PKG-SNF-CS-NIX/SNF_CS_Developer_Package.3.0.2_p4/CodeDweller/threading.cpp

// threading.cpp
//
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// For details on the Threading module and development history see threading.hpp

#include "threading.hpp"

using namespace std;                                                            // Introduce std namespace.

ThreadManager Threads;                                                          // Master thread manager.

void ThreadManager::rememberThread(Thread* T) {                                 // Threads register themselves.
    ScopeMutex ThereCanBeOnlyOne(MyMutex);                                      // Protect the known pool.
    KnownThreads.insert(T);                                                     // Add the new thread pointer.
}

void ThreadManager::forgetThread(Thread* T) {                                   // Threads remove themselves.
    ScopeMutex ThereCanBeOnlyOne(MyMutex);                                      // Protect the known pool.
    KnownThreads.erase(T);                                                      // Add the new thread pointer.
}

ThreadStatusReport ThreadManager::StatusReport() {                              // Get a status report, All Threads.
    ScopeMutex ThereCanBeOnlyOne(MyMutex);                                      // Protect our set -- a moment in time.
    ThreadStatusReport Answer;                                                  // Create our vector to hold the report.
    for(                                                                        // Loop through all of the Threads.
      set<Thread*>::iterator iT = KnownThreads.begin();
      iT != KnownThreads.end(); iT++
      ) {                                                                       // Grab each Threads' report.
        Thread& X = *(*iT);                                                     // Handy reference to the Thread.
        Answer.push_back(X.StatusReport());                                     // Push back each Thread's report.
    }
    return Answer;                                                              // Return the finished report.
}

bool ThreadManager::lockExistingThread(Thread* T) {                             // Locks ThreadManager if T exists.
    MyMutex.lock();                                                             // Lock the mutex for everyone.
    if(KnownThreads.end() == KnownThreads.find(T)) {                            // If we do not find T in our set
        MyMutex.unlock();                                                       // then unlock the mutex and return
        return false;                                                           // false.
    }                                                                           // If we did find it then
    LockedThread = T;                                                           // set our locked thread and
    return true;                                                                // return true;
}

// We use assert() in the code below because if these conditions fail then there
// is something seriously wrong and potentially dangerous with the calling code.

void ThreadManager::unlockExistingThread(Thread* T) {                           // Unlocks ThreadManager if T locked.
    assert(0 != LockedThread);                                                  // We had better have a locked thread.
    assert(T == LockedThread);                                                  // The locked thread had better match.
    LockedThread = 0;                                                           // Clear the locked thread.
    MyMutex.unlock();                                                           // Unlock the mutex.
}

//// Scope Thread Lock allows for a safe way to lock threads through the Threads
//// object for delivering short messages. Just like a ScopeMutex, when the object
//// goes away the lock is released.

ScopeThreadLock::ScopeThreadLock(Thread* T) :                                   // Construct a scope lock on a Thread.
  MyLockedThread(0) {                                                           // To star with we have no lock.
    if(Threads.lockExistingThread(T)) {                                         // If we achieve a lock then we
        MyLockedThread = T;                                                     // remember it. Our destructor will
    }                                                                           // unlock it if we were successful.
}

ScopeThreadLock::~ScopeThreadLock() {                                           // Destruct a scope lock on a Thread.
    if(0 != MyLockedThread) {                                                   // If we were successfully constructed
        Threads.unlockExistingThread(MyLockedThread);                           // we can unlock the thread and
        MyLockedThread = 0;                                                     // forget about it before we go away.
    }
}

bool ScopeThreadLock::isGood() {                                                // If we have successfully locked T
    return (0 != MyLockedThread) ? true:false;                                  // it will NOT be 0, so return true.
}

bool ScopeThreadLock::isBad() {                                                 // If we did not successfully lock T
    return (0 == MyLockedThread) ? false:true;                                  // it will be 0, so return false.
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Thread

const ThreadType  Thread::Type("Generic Thread");
const ThreadState Thread::ThreadInitialized("Thread Initialized");
const ThreadState Thread::ThreadStarted("Thread Started");
const ThreadState Thread::ThreadFailed("Thread Failed");
const ThreadState Thread::ThreadStopped("Thread Stopped");
const ThreadState Thread::ThreadDestroyed("Thread Destroyed");

bool Thread::isRunning() { return RunningFlag; }                                // Return RunningFlag state.

bool Thread::isBad() { return BadFlag; }                                        // Return BadFlag state.

const string Thread::MyFault() { return BadWhat; }                              // Return exception Bad fault if any.
const string Thread::MyName() { return MyThreadName; }                          // Return the instance name if any.
const ThreadType& Thread::MyType() { return MyThreadType; }                     // Return the instance Thread Type.
const ThreadState& Thread::MyState() { return (*MyThreadState); }               // Thread state for this instance.

void Thread::CurrentThreadState(const ThreadState& TS) {                        // Set Current Thread State.
    MyThreadState = const_cast<ThreadState*>(&TS);
}

const ThreadState& Thread::CurrentThreadState() { return (*MyThreadState); }    // Get Current Thread State.

