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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+ @_ + $_ + $@ + $^W + C stack), that is, a coroutine has it's own
28callchain, it's own set of lexicals and it's own set of perl's most
29important global variables.
27 30
28=cut 31=cut
29 32
30package Coro; 33package Coro;
31 34
35use strict;
36no warnings "uninitialized";
37
32use Coro::State; 38use Coro::State;
33 39
34use base Exporter; 40use base Exporter::;
35 41
36$VERSION = 0.05; 42our $idle; # idle coroutine
43our $main; # main coroutine
44our $current; # current coroutine
37 45
46our $VERSION = 1.7;
47
38@EXPORT = qw(async yield schedule terminate); 48our @EXPORT = qw(async cede schedule terminate current);
39@EXPORT_OK = qw($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, $name, @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 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 is C<$main> (of course).
80 101
81=cut 102=cut
82 103
83# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before... 104# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before...
84if ($current) { 105if ($current) {
85 $main->{specific} = $current->{specific}; 106 $main->{specific} = $current->{specific};
86} 107}
87 108
88our $current = $main; 109$current = $main;
110
111sub current() { $current }
89 112
90=item $idle 113=item $idle
91 114
92The coroutine to switch to when no other coroutine is running. The default 115The coroutine to switch to when no other coroutine is running. The default
93implementation prints "FATAL: deadlock detected" and exits. 116implementation prints "FATAL: deadlock detected" and exits.
94 117
95=cut 118=cut
96 119
97# should be done using priorities :( 120# should be done using priorities :(
98our $idle = new Coro sub { 121$idle = new Coro sub {
99 print STDERR "FATAL: deadlock detected\n"; 122 print STDERR "FATAL: deadlock detected\n";
100 exit(51); 123 exit(51);
101}; 124};
102 125
103# we really need priorities... 126# this coroutine is necessary because a coroutine
104## my @ready; #d# 127# cannot destroy itself.
105our @ready = (); # the ready queue. hehe, rather broken ;) 128my @destroy;
129my $manager;
130$manager = new Coro sub {
131 while () {
132 # by overwriting the state object with the manager we destroy it
133 # while still being able to schedule this coroutine (in case it has
134 # been readied multiple times. this is harmless since the manager
135 # can be called as many times as neccessary and will always
136 # remove itself from the runqueue
137 while (@destroy) {
138 my $coro = pop @destroy;
139 $coro->{status} ||= [];
140 $_->ready for @{delete $coro->{join} || []};
141
142 # the next line destroys the _coro_state, but keeps the
143 # process itself intact (we basically make it a zombie
144 # process that always runs the manager thread, so it's possible
145 # to transfer() to this process).
146 $coro->{_coro_state} = $manager->{_coro_state};
147 }
148 &schedule;
149 }
150};
106 151
107# static methods. not really. 152# static methods. not really.
153
154=back
108 155
109=head2 STATIC METHODS 156=head2 STATIC METHODS
110 157
111Static methods are actually functions that operate on the current process only. 158Static methods are actually functions that operate on the current process only.
112 159
121 # create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments 168 # create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments
122 async { 169 async {
123 print "@_\n"; 170 print "@_\n";
124 } 1,2,3,4; 171 } 1,2,3,4;
125 172
126The coderef you submit MUST NOT be a closure that refers to variables
127in an outer scope. This does NOT work. Pass arguments into it instead.
128
129=cut 173=cut
130 174
131sub async(&@) { 175sub async(&@) {
132 my $pid = new Coro @_; 176 my $pid = new Coro @_;
177 $manager->ready; # this ensures that the stack is cloned from the manager
133 $pid->ready; 178 $pid->ready;
134 $pid; 179 $pid;
135} 180}
136 181
137=item schedule 182=item schedule
140into the ready queue, so calling this function usually means you will 185into the ready queue, so calling this function usually means you will
141never be called again. 186never be called again.
142 187
143=cut 188=cut
144 189
145my $prev;
146
147sub schedule {
148 # should be done using priorities :(
149 ($prev, $current) = ($current, shift @ready || $idle);
150 Coro::State::transfer($prev, $current);
151}
152
153=item yield 190=item cede
154 191
155Yield to other processes. This function puts the current process into the 192"Cede" to other processes. This function puts the current process into the
156ready queue and calls C<schedule>. 193ready queue and calls C<schedule>, which has the effect of giving up the
194current "timeslice" to other coroutines of the same or higher priority.
157 195
158=cut 196=cut
159 197
160sub yield {
161 $current->ready;
162 &schedule;
163}
164
165=item terminate 198=item terminate [arg...]
