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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+ @_ + $_ + $@ + $^W + C stack), that is, a coroutine has it's own
30callchain, it's own set of lexicals and it's own set of perl's most 28callchain, it's own set of lexicals and it's own set of perl's most
31important global variables. 29important global variables.
32 30
33=cut 31=cut
34 32
35package Coro; 33package Coro;
36 34
35use strict;
37no warnings qw(uninitialized); 36no warnings "uninitialized";
38 37
39use Coro::State; 38use Coro::State;
40 39
41use base Exporter; 40use base qw(Coro::State Exporter);
42 41
43$VERSION = 0.51; 42our $idle; # idle handler
43our $main; # main coroutine
44our $current; # current coroutine
44 45
46our $VERSION = '3.0';
47
45@EXPORT = qw(async cede schedule terminate current); 48our @EXPORT = qw(async cede schedule terminate current);
46%EXPORT_TAGS = ( 49our %EXPORT_TAGS = (
47 prio => [qw(PRIO_MAX PRIO_HIGH PRIO_NORMAL PRIO_LOW PRIO_IDLE PRIO_MIN)], 50 prio => [qw(PRIO_MAX PRIO_HIGH PRIO_NORMAL PRIO_LOW PRIO_IDLE PRIO_MIN)],
48); 51);
49@EXPORT_OK = @{$EXPORT_TAGS{prio}}; 52our @EXPORT_OK = @{$EXPORT_TAGS{prio}};
50 53
51{ 54{
52 my @async; 55 my @async;
53 my $init; 56 my $init;
54 57
55 # this way of handling attributes simply is NOT scalable ;() 58 # this way of handling attributes simply is NOT scalable ;()
56 sub import { 59 sub import {
60 no strict 'refs';
61
57 Coro->export_to_level(1, @_); 62 Coro->export_to_level(1, @_);
63
58 my $old = *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"}{CODE}; 64 my $old = *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"}{CODE};
59 *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"} = sub { 65 *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"} = sub {
60 my ($package, $ref) = (shift, shift); 66 my ($package, $ref) = (shift, shift);
61 my @attrs; 67 my @attrs;
62 for (@_) { 68 for (@_) {
77 }; 83 };
78 } 84 }
79 85
80} 86}
81 87
88=over 4
89
82=item $main 90=item $main
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, because the program has no other way to continue.
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 wake up a
126coroutine so the scheduler can run it.
111 127
112# should be done using priorities :( 128Please note that if your callback recursively invokes perl (e.g. for event
113our $idle = new Coro sub { 129handlers), then it must be prepared to be called recursively.
130
131=cut
132
133$idle = sub {
114 print STDERR "FATAL: deadlock detected\n"; 134 print STDERR "FATAL: deadlock detected\n";
115 exit(51); 135 exit (51);
116}; 136};
117 137
118# this coroutine is necessary because a coroutine 138# this coroutine is necessary because a coroutine
119# cannot destroy itself. 139# cannot destroy itself.
120my @destroy; 140my @destroy;
121my $manager;
122$manager = new Coro sub { 141my $manager; $manager = new Coro sub {
123 while() { 142 while () {
124 # by overwriting the state object with the manager we destroy it 143 # by overwriting the state object with the manager we destroy it
125 # while still being able to schedule this coroutine (in case it has 144 # while still being able to schedule this coroutine (in case it has
126 # been readied multiple times. this is harmless since the manager 145 # been readied multiple times. this is harmless since the manager
127 # can be called as many times as neccessary and will always 146 # can be called as many times as neccessary and will always
128 # remove itself from the runqueue 147 # remove itself from the runqueue
129 while (@destroy) { 148 while (@destroy) {
130 my $coro = pop @destroy; 149 my $coro = pop @destroy;
131 $coro->{status} ||= []; 150 $coro->{status} ||= [];
132 $_->ready for @{delete $coro->{join} || []}; 151 $_->ready for @{delete $coro->{join} || []};
133 $coro->{_coro_state} = $manager->{_coro_state}; 152
153 # the next line destroys the coro state, but keeps the
154 # process itself intact (we basically make it a zombie
155 # process that always runs the manager thread, so it's possible
156 # to transfer() to this process).
157 $coro->_clone_state_from ($manager);
134 } 158 }
135 &schedule; 159 &schedule;
136 } 160 }
137}; 161};
138 162
139# static methods. not really. 163# static methods. not really.
140 164
165=back
166
141=head2 STATIC METHODS 167=head2 STATIC METHODS
142 168
143Static methods are actually functions that operate on the current process only. 169Static methods are actually functions that operate on the current process only.