ThreadStatusRecord Thread::StatusReport() {                                     // Get a status report from this thread.
    return
      ThreadStatusRecord(                                                       // Status record.
        this,
        const_cast<ThreadType&>(MyThreadType),
        *MyThreadState,
        RunningFlag,
        BadFlag,
        BadWhat,
        MyThreadName
      );
}

// launchTask() calls and monitors myTask for exceptions and set's the correct
// states for the isBad and isRunning flags.

void Thread::launchTask() {                                                     // Launch and watch myTask()
    try {                                                                       // Do this safely.
        RunningFlag = true;                                                     // Now we are running.
        CurrentThreadState(ThreadStarted);                                      // Set the running state.
        myTask();                                                               // myTask() is called.
    }                                                                           // myTask() should handle exceptions.
    catch(exception& e) {                                                       // Unhandled exceptions are informative:
        BadFlag = true;                                                         // They mean the thread went bad but
        BadWhat = e.what();                                                     // we have an idea what went wrong.
    }                                                                           // We shouldn't get other kinds of
    catch(...) {                                                                // exceptions because if things go
        BadFlag = true;                                                         // wrong and one gets through this
        BadWhat = "Unkown Exception(...)";                                      // is all we can say about it.
    }
    RunningFlag = false;                                                        // When we're done, we're done.
    if(BadFlag) CurrentThreadState(ThreadFailed);                               // If we're bad we failed.
    else CurrentThreadState(ThreadStopped);                                     // If we're not bad we stopped.
}

// getMyThread() returns the local thread primative.

thread_primative Thread::getMyThread() { return MyThread; }                     // Return my thread primative.

// runThreadTask() is a helper function to start threads. It is the function
// that is acutally launched as a new thread. It's whole job is to call the
// myTask() method on the object passed to it as it is launched.

// The run() method creates a new thread with ThreadRunner() as the main
// function, having passed it's object.

// WIN32 and POSIX have different versions of both the main thread function
// and the way to launch it.

#ifdef WIN32

Thread::Thread() :                                                              // When constructing a WIN32 thread
  MyThreadType(Thread::Type),                                                   // Use generic Thread Type.
  MyThreadName("UnNamed Thread"),                                               // Use a generic Thread Name.
  RunningFlag(false),                                                           // Couldn't be running yet.
  BadFlag(false),                                                               // Couldn't be bad yet.
  MyThread(NULL) {                                                              // Null the thread handle.
    Threads.rememberThread(this);                                               // Remember this thread.
    CurrentThreadState(ThreadInitialized);                                      // Set our initialized state.
}

Thread::Thread(const ThreadType& T, const string N) :                           // Construct with specific Type/Name
  MyThreadType(T),                                                              // Use generic Thread Type.
  MyThreadName(N),                                                              // Use a generic Thread Name.
  RunningFlag(false),                                                           // Couldn't be running yet.
  BadFlag(false),                                                               // Couldn't be bad yet.
  MyThread(NULL) {                                                              // Null the thread handle.
    Threads.rememberThread(this);                                               // Remember this thread.
    CurrentThreadState(ThreadInitialized);                                      // Set our initialized state.
}

Thread::~Thread() {                                                             // In WIN32 land when we destroy the
    if(NULL != MyThread) {                                                      // thread object check for a valid
        CloseHandle(MyThread);                                                  // thread handle and destroy it if
    }                                                                           // it exists.
    RunningFlag = false;                                                        // The thread is not running.
    Threads.forgetThread(this);                                                 // Forget this thread.
    CurrentThreadState(ThreadDestroyed);                                        // The Thread has left the building.
}

unsigned __stdcall runThreadTask(void* thread_object) {                         // The WIN32 version has this form.
    ((Thread*)thread_object)->launchTask();
}

void Thread::run() {                                                            // Run a WIN32 thread...
    unsigned tid;                                                               // Thread id to toss. Only need Handle.
    MyThread = (HANDLE) _beginthreadex(NULL,0,runThreadTask,this,0,&tid);       // Create a thread calling ThreadRunner
    if(NULL == MyThread) BadFlag = true;                                        // and test that the resutl was valid.
}

void Thread::join() {                                                           // To join in WIN32
    WaitForSingleObject(MyThread, INFINITE);                                    // Wait for the thread by handle.
}