166 199
167Terminates the current process. 200Terminates the current process with the given status values (see L<cancel>).
168
169Future versions of this function will allow result arguments.
170 201
171=cut 202=cut
172 203
173sub terminate { 204sub terminate {
174 $current->{_results} = [@_]; 205 $current->cancel (@_);
175 &schedule;
176} 206}
177 207
178=back 208=back
179 209
180# dynamic methods 210# dynamic methods
186=over 4 216=over 4
187 217
188=item new Coro \&sub [, @args...] 218=item new Coro \&sub [, @args...]
189 219
190Create a new process and return it. When the sub returns the process 220Create a new process and return it. When the sub returns the process
191automatically terminates. To start the process you must first put it into 221automatically terminates as if C<terminate> with the returned values were
222called. To make the process run you must first put it into the ready queue
192the ready queue by calling the ready method. 223by calling the ready method.
193
194The coderef you submit MUST NOT be a closure that refers to variables
195in an outer scope. This does NOT work. Pass arguments into it instead.
196 224
197=cut 225=cut
198 226
199sub _newcoro { 227sub _newcoro {
200 terminate &{+shift}; 228 terminate &{+shift};
207 }, $class; 235 }, $class;
208} 236}
209 237
210=item $process->ready 238=item $process->ready
211 239
212Put the current process into the ready queue. 240Put the given process into the ready queue.
213 241
214=cut 242=cut
215 243
216sub ready { 244=item $process->cancel (arg...)
217 push @ready, $_[0]; 245
246Temrinates the given process and makes it return the given arguments as
247status (default: the empty list).
248
249=cut
250
251sub cancel {
252 my $self = shift;
253 $self->{status} = [@_];
254 push @destroy, $self;
255 $manager->ready;
256 &schedule if $current == $self;
257}
258
259=item $process->join
260
261Wait until the coroutine terminates and return any values given to the
262C<terminate> or C<cancel> functions. C<join> can be called multiple times
263from multiple processes.
264
265=cut
266
267sub join {
268 my $self = shift;
269 unless ($self->{status}) {
270 push @{$self->{join}}, $current;
271 &schedule;
272 }
273 wantarray ? @{$self->{status}} : $self->{status}[0];
274}
275
276=item $oldprio = $process->prio($newprio)
277
278Sets (or gets, if the argument is missing) the priority of the
279process. Higher priority processes get run before lower priority
280processes. Priorities are small signed integers (currently -4 .. +3),
281that you can refer to using PRIO_xxx constants (use the import tag :prio
282to get then):
283
284 PRIO_MAX > PRIO_HIGH > PRIO_NORMAL > PRIO_LOW > PRIO_IDLE > PRIO_MIN
285 3 > 1 > 0 > -1 > -3 > -4
286
287 # set priority to HIGH
288 current->prio(PRIO_HIGH);
289
290The idle coroutine ($Coro::idle) always has a lower priority than any
291existing coroutine.
292
293Changing the priority of the current process will take effect immediately,
294but changing the priority of processes in the ready queue (but not
295running) will only take effect after the next schedule (of that
296process). This is a bug that will be fixed in some future version.
297
298=cut
299
300sub prio {
301 my $old = $_[0]{prio};
302 $_[0]{prio} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
303 $old;
304}
305
306=item $newprio = $process->nice($change)
307
308Similar to C<prio>, but subtract the given value from the priority (i.e.
309higher values mean lower priority, just as in unix).
310
311=cut
312
313sub nice {
314 $_[0]{prio} -= $_[1];
315}
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;
218} 328}
219 329
220=back 330=back
221 331
222=cut 332=cut
223 333
2241; 3341;
225 335
226=head1 BUGS 336=head1 BUGS/LIMITATIONS
227 337
228 - could be faster, especially when the core would introduce special 338 - you must make very sure that no coro is still active on global
229 support for coroutines (like it does for threads). 339 destruction. very bad things might happen otherwise (usually segfaults).
230 - there is still a memleak on coroutine termination that I could not 340
231 identify. Could be as small as a single SV. 341 - this module is not thread-safe. You should only ever use this module
232 - this module is not well-tested. 342 from the same thread (this requirement might be losened in the future
343 to allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::State does not yet allow
344 this).
233 345
234=head1 SEE ALSO 346=head1 SEE ALSO
235 347
236L<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>.
237L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::State>, L<Coro::Event>. 349
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>
238 355
239=head1 AUTHOR 356=head1 AUTHOR
240 357
241 Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com> 358 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
242 http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/ 359 http://home.schmorp.de/
243 360
244=cut 361=cut
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