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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
24Threads but don't run in parallel.
25
26This module is still experimental, see the BUGS section below.
27
28In this module, coroutines are defined as "callchain + lexical variables
29+ @_ + $_ + $@ + $^W + C stack), that is, a coroutine has it's own
30callchain, it's own set of lexicals and it's own set of perl's most
31important global variables.
32
23=cut 33=cut
24 34
25package Coro; 35package Coro;
26 36
37no warnings qw(uninitialized);
38
27use Coro::State; 39use Coro::State;
28 40
29use base Exporter; 41use base Exporter;
30 42
31$VERSION = 0.03; 43$VERSION = 0.51;
32 44
33@EXPORT = qw(async yield schedule); 45@EXPORT = qw(async cede schedule terminate current);
34@EXPORT_OK = qw($current); 46%EXPORT_TAGS = (
47 prio => [qw(PRIO_MAX PRIO_HIGH PRIO_NORMAL PRIO_LOW PRIO_IDLE PRIO_MIN)],
48);
49@EXPORT_OK = @{$EXPORT_TAGS{prio}};
35 50
36{ 51{
37 use subs 'async';
38
39 my @async; 52 my @async;
53 my $init;
40 54
41 # this way of handling attributes simply is NOT scalable ;() 55 # this way of handling attributes simply is NOT scalable ;()
42 sub import { 56 sub import {
43 Coro->export_to_level(1, @_); 57 Coro->export_to_level(1, @_);
44 my $old = *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"}{CODE}; 58 my $old = *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"}{CODE};
46 my ($package, $ref) = (shift, shift); 60 my ($package, $ref) = (shift, shift);
47 my @attrs; 61 my @attrs;
48 for (@_) { 62 for (@_) {
49 if ($_ eq "Coro") { 63 if ($_ eq "Coro") {
50 push @async, $ref; 64 push @async, $ref;
65 unless ($init++) {
66 eval q{
67 sub INIT {
68 &async(pop @async) while @async;
69 }
70 };
71 }
51 } else { 72 } else {
52 push @attrs, @_; 73 push @attrs, $_;
53 } 74 }
54 } 75 }
55 return $old ? $old->($package, $name, @attrs) : @attrs; 76 return $old ? $old->($package, $ref, @attrs) : @attrs;
56 }; 77 };
57 } 78 }
58 79
59 sub INIT {
60 async pop @async while @async;
61 }
62} 80}
63
64my $idle = new Coro sub {
65 &yield while 1;
66};
67 81
68=item $main 82=item $main
69 83
70This coroutine represents the main program. 84This coroutine represents the main program.
71 85
72=cut 86=cut
73 87
74$main = new Coro; 88our $main = new Coro;
75 89
76=item $current 90=item $current (or as function: current)
77 91
78The current coroutine (the last coroutine switched to). The initial value is C<$main> (of course). 92The current coroutine (the last coroutine switched to). The initial value is C<$main> (of course).
79 93
80=cut 94=cut
81 95
82# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before... 96# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before...
83if ($current) { 97if ($current) {
84 $main->{specific} = $current->{specific}; 98 $main->{specific} = $current->{specific};
85} 99}
86 100
87$current = $main; 101our $current = $main;
88 102
89# we really need priorities... 103sub current() { $current }
90my @ready = (); # the ready queue. hehe, rather broken ;) 104
105=item $idle
106
107The coroutine to switch to when no other coroutine is running. The default
108implementation prints "FATAL: deadlock detected" and exits.
109
110=cut
111
112# should be done using priorities :(
113our $idle = new Coro sub {
114 print STDERR "FATAL: deadlock detected\n";
115 exit(51);
116};
117
118# this coroutine is necessary because a coroutine
119# cannot destroy itself.
120my @destroy;
121my $manager;
122$manager = new Coro sub {
123 while() {
124 # by overwriting the state object with the manager we destroy it
125 # while still being able to schedule this coroutine (in case it has
126 # been readied multiple times. this is harmless since the manager
127 # can be called as many times as neccessary and will always
128 # remove itself from the runqueue
129 (pop @destroy)->{_coro_state} = $manager->{_coro_state} while @destroy;
130 &schedule;
131 }
132};
91 133
92# static methods. not really. 134# static methods. not really.
93 135
94=head2 STATIC METHODS 136=head2 STATIC METHODS
95 137
96Static methods are actually functions that operate on the current process only. 138Static methods are actually functions that operate on the current process only.
97 139
98=over 4 140=over 4
99 141
100=item async { ... }; 142=item async { ... } [@args...]
101 143
102Create a new asynchronous process and return it's process object 144Create a new asynchronous process and return it's process object
103(usually unused). When the sub returns the new process is automatically 145(usually unused). When the sub returns the new process is automatically
104terminated. 146terminated.
105 147
106=cut 148 # create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments
149 async {
150 print "@_\n";
151 } 1,2,3,4;
107 152
153The coderef you submit MUST NOT be a closure that refers to variables
154in an outer scope. This does NOT work. Pass arguments into it instead.