#else

Thread::Thread() :                                                              // POSIX Thread constructor.
  MyThreadType(Thread::Type),                                                   // Use a generic Thread Type.
  MyThreadName("UnNamed Thread"),                                               // Use a generic Thread Name.
  RunningFlag(false),                                                           // Can't be running yet.
  BadFlag(false) {                                                              // Can't be bad yet.
    Threads.rememberThread(this);                                               // Remember this thread.
    CurrentThreadState(ThreadInitialized);                                      // Set our initialized state.
}

Thread::Thread(const ThreadType& T, const string N) :                           // POSIX Specific Thread Constructor.
  MyThreadType(T),                                                              // Use a generic Thread Type.
  MyThreadName(N),                                                              // Use a generic Thread Name.
  RunningFlag(false),                                                           // Can't be running yet.
  BadFlag(false) {                                                              // Can't be bad yet.
    Threads.rememberThread(this);                                               // Remember this thread.
    CurrentThreadState(ThreadInitialized);                                      // Set our initialized state.
}

Thread::~Thread() {                                                             // POSIX destructor.
    RunningFlag = false;                                                        // Not running now for sure.
    Threads.forgetThread(this);                                                 // Forget this thread.
    CurrentThreadState(ThreadDestroyed);                                        // The Thread has left the building.
}

void* runThreadTask(void* thread_object) {                                      // The POSIX version has this form.
    ((Thread*)thread_object)->launchTask();
}

void Thread::run() {                                                            // Run a POSIX thread...
    int result = pthread_create(&MyThread, NULL, runThreadTask, this);          // Create a thread calling ThreadRunner
    if(0 != result) BadFlag = true;                                             // and test that there was no error.
}

void Thread::join() {                                                           // To join in POSIX
    pthread_join(MyThread, NULL);                                               // call pthread_join with MyThread.
}

#endif

// End Thread
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Mutex

#ifdef WIN32

// WIN32 Mutex Implementation //////////////////////////////////////////////////

// The original design of the WIN32 Mutex used critical sections. However after
// additional research it was determined that the use of a Semaphore with an
// initial count of 1 would work better overall on multiple Winx platforms -
// especially SMP systems.

Mutex::Mutex() :                                                                // Creating a WIN32 Mutex means
  IAmLocked(false) {                                                            // Setting IAmLocked to false and
    MyMutex = CreateSemaphore(NULL, 1, 1, NULL);                                // create a semaphore object with
    assert(NULL != MyMutex);                                                    // a count of 1.
}

Mutex::~Mutex() {                                                               // Destroying a WIN32 Mutex means
    assert(false == IAmLocked);                                                 // Make sure we're not in use and
    CloseHandle(MyMutex);                                                       // destroy the semaphore object.
}

bool Mutex::tryLock() {                                                         // Trying to lock WIN32 Mutex means
    bool DoIHaveIt = false;                                                     // Start with a pessimistic assumption
    if(
      false == IAmLocked &&                                                     // If we have a shot at this and
      WAIT_OBJECT_0 == WaitForSingleObject(MyMutex, 0)                          // we actually get hold of the semaphore
      ) {                                                                       // then we can set our flags...
          IAmLocked = true;                                                     // Set IAmLocked, because we are and
          DoIHaveIt = true;                                                     // set our result to true.
    }
    return DoIHaveIt;                                                           // Return true if we got it (see above).
}

void Mutex::lock() {                                                            // Locking the WIN32 Mutex means
    assert(WAIT_OBJECT_0 == WaitForSingleObject(MyMutex, INFINITE));            // Wait on the semaphore - only 1 will
    IAmLocked = true;                                                           // get through or we have a big problem.
}

void Mutex::unlock() {                                                          // Unlocking the WIN32 Mutex means
    assert(true == IAmLocked);                                                  // making sure we're really locked then
    IAmLocked = false;                                                          // reset the IAmLocked flag and
    ReleaseSemaphore(MyMutex, 1, NULL);                                         // release the semaphore.
}

bool Mutex::isLocked() { return IAmLocked; }                                    // Return the IAmLocked flag.

