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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;
56 my $init;
48 57
49 # this way of handling attributes simply is NOT scalable ;() 58 # this way of handling attributes simply is NOT scalable ;()
50 sub import { 59 sub import {
60 no strict 'refs';
61
51 Coro->export_to_level(1, @_); 62 Coro->export_to_level(1, @_);
63
52 my $old = *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"}{CODE}; 64 my $old = *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"}{CODE};
53 *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"} = sub { 65 *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"} = sub {
54 my ($package, $ref) = (shift, shift); 66 my ($package, $ref) = (shift, shift);
55 my @attrs; 67 my @attrs;
56 for (@_) { 68 for (@_) {
57 if ($_ eq "Coro") { 69 if ($_ eq "Coro") {
58 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 }
59 } else { 78 } else {
60 push @attrs, $_; 79 push @attrs, $_;
61 } 80 }
62 } 81 }
63 return $old ? $old->($package, $ref, @attrs) : @attrs; 82 return $old ? $old->($package, $ref, @attrs) : @attrs;
64 }; 83 };
65 } 84 }
66 85
67 sub INIT {
68 &async(pop @async) while @async;
69 }
70} 86}
87
88=over 4
71 89
72=item $main 90=item $main
73 91
74This coroutine represents the main program. 92This coroutine represents the main program.
75 93
76=cut 94=cut
77 95
78our $main = new Coro; 96$main = new Coro;
79 97
80=item $current (or as function: current) 98=item $current (or as function: current)
81 99
82The current coroutine (the last coroutine switched to). The initial value is C<$main> (of course). 100The current coroutine (the last coroutine switched to). The initial value
101is C<$main> (of course).
102
103This variable is B<strictly> I<read-only>. It is provided for performance
104reasons. If performance is not essentiel you are encouraged to use the
105C<Coro::current> function instead.
83 106
84=cut 107=cut
85 108
86# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before... 109# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before...
87if ($current) { 110if ($current) {
88 $main->{specific} = $current->{specific}; 111 $main->{specific} = $current->{specific};
89} 112}
90 113
91our $current = $main; 114$current = $main;
92 115
93sub current() { $current } 116sub current() { $current }
94 117
95=item $idle 118=item $idle
96 119
97The coroutine to switch to when no other coroutine is running. The default 120A callback that is called whenever the scheduler finds no ready coroutines
98implementation prints "FATAL: deadlock detected" and exits. 121to run. The default implementation prints "FATAL: deadlock detected" and
122exits.
99 123
100=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.
101 127
102# should be done using priorities :( 128=cut
103our $idle = new Coro sub { 129
130$idle = sub {
104 print STDERR "FATAL: deadlock detected\n"; 131 print STDERR "FATAL: deadlock detected\n";
105 exit(51); 132 exit (51);
106}; 133};
107 134
108# this coroutine is necessary because a coroutine 135# this coroutine is necessary because a coroutine
109# cannot destroy itself. 136# cannot destroy itself.
110my @destroy; 137my @destroy;
138my $manager;
111my $manager = new Coro sub { 139$manager = new Coro sub {
112 while() { 140 while () {
113 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 }
114 &schedule; 157 &schedule;
115 } 158 }
116}; 159};
117 160
118# we really need priorities...
119my @ready; # the ready queue. hehe, rather broken ;)
120
121# static methods. not really. 161# static methods. not really.
162
163=back
122 164
123=head2 STATIC METHODS 165=head2 STATIC METHODS
124 166
125Static methods are actually functions that operate on the current process only. 167Static methods are actually functions that operate on the current process only.
126 168
129=item async { ... } [@args...] 171=item async { ... } [@args...]
130 172
131Create a new asynchronous process and return it's process object 173Create a new asynchronous process and return it's process object
132(usually unused). When the sub returns the new process is automatically 174(usually unused). When the sub returns the new process is automatically
133terminated. 175terminated.
176
177When the coroutine dies, the program will exit, just as in the main
178program.
134 179
135 # create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments 180 # create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments
136 async { 181 async {
137 print "@_\n"; 182 print "@_\n";
138 } 1,2,3,4; 183 } 1,2,3,4;
139
140The coderef you submit MUST NOT be a closure that refers to variables
141in an outer scope. This does NOT work. Pass arguments into it instead.
142 184
143=cut 185=cut
144 186
145sub async(&@) { 187sub async(&@) {
146 my $pid = new Coro @_; 188 my $pid = new Coro @_;
155into the ready queue, so calling this function usually means you will 197into the ready queue, so calling this function usually means you will
156never be called again. 198never be called again.
157 199
158=cut 200=cut
159 201
160my $prev;
161
162sub schedule {
163 # should be done using priorities :(
164 ($prev, $current) = ($current, shift @ready || $idle);
165 Coro::State::transfer($prev, $current);
166}
167
168=item cede 202=item cede
169 203
170"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
171ready 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
172current "timeslice" to other coroutines of the same or higher priority. 206current "timeslice" to other coroutines of the same or higher priority.
173 207
174=cut 208=cut
175 209
176sub cede {
177 $current->ready;
178 &schedule;
179}
180
181=item terminate 210=item terminate [arg...]
182 211
183Terminates the current process. 212Terminates the current process with the given status values (see L<cancel>).
184
185Future versions of this function will allow result arguments.
