// Copyright 2012-2013 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT. // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 or the MIT license // , at your // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed // except according to those terms. //! A type representing values that may be computed concurrently and operations for working with //! them. //! //! # Example //! //! ```rust //! use std::sync::Future; //! # fn fib(n: uint) -> uint {42}; //! # fn make_a_sandwich() {}; //! let mut delayed_fib = Future::spawn(move|| { fib(5000) }); //! make_a_sandwich(); //! println!("fib(5000) = {}", delayed_fib.get()) //! ``` #![allow(missing_docs)] use core::prelude::*; use core::mem::replace; use self::FutureState::*; use comm::{Receiver, channel}; use task::spawn; use thunk::{Thunk}; /// A type encapsulating the result of a computation which may not be complete pub struct Future { state: FutureState, } enum FutureState { Pending(Thunk<(),A>), Evaluating, Forced(A) } /// Methods on the `future` type impl Future { pub fn get(&mut self) -> A { //! Get the value of the future. (*(self.get_ref())).clone() } } impl Future { /// Gets the value from this future, forcing evaluation. pub fn into_inner(mut self) -> A { self.get_ref(); let state = replace(&mut self.state, Evaluating); match state { Forced(v) => v, _ => panic!( "Logic error." ), } } /// Deprecated, use into_inner() instead #[deprecated = "renamed to into_inner()"] pub fn unwrap(self) -> A { self.into_inner() } pub fn get_ref<'a>(&'a mut self) -> &'a A { /*! * Executes the future's closure and then returns a reference * to the result. The reference lasts as long as * the future. */ match self.state { Forced(ref v) => return v, Evaluating => panic!("Recursive forcing of future!"), Pending(_) => { match replace(&mut self.state, Evaluating) { Forced(_) | Evaluating => panic!("Logic error."), Pending(f) => { self.state = Forced(f.invoke(())); self.get_ref() } } } } } pub fn from_value(val: A) -> Future { /*! * Create a future from a value. * * The value is immediately available and calling `get` later will * not block. */ Future {state: Forced(val)} } pub fn from_fn(f: F) -> Future where F : FnOnce() -> A, F : Send { /*! * Create a future from a function. * * The first time that the value is requested it will be retrieved by * calling the function. Note that this function is a local * function. It is not spawned into another task. */ Future {state: Pending(Thunk::new(f))} } } impl Future { pub fn from_receiver(rx: Receiver) -> Future { /*! * Create a future from a port * * The first time that the value is requested the task will block * waiting for the result to be received on the port. */ Future::from_fn(move|:| { rx.recv() }) } pub fn spawn(blk: F) -> Future where F : FnOnce() -> A, F : Send { /*! * Create a future from a unique closure. * * The closure will be run in a new task and its result used as the * value of the future. */ let (tx, rx) = channel(); spawn(move |:| { // Don't panic if the other end has hung up let _ = tx.send_opt(blk()); }); Future::from_receiver(rx) } } #[cfg(test)] mod test { use prelude::*; use sync::Future; use task; use comm::channel; #[test] fn test_from_value() { let mut f = Future::from_value("snail".to_string()); assert_eq!(f.get(), "snail"); } #[test] fn test_from_receiver() { let (tx, rx) = channel(); tx.send("whale".to_string()); let mut f = Future::from_receiver(rx); assert_eq!(f.get(), "whale"); } #[test] fn test_from_fn() { let mut f = Future::from_fn(move|| "brail".to_string()); assert_eq!(f.get(), "brail"); } #[test] fn test_interface_get() { let mut f = Future::from_value("fail".to_string()); assert_eq!(f.get(), "fail"); } #[test] fn test_interface_unwrap() { let f = Future::from_value("fail".to_string()); assert_eq!(f.unwrap(), "fail"); } #[test] fn test_get_ref_method() { let mut f = Future::from_value(22i); assert_eq!(*f.get_ref(), 22); } #[test] fn test_spawn() { let mut f = Future::spawn(move|| "bale".to_string()); assert_eq!(f.get(), "bale"); } #[test] #[should_fail] fn test_future_panic() { let mut f = Future::spawn(move|| panic!()); let _x: String = f.get(); } #[test] fn test_sendable_future() { let expected = "schlorf"; let (tx, rx) = channel(); let f = Future::spawn(move|| { expected }); task::spawn(move|| { let mut f = f; tx.send(f.get()); }); assert_eq!(rx.recv(), expected); } }