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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+ @_ + $_ + $@ + $^W + C stack), that is, a coroutine has it's own
30callchain, it's own set of lexicals and it's own set of perl's most 28callchain, it's own set of lexicals and it's own set of perl's most
31important global variables. 29important global variables.
32 30
33=cut 31=cut
34 32
35package Coro; 33package Coro;
36 34
35use strict;
36no warnings "uninitialized";
37
37use Coro::State; 38use Coro::State;
38 39
39use base Exporter; 40use base Exporter::;
40 41
41$VERSION = 0.12; 42our $idle; # idle coroutine
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 is C<$main> (of course).
83 101
86# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before... 104# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before...
87if ($current) { 105if ($current) {
88 $main->{specific} = $current->{specific}; 106 $main->{specific} = $current->{specific};
89} 107}
90 108
91our $current = $main; 109$current = $main;
92 110
93sub current() { $current } 111sub current() { $current }
94 112
95=item $idle 113=item $idle
96 114
98implementation prints "FATAL: deadlock detected" and exits. 116implementation prints "FATAL: deadlock detected" and exits.
99 117
100=cut 118=cut
101 119
102# should be done using priorities :( 120# should be done using priorities :(
103our $idle = new Coro sub { 121$idle = new Coro sub {
104 print STDERR "FATAL: deadlock detected\n"; 122 print STDERR "FATAL: deadlock detected\n";
105 exit(51); 123 exit(51);
106}; 124};
107 125
108# this coroutine is necessary because a coroutine 126# this coroutine is necessary because a coroutine
109# cannot destroy itself. 127# cannot destroy itself.
110my @destroy; 128my @destroy;
129my $manager;
111my $manager = new Coro sub { 130$manager = new Coro sub {
112 while() { 131 while () {
113 delete ((pop @destroy)->{_coro_state}) while @destroy; 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 }
114 &schedule; 148 &schedule;
115 } 149 }
116}; 150};
117 151
118# we really need priorities...
119my @ready; # the ready queue. hehe, rather broken ;)
120
121# static methods. not really. 152# static methods. not really.
153
154=back
122 155
123=head2 STATIC METHODS 156=head2 STATIC METHODS
124 157
125Static methods are actually functions that operate on the current process only. 158Static methods are actually functions that operate on the current process only.
126 159
129=item async { ... } [@args...] 162=item async { ... } [@args...]
130 163
131Create a new asynchronous process and return it's process object 164Create a new asynchronous process and return it's process object
132(usually unused). When the sub returns the new process is automatically 165(usually unused). When the sub returns the new process is automatically
133terminated. 166terminated.
167
168When the coroutine dies, the program will exit, just as in the main
169program.
134 170
135 # create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments 171 # create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments
136 async { 172 async {
137 print "@_\n"; 173 print "@_\n";
138 } 1,2,3,4; 174 } 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.
142 175
143=cut 176=cut
144 177
145sub async(&@) { 178sub async(&@) {
146 my $pid = new Coro @_; 179 my $pid = new Coro @_;
155into the ready queue, so calling this function usually means you will 188into the ready queue, so calling this function usually means you will
156never be called again. 189never be called again.
157 190
158=cut 191=cut
159 192
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 193=item cede
169 194
170"Cede" to other processes. This function puts the current process into the 195"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 196ready queue and calls C<schedule>, which has the effect of giving up the
172current "timeslice" to other coroutines of the same or higher priority. 197current "timeslice" to other coroutines of the same or higher priority.
173 198
174=cut 199=cut
175 200
176sub cede {
177 $current->ready;
178 &schedule;
179}
180
181=item terminate 201=item terminate [arg...]
182 202
183Terminates the current process. 203Terminates the current process with the given status values (see L<cancel>).
184
185Future versions of this function will allow result arguments.
186 204
187=cut 205=cut
188 206
189sub terminate { 207sub terminate {
190 push @destroy, $current; 208 $current->cancel (@_);
191 $manager->ready;
192 &schedule;
193 # NORETURN
194} 209}
195 210
196=back 211=back
197 212
198# dynamic methods 213# dynamic methods
204=over 4 219=over 4
205 220
206=item new Coro \&sub [, @args...] 221=item new Coro \&sub [, @args...]