186 213
187=cut 214=cut
188 215
189sub terminate { 216sub terminate {
190 push @destroy, $current; 217 $current->cancel (@_);
191 $manager->ready;
192 &schedule;
193 # NORETURN
194} 218}
195 219
196=back 220=back
197 221
198# dynamic methods 222# dynamic methods
204=over 4 228=over 4
205 229
206=item new Coro \&sub [, @args...] 230=item new Coro \&sub [, @args...]
207 231
208Create 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
209automatically 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
210the ready queue by calling the ready method. 235by calling the ready method.
211 236
212The coderef you submit MUST NOT be a closure that refers to variables
213in an outer scope. This does NOT work. Pass arguments into it instead.
214
215=cut 237=cut
216 238
217sub _newcoro { 239sub _new_coro {
240# $current->_clear_idle_sp; # set the idle sp on the following cede
241 _set_cede_self; # ensures that cede cede's us first
242 cede;
218 terminate &{+shift}; 243 terminate &{+shift};
219} 244}
220 245
221sub new { 246sub new {
222 my $class = shift; 247 my $class = shift;
223 bless { 248
224 _coro_state => (new Coro::State $_[0] && \&_newcoro, @_), 249 $class->SUPER::new (\&_new_coro, @_)
225 }, $class;
226} 250}
227 251
228=item $process->ready 252=item $process->ready
229 253
230Put the current process into the ready queue. 254Put the given process into the ready queue.
231 255
232=cut 256=cut
233 257
234sub ready { 258=item $process->cancel (arg...)
235 push @ready, $_[0]; 259
260Terminates the given process and makes it return the given arguments as
261status (default: the empty list).
262
263=cut
264
265sub cancel {
266 my $self = shift;
267 $self->{status} = [@_];
268 push @destroy, $self;
269 $manager->ready;
270 &schedule if $current == $self;
271}
272
273=item $process->join
274
275Wait until the coroutine terminates and return any values given to the
276C<terminate> or C<cancel> functions. C<join> can be called multiple times
277from multiple processes.
278
279=cut
280
281sub join {
282 my $self = shift;
283 unless ($self->{status}) {
284 push @{$self->{join}}, $current;
285 &schedule;
286 }
287 wantarray ? @{$self->{status}} : $self->{status}[0];
288}
289
290=item $oldprio = $process->prio ($newprio)
291
292Sets (or gets, if the argument is missing) the priority of the
293process. Higher priority processes get run before lower priority
294processes. Priorities are small signed integers (currently -4 .. +3),
295that you can refer to using PRIO_xxx constants (use the import tag :prio
296to get then):
297
298 PRIO_MAX > PRIO_HIGH > PRIO_NORMAL > PRIO_LOW > PRIO_IDLE > PRIO_MIN
299 3 > 1 > 0 > -1 > -3 > -4
300
301 # set priority to HIGH
302 current->prio(PRIO_HIGH);
303
304The idle coroutine ($Coro::idle) always has a lower priority than any
305existing coroutine.
306
307Changing the priority of the current process will take effect immediately,
308but changing the priority of processes in the ready queue (but not
309running) will only take effect after the next schedule (of that
310process). This is a bug that will be fixed in some future version.
311
312=item $newprio = $process->nice ($change)
313
314Similar to C<prio>, but subtract the given value from the priority (i.e.
315higher values mean lower priority, just as in unix).
316
317=item $olddesc = $process->desc ($newdesc)
318
319Sets (or gets in case the argument is missing) the description for this
320process. This is just a free-form string you can associate with a process.
321
322=cut
323
324sub desc {
325 my $old = $_[0]{desc};
326 $_[0]{desc} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
327 $old;
236} 328}
237 329
238=back 330=back
239 331
240=cut 332=cut
241 333
2421; 3341;
243 335
244=head1 BUGS/LIMITATIONS 336=head1 BUGS/LIMITATIONS
245 337
246 - could be faster, especially when the core would introduce special 338 - you must make very sure that no coro is still active on global
247 support for coroutines (like it does for threads). 339 destruction. very bad things might happen otherwise (usually segfaults).
248 - there is still a memleak on coroutine termination that I could not 340
249 identify. Could be as small as a single SV.
250 - this module is not well-tested.
251 - if variables or arguments "disappear" (become undef) or become
252 corrupted please contact the author so he cen iron out the
253 remaining bugs.
254 - this module is not thread-safe. You must only ever use this module from 341 - this module is not thread-safe. You should only ever use this module
255 the same thread (this requirement might be loosened in the future to 342 from the same thread (this requirement might be losened in the future
256 allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::State does not yet allow this). 343 to allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::State does not yet allow
344 this).
257 345
258=head1 SEE ALSO 346=head1 SEE ALSO
259 347
260L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Cont>, L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::Semaphore>, 348Support/Utility: L<Coro::Cont>, L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::State>, L<Coro::Util>.
261L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::State>, L<Coro::Event>, L<Coro::RWLock>, 349
262L<Coro::L<Coro::Handle>, L<Coro::Socket>. 350Locking/IPC: L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Semaphore>, L<Coro::SemaphoreSet>, L<Coro::RWLock>.
351
352Event/IO: L<Coro::Timer>, L<Coro::Event>, L<Coro::Handle>, L<Coro::Socket>, L<Coro::Select>.
353
354Embedding: L<Coro:MakeMaker>
263 355
264=head1 AUTHOR 356=head1 AUTHOR
265 357
266 Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com> 358 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
267 http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/ 359 http://home.schmorp.de/
268 360
269=cut 361=cut
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