Source code for traits_futures.multithreading_router

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"""
Implementations of the IMessageSender, IMessageReceiver and IMessageRouter
interfaces for tasks executed on a background thread.
"""

import collections.abc
import itertools
import logging
import queue
import time

from traits.api import (
    Any,
    Bool,
    Dict,
    Event,
    HasRequiredTraits,
    HasStrictTraits,
    Instance,
    Int,
    provides,
)

from traits_futures.i_event_loop import IEventLoop
from traits_futures.i_message_router import (
    IMessageReceiver,
    IMessageRouter,
    IMessageSender,
)
from traits_futures.i_pingee import IPingee

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)


#: Internal states for the sender. The sender starts in the _INITIAL state,
#: moves to the _OPEN state when 'start' is called, and from _OPEN to _CLOSED
#: when 'stop' is called. Messages can only be sent with the 'send' method
#: while the sender is in _OPEN state.
_INITIAL = "initial"
_OPEN = "open"
_CLOSED = "closed"


[docs]@IMessageSender.register class MultithreadingSender: """ Object allowing the worker to send messages. This class will be instantiated in the main thread, and the instance passed to the worker thread to allow the worker to communicate back to the main thread. Parameters ---------- connection_id : int Id of the matching receiver; used for message routing. pingee : IPingee Recipient for pings, used to notify the event loop that there's a message pending. message_queue : queue.Queue Thread-safe queue for passing messages to the foreground. """ def __init__(self, connection_id, pingee, message_queue): self.connection_id = connection_id self.pingee = pingee self.message_queue = message_queue self._state = _INITIAL self.pinger = None
[docs] def start(self): """ Do any setup necessary to prepare for sending messages. This method must be called before any messages can be sent using the ``send`` method. Not thread-safe. The 'start', 'send' and 'stop' methods should all be called from the same thread. Raises ------ RuntimeError If the sender has previously been started. """ if self._state != _INITIAL: raise RuntimeError( f"Sender already started: state is {self._state}" ) self.pinger = self.pingee.pinger() self.pinger.connect() self._state = _OPEN
[docs] def send(self, message): """ Send a message to the router. Not thread-safe. The 'start', 'send' and 'stop' methods should all be called from the same thread. Parameters ---------- message : object Typically this will be immutable, small, and pickleable. Raises ------ RuntimeError If the sender has not been started, or has already been stopped. """ if self._state != _OPEN: raise RuntimeError( "Sender must be in OPEN state to send messages: " f"state is {self._state}" ) self.message_queue.put((self.connection_id, message)) self.pinger.ping()
[docs] def stop(self): """ Do any teardown. After this method has been called, no more messages can be sent. Not thread-safe. The 'start', 'send' and 'stop' methods should all be called from the same thread. Raises ------ RuntimeError If the sender has not been started, or has already been stopped. """ if self._state != _OPEN: raise RuntimeError( "Sender not started, or already stopped: " f"state is {self._state}" ) self.pinger.disconnect() self.pinger = None self._state = _CLOSED
def __enter__(self): self.start() return self def __exit__(self, *exc_info): self.stop()
[docs]@provides(IMessageReceiver) class MultithreadingReceiver(HasStrictTraits): """ Implementation of the IMessageReceiver interface for the case where the sender will be in a background thread. """ #: Event fired when a message is received from the paired sender. message = Event(Any()) #: Connection id, matching that of the paired sender. connection_id = Int()
[docs]@provides(IMessageRouter) class MultithreadingRouter(HasRequiredTraits): """ Implementation of the IMessageRouter interface for the case where the sender will be in a background thread. Parameters ---------- event_loop : IEventLoop The event loop used to trigger message dispatch. """
[docs] def start(self): """ Start routing messages. This method must be called before any call to ``pipe`` or ``close_pipe`` can be made. Not thread-safe. Must always be called in the main thread. Raises ------ RuntimeError If the router has already been started. """ if self._running: raise RuntimeError("router is already running") self._message_queue = queue.Queue() self._link_to_event_loop() self._running = True logger.debug(f"{self} started")
[docs] def stop(self): """ Stop routing messages. This method should be called in the main thread after all pipes are finished with. Calls to ``pipe`` or ``close_pipe`` are not permitted after this method has been called. Logs a warning if there are unclosed pipes. Not thread safe. Must always be called in the main thread. Raises ------ RuntimeError If the router is not running. """ if not self._running: raise RuntimeError("router is not running") if self._receivers: logger.warning(f"{self} has {len(self._receivers)} unclosed pipes") self._unlink_from_event_loop() self._message_queue = None self._running = False logger.debug(f"{self} stopped")
