poller_base.hpp

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/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0 */
 
#ifndef __ZMQ_POLLER_BASE_HPP_INCLUDED__
#define __ZMQ_POLLER_BASE_HPP_INCLUDED__
 
#include <map>
 
#include "clock.hpp"
#include "atomic_counter.hpp"
#include "ctx.hpp"
 
namespace zmq
{
struct i_poll_events;
 
// A build of libzmq must provide an implementation of the poller_t concept. By
// convention, this is done via a typedef.
//
// At the time of writing, the following implementations of the poller_t
// concept exist: zmq::devpoll_t, zmq::epoll_t, zmq::kqueue_t, zmq::poll_t,
// zmq::pollset_t, zmq::select_t
//
// An implementation of the poller_t concept must provide the following public
// methods:
//   Returns load of the poller.
// int get_load() const;
//
//   Add a timeout to expire in timeout_ milliseconds. After the
//   expiration, timer_event on sink_ object will be called with
//   argument set to id_.
// void add_timer(int timeout_, zmq::i_poll_events *sink_, int id_);
//
//   Cancel the timer created by sink_ object with ID equal to id_.
// void cancel_timer(zmq::i_poll_events *sink_, int id_);
//
//   Adds a fd to the poller. Initially, no events are activated. These must
//   be activated by the set_* methods using the returned handle_.
// handle_t add_fd(fd_t fd_, zmq::i_poll_events *events_);
//
//   Deactivates any events that may be active for the given handle_, and
//   removes the fd associated with the given handle_.
// void rm_fd(handle_t handle_);
//
//   The set_* and reset_* methods activate resp. deactivate polling for
//   input/output readiness on the respective handle_, such that the
//   in_event/out_event methods on the associated zmq::i_poll_events object
//   will be called.
//   Note: while handle_t and fd_t may be the same type, and may even have the
//   same values for some implementation, this may not be assumed in general.
//   The methods may only be called with the handle returned by add_fd.
// void set_pollin(handle_t handle_);
// void reset_pollin(handle_t handle_);
// void set_pollout(handle_t handle_);//
// void reset_pollout(handle_t handle_);
//
//   Starts operation of the poller. See below for details.
// void start();
//
//   Request termination of the poller.
//   TODO: might be removed in the future, as it has no effect.
// void stop();
//
//   Returns the maximum number of fds that can be added to an instance of the
//   poller at the same time, or -1 if there is no such fixed limit.
// static int max_fds();
//
// Most of the methods may only be called from a zmq::i_poll_events callback
// function when invoked by the poller (and, therefore, typically from the
// poller's worker thread), with the following exceptions:
// - get_load may be called from outside
// - add_fd and add_timer may be called from outside before start
// - start may be called from outside once
//
// After a poller is started, it waits for the registered events (input/output
// readiness, timeout) to happen, and calls the respective functions on the
// zmq::i_poll_events object. It terminates when no further registrations (fds
// or timers) exist.
//
// Before start, add_fd must have been called at least once. Behavior may be
// undefined otherwise.
//
// If the poller is implemented by a single worker thread (the
// worker_poller_base_t base  class may be used to implement such a poller),
// no synchronization is required for the data structures modified by
// add_fd, rm_fd, add_timer, cancel_timer, (re)set_poll(in|out). However,
// reentrancy must be considered, e.g. when one of the functions modifies
// a container that is being iterated by the poller.
 
 
// A class that can be used as abase class for implementations of the poller
// concept.
//
// For documentation of the public methods, see the description of the poller_t
// concept.
class poller_base_t
{
  public:
    poller_base_t () ZMQ_DEFAULT;
    virtual ~poller_base_t ();
 
    // Methods from the poller concept.
    int get_load () const;
    void add_timer (int timeout_, zmq::i_poll_events *sink_, int id_);
    void cancel_timer (zmq::i_poll_events *sink_, int id_);
 
  protected:
    //  Called by individual poller implementations to manage the load.
    void adjust_load (int amount_);
 
    //  Executes any timers that are due. Returns number of milliseconds
    //  to wait to match the next timer or 0 meaning "no timers".
    uint64_t execute_timers ();
 
  private:
    //  Clock instance private to this I/O thread.
    clock_t _clock;
 
    //  List of active timers.
    struct timer_info_t
    {
        zmq::i_poll_events *sink;
        int id;
    };
    typedef std::multimap<uint64_t, timer_info_t> timers_t;
    timers_t _timers;
 
    //  Load of the poller. Currently the number of file descriptors
    //  registered.
    atomic_counter_t _load;
 
    ZMQ_NON_COPYABLE_NOR_MOVABLE (poller_base_t)
};
 
//  Base class for a poller with a single worker thread.
class worker_poller_base_t : public poller_base_t
{
  public:
    worker_poller_base_t (const thread_ctx_t &ctx_);
 
    // Methods from the poller concept.
    void start (const char *name = NULL);
 
  protected:
    //  Checks whether the currently executing thread is the worker thread
    //  via an assertion.
    //  Should be called by the add_fd, removed_fd, set_*, reset_* functions
    //  to ensure correct usage.
    void check_thread () const;
 
    //  Stops the worker thread. Should be called from the destructor of the
    //  leaf class.
    void stop_worker ();
 
  private:
    //  Main worker thread routine.
    static void worker_routine (void *arg_);
 
    virtual void loop () = 0;
 
    // Reference to ZMQ context.
    const thread_ctx_t &_ctx;
 
    //  Handle of the physical thread doing the I/O work.
    thread_t _worker;
};
}
 
#endif