copy-channels 1.0.0

A collection of cross-thread channels for copyable types
Documentation
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//! Broadcast a sequence/stream of values.
//!
//! A channel has a fixed capacity, set on creation. A sender may publish into the channel. Receivers
//! receive the published values in-order, but they must keep up.
//!
//! The channel concretely consists of a circular buffer with `n` items, where `n` is the next power
//! of two higher than or equal to the requested channel capacity. If more than `n` values are written
//! to a channel before a receiver's next read, then the receiver will see [`Lagged`](TryRecvError::Lagged).

use crate::Slotable;
use crate::loom::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering::*};
use crate::loom::sync::spin_loop_hint;
use std::sync::Arc;

// Sequencing: if we're about to write slot x, sequence is x * 2. Then before write, it's +1, and
// afterwards it's +1 again (release). So write x is complete when we observe (acquire) sequence >= x * 2 + 2

#[inline]
fn version_to_slot_index(version: u64, queue_len: usize) -> usize {
    debug_assert!(queue_len.is_power_of_two());
    (version & (queue_len as u64 - 1)) as usize
}

struct Counts {
    sequence: AtomicU64,
    tx_count: AtomicU64,
}

struct Inner<T, S: Slotable<T>> {
    queue: Arc<[S::SlotArrayItem]>,
    counts: Arc<Counts>,
    queue_len: usize,
}

impl<T, S: Slotable<T>> Clone for Inner<T, S> {
    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
        Inner {
            queue: self.queue.clone(),
            counts: self.counts.clone(),
            queue_len: self.queue_len,
        }
    }
}

/// Sender side of the channel.
pub struct Sender<T, S: Slotable<T>> {
    inner: Inner<T, S>,
}

impl<T, S: Slotable<T>> Sender<T, S> {
    /// Create a new channel, with `capacity` slots, and return the sender.
    pub fn new(capacity: usize) -> Self {
        // round up to next power of two so we get nice masking
        let queue_len = capacity.next_power_of_two();
        let inner = Inner {
            queue: S::boxed_uninit_multiple(queue_len).into(),
            counts: Arc::new(Counts {
                sequence: AtomicU64::new(0),
                tx_count: AtomicU64::new(1),
            }),
            queue_len,
        };
        Sender { inner }
    }

    /// Create a new receiver on this channel. The receiver will only see
    /// the next value sent, no history.
    pub fn subscribe(&self) -> Receiver<T, S> {
        let next_version = self.inner.counts.sequence.load(Relaxed) >> 1;
        Receiver {
            inner: self.inner.clone(),
            next_version,
        }
    }

    /// Send a new value onto the channel. This overwrites a previous value, depending on
    /// the capacity of the channel.
    pub fn send(&mut self, value: T) {
        let tx_count = self.inner.counts.tx_count.load(Acquire);
        let mut seq = self.inner.counts.sequence.load(Relaxed);
        if tx_count == 1 {
            // There's only one sender, and this is a unique reference so it must be the only
            // one and no more will appear during this function. We can omit the CAS to lock and
            // just store.
            debug_assert!(seq & 1 == 0, "single sender finds queue locked");

            // this Release here looks unnecessary, but if Relaxed it could be ordered before the final
            // release in a previous invocation
            self.inner.counts.sequence.store(seq + 1, Release);
        } else {
            loop {
                if seq & 1 != 0 {
                    spin_loop_hint();
                    seq = self.inner.counts.sequence.load(Relaxed);
                    continue;
                }
                // this AcqRel here looks unnecessary, but if Acquire it could be ordered before the final
                // release in a previous invocation
                match self
                    .inner
                    .counts
                    .sequence
                    .compare_exchange(seq, seq + 1, AcqRel, Relaxed)
                {
                    Ok(_) => break,
                    Err(c) => seq = c,
                }
                spin_loop_hint();
            }
        }
        let version = seq >> 1;
        let slot_index = version_to_slot_index(version, self.inner.queue_len);
        let slot = S::index_in_array(&self.inner.queue, slot_index);
        S::write(slot, value, Release);
        self.inner.counts.sequence.store(seq + 2, Release);
    }
}

/// A sender may be freely cloned, and a channel may be safely sent to from multiple threads. But
/// the existence of more than one sender has a small performance impact (one CAS).
impl<T, S: Slotable<T>> Clone for Sender<T, S> {
    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
        self.inner.counts.tx_count.fetch_add(1, Relaxed);
        Sender {
            inner: self.inner.clone(),
        }
    }
}

impl<T, S: Slotable<T>> Drop for Sender<T, S> {
    fn drop(&mut self) {
        self.inner.counts.tx_count.fetch_sub(1, Release);
    }
}

