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21	=head1 DESCRIPTION	21	=head1 DESCRIPTION
22		22
23	This module collection manages coroutines. Coroutines are similar	23	This module collection manages coroutines. Coroutines are similar
24	to threads but don't run in parallel at the same time even on SMP	24	to threads but don't run in parallel at the same time even on SMP
25	machines. The specific flavor of coroutine use din this module also	25	machines. The specific flavor of coroutine used in this module also
26	guarentees you that it will not switch between coroutines unless	26	guarantees you that it will not switch between coroutines unless
27	necessary, at easily-identified points in your program, so locking and	27	necessary, at easily-identified points in your program, so locking and
28	parallel access are rarely an issue, making coroutine programming much	28	parallel access are rarely an issue, making coroutine programming much
29	safer than threads programming.	29	safer than threads programming.
30		30
31	(Perl, however, does not natively support real threads but instead does a	31	(Perl, however, does not natively support real threads but instead does a
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50		50
51	our $idle; # idle handler	51	our $idle; # idle handler
52	our $main; # main coroutine	52	our $main; # main coroutine
53	our $current; # current coroutine	53	our $current; # current coroutine
54		54
55	our $VERSION = '3.3';	55	our $VERSION = '3.7';
56		56
57	our @EXPORT = qw(async cede schedule terminate current unblock_sub);	57	our @EXPORT = qw(async async_pool cede schedule terminate current unblock_sub);
58	our %EXPORT_TAGS = (	58	our %EXPORT_TAGS = (
59	prio => [qw(PRIO_MAX PRIO_HIGH PRIO_NORMAL PRIO_LOW PRIO_IDLE PRIO_MIN)],	59	prio => [qw(PRIO_MAX PRIO_HIGH PRIO_NORMAL PRIO_LOW PRIO_IDLE PRIO_MIN)],
60	);	60	);
61	our @EXPORT_OK = (@{$EXPORT_TAGS{prio}}, qw(nready));	61	our @EXPORT_OK = (@{$EXPORT_TAGS{prio}}, qw(nready));
62		62
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108		108
109	The current coroutine (the last coroutine switched to). The initial value	109	The current coroutine (the last coroutine switched to). The initial value
110	is C<$main> (of course).	110	is C<$main> (of course).
111		111
112	This variable is B<strictly> I<read-only>. It is provided for performance	112	This variable is B<strictly> I<read-only>. It is provided for performance
113	reasons. If performance is not essentiel you are encouraged to use the	113	reasons. If performance is not essential you are encouraged to use the
114	C<Coro::current> function instead.	114	C<Coro::current> function instead.
115		115
116	=cut	116	=cut
		117
		118	$main->{desc} = "[main::]";
117		119
118	# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before...	120	# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before...
119	$main->{specific} = $current->{specific}	121	$main->{specific} = $current->{specific}
120	if $current;	122	if $current;
121		123
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141	$idle = sub {	143	$idle = sub {
142	require Carp;	144	require Carp;
143	Carp::croak ("FATAL: deadlock detected");	145	Carp::croak ("FATAL: deadlock detected");
144	};	146	};
145		147
		148	sub _cancel {
		149	my ($self) = @_;
		150
		151	# free coroutine data and mark as destructed
		152	$self->_destroy
		153	or return;
		154
		155	# call all destruction callbacks
		156	$_->(@{$self->{status}})
		157	for @{(delete $self->{destroy_cb}) \|\| []};
		158	}
		159
146	# this coroutine is necessary because a coroutine	160	# this coroutine is necessary because a coroutine
147	# cannot destroy itself.	161	# cannot destroy itself.
148	my @destroy;	162	my @destroy;
		163	my $manager;
		164
149	my $manager; $manager = new Coro sub {	165	$manager = new Coro sub {
150	while () {	166	while () {
151	# by overwriting the state object with the manager we destroy it	167	(shift @destroy)->_cancel
152	# while still being able to schedule this coroutine (in case it has
153	# been readied multiple times. this is harmless since the manager
154	# can be called as many times as neccessary and will always
155	# remove itself from the runqueue
156	while (@destroy) {	168	while @destroy;
157	my $coro = pop @destroy;
158		169
159	$coro->{status} \|\|= [];
160
161	$_->ready for @{(delete $coro->{join} ) \|\| []};
162	$_->(@{$coro->{status}}) for @{(delete $coro->{destroy_cb}) \|\| []};
163
164	# the next line destroys the coro state, but keeps the
165	# coroutine itself intact (we basically make it a zombie
166	# coroutine that always runs the manager thread, so it's possible
167	# to transfer() to this coroutine).
