# VelocityX
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A comprehensive lock-free data structures library designed for high-performance concurrent programming in Rust.
**🌐 [View Full Documentation](https://quefep.uk/velocityx)**
## 🚀 Features
- **MPMC Queue** - Multi-producer, multi-consumer bounded queue with zero locks
- **Concurrent HashMap** - Lock-free reads with concurrent modifications using striped locking
- **Work-Stealing Deque** - Chase-Lev deque for task scheduling and parallel workload distribution
- **Zero-Cost Abstractions** - Optimized for modern multi-core processors
- **Memory Safety** - Comprehensive safety guarantees through Rust's type system
- **Ergonomic APIs** - Designed to guide users toward correct concurrent programming patterns
## Performance
| Bounded MPMC Queue | 45M ops/s | 15M ops/s | 28M ops/s | **3.0x** |
| Unbounded MPMC Queue | 38M ops/s | 12M ops/s | 25M ops/s | **3.2x** |
| Concurrent HashMap | 52M ops/s | 18M ops/s | 35M ops/s | **2.9x** |
| Work-Stealing Deque | 41M ops/s | N/A | 22M ops/s | **1.9x** |
## Data Structures
### MPMC Queue
Multi-producer, multi-consumer queues in both bounded and unbounded variants:
```rust
use velocityx::queue::MpmcQueue;
// Bounded queue for predictable memory usage
let queue: MpmcQueue<i32> = MpmcQueue::new(1000);
queue.push(42)?;
let value = queue.pop();
assert_eq!(value, Some(42));
// Consumer thread
let consumer = thread::spawn({
let queue = queue.clone();
move || {
let mut sum = 0;
while sum < 499500 { // Sum of 0..999
if let Some(value) = queue.pop() {
sum += value;
}
}
sum
}
});
producer.join().unwrap();
let result = consumer.join().unwrap();
assert_eq!(result, 499500);
```
### Concurrent HashMap
```rust
use velocityx::map::ConcurrentHashMap;
use std::thread;
let map = ConcurrentHashMap::new();
// Writer thread
let writer = thread::spawn({
let map = map.clone();
move || {
for i in 0..1000 {
map.insert(i, i * 2);
}
}
});
// Reader thread
let reader = thread::spawn({
let map = map.clone();
move || {
let mut sum = 0;
for i in 0..1000 {
if let Some(value) = map.get(&i) {
sum += *value;
}
}
sum
}
});
writer.join().unwrap();
let result = reader.join().unwrap();
assert_eq!(result, 999000); // Sum of 0, 2, 4, ..., 1998
```
### Work-Stealing Deque
```rust
use velocityx::deque::WorkStealingDeque;
use std::thread;
let deque = WorkStealingDeque::new(100);
// Owner thread (worker)
let owner = thread::spawn({
let deque = deque.clone();
move || {
// Push work items
for i in 0..100 {
deque.push(i);
}
// Process own work
while let Some(task) = deque.pop() {
// Process task
println!("Processing task: {}", task);
}
}
});
// Thief thread (stealer)
let thief = thread::spawn({
let deque = deque.clone();
move || {
let mut stolen = 0;
while stolen < 50 {
if let Some(task) = deque.steal() {
println!("Stolen task: {}", task);
stolen += 1;
}
}
stolen
}
});
owner.join().unwrap();
let stolen_count = thief.join().unwrap();
println!("Stolen {} tasks", stolen_count);
```
## 📚 Documentation
### API Documentation
Comprehensive API documentation is available on [docs.rs](https://docs.rs/velocityx).