[docs] def pipe(self): """ Create a (sender, receiver) pair for sending and receiving messages. The sender will be passed to the background task and used to send messages, while the receiver remains in the foreground. Not thread safe. Must always be called in the main thread. Returns ------- sender : MultithreadingSender Object to be passed to the background task. receiver : MultithreadingReceiver Object kept in the foreground, which reacts to messages. Raises ------ RuntimeError If the router is not currently running. """ if not self._running: raise RuntimeError("router is not running") connection_id = next(self._connection_ids) sender = MultithreadingSender( connection_id=connection_id, pingee=self._pingee, message_queue=self._message_queue, ) receiver = MultithreadingReceiver(connection_id=connection_id) self._receivers[connection_id] = receiver logger.debug( f"{self} created pipe #{connection_id} with receiver {receiver}" ) return sender, receiver
[docs] def close_pipe(self, receiver): """ Close the receiver end of a pipe produced by ``pipe``. Removes the receiver from the routing table, so that no new messages can reach that receiver. Not thread safe. Must always be called in the main thread. Parameters ---------- receiver : MultithreadingReceiver Receiver half of the pair returned by the ``pipe`` method. Raises ------ RuntimeError If the router is not currently running. """ if not self._running: raise RuntimeError("router is not running") connection_id = receiver.connection_id self._receivers.pop(connection_id) logger.debug( f"{self} closed pipe #{connection_id} with receiver {receiver}" )
[docs] def route_until(self, condition, timeout=None): """ Manually drive the router until a given condition occurs, or timeout. This is primarily used as part of a clean shutdown. Note: this has the side-effect of moving the router from "event loop" mode to "manual" mode. This mode switch is permanent, in the sense that after this point, the router will no longer respond to pings: any messages will need to be processed through this function. Parameters ---------- condition Zero-argument callable returning a boolean. When this condition becomes true, this method will stop routing messages. If the condition is already true on entry, no messages will be routed. timeout : float, optional Maximum number of seconds to route messages for. Raises ------ RuntimeError If the condition did not become true before timeout. """ self._unlink_from_event_loop() if timeout is None: while not condition(): self._route_message(block=True) else: end_time = time.monotonic() + timeout while not condition(): try: time_remaining = end_time - time.monotonic() self._route_message(block=True, timeout=time_remaining) except queue.Empty: raise RuntimeError("Timed out waiting for messages")
# Public traits ########################################################### #: The event loop used to trigger message dispatch. event_loop = Instance(IEventLoop, required=True) # Private traits ########################################################## #: Internal queue for messages from all senders. _message_queue = Instance(queue.Queue) #: Source of new connection ids. _connection_ids = Instance(collections.abc.Iterator) #: Receivers, keyed by connection_id. _receivers = Dict(Int(), Instance(MultithreadingReceiver)) #: Receiver for the "message_sent" signal. _pingee = Instance(IPingee) #: Bool keeping track of whether we're linked to the event loop #: or not. _linked = Bool(False) #: Router status: True if running, False if stopped. _running = Bool(False) # Private methods ######################################################### def _link_to_event_loop(self): """ Link this router to the event loop. """ if self._linked: # Raise, because lifetime management of self._pingee is delicate, # so if we ever get here then something likely needs fixing. raise RuntimeError("Already linked to the event loop") self._pingee = self.event_loop.pingee(on_ping=self._route_message) self._pingee.connect() self._linked = True def _unlink_from_event_loop(self): """ Unlink this router from the event loop, if it's linked. After this call, the router will no longer react to any pending tasks on the event loop. """ if self._linked: # Note: it might be tempting to set self._pingee to None at this # point, and to use the None-ness (or not) of self._pingee to avoid # needing self._linked. But it's important not to do so: we need to # be sure that the main thread reference to the Pingee outlives any # reference on background threads. Otherwise we end up collection a # Qt object (the Pingee) on a thread other than the one it was # created on, and that's unsafe in general. self._pingee.disconnect() self._linked = False def _route_message(self, *, block=False, timeout=None): """ Get and dispatch a message from the local message queue. Parameters ---------- block : bool, optional If True, block until either a message arrives or until timeout. If False (the default), we expect a message to already be present in the queue. timeout : float, optional Maximum time to wait for a message to arrive. If no timeout is given and ``block`` is True, wait indefinitely. If ``block`` is False, this parameter is ignored. Raises ------ queue.Empty If no message arrives within the given timeout. """ connection_id, message = self._message_queue.get( block=block, timeout=None if timeout is None else max(timeout, 0.0), ) try: receiver = self._receivers[connection_id] except KeyError: logger.warning( f"{self} discarding message from closed pipe #{connection_id}." ) else: receiver.message = message def __connection_ids_default(self): return itertools.count()