144 170
145=over 4 171=over 4
147=item async { ... } [@args...] 173=item async { ... } [@args...]
148 174
149Create a new asynchronous process and return it's process object 175Create a new asynchronous process and return it's process object
150(usually unused). When the sub returns the new process is automatically 176(usually unused). When the sub returns the new process is automatically
151terminated. 177terminated.
178
179Calling C<exit> in a coroutine will not work correctly, so do not do that.
180
181When the coroutine dies, the program will exit, just as in the main
182program.
152 183
153 # create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments 184 # create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments
154 async { 185 async {
155 print "@_\n"; 186 print "@_\n";
156 } 1,2,3,4; 187 } 1,2,3,4;
157 188
158The coderef you submit MUST NOT be a closure that refers to variables
159in an outer scope. This does NOT work. Pass arguments into it instead.
160
161=cut 189=cut
162 190
163sub async(&@) { 191sub async(&@) {
164 my $pid = new Coro @_; 192 my $pid = new Coro @_;
165 $manager->ready; # this ensures that the stack is cloned from the manager
166 $pid->ready; 193 $pid->ready;
167 $pid; 194 $pid
168} 195}
169 196
170=item schedule 197=item schedule
171 198
172Calls the scheduler. Please note that the current process will not be put 199Calls the scheduler. Please note that the current process will not be put
173into the ready queue, so calling this function usually means you will 200into the ready queue, so calling this function usually means you will
174never be called again. 201never be called again unless something else (e.g. an event handler) calls
202ready.
203
204The canonical way to wait on external events is this:
205
206 {
207 # remember current process
208 my $current = $Coro::current;
209
210 # register a hypothetical event handler
211 on_event_invoke sub {
212 # wake up sleeping coroutine
213 $current->ready;
214 undef $current;
215 };
216
217 # call schedule until event occured.
218 # in case we are woken up for other reasons
219 # (current still defined), loop.
220 Coro::schedule while $current;
221 }
175 222
176=cut 223=cut
177 224
178=item cede 225=item cede
179 226
183 230
184=cut 231=cut
185 232
186=item terminate [arg...] 233=item terminate [arg...]
187 234
188Terminates the current process. 235Terminates the current process with the given status values (see L<cancel>).
189
190Future versions of this function will allow result arguments.
191 236
192=cut 237=cut
193 238
194sub terminate { 239sub terminate {
195 $current->{status} = [@_];
196 $current->cancel; 240 $current->cancel (@_);
197 &schedule;
198 die; # NORETURN
199} 241}
200 242
201=back 243=back
202 244
203# dynamic methods 245# dynamic methods
210 252
211=item new Coro \&sub [, @args...] 253=item new Coro \&sub [, @args...]
212 254
213Create a new process and return it. When the sub returns the process 255Create a new process and return it. When the sub returns the process
214automatically terminates as if C<terminate> with the returned values were 256automatically terminates as if C<terminate> with the returned values were
215called. To start the process you must first put it into the ready queue by 257called. To make the process run you must first put it into the ready queue
216calling the ready method. 258by calling the ready method.
217 259
218The coderef you submit MUST NOT be a closure that refers to variables 260Calling C<exit> in a coroutine will not work correctly, so do not do that.
219in an outer scope. This does NOT work. Pass arguments into it instead.
220 261
221=cut 262=cut
222 263
223sub _newcoro { 264sub _new_coro {
224 terminate &{+shift}; 265 terminate &{+shift};
225} 266}
226 267
227sub new { 268sub new {
228 my $class = shift; 269 my $class = shift;
229 bless {
230 _coro_state => (new Coro::State $_[0] && \&_newcoro, @_),
231 }, $class;
232}
233 270
271 $class->SUPER::new (\&_new_coro, @_)
272}
273
234=item $process->ready 274=item $success = $process->ready
235 275
236Put the given process into the ready queue. 276Put the given process into the ready queue (according to it's priority)
277and return true. If the process is already in the ready queue, do nothing
278and return false.
237 279
238=cut 280=item $is_ready = $process->is_ready
239 281
282Return wether the process is currently the ready queue or not,
283
240=item $process->cancel 284=item $process->cancel (arg...)
241 285
242Like C<terminate>, but terminates the specified process instead. 286Terminates the given process and makes it return the given arguments as
287status (default: the empty list).
