actix_rt/

runtime.rs

use std::{future::Future, io, sync::Arc};

use tokio::task::{JoinHandle, LocalSet};

#[derive(Debug)]
enum RuntimeInner {
    Owned(tokio::runtime::Runtime),
    Shared(Arc<tokio::runtime::Runtime>),
    Static(&'static tokio::runtime::Runtime),
}

/// A Tokio-based runtime proxy.
///
/// All spawned futures will be executed on the current thread. Therefore, there is no `Send` bound
/// on submitted futures.
#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct Runtime {
    local: LocalSet,
    rt: RuntimeInner,
}

pub(crate) fn default_tokio_runtime() -> io::Result<tokio::runtime::Runtime> {
    tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
        .enable_io()
        .enable_time()
        .build()
}

impl Runtime {
    /// Returns a new runtime initialized with default configuration values.
    #[allow(clippy::new_ret_no_self)]
    pub fn new() -> io::Result<Self> {
        let rt = default_tokio_runtime()?;

        Ok(Runtime {
            rt: RuntimeInner::Owned(rt),
            local: LocalSet::new(),
        })
    }

    fn tokio_runtime_ref(&self) -> &tokio::runtime::Runtime {
        match &self.rt {
            RuntimeInner::Owned(rt) => rt,
            RuntimeInner::Shared(rt) => rt,
            RuntimeInner::Static(rt) => rt,
        }
    }

    /// Offload a future onto the single-threaded runtime.
    ///
    /// The returned join handle can be used to await the future's result.
    ///
    /// See [crate root][crate] documentation for more details.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    /// ```
    /// let rt = actix_rt::Runtime::new().unwrap();
    ///
    /// // Spawn a future onto the runtime
    /// let handle = rt.spawn(async {
    ///     println!("running on the runtime");
    ///     42
    /// });
    ///
    /// assert_eq!(rt.block_on(handle).unwrap(), 42);
    /// ```
    ///
    /// # Panics
    /// This function panics if the spawn fails. Failure occurs if the executor is currently at
    /// capacity and is unable to spawn a new future.
    #[track_caller]
    pub fn spawn<F>(&self, future: F) -> JoinHandle<F::Output>
    where
        F: Future + 'static,
    {
        self.local.spawn_local(future)
    }

    /// Retrieves a reference to the underlying Tokio runtime associated with this instance.
    ///
    /// The Tokio runtime is responsible for executing asynchronous tasks and managing
    /// the event loop for an asynchronous Rust program. This method allows accessing
    /// the runtime to interact with its features directly.
    ///
    /// In a typical use case, you might need to share the same runtime between different
    /// modules of your project. For example, a module might require a `tokio::runtime::Handle`
    /// to spawn tasks on the same runtime, or the runtime itself to configure more complex
    /// behaviours.
    ///
    /// # Example
    ///
    /// ```
    /// use actix_rt::Runtime;
    ///
    /// mod module_a {
    ///     pub fn do_something(handle: tokio::runtime::Handle) {
    ///         handle.spawn(async {
    ///             // Some asynchronous task here
    ///         });
    ///     }
    /// }
    ///
    /// mod module_b {
    ///     pub fn do_something_else(rt: &tokio::runtime::Runtime) {
    ///         rt.spawn(async {
    ///             // Another asynchronous task here
    ///         });
    ///     }
    /// }
    ///
    /// let actix_runtime = actix_rt::Runtime::new().unwrap();
    /// let tokio_runtime = actix_runtime.tokio_runtime();
    ///
    /// let handle = tokio_runtime.handle().clone();
    ///
    /// module_a::do_something(handle);
    /// module_b::do_something_else(tokio_runtime);
    /// ```
    ///
    /// # Returns
    ///
    /// An immutable reference to the `tokio::runtime::Runtime` instance associated with this
    /// `Runtime` instance.
    ///
    /// # Note
    ///
    /// While this method provides an immutable reference to the Tokio runtime, which is safe to share across threads,
    /// be aware that spawning blocking tasks on the Tokio runtime could potentially impact the execution
    /// of the Actix runtime. This is because Tokio is responsible for driving the Actix system,
    /// and blocking tasks could delay or deadlock other tasks in run loop.
    pub fn tokio_runtime(&self) -> &tokio::runtime::Runtime {
        self.tokio_runtime_ref()
    }

    /// Runs the provided future, blocking the current thread until the future completes.
    ///
    /// This function can be used to synchronously block the current thread until the provided
    /// `future` has resolved either successfully or with an error. The result of the future is
    /// then returned from this function call.
    ///
    /// Note that this function will also execute any spawned futures on the current thread, but
    /// will not block until these other spawned futures have completed. Once the function returns,
    /// any uncompleted futures remain pending in the `Runtime` instance. These futures will not run
    /// until `block_on` or `run` is called again.
    ///
    /// The caller is responsible for ensuring that other spawned futures complete execution by
    /// calling `block_on` or `run`.
    #[track_caller]
    pub fn block_on<F>(&self, f: F) -> F::Output
    where
        F: Future,
    {
        self.local.block_on(self.tokio_runtime_ref(), f)
    }
}

impl From<tokio::runtime::Runtime> for Runtime {
    fn from(rt: tokio::runtime::Runtime) -> Self {
        Self {
            local: LocalSet::new(),
            rt: RuntimeInner::Owned(rt),
        }
    }
}

impl From<Arc<tokio::runtime::Runtime>> for Runtime {
    fn from(rt: Arc<tokio::runtime::Runtime>) -> Self {
        Self {
            local: LocalSet::new(),
            rt: RuntimeInner::Shared(rt),
        }
    }
}

impl From<&'static tokio::runtime::Runtime> for Runtime {
    fn from(rt: &'static tokio::runtime::Runtime) -> Self {
        Self {
            local: LocalSet::new(),
            rt: RuntimeInner::Static(rt),
        }
    }
}