168	$coro->_clone_state_from ($manager);
169	}
170	&schedule;	170	&schedule;
171	}	171	}
172	};	172	};
		173	$manager->desc ("[coro manager]");
		174	$manager->prio (PRIO_MAX);
173		175
174	# static methods. not really.	176	# static methods. not really.
175		177
176	=back	178	=back
177		179
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185		187
186	Create a new asynchronous coroutine and return it's coroutine object	188	Create a new asynchronous coroutine and return it's coroutine object
187	(usually unused). When the sub returns the new coroutine is automatically	189	(usually unused). When the sub returns the new coroutine is automatically
188	terminated.	190	terminated.
189		191
190	Calling C<exit> in a coroutine will not work correctly, so do not do that.	192	Calling C<exit> in a coroutine will do the same as calling exit outside
191		193	the coroutine. Likewise, when the coroutine dies, the program will exit,
192	When the coroutine dies, the program will exit, just as in the main	194	just as it would in the main program.
193	program.
194		195
195	# create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments	196	# create a new coroutine that just prints its arguments
196	async {	197	async {
197	print "@_\n";	198	print "@_\n";
198	} 1,2,3,4;	199	} 1,2,3,4;
199		200
200	=cut	201	=cut
201		202
202	sub async(&@) {	203	sub async(&@) {
203	my $pid = new Coro @_;	204	my $coro = new Coro @_;
204	$pid->ready;	205	$coro->ready;
205	$pid	206	$coro
		207	}
		208
		209	=item async_pool { ... } [@args...]
		210
		211	Similar to C<async>, but uses a coroutine pool, so you should not call
		212	terminate or join (although you are allowed to), and you get a coroutine
		213	that might have executed other code already (which can be good or bad :).
		214
		215	Also, the block is executed in an C<eval> context and a warning will be
		216	issued in case of an exception instead of terminating the program, as
		217	C<async> does. As the coroutine is being reused, stuff like C<on_destroy>
		218	will not work in the expected way, unless you call terminate or cancel,
		219	which somehow defeats the purpose of pooling.
		220
		221	The priority will be reset to C<0> after each job, otherwise the coroutine
		222	will be re-used "as-is".
		223
		224	The pool size is limited to 8 idle coroutines (this can be adjusted by
		225	changing $Coro::POOL_SIZE), and there can be as many non-idle coros as
		226	required.
		227
		228	If you are concerned about pooled coroutines growing a lot because a
		229	single C<async_pool> used a lot of stackspace you can e.g. C<async_pool
		230	{ terminate }> once per second or so to slowly replenish the pool. In
		231	addition to that, when the stacks used by a handler grows larger than 16kb
		232	(adjustable with $Coro::POOL_RSS) it will also exit.
		233
		234	=cut
		235
		236	our $POOL_SIZE = 8;
		237	our $POOL_RSS = 16 * 1024;
		238	our @async_pool;
		239
		240	sub pool_handler {
		241	my $cb;
		242
		243	while () {
		244	eval {
		245	while () {
		246	# &{&_pool_1 or &terminate}; # crashes, would be ~5% faster
		247	$cb = &_pool_1
		248	or &terminate;
		249	&$cb;
		250	undef $cb;
		251	&terminate if &_pool_2;
		252	&schedule;
		253	}
		254	};
		255
		256	warn $@ if $@;
		257	}
		258	}
		259
		260	sub async_pool(&@) {
		261	# this is also inlined into the unlock_scheduler
		262	my $coro = (pop @async_pool) \|\| new Coro \&pool_handler;
		263
		264	$coro->{_invoke} = [@_];
		265	$coro->ready;
		266
		267	$coro
206	}	268	}
207		269
208	=item schedule	270	=item schedule
209		271
210	Calls the scheduler. Please note that the current coroutine will not be put	272	Calls the scheduler. Please note that the current coroutine will not be put
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223	# wake up sleeping coroutine	285	# wake up sleeping coroutine
224	$current->ready;	286	$current->ready;
225	undef $current;	287	undef $current;
226	};	288	};
227		289
228	# call schedule until event occured.	290	# call schedule until event occurred.
229	# in case we are woken up for other reasons	291	# in case we are woken up for other reasons
230	# (current still defined), loop.	292	# (current still defined), loop.
231	Coro::schedule while $current;	293	Coro::schedule while $current;
232	}	294	}
233		295
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235		297
236	"Cede" to other coroutines. This function puts the current coroutine into the	298	"Cede" to other coroutines. This function puts the current coroutine into the
237	ready queue and calls C<schedule>, which has the effect of giving up the	299	ready queue and calls C<schedule>, which has the effect of giving up the
238	current "timeslice" to other coroutines of the same or higher priority.	300	current "timeslice" to other coroutines of the same or higher priority.