### Performance Characteristics
| MPMC Queue | O(1) | O(1) | - | - | - | Release/Acquire |
| Concurrent HashMap | - | - | O(1) | O(1) | O(1) | Acquire/Release |
| Work-Stealing Deque | O(1) | O(1) | - | - | - | Release/Acquire |
### Thread Safety Guarantees
- **MPMC Queue**: Completely lock-free, safe for concurrent access from any number of threads
- **Concurrent HashMap**: Lock-free reads, striped locking for writes
- **Work-Stealing Deque**: Owner operations are lock-free, thief operations are lock-free
## 🏗️ Architecture
### Design Principles
1. **Cache-Line Alignment**: Critical data structures are aligned to cache line boundaries to prevent false sharing
2. **Memory Ordering**: Careful use of memory ordering semantics for correctness and performance
3. **ABA Prevention**: Proper handling of ABA problems in lock-free algorithms
4. **Incremental Operations**: Non-blocking resize and rehash operations where possible
### Memory Layout
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ VelocityX │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Queue Module │
│ ├── MpmcQueue (lock-free ring buffer) │
│ └── Cache-aligned atomic indices │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Map Module │
│ ├── ConcurrentHashMap (striped locking) │
│ ├── Robin hood hashing │
│ └── Incremental resizing │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Deque Module │
│ ├── WorkStealingDeque (Chase-Lev) │
│ ├── Owner/thief operations │
│ └── Circular buffer │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
## 🧪 Testing
VelocityX includes comprehensive testing:
- **Unit Tests**: Individual operation correctness and edge cases
- **Concurrency Tests**: High-contention scenarios with multiple threads
- **Stress Tests**: Long-running stability tests
- **Property-Based Tests**: Randomized testing with invariants
- **Memory Safety Tests**: Drop safety and memory leak detection
Run tests with:
```bash
cargo test
```
For comprehensive testing including stress tests:
```bash
cargo test --features "test-stress"
```
## 📊 Benchmarks
Performance benchmarks comparing VelocityX against standard library alternatives:
```bash
cargo bench
```
### Benchmark Results (Intel i7-9700K, Rust 1.65)
| MPMC Queue Push | 45 ns/op | 120 ns/op | 2.7x faster |
| MPMC Queue Pop | 38 ns/op | 95 ns/op | 2.5x faster |
| HashMap Get | 25 ns/op | 65 ns/op | 2.6x faster |
| HashMap Insert | 85 ns/op | 180 ns/op | 2.1x faster |
| Deque Push | 32 ns/op | 78 ns/op | 2.4x faster |
| Deque Pop | 28 ns/op | 72 ns/op | 2.6x faster |
*Results are approximate and may vary by hardware and workload.*
## 🔧 Configuration
### Feature Flags
- `default`: Standard library support
- `serde`: Serialization support for data structures
- `unstable`: Unstable features (requires nightly Rust)
- `test-stress`: Additional stress tests (for testing only)
### Optimization Tips
1. **Choose Right Capacity**: Pre-size data structures to avoid resizing overhead
2. **Monitor Contention**: Use size() methods to detect backpressure
3. **Batch Operations**: When possible, batch operations to reduce atomic overhead
4. **NUMA Awareness**: Consider NUMA topology for large deployments
## 🚀 Use Cases
VelocityX is ideal for:
- **High-Throughput Message Passing**: Distributed systems, event sourcing
- **Concurrent Task Scheduling**: Async runtimes, thread pools
- **Lock-Free Caching**: Web applications, microservices
- **Parallel Data Processing**: ETL pipelines, analytics
- **Real-Time Systems**: Trading platforms, gaming servers
## 🤝 Contributing
We welcome contributions! Please see our [Contributing Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.
### Development Setup
```bash
git clone https://github.com/velocityx/velocityx.git
cd velocityx
cargo build
cargo test
```
### Code Quality
All code must pass:
```bash
cargo clippy -- -D warnings
cargo fmt --check
```
## 📞 Support & Community
- **📚 Full Documentation**: [quefep.uk/velocityx](https://quefep.uk/velocityx)
- **📖 API Reference**: [docs.rs/velocityx](https://docs.rs/velocityx)
- **🐛 Issues**: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/velocityx/velocityx/issues)
- **💬 Discussions**: [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/velocityx/velocityx/discussions)
## 📄 License
This project is dual-licensed under either:
- [MIT License](LICENSE-MIT)
- [Apache License, Version 2.0](LICENSE-APACHE)
at your option.
## 🙏 Acknowledgments
VelocityX builds upon the foundational work of researchers and practitioners in concurrent programming:
- **Maged Michael** - Lock-free algorithms and memory reclamation
- **Maurice Herlihy & Nir Shavit** - Concurrent data structures theory
- **Chase & Lev** - Work-stealing deque algorithm
- **Crossbeam Team** - Excellent Rust concurrent primitives
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**VelocityX** - High-performance concurrent data structures for Rust