243 288
244=cut 289=cut
245 290
246sub cancel { 291sub cancel {
292 my $self = shift;
293 $self->{status} = [@_];
247 push @destroy, $_[0]; 294 push @destroy, $self;
248 $manager->ready; 295 $manager->ready;
249 &schedule if $current == $_[0]; 296 &schedule if $current == $self;
250} 297}
251 298
252=item $process->join 299=item $process->join
253 300
254Wait until the coroutine terminates and return any values given to the 301Wait until the coroutine terminates and return any values given to the
255C<terminate> function. C<join> can be called multiple times from multiple 302C<terminate> or C<cancel> functions. C<join> can be called multiple times
256processes. 303from multiple processes.
257 304
258=cut 305=cut
259 306
260sub join { 307sub join {
261 my $self = shift; 308 my $self = shift;
264 &schedule; 311 &schedule;
265 } 312 }
266 wantarray ? @{$self->{status}} : $self->{status}[0]; 313 wantarray ? @{$self->{status}} : $self->{status}[0];
267} 314}
268 315
269=item $oldprio = $process->prio($newprio) 316=item $oldprio = $process->prio ($newprio)
270 317
271Sets the priority of the process. Higher priority processes get run before 318Sets (or gets, if the argument is missing) the priority of the
319process. Higher priority processes get run before lower priority
272lower priority processes. Priorities are smalled signed integer (currently 320processes. Priorities are small signed integers (currently -4 .. +3),
273-4 .. +3), that you can refer to using PRIO_xxx constants (use the import 321that you can refer to using PRIO_xxx constants (use the import tag :prio
274tag :prio to get then): 322to get then):
275 323
276 PRIO_MAX > PRIO_HIGH > PRIO_NORMAL > PRIO_LOW > PRIO_IDLE > PRIO_MIN 324 PRIO_MAX > PRIO_HIGH > PRIO_NORMAL > PRIO_LOW > PRIO_IDLE > PRIO_MIN
277 3 > 1 > 0 > -1 > -3 > -4 325 3 > 1 > 0 > -1 > -3 > -4
278 326
279 # set priority to HIGH 327 # set priority to HIGH
285Changing the priority of the current process will take effect immediately, 333Changing the priority of the current process will take effect immediately,
286but changing the priority of processes in the ready queue (but not 334but changing the priority of processes in the ready queue (but not
287running) will only take effect after the next schedule (of that 335running) will only take effect after the next schedule (of that
288process). This is a bug that will be fixed in some future version. 336process). This is a bug that will be fixed in some future version.
289 337
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) 338=item $newprio = $process->nice ($change)
299 339
300Similar to C<prio>, but subtract the given value from the priority (i.e. 340Similar to C<prio>, but subtract the given value from the priority (i.e.
301higher values mean lower priority, just as in unix). 341higher values mean lower priority, just as in unix).
302 342
303=cut 343=item $olddesc = $process->desc ($newdesc)
304 344
305sub nice { 345Sets (or gets in case the argument is missing) the description for this
306 $_[0]{prio} -= $_[1]; 346process. This is just a free-form string you can associate with a process.
347
348=cut
349
350sub desc {
351 my $old = $_[0]{desc};
352 $_[0]{desc} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
353 $old;
307} 354}
308 355
309=back 356=back
310 357
311=cut 358=cut
312 359
3131; 3601;
314 361
315=head1 BUGS/LIMITATIONS 362=head1 BUGS/LIMITATIONS
316 363
317 - you must make very sure that no coro is still active on global destruction. 364 - you must make very sure that no coro is still active on global
318 very bad things might happen otherwise (usually segfaults). 365 destruction. very bad things might happen otherwise (usually segfaults).
366
319 - this module is not thread-safe. You must only ever use this module from 367 - this module is not thread-safe. You should only ever use this module
320 the same thread (this requirement might be loosened in the future to 368 from the same thread (this requirement might be losened in the future
321 allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::State does not yet allow this). 369 to allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::State does not yet allow
370 this).
322 371
323=head1 SEE ALSO 372=head1 SEE ALSO
324 373
325L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Cont>, L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::Semaphore>, 374Support/Utility: L<Coro::Cont>, L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::State>, L<Coro::Util>.
326L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::State>, L<Coro::Event>, L<Coro::RWLock>, 375
327L<Coro::Handle>, L<Coro::Socket>. 376Locking/IPC: L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Semaphore>, L<Coro::SemaphoreSet>, L<Coro::RWLock>.
377
378Event/IO: L<Coro::Timer>, L<Coro::Event>, L<Coro::Handle>, L<Coro::Socket>, L<Coro::Select>.
379
380Embedding: L<Coro:MakeMaker>
328 381
329=head1 AUTHOR 382=head1 AUTHOR
330 383
331 Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com> 384 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
332 http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/ 385 http://home.schmorp.de/
333 386
334=cut 387=cut
335 388

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