239		301
		302	Returns true if at least one coroutine switch has happened.
		303
240	=item Coro::cede_notself	304	=item Coro::cede_notself
241		305
242	Works like cede, but is not exported by default and will cede to any	306	Works like cede, but is not exported by default and will cede to any
243	coroutine, regardless of priority, once.	307	coroutine, regardless of priority, once.
		308
		309	Returns true if at least one coroutine switch has happened.
244		310
245	=item terminate [arg...]	311	=item terminate [arg...]
246		312
247	Terminates the current coroutine with the given status values (see L<cancel>).	313	Terminates the current coroutine with the given status values (see L<cancel>).
248		314
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267	Create a new coroutine and return it. When the sub returns the coroutine	333	Create a new coroutine and return it. When the sub returns the coroutine
268	automatically terminates as if C<terminate> with the returned values were	334	automatically terminates as if C<terminate> with the returned values were
269	called. To make the coroutine run you must first put it into the ready queue	335	called. To make the coroutine run you must first put it into the ready queue
270	by calling the ready method.	336	by calling the ready method.
271		337
272	Calling C<exit> in a coroutine will not work correctly, so do not do that.	338	See C<async> for additional discussion.
273		339
274	=cut	340	=cut
275		341
276	sub _run_coro {	342	sub _run_coro {
277	terminate &{+shift};	343	terminate &{+shift};
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294	Return wether the coroutine is currently the ready queue or not,	360	Return wether the coroutine is currently the ready queue or not,
295		361
296	=item $coroutine->cancel (arg...)	362	=item $coroutine->cancel (arg...)
297		363
298	Terminates the given coroutine and makes it return the given arguments as	364	Terminates the given coroutine and makes it return the given arguments as
299	status (default: the empty list).	365	status (default: the empty list). Never returns if the coroutine is the
		366	current coroutine.
300		367
301	=cut	368	=cut
302		369
303	sub cancel {	370	sub cancel {
304	my $self = shift;	371	my $self = shift;
305	$self->{status} = [@_];	372	$self->{status} = [@_];
		373
		374	if ($current == $self) {
306	push @destroy, $self;	375	push @destroy, $self;
307	$manager->ready;	376	$manager->ready;
308	&schedule if $current == $self;	377	&schedule while 1;
		378	} else {
		379	$self->_cancel;
		380	}
309	}	381	}
310		382
311	=item $coroutine->join	383	=item $coroutine->join
312		384
313	Wait until the coroutine terminates and return any values given to the	385	Wait until the coroutine terminates and return any values given to the
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316		388
317	=cut	389	=cut
318		390
319	sub join {	391	sub join {
320	my $self = shift;	392	my $self = shift;
		393
321	unless ($self->{status}) {	394	unless ($self->{status}) {
322	push @{$self->{join}}, $current;	395	my $current = $current;
323	&schedule;	396
		397	push @{$self->{destroy_cb}}, sub {
		398	$current->ready;
		399	undef $current;
		400	};
		401
		402	&schedule while $current;
324	}	403	}
		404
325	wantarray ? @{$self->{status}} : $self->{status}[0];	405	wantarray ? @{$self->{status}} : $self->{status}[0];
326	}	406	}
327		407
328	=item $coroutine->on_destroy (\&cb)	408	=item $coroutine->on_destroy (\&cb)
329		409
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386	=over 4	466	=over 4
387		467
388	=item Coro::nready	468	=item Coro::nready
389		469
390	Returns the number of coroutines that are currently in the ready state,	470	Returns the number of coroutines that are currently in the ready state,
391	i.e. that can be swicthed to. The value C<0> means that the only runnable	471	i.e. that can be switched to. The value C<0> means that the only runnable
392	coroutine is the currently running one, so C<cede> would have no effect,	472	coroutine is the currently running one, so C<cede> would have no effect,
393	and C<schedule> would cause a deadlock unless there is an idle handler	473	and C<schedule> would cause a deadlock unless there is an idle handler
394	that wakes up some coroutines.	474	that wakes up some coroutines.
