Coro/Coro.pm

=head1 NAME

Coro - coroutine process abstraction

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 use Coro;

 async {
    # some asynchronous thread of execution
 };

 # alternatively create an async process like this:

 sub some_func : Coro {
    # some more async code
 }

 yield;

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This module collection manages coroutines. Coroutines are similar to
Threads but don't run in parallel.

This module is still experimental, see the BUGS section below.

In this module, coroutines are defined as "callchain + lexical variables
+ @_ + $_ + $@ + $^W), that is, a coroutine has it's own callchain, it's
own set of lexicals and it's own set of perl's most important global
variables.

=cut

package Coro;

use Coro::State;

use base Exporter;

$VERSION = 0.10;

@EXPORT = qw(async yield schedule terminate current);
@EXPORT_OK = qw($current);

{
   my @async;

   # this way of handling attributes simply is NOT scalable ;()
   sub import {
      Coro->export_to_level(1, @_);
      my $old = *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"}{CODE};
      *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"} = sub {
         my ($package, $ref) = (shift, shift);
         my @attrs;
         for (@_) {
            if ($_ eq "Coro") {
               push @async, $ref;
            } else {
               push @attrs, $_;
            }
         }
         return $old ? $old->($package, $ref, @attrs) : @attrs;
      };
   }

   sub INIT {
      &async(pop @async) while @async;
   }
}

=item $main

This coroutine represents the main program.

=cut

our $main = new Coro;

=item $current (or as function: current)

The current coroutine (the last coroutine switched to). The initial value is C<$main> (of course).

=cut

# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before...
if ($current) {
   $main->{specific} = $current->{specific};
}

our $current = $main;

sub current() { $current }

=item $idle

The coroutine to switch to when no other coroutine is running. The default
implementation prints "FATAL: deadlock detected" and exits.

=cut

# should be done using priorities :(
our $idle = new Coro sub {
   print STDERR "FATAL: deadlock detected\n";
   exit(51);
};

# we really need priorities...
my @ready; # the ready queue. hehe, rather broken ;)

# static methods. not really.

=head2 STATIC METHODS

Static methods are actually functions that operate on the current process only.

=over 4

=item async { ... } [@args...]

Create a new asynchronous process and return it's process object
(usually unused). When the sub returns the new process is automatically
terminated.

   # create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments
   async {
      print "@_\n";
   } 1,2,3,4;

The coderef you submit MUST NOT be a closure that refers to variables
in an outer scope. This does NOT work. Pass arguments into it instead.

=cut

sub async(&@) {
   my $pid = new Coro @_;
   $pid->ready;
   $pid;
}

=item schedule

Calls the scheduler. Please note that the current process will not be put
into the ready queue, so calling this function usually means you will
never be called again.

=cut

my $prev;

sub schedule {
   # should be done using priorities :(
   ($prev, $current) = ($current, shift @ready || $idle);
   Coro::State::transfer($prev, $current);
}

=item yield

Yield to other processes. This function puts the current process into the
ready queue and calls C<schedule>.

=cut

sub yield {
   $current->ready;
   &schedule;
}

=item terminate

Terminates the current process.

Future versions of this function will allow result arguments.

=cut

sub terminate {
   $current->{_results} = [@_];
   &schedule;
}

=back

# dynamic methods

=head2 PROCESS METHODS

These are the methods you can call on process objects.

=over 4

=item new Coro \&sub [, @args...]

Create a new process and return it. When the sub returns the process
automatically terminates. To start the process you must first put it into
the ready queue by calling the ready method.

The coderef you submit MUST NOT be a closure that refers to variables
in an outer scope. This does NOT work. Pass arguments into it instead.

=cut

sub _newcoro {
   terminate &{+shift};
}

sub new {
   my $class = shift;
   bless {
      _coro_state => (new Coro::State $_[0] && \&_newcoro, @_),
   }, $class;
}

=item $process->ready

Put the current process into the ready queue.

=cut

sub ready {
   push @ready, $_[0];
}

=back

=cut

1;

=head1 BUGS/LIMITATIONS

 - could be faster, especially when the core would introduce special
   support for coroutines (like it does for threads).
 - there is still a memleak on coroutine termination that I could not
   identify. Could be as small as a single SV.
 - this module is not well-tested.
 - if variables or arguments "disappear" (become undef) or become
   corrupted please contact the author so he cen iron out the
   remaining bugs.
 - this module is not thread-safe. You must only ever use this module from
   the same thread (this requirement might be loosened in the future to
   allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::State does not yet allow this).

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Cont>, L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::Semaphore>,
L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::State>, L<Coro::Event>.