/// Receiver side of the channel.
pub struct Receiver<T, S: Slotable<T>> {
    inner: Inner<T, S>,
    next_version: u64,
}

/// A receiver may be freely cloned without performance impact. The
/// cloned receiver will start at the same queue position, and see
/// the same yet unread values, so this is subtly different from
/// [`Sender::subscribe`].
impl<T, S: Slotable<T>> Clone for Receiver<T, S> {
    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
        Receiver {
            inner: self.inner.clone(),
            next_version: self.next_version,
        }
    }
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, thiserror::Error)]
pub enum TryRecvError {
    /// No new value is currently available.
    #[error("no new value available")]
    Empty,
    /// All senders for this channel have been dropped.
    #[error("channel was closed")]
    Closed,
    /// The value that was next has been overwritten.
    #[error("lagged by {0} messages")]
    Lagged(u64),
}

impl<T, S: Slotable<T>> Receiver<T, S> {
    /// Retrieve the next value, if any, and update position. If [`Lagged`](TryRecvError::Lagged)
    /// is returned, then this receiver was too late and the next value has already been
    /// overwritten.
    pub fn try_recv(&mut self) -> Result<T, TryRecvError> {
        let version = self.next_version;
        let seq1 = self.inner.counts.sequence.load(Acquire);
        if seq1 < (version + 1) << 1 {
            let err = if self.inner.counts.tx_count.load(Relaxed) == 0 {
                TryRecvError::Closed
            } else {
                TryRecvError::Empty
            };
            return Err(err);
        }
        // we could check for overwrite here, but should be rare so let's
        // avoid the one comparison and optimistically read
        let slot_index = version_to_slot_index(version, self.inner.queue_len);
        let slot = S::index_in_array(&self.inner.queue, slot_index);
        let value = S::read(slot, Acquire);
        let seq2 = self.inner.counts.sequence.load(Relaxed);
        // no lag until writing version + queue_len
        if seq2 > (version + self.inner.queue_len as u64) << 1 {
            let next_version = seq2 >> 1;
            self.next_version = next_version;
            return Err(TryRecvError::Lagged(next_version - version));
        }

        self.next_version += 1;

        // safety: seq1 says value was ready, seq2 says it wasn't overwritten
        Ok(unsafe { value.assume_init() })
    }
}

/// Create a new channel with `capacity` slots, and return sender / receiver.
pub fn channel<T, S: Slotable<T>>(capacity: usize) -> (Sender<T, S>, Receiver<T, S>) {
    let sender = Sender::new(capacity);
    let receiver = sender.subscribe();
    (sender, receiver)
}

macro_rules! broadcast_impl {
    ($s:ty, $bound:path) => {
        pub mod broadcast {

            /// Sender side of the channel.
            pub type Sender<T> = crate::channels::broadcast::Sender<T, $s>;

            /// Receiver side of the channel.
            pub type Receiver<T> = crate::channels::broadcast::Receiver<T, $s>;

            pub use crate::channels::broadcast::TryRecvError;

            /// Create a new channel with `capacity` slots, and return sender/receiver.
            pub fn channel<T: $bound>(capacity: usize) -> (Sender<T>, Receiver<T>) {
                crate::channels::broadcast::channel::<T, $s>(capacity)
            }
        }
    };
}

pub(crate) use broadcast_impl;

macro_rules! def_tests {
    ($modname:ident,$loommodname:ident,$s:ty) => {
        #[cfg(test)]
        mod $modname {
            use super::*;
            use crate::loom::thread;

            type S = $s;

            fn busy_read(receiver: &mut Receiver<u32, S>) -> Result<u32, &'static str> {
                loop {
                    match receiver.try_recv() {
                        Ok(x) => return Ok(x),
                        Err(TryRecvError::Lagged(_)) => return Err("lagged"),
                        Err(TryRecvError::Empty) => (),
                        Err(TryRecvError::Closed) => panic!("closed"),
                    }
                    spin_loop_hint();
                }
            }

            #[test]
            fn rw() {
                let mut sender = Sender::<u32, S>::new(3);
                let mut receiver = sender.subscribe();
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Err(TryRecvError::Empty));
                sender.send(1);
                sender.send(2);
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Ok(1));
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Ok(2));
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Err(TryRecvError::Empty));
                sender.send(3);
                sender.send(4);
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Ok(3));
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Ok(4));
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Err(TryRecvError::Empty));
            }

            #[test]
            fn rw_multi() {
                let mut sender1 = Sender::<u32, S>::new(3);
                let mut sender2 = sender1.clone();
                let mut receiver = sender1.subscribe();
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Err(TryRecvError::Empty));
                sender1.send(1);
                sender2.send(2);
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Ok(1));
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Ok(2));
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Err(TryRecvError::Empty));
                sender1.send(3);
                sender2.send(4);
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Ok(3));
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Ok(4));
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Err(TryRecvError::Empty));
            }

