Struct bevy::tasks::IoTaskPool

pub struct IoTaskPool(_);

A newtype for a task pool for IO-intensive work (i.e. tasks that spend very little time in a “woken” state)

Implementations

impl IoTaskPool

pub fn init(f: impl FnOnce() -> TaskPool) -> &'static IoTaskPool

Initializes the global IoTaskPool instance.

pub fn get() -> &'static IoTaskPool

Gets the global IoTaskPool instance.

Panics

Panics if no pool has been initialized yet.

Methods from Deref<Target = TaskPool>

pub fn thread_num(&self) -> usize

Return the number of threads owned by the task pool

pub fn scope<'env, F, T>(&self, f: F) -> Vec<T, Global>where
    F: for<'scope> FnOnce(&'scope Scope<'scope, 'env, T>),
    T: 'static + Send,

Allows spawning non-'static futures on the thread pool. The function takes a callback, passing a scope object into it. The scope object provided to the callback can be used to spawn tasks. This function will await the completion of all tasks before returning.

This is similar to rayon::scope and crossbeam::scope

Example

use bevy_tasks::TaskPool;

let pool = TaskPool::new();
let mut x = 0;
let results = pool.scope(|s| {
    s.spawn(async {
        // you can borrow the spawner inside a task and spawn tasks from within the task
        s.spawn(async {
            // borrow x and mutate it.
            x = 2;
            // return a value from the task
            1
        });
        // return some other value from the first task
        0
    });
});

// The ordering of results is non-deterministic if you spawn from within tasks as above.
// If you're doing this, you'll have to write your code to not depend on the ordering.
assert!(results.contains(&0));
assert!(results.contains(&1));

// The ordering is deterministic if you only spawn directly from the closure function.
let results = pool.scope(|s| {
    s.spawn(async { 0  });
    s.spawn(async { 1 });
});
assert_eq!(&results[..], &[0, 1]);

// You can access x after scope runs, since it was only temporarily borrowed in the scope.
assert_eq!(x, 2);

Lifetimes

The Scope object takes two lifetimes: 'scope and 'env.

The 'scope lifetime represents the lifetime of the scope. That is the time during which the provided closure and tasks that are spawned into the scope are run.

The 'env lifetime represents the lifetime of whatever is borrowed by the scope. Thus this lifetime must outlive 'scope.

use bevy_tasks::TaskPool;
fn scope_escapes_closure() {
    let pool = TaskPool::new();
    let foo = Box::new(42);
    pool.scope(|scope| {
        std::thread::spawn(move || {
            // UB. This could spawn on the scope after `.scope` returns and the internal Scope is dropped.
            scope.spawn(async move {
                assert_eq!(*foo, 42);
            });
        });
    });
}

use bevy_tasks::TaskPool;
fn cannot_borrow_from_closure() {
    let pool = TaskPool::new();
    pool.scope(|scope| {
        let x = 1;
        let y = &x;
        scope.spawn(async move {
            assert_eq!(*y, 1);
        });
    });
}

pub fn spawn<T>(
    &self,
    future: impl Future<Output = T> + Send + 'static
) -> Task<T>where
    T: 'static + Send,

Spawns a static future onto the thread pool. The returned Task is a future. It can also be cancelled and “detached” allowing it to continue running without having to be polled by the end-user.

If the provided future is non-Send, TaskPool::spawn_local should be used instead.

pub fn spawn_local<T>(
    &self,
    future: impl Future<Output = T> + 'static
) -> Task<T>where
    T: 'static,

Spawns a static future on the thread-local async executor for the current thread. The task will run entirely on the thread the task was spawned on. The returned Task is a future. It can also be cancelled and “detached” allowing it to continue running without having to be polled by the end-user. Users should generally prefer to use TaskPool::spawn instead, unless the provided future is not Send.

pub fn with_local_executor<F, R>(&self, f: F) -> Rwhere
    F: FnOnce(&LocalExecutor<'_>) -> R,

Runs a function with the local executor. Typically used to tick the local executor on the main thread as it needs to share time with other things.

use bevy_tasks::TaskPool;

TaskPool::new().with_local_executor(|local_executor| {
    local_executor.try_tick();
});

Trait Implementations

impl Debug for IoTaskPool

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result<(), Error>

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl Deref for IoTaskPool

type Target = TaskPool

The resulting type after dereferencing.

fn deref(&self) -> &<IoTaskPool as Deref>::Target

Dereferences the value.