=head1 AUTHOR

 Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com>
 http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/

=cut

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#	Content
1	=head1 NAME
2
3	Coro - coroutine process abstraction
4
5	=head1 SYNOPSIS
6
7	use Coro;
8
9	async {
10	# some asynchronous thread of execution
11	};
12
13	# alternatively create an async process like this:
14
15	sub some_func : Coro {
16	# some more async code
17	}
18
19	yield;
20
21	=head1 DESCRIPTION
22
23	This module collection manages coroutines. Coroutines are similar to
24	Threads but don't run in parallel.
25
26	This module is still experimental, see the BUGS section below.
27
28	In this module, coroutines are defined as "callchain + lexical variables
29	+ @_ + $_ + $@ + $^W), that is, a coroutine has it's own callchain, it's
30	own set of lexicals and it's own set of perl's most important global
31	variables.
32
33	=cut
34
35	package Coro;
36
37	use Coro::State;
38
39	use base Exporter;
40
41	$VERSION = 0.10;
42
43	@EXPORT = qw(async yield schedule terminate current);
44	@EXPORT_OK = qw($current);
45
46	{
47	my @async;
48
49	# this way of handling attributes simply is NOT scalable ;()
50	sub import {
51	Coro->export_to_level(1, @_);
52	my $old = *{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"}{CODE};
53	*{(caller)[0]."::MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES"} = sub {
54	my ($package, $ref) = (shift, shift);
55	my @attrs;
56	for (@_) {
57	if ($_ eq "Coro") {
58	push @async, $ref;
59	} else {
60	push @attrs, $_;
61	}
62	}
63	return $old ? $old->($package, $ref, @attrs) : @attrs;
64	};
65	}
66
67	sub INIT {
68	&async(pop @async) while @async;
69	}
70	}
71
72	=item $main
73
74	This coroutine represents the main program.
75
76	=cut
77
78	our $main = new Coro;
79
80	=item $current (or as function: current)
81
82	The current coroutine (the last coroutine switched to). The initial value is C<$main> (of course).
83
84	=cut
85
86	# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before...
87	if ($current) {
88	$main->{specific} = $current->{specific};
89	}
90
91	our $current = $main;
92
93	sub current() { $current }
94
95	=item $idle
96
97	The coroutine to switch to when no other coroutine is running. The default
98	implementation prints "FATAL: deadlock detected" and exits.
99
100	=cut
101
102	# should be done using priorities :(
103	our $idle = new Coro sub {
104	print STDERR "FATAL: deadlock detected\n";
105	exit(51);
106	};
107
108	# we really need priorities...
109	my @ready; # the ready queue. hehe, rather broken ;)
110
111	# static methods. not really.
112
113	=head2 STATIC METHODS
114
115	Static methods are actually functions that operate on the current process only.
116
117	=over 4
118
119	=item async { ... } [@args...]
120
121	Create a new asynchronous process and return it's process object
122	(usually unused). When the sub returns the new process is automatically
123	terminated.
124
125	# create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments
126	async {
127	print "@_\n";
128	} 1,2,3,4;
129
130	The coderef you submit MUST NOT be a closure that refers to variables
131	in an outer scope. This does NOT work. Pass arguments into it instead.
132
133	=cut
134
135	sub async(&@) {
136	my $pid = new Coro @_;
137	$pid->ready;
138	$pid;
139	}
140
141	=item schedule
142
143	Calls the scheduler. Please note that the current process will not be put
144	into the ready queue, so calling this function usually means you will
145	never be called again.
146
147	=cut
148
149	my $prev;
150
151	sub schedule {
152	# should be done using priorities :(
153	($prev, $current) = ($current, shift @ready \|\| $idle);
154	Coro::State::transfer($prev, $current);
155	}
156
157	=item yield
158
159	Yield to other processes. This function puts the current process into the
160	ready queue and calls C<schedule>.
161
162	=cut
163
164	sub yield {
165	$current->ready;
166	&schedule;
167	}
168
169	=item terminate
170
171	Terminates the current process.
172
173	Future versions of this function will allow result arguments.
174
175	=cut
176
177	sub terminate {
178	$current->{_results} = [@_];
179	&schedule;
180	}
181
182	=back
183
184	# dynamic methods
185
186	=head2 PROCESS METHODS
187
188	These are the methods you can call on process objects.
189
190	=over 4
191
192	=item new Coro \&sub [, @args...]
193
194	Create a new process and return it. When the sub returns the process
195	automatically terminates. To start the process you must first put it into
196	the ready queue by calling the ready method.
197
198	The coderef you submit MUST NOT be a closure that refers to variables
199	in an outer scope. This does NOT work. Pass arguments into it instead.
200
201	=cut
202
203	sub _newcoro {
204	terminate &{+shift};
205	}
206
207	sub new {
208	my $class = shift;
209	bless {
210	_coro_state => (new Coro::State $_[0] && \&_newcoro, @_),
211	}, $class;
212	}
213
214	=item $process->ready
215
216	Put the current process into the ready queue.
217
218	=cut
219
220	sub ready {
221	push @ready, $_[0];
222	}
223
224	=back
225
226	=cut
227
228	1;
229
230	=head1 BUGS/LIMITATIONS
231
232	- could be faster, especially when the core would introduce special
233	support for coroutines (like it does for threads).
234	- there is still a memleak on coroutine termination that I could not
235	identify. Could be as small as a single SV.
236	- this module is not well-tested.
237	- if variables or arguments "disappear" (become undef) or become
238	corrupted please contact the author so he cen iron out the
239	remaining bugs.
240	- this module is not thread-safe. You must only ever use this module from
241	the same thread (this requirement might be loosened in the future to
242	allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::State does not yet allow this).
243
244	=head1 SEE ALSO
245
246	L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Cont>, L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::Semaphore>,
247	L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::State>, L<Coro::Event>.
248
249	=head1 AUTHOR
250
251	Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com>
252	http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/
253
254	=cut
255