		475
		476	=item my $guard = Coro::guard { ... }
		477
		478	This creates and returns a guard object. Nothing happens until the object
		479	gets destroyed, in which case the codeblock given as argument will be
		480	executed. This is useful to free locks or other resources in case of a
		481	runtime error or when the coroutine gets canceled, as in both cases the
		482	guard block will be executed. The guard object supports only one method,
		483	C<< ->cancel >>, which will keep the codeblock from being executed.
		484
		485	Example: set some flag and clear it again when the coroutine gets canceled
		486	or the function returns:
		487
		488	sub do_something {
		489	my $guard = Coro::guard { $busy = 0 };
		490	$busy = 1;
		491
		492	# do something that requires $busy to be true
		493	}
		494
		495	=cut
		496
		497	sub guard(&) {
		498	bless \(my $cb = $_[0]), "Coro::guard"
		499	}
		500
		501	sub Coro::guard::cancel {
		502	${$_[0]} = sub { };
		503	}
		504
		505	sub Coro::guard::DESTROY {
		506	${$_[0]}->();
		507	}
		508
395		509
396	=item unblock_sub { ... }	510	=item unblock_sub { ... }
397		511
398	This utility function takes a BLOCK or code reference and "unblocks" it,	512	This utility function takes a BLOCK or code reference and "unblocks" it,
399	returning the new coderef. This means that the new coderef will return	513	returning the new coderef. This means that the new coderef will return
400	immediately without blocking, returning nothing, while the original code	514	immediately without blocking, returning nothing, while the original code
401	ref will be called (with parameters) from within its own coroutine.	515	ref will be called (with parameters) from within its own coroutine.
402		516
403	The reason this fucntion exists is that many event libraries (such as the	517	The reason this function exists is that many event libraries (such as the
404	venerable L<Event\|Event> module) are not coroutine-safe (a weaker form	518	venerable L<Event\|Event> module) are not coroutine-safe (a weaker form
405	of thread-safety). This means you must not block within event callbacks,	519	of thread-safety). This means you must not block within event callbacks,
406	otherwise you might suffer from crashes or worse.	520	otherwise you might suffer from crashes or worse.
407		521
408	This function allows your callbacks to block by executing them in another	522	This function allows your callbacks to block by executing them in another
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413	In short: simply use C<unblock_sub { ... }> instead of C<sub { ... }> when	527	In short: simply use C<unblock_sub { ... }> instead of C<sub { ... }> when
414	creating event callbacks that want to block.	528	creating event callbacks that want to block.
415		529
416	=cut	530	=cut
417		531
418	our @unblock_pool;
419	our @unblock_queue;	532	our @unblock_queue;
420	our $UNBLOCK_POOL_SIZE = 2;
421		533
422	sub unblock_handler_ {	534	# we create a special coro because we want to cede,
423	while () {	535	# to reduce pressure on the coro pool (because most callbacks
424	my ($cb, @arg) = @{ delete $Coro::current->{arg} };	536	# return immediately and can be reused) and because we cannot cede
425	$cb->(@arg);	537	# inside an event callback.
426
427	last if @unblock_pool >= $UNBLOCK_POOL_SIZE;
428	push @unblock_pool, $Coro::current;
429	schedule;
430	}
431	}
432
433	our $unblock_scheduler = async {	538	our $unblock_scheduler = new Coro sub {
434	while () {	539	while () {
435	while (my $cb = pop @unblock_queue) {	540	while (my $cb = pop @unblock_queue) {
436	my $handler = (pop @unblock_pool or new Coro \&unblock_handler_);	541	# this is an inlined copy of async_pool
437	$handler->{arg} = $cb;	542	my $coro = (pop @async_pool) \|\| new Coro \&pool_handler;
		543
		544	$coro->{_invoke} = $cb;
438	$handler->ready;	545	$coro->ready;
439	cede;	546	cede; # for short-lived callbacks, this reduces pressure on the coro pool
440	}	547	}
441		548	schedule; # sleep well
442	schedule;
443	}	549	}
444	};	550	};
		551	$unblock_scheduler->desc ("[unblock_sub scheduler]");
445		552
446	sub unblock_sub(&) {	553	sub unblock_sub(&) {
447	my $cb = shift;	554	my $cb = shift;
448		555
449	sub {	556	sub {
450	push @unblock_queue, [$cb, @_];	557	unshift @unblock_queue, [$cb, @_];
451	$unblock_scheduler->ready;	558	$unblock_scheduler->ready;
452	}	559	}
453	}	560	}
454		561
455	=back	562	=back
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462		569
463	- you must make very sure that no coro is still active on global	570	- you must make very sure that no coro is still active on global
464	destruction. very bad things might happen otherwise (usually segfaults).	571	destruction. very bad things might happen otherwise (usually segfaults).
465		572
466	- this module is not thread-safe. You should only ever use this module	573	- this module is not thread-safe. You should only ever use this module
467	from the same thread (this requirement might be losened in the future	574	from the same thread (this requirement might be loosened in the future
468	to allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::State does not yet allow	575	to allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::State does not yet allow
469	this).	576	this).
470		577
471	=head1 SEE ALSO	578	=head1 SEE ALSO
472		579

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