// 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(proc() { fib(5000) }); * make_a_sandwich(); * println!("fib(5000) = {}", delayed_fib.get()) * ``` */ #![allow(missing_doc)] use core::prelude::*; use core::mem::replace; use comm::{Receiver, channel}; use task::spawn; /// A type encapsulating the result of a computation which may not be complete pub struct Future { state: FutureState, } enum FutureState { Pending(proc():Send -> 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 unwrap(mut self) -> A { self.get_ref(); let state = replace(&mut self.state, Evaluating); match state { Forced(v) => v, _ => fail!( "Logic error." ), } } 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 => fail!("Recursive forcing of future!"), Pending(_) => { match replace(&mut self.state, Evaluating) { Forced(_) | Evaluating => fail!("Logic error."), Pending(f) => { self.state = Forced(f()); 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: proc():Send -> A) -> Future { /*! * 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(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(proc() { rx.recv() }) } pub fn spawn(blk: proc():Send -> A) -> Future { /*! * 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(proc() { // Don't fail 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, Sender}; #[test] fn test_from_value() { let mut f = Future::from_value("snail".to_string()); assert_eq!(f.get(), "snail".to_string()); } #[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".to_string()); } #[test] fn test_from_fn() { let mut f = Future::from_fn(proc() "brail".to_string()); assert_eq!(f.get(), "brail".to_string()); } #[test] fn test_interface_get() { let mut f = Future::from_value("fail".to_string()); assert_eq!(f.get(), "fail".to_string()); } #[test] fn test_interface_unwrap() { let f = Future::from_value("fail".to_string()); assert_eq!(f.unwrap(), "fail".to_string()); } #[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(proc() "bale".to_string()); assert_eq!(f.get(), "bale".to_string()); } #[test] #[should_fail] fn test_futurefail() { let mut f = Future::spawn(proc() fail!()); let _x: String = f.get(); } #[test] fn test_sendable_future() { let expected = "schlorf"; let (tx, rx) = channel(); let f = Future::spawn(proc() { expected }); task::spawn(proc() { let mut f = f; tx.send(f.get()); }); assert_eq!(rx.recv(), expected); } #[test] fn test_dropped_future_doesnt_fail() { struct Bomb(Sender); local_data_key!(LOCAL: Bomb) impl Drop for Bomb { fn drop(&mut self) { let Bomb(ref tx) = *self; tx.send(task::failing()); } } // Spawn a future, but drop it immediately. When we receive the result // later on, we should never view the task as having failed. let (tx, rx) = channel(); drop(Future::spawn(proc() { LOCAL.replace(Some(Bomb(tx))); })); // Make sure the future didn't fail the task. assert!(!rx.recv()); } }