            #[test]
            fn lagging() {
                // we use the knowledge that capacity will round up to factor 2
                let mut sender = Sender::<u32, S>::new(3); // i.e. queue-len = 4
                let mut receiver = sender.subscribe();
                // we can send 3
                sender.send(1); // 1
                sender.send(2); // 2
                sender.send(3); // 3
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Ok(1)); // 2
                sender.send(4); // 3
                sender.send(5); // 4
                sender.send(6); // 5
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Err(TryRecvError::Lagged(5)));
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Err(TryRecvError::Empty));
                sender.send(7);
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Ok(7));
            }

            #[test]
            fn multi_wait() {
                let mut sender1 = Sender::<u32, S>::new(3);
                let mut sender2 = sender1.clone();
                let _no_close = sender1.clone();
                let mut receiver = sender1.subscribe();
                let th1 = thread::spawn(move || sender1.send(1));
                let th2 = thread::spawn(move || sender2.send(2));
                let values: [u32; 2] = std::array::from_fn(|_| busy_read(&mut receiver).unwrap());
                th1.join().unwrap();
                th2.join().unwrap();
                assert!(values == [1, 2] || values == [2, 1]);
                assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Err(TryRecvError::Empty));
            }

            #[test]
            fn single_wait() {
                let mut sender = Sender::<u32, S>::new(3);
                let mut receiver = sender.subscribe();
                let th = thread::spawn(move || {
                    for i in 1..=3 {
                        sender.send(i);
                    }
                });
                for i in 1..=3 {
                    let read = busy_read(&mut receiver).unwrap();
                    assert_eq!(read, i);
                }
                th.join().unwrap();
            }
        }

        #[cfg(all(loom, test))]
        mod $loommodname {
            use super::*;
            use crate::loom::thread;

            type S = $s;

            fn busy_read(receiver: &mut Receiver<u32, S>) -> Result<u32, &'static str> {
                loop {
                    match receiver.try_recv() {
                        Ok(x) => return Ok(x),
                        Err(TryRecvError::Lagged(_)) => return Err("lagged"),
                        Err(TryRecvError::Closed) => return Err("closed"),
                        Err(TryRecvError::Empty) => (),
                    }
                    spin_loop_hint();
                }
            }

            #[test]
            fn single_wait() {
                loom::model(|| {
                    let mut sender = Sender::<u32, S>::new(3);
                    let mut receiver = sender.subscribe();
                    let th = thread::spawn(move || {
                        for i in 1..=3 {
                            sender.send(i);
                        }
                        sender // avoid closing prematurely
                    });
                    for i in 1..=3 {
                        let read = busy_read(&mut receiver).unwrap();
                        assert_eq!(read, i);
                    }
                    th.join().unwrap();
                });
            }

            // trying to have 2 senders and a receiver all concurrently blows up loom, so we'll
            // split the cases between senders competing for the queue, and parallel sender/receiver
            #[test]
            fn multi_wait() {
                loom::model(|| {
                    let mut sender = Sender::<u32, S>::new(3);
                    let _other = sender.clone();
                    let mut receiver = sender.subscribe();
                    let th = thread::spawn(move || {
                        sender.send(1);
                        sender.send(2);
                    });
                    for i in 1..=2 {
                        let read = busy_read(&mut receiver).unwrap();
                        assert_eq!(read, i);
                    }
                    th.join().unwrap();
                });
            }

            #[test]
            fn multi_sender() {
                loom::model(|| {
                    println!("-- start");
                    let mut sender1 = Sender::<u32, S>::new(3);
                    let mut sender2 = sender1.clone();
                    let mut receiver = sender1.subscribe();
                    let th1 = thread::spawn(move || {
                        println!("sending 1");
                        sender1.send(1);
                        println!("sending 1 done");
                    });
                    let th2 = thread::spawn(move || {
                        println!("sending 2");
                        sender2.send(2);
                        println!("sending 2 done");
                    });

                    th1.join().unwrap();
                    th2.join().unwrap();

                    let values: [u32; 2] = std::array::from_fn(|_| receiver.try_recv().unwrap());
                    assert!(values == [1, 2] || values == [2, 1]);
                    assert_eq!(receiver.try_recv(), Err(TryRecvError::Closed));
                });
            }
        }
    };
}

def_tests!(
    native_tests,
    native_loom_tests,
    crate::native::NativeSlotable
);

#[cfg(feature = "atomic")]
def_tests!(
    atomic_tests,
    atomic_loom_tests,
    crate::atomic::AtomicSlotable
);

#[cfg(not(miri))]
def_tests!(fast_tests, fast_loom_tests, crate::fast::Slotable);