#else

// POSIX Mutex Implementation //////////////////////////////////////////////////

Mutex::Mutex() :                                                                // Constructing a POSIX mutex means
  IAmLocked(false) {                                                            // setting the IAmLocked flag to false and
    assert(0 == pthread_mutex_init(&MyMutex,NULL));                             // initializing the mutex_t object.
}

Mutex::~Mutex() {                                                               // Before we destroy our mutex we check
    assert(false == IAmLocked);                                                 // to see that it is not locked and
    assert(0 == pthread_mutex_destroy(&MyMutex));                               // destroy the primative.
}

void Mutex::lock() {                                                            // Locking a POSIX mutex means
    assert(0 == pthread_mutex_lock(&MyMutex));                                  // asserting our lock was successful and
    IAmLocked = true;                                                           // setting the IAmLocked flag.
}

void Mutex::unlock() {                                                          // Unlocking a POSIX mutex means
    assert(true == IAmLocked);                                                  // asserting that we are locked,
    IAmLocked = false;                                                          // clearing the IAmLocked flag.
    assert(0 == pthread_mutex_unlock(&MyMutex));                                // asserting our unlock was successful and
}

bool Mutex::tryLock() {                                                         // Trying to lock a POSIX mutex means
    bool DoIHaveIt = false;                                                     // starting off pessimistically.
    if(false == IAmLocked) {                                                    // If we are not locked yet then we
        if(0 == pthread_mutex_trylock(&MyMutex)) {                              // try to lock the mutex. If we succeed
            DoIHaveIt = IAmLocked = true;                                       // we set our IAmLocked flag and our
        }                                                                       // DoIHaveIt flag to true;
    }
    return DoIHaveIt;                                                           // In any case we return the result.
}

bool Mutex::isLocked() { return IAmLocked; }                                    // Return the IAmLocked flag.

#endif

// End Mutex
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// ScopeMutex

ScopeMutex::ScopeMutex(Mutex& M) :                                              // When constructing a ScopeMutex,
  MyMutex(M) {                                                                  // Initialize MyMutex with what we are given
    MyMutex.lock();                                                             // and then immediately lock it.
}

ScopeMutex::~ScopeMutex() {                                                     // When a ScopeMutex is destroyed,
    MyMutex.unlock();                                                           // it first unlocks it's mutex.
}

// End ScopeMutex
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Production Gateway

#ifdef WIN32

// Win32 Implementation ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

ProductionGateway::ProductionGateway() {                                        // Construct in Windows like this:
    const int HUGENUMBER = 0x7fffffL;                                           // Work without any real limits.
    MySemaphore = CreateSemaphore(NULL, 0, HUGENUMBER, NULL);                   // Create a Semaphore for signalling.
    assert(NULL != MySemaphore);                                                // That should always work.
}

ProductionGateway::~ProductionGateway() {                                       // Be sure to close it when we're done.
    CloseHandle(MySemaphore);
}

void ProductionGateway::produce() {                                             // To produce() in WIN32 we
    ReleaseSemaphore(MySemaphore, 1, NULL);                                     // release 1 count into the semaphore.
}

void ProductionGateway::consume() {                                             // To consume() in WIN32 we
    WaitForSingleObject(MySemaphore, INFINITE);                                 // wait for a count in the semaphore.
}

#else

// POSIX Implementation ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

ProductionGateway::ProductionGateway() :                                        // Construct in POSIX like this:
  Product(0),                                                                   // All of our counts start at zero.
  Waiting(0),
  Signaled(0) {
    assert(0 == pthread_mutex_init(&MyMutex, NULL));                            // Initialize our mutex.
    assert(0 == pthread_cond_init(&MyConditionVariable, NULL));                 // Initialize our condition variable.
}

ProductionGateway::~ProductionGateway() {                                       // When we're done we must destroy
    assert(0 == pthread_mutex_destroy(&MyMutex));                               // our local mutex and
    assert(0 == pthread_cond_destroy(&MyConditionVariable));                    // our condition variable.
}

void ProductionGateway::produce() {                                             // To produce in POSIX
    assert(0 == pthread_mutex_lock(&MyMutex));                                  // Lock our mutex.
    ++Product;                                                                  // Add an item to our product count.
    if(Signaled < Waiting) {                                                    // If anybody is waiting that has not
        assert(0 == pthread_cond_signal(&MyConditionVariable));                 // yet been signaled then signal them
        ++Signaled;                                                             // and keep track. They will count this
    }                                                                           // down as they awaken.
    assert(0 == pthread_mutex_unlock(&MyMutex));                                // At the end unlock our mutex so
}                                                                               // waiting threads can fly free :-)

void ProductionGateway::consume() {                                             // To consume in POSIX
    assert(0 == pthread_mutex_lock(&MyMutex));                                  // Lock our mutex.
    while(0 >= Product) {                                                       // Until we have something to consume,
        ++Waiting;                                                              // wait for a signal from
        assert(0 == pthread_cond_wait(&MyConditionVariable, &MyMutex));         // our producer. When we have a signal
        --Waiting;                                                              // we are done waiting and we have
        --Signaled;                                                             // been signaled. Of course, somebody
    }                                                                           // may have beaten us to it so check.
    --Product;                                                                  // If we have product then take it.
    assert(0 == pthread_mutex_unlock(&MyMutex));                                // At the end unlock our mutex so
}

#endif

// End Production Gateway
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////