207 222
208Create a new process and return it. When the sub returns the process 223Create a new process and return it. When the sub returns the process
209automatically terminates. To start the process you must first put it into 224automatically terminates as if C<terminate> with the returned values were
225called. To make the process run you must first put it into the ready queue
210the ready queue by calling the ready method. 226by calling the ready method.
211
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.
214 227
215=cut 228=cut
216 229
217sub _newcoro { 230sub _newcoro {
218 terminate &{+shift}; 231 terminate &{+shift};
225 }, $class; 238 }, $class;
226} 239}
227 240
228=item $process->ready 241=item $process->ready
229 242
230Put the current process into the ready queue. 243Put the given process into the ready queue.
231 244
232=cut 245=cut
233 246
234sub ready { 247=item $process->cancel (arg...)
235 push @ready, $_[0]; 248
249Terminates the given process and makes it return the given arguments as
250status (default: the empty list).
251
252=cut
253
254sub cancel {
255 my $self = shift;
256 $self->{status} = [@_];
257 push @destroy, $self;
258 $manager->ready;
259 &schedule if $current == $self;
260}
261
262=item $process->join
263
264Wait until the coroutine terminates and return any values given to the
265C<terminate> or C<cancel> functions. C<join> can be called multiple times
266from multiple processes.
267
268=cut
269
270sub join {
271 my $self = shift;
272 unless ($self->{status}) {
273 push @{$self->{join}}, $current;
274 &schedule;
275 }
276 wantarray ? @{$self->{status}} : $self->{status}[0];
277}
278
279=item $oldprio = $process->prio($newprio)
280
281Sets (or gets, if the argument is missing) the priority of the
282process. Higher priority processes get run before lower priority
283processes. Priorities are small signed integers (currently -4 .. +3),
284that you can refer to using PRIO_xxx constants (use the import tag :prio
285to get then):
286
287 PRIO_MAX > PRIO_HIGH > PRIO_NORMAL > PRIO_LOW > PRIO_IDLE > PRIO_MIN
288 3 > 1 > 0 > -1 > -3 > -4
289
290 # set priority to HIGH
291 current->prio(PRIO_HIGH);
292
293The idle coroutine ($Coro::idle) always has a lower priority than any
294existing coroutine.
295
296Changing the priority of the current process will take effect immediately,
297but changing the priority of processes in the ready queue (but not
298running) will only take effect after the next schedule (of that
299process). This is a bug that will be fixed in some future version.
300
301=cut
302
303sub prio {
304 my $old = $_[0]{prio};
305 $_[0]{prio} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
306 $old;
307}
308
309=item $newprio = $process->nice($change)
310
311Similar to C<prio>, but subtract the given value from the priority (i.e.
312higher values mean lower priority, just as in unix).
313
314=cut
315
316sub nice {
317 $_[0]{prio} -= $_[1];
318}
319
320=item $olddesc = $process->desc($newdesc)
321
322Sets (or gets in case the argument is missing) the description for this
323process. This is just a free-form string you can associate with a process.
324
325=cut
326
327sub desc {
328 my $old = $_[0]{desc};
329 $_[0]{desc} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
330 $old;
236} 331}
237 332
238=back 333=back
239 334
240=cut 335=cut
241 336
2421; 3371;
243 338
244=head1 BUGS/LIMITATIONS 339=head1 BUGS/LIMITATIONS
245 340
246 - could be faster, especially when the core would introduce special 341 - you must make very sure that no coro is still active on global
247 support for coroutines (like it does for threads). 342 destruction. very bad things might happen otherwise (usually segfaults).
248 - there is still a memleak on coroutine termination that I could not 343
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 344 - 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 345 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). 346 to allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::State does not yet allow
347 this).
257 348
258=head1 SEE ALSO 349=head1 SEE ALSO
259 350
260L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Cont>, L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::Semaphore>, 351Support/Utility: L<Coro::Cont>, L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::State>, L<Coro::Util>.
261L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::State>, L<Coro::Event>. 352
353Locking/IPC: L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Semaphore>, L<Coro::SemaphoreSet>, L<Coro::RWLock>.
354
355Event/IO: L<Coro::Timer>, L<Coro::Event>, L<Coro::Handle>, L<Coro::Socket>, L<Coro::Select>.
356
357Embedding: L<Coro:MakeMaker>
262 358
263=head1 AUTHOR 359=head1 AUTHOR
264 360
265 Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com> 361 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
266 http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/ 362 http://home.schmorp.de/
267 363
268=cut 364=cut
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