155
156=cut
157
108sub async(&) { 158sub async(&@) {
109 (new Coro $_[0])->ready; 159 my $pid = new Coro @_;
160 $manager->ready; # this ensures that the stack is cloned from the manager
161 $pid->ready;
162 $pid;
110} 163}
111 164
112=item schedule 165=item schedule
113 166
114Calls the scheduler. Please note that the current process will not be put 167Calls the scheduler. Please note that the current process will not be put
115into the ready queue, so calling this function usually means you will 168into the ready queue, so calling this function usually means you will
116never be called again. 169never be called again.
117 170
118=cut 171=cut
119 172
120my $prev;
121
122sub schedule {
123 ($prev, $current) = ($current, shift @ready);
124 Coro::State::transfer($prev, $current);
125}
126
127=item yield 173=item cede
128 174
129Yield to other processes. This function puts the current process into the 175"Cede" to other processes. This function puts the current process into the
130ready queue and calls C<schedule>. 176ready queue and calls C<schedule>, which has the effect of giving up the
177current "timeslice" to other coroutines of the same or higher priority.
131 178
132=cut 179=cut
133 180
134sub yield { 181=item terminate
182
183Terminates the current process.
184
185Future versions of this function will allow result arguments.
186
187=cut
188
189sub terminate {
135 $current->ready; 190 $current->cancel;
136 &schedule; 191 &schedule;
137} 192 die; # NORETURN
138
139=item terminate
140
141Terminates the current process.
142
143=cut
144
145sub terminate {
146 &schedule;
147} 193}
148 194
149=back 195=back
150 196
151# dynamic methods 197# dynamic methods
154 200
155These are the methods you can call on process objects. 201These are the methods you can call on process objects.
156 202
157=over 4 203=over 4
158 204
159=item new Coro \&sub; 205=item new Coro \&sub [, @args...]
160 206
161Create a new process and return it. When the sub returns the process 207Create a new process and return it. When the sub returns the process
162automatically terminates. To start the process you must first put it into 208automatically terminates. To start the process you must first put it into
163the ready queue by calling the ready method. 209the ready queue by calling the ready method.
164 210
211The coderef you submit MUST NOT be a closure that refers to variables
212in an outer scope. This does NOT work. Pass arguments into it instead.
213
165=cut 214=cut
215
216sub _newcoro {
217 terminate &{+shift};
218}
166 219
167sub new { 220sub new {
168 my $class = shift; 221 my $class = shift;
169 my $proc = $_[0];
170 bless { 222 bless {
171 _coro_state => new Coro::State ($proc ? sub { &$proc; &terminate } : $proc), 223 _coro_state => (new Coro::State $_[0] && \&_newcoro, @_),
172 }, $class; 224 }, $class;
173} 225}
174 226
175=item $process->ready 227=item $process->ready
176 228
177Put the current process into the ready queue. 229Put the current process into the ready queue.
178 230
179=cut 231=cut
180 232
181sub ready { 233=item $process->cancel
234
235Like C<terminate>, but terminates the specified process instead.
236
237=cut
238
239sub cancel {
182 push @ready, $_[0]; 240 push @destroy, $_[0];
241 $manager->ready;
242 &schedule if $current == $_[0];
243}
244
245=item $oldprio = $process->prio($newprio)
246
247Sets the priority of the process. Higher priority processes get run before
248lower priority processes. Priorities are smalled signed integer (currently
249-4 .. +3), that you can refer to using PRIO_xxx constants (use the import
250tag :prio to get then):
251
252 PRIO_MAX > PRIO_HIGH > PRIO_NORMAL > PRIO_LOW > PRIO_IDLE > PRIO_MIN
253 3 > 1 > 0 > -1 > -3 > -4
254
255 # set priority to HIGH
256 current->prio(PRIO_HIGH);
257
258The idle coroutine ($Coro::idle) always has a lower priority than any
259existing coroutine.
260
261Changing the priority of the current process will take effect immediately,
262but changing the priority of processes in the ready queue (but not
263running) will only take effect after the next schedule (of that
264process). This is a bug that will be fixed in some future version.
265
266=cut
267
268sub prio {
269 my $old = $_[0]{prio};
270 $_[0]{prio} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
271 $old;
272}
273
274=item $newprio = $process->nice($change)
275
276Similar to C<prio>, but subtract the given value from the priority (i.e.
277higher values mean lower priority, just as in unix).
278
279=cut
280
281sub nice {
282 $_[0]{prio} -= $_[1];
183} 283}
184 284
185=back 285=back
186 286
187=cut 287=cut
188 288
1891; 2891;
290
291=head1 BUGS/LIMITATIONS
292
293 - you must make very sure that no coro is still active on global destruction.
294 very bad things might happen otherwise (usually segfaults).
295 - this module is not thread-safe. You must only ever use this module from
296 the same thread (this requirement might be loosened in the future to
297 allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::State does not yet allow this).
298
299=head1 SEE ALSO
300
301L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Cont>, L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::Semaphore>,
302L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::State>, L<Coro::Event>, L<Coro::RWLock>,
303L<Coro::Handle>, L<Coro::Socket>.
190 304
191=head1 AUTHOR 305=head1 AUTHOR
192 306
193 Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com> 307 Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com>
194 http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/ 308 http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/

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