This does NOT work. Pass arguments into it instead.
197
198=cut 235=cut
199 236
200sub _newcoro { 237sub _new_coro {
201 terminate &{+shift}; 238 terminate &{+shift};
202} 239}
203 240
204sub new { 241sub new {
205 my $class = shift; 242 my $class = shift;
206 bless { 243
207 _coro_state => (new Coro::State $_[0] && \&_newcoro, @_), 244 $class->SUPER::new (\&_new_coro, @_)
208 }, $class;
209} 245}
210 246
211=item $process->ready 247=item $process->ready
212 248
213Put the current process into the ready queue. 249Put the given process into the ready queue.
214 250
215=cut 251=cut
216 252
217sub ready { 253=item $process->cancel (arg...)
218 push @ready, $_[0]; 254
255Terminates the given process and makes it return the given arguments as
256status (default: the empty list).
257
258=cut
259
260sub cancel {
261 my $self = shift;
262 $self->{status} = [@_];
263 push @destroy, $self;
264 $manager->ready;
265 &schedule if $current == $self;
266}
267
268=item $process->join
269
270Wait until the coroutine terminates and return any values given to the
271C<terminate> or C<cancel> functions. C<join> can be called multiple times
272from multiple processes.
273
274=cut
275
276sub join {
277 my $self = shift;
278 unless ($self->{status}) {
279 push @{$self->{join}}, $current;
280 &schedule;
281 }
282 wantarray ? @{$self->{status}} : $self->{status}[0];
283}
284
285=item $oldprio = $process->prio ($newprio)
286
287Sets (or gets, if the argument is missing) the priority of the
288process. Higher priority processes get run before lower priority
289processes. Priorities are small signed integers (currently -4 .. +3),
290that you can refer to using PRIO_xxx constants (use the import tag :prio
291to get then):
292
293 PRIO_MAX > PRIO_HIGH > PRIO_NORMAL > PRIO_LOW > PRIO_IDLE > PRIO_MIN
294 3 > 1 > 0 > -1 > -3 > -4
295
296 # set priority to HIGH
297 current->prio(PRIO_HIGH);
298
299The idle coroutine ($Coro::idle) always has a lower priority than any
300existing coroutine.
301
302Changing the priority of the current process will take effect immediately,
303but changing the priority of processes in the ready queue (but not
304running) will only take effect after the next schedule (of that
305process). This is a bug that will be fixed in some future version.
306
307=item $newprio = $process->nice ($change)
308
309Similar to C<prio>, but subtract the given value from the priority (i.e.
310higher values mean lower priority, just as in unix).
311
312=item $olddesc = $process->desc ($newdesc)
313
314Sets (or gets in case the argument is missing) the description for this
315process. This is just a free-form string you can associate with a process.
316
317=cut
318
319sub desc {
320 my $old = $_[0]{desc};
321 $_[0]{desc} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
322 $old;
219} 323}
220 324
221=back 325=back
222 326
223=cut 327=cut
224 328
2251; 3291;
226 330
227=head1 BUGS/LIMITATIONS 331=head1 BUGS/LIMITATIONS
228 332
229 - could be faster, especially when the core would introduce special 333 - you must make very sure that no coro is still active on global
230 support for coroutines (like it does for threads). 334 destruction. very bad things might happen otherwise (usually segfaults).
231 - there is still a memleak on coroutine termination that I could not 335
232 identify. Could be as small as a single SV.
233 - this module is not well-tested.
234 - if variables or arguments "disappear" (become undef) or become
235 corrupted please contact the author so he cen iron out the
236 remaining bugs.
237 - this module is not thread-safe. You must only ever use this module from 336 - this module is not thread-safe. You should only ever use this module
238 the same thread (this requirement might be loosened in the future to 337 from the same thread (this requirement might be losened in the future
239 allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::Satte does not yet allow this). 338 to allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::State does not yet allow
339 this).
240 340
241=head1 SEE ALSO 341=head1 SEE ALSO
242 342
243L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Cont>, L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::Semaphore>, 343Support/Utility: L<Coro::Cont>, L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::State>, L<Coro::Util>.
244L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::State>, L<Coro::Event>. 344
345Locking/IPC: L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Semaphore>, L<Coro::SemaphoreSet>, L<Coro::RWLock>.
346
347Event/IO: L<Coro::Timer>, L<Coro::Event>, L<Coro::Handle>, L<Coro::Socket>, L<Coro::Select>.
348
349Embedding: L<Coro:MakeMaker>
245 350
246=head1 AUTHOR 351=head1 AUTHOR
247 352
248 Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com> 353 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
249 http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/ 354 http://home.schmorp.de/
250 355
251=cut 356=cut
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