// Copyright 2012-2014 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. //! Shareable mutable containers. //! //! Values of the `Cell` and `RefCell` types may be mutated through shared references (i.e. //! the common `&T` type), whereas most Rust types can only be mutated through unique (`&mut T`) //! references. We say that `Cell` and `RefCell` provide 'interior mutability', in contrast //! with typical Rust types that exhibit 'inherited mutability'. //! //! Cell types come in two flavors: `Cell` and `RefCell`. `Cell` provides `get` and `set` //! methods that change the interior value with a single method call. `Cell` though is only //! compatible with types that implement `Copy`. For other types, one must use the `RefCell` //! type, acquiring a write lock before mutating. //! //! `RefCell` uses Rust's lifetimes to implement 'dynamic borrowing', a process whereby one can //! claim temporary, exclusive, mutable access to the inner value. Borrows for `RefCell`s are //! tracked 'at runtime', unlike Rust's native reference types which are entirely tracked //! statically, at compile time. Because `RefCell` borrows are dynamic it is possible to attempt //! to borrow a value that is already mutably borrowed; when this happens it results in thread //! panic. //! //! # When to choose interior mutability //! //! The more common inherited mutability, where one must have unique access to mutate a value, is //! one of the key language elements that enables Rust to reason strongly about pointer aliasing, //! statically preventing crash bugs. Because of that, inherited mutability is preferred, and //! interior mutability is something of a last resort. Since cell types enable mutation where it //! would otherwise be disallowed though, there are occasions when interior mutability might be //! appropriate, or even *must* be used, e.g. //! //! * Introducing inherited mutability roots to shared types. //! * Implementation details of logically-immutable methods. //! * Mutating implementations of `clone`. //! //! ## Introducing inherited mutability roots to shared types //! //! Shared smart pointer types, including `Rc` and `Arc`, provide containers that can be //! cloned and shared between multiple parties. Because the contained values may be //! multiply-aliased, they can only be borrowed as shared references, not mutable references. //! Without cells it would be impossible to mutate data inside of shared boxes at all! //! //! It's very common then to put a `RefCell` inside shared pointer types to reintroduce //! mutability: //! //! ``` //! use std::collections::HashMap; //! use std::cell::RefCell; //! use std::rc::Rc; //! //! fn main() { //! let shared_map: Rc> = Rc::new(RefCell::new(HashMap::new())); //! shared_map.borrow_mut().insert("africa", 92388); //! shared_map.borrow_mut().insert("kyoto", 11837); //! shared_map.borrow_mut().insert("piccadilly", 11826); //! shared_map.borrow_mut().insert("marbles", 38); //! } //! ``` //! //! Note that this example uses `Rc` and not `Arc`. `RefCell`s are for single-threaded //! scenarios. Consider using `Mutex` if you need shared mutability in a multi-threaded //! situation. //! //! ## Implementation details of logically-immutable methods //! //! Occasionally it may be desirable not to expose in an API that there is mutation happening //! "under the hood". This may be because logically the operation is immutable, but e.g. caching //! forces the implementation to perform mutation; or because you must employ mutation to implement //! a trait method that was originally defined to take `&self`. //! //! ``` //! use std::cell::RefCell; //! //! struct Graph { //! edges: Vec<(i32, i32)>, //! span_tree_cache: RefCell>> //! } //! //! impl Graph { //! fn minimum_spanning_tree(&self) -> Vec<(i32, i32)> { //! // Create a new scope to contain the lifetime of the //! // dynamic borrow //! { //! // Take a reference to the inside of cache cell //! let mut cache = self.span_tree_cache.borrow_mut(); //! if cache.is_some() { //! return cache.as_ref().unwrap().clone(); //! } //! //! let span_tree = self.calc_span_tree(); //! *cache = Some(span_tree); //! } //! //! // Recursive call to return the just-cached value. //! // Note that if we had not let the previous borrow //! // of the cache fall out of scope then the subsequent //! // recursive borrow would cause a dynamic thread panic. //! // This is the major hazard of using `RefCell`. //! self.minimum_spanning_tree() //! } //! # fn calc_span_tree(&self) -> Vec<(i32, i32)> { vec![] } //! } //! ``` //! //! ## Mutating implementations of `clone` //! //! This is simply a special - but common - case of the previous: hiding mutability for operations //! that appear to be immutable. The `clone` method is expected to not change the source value, and //! is declared to take `&self`, not `&mut self`. Therefore any mutation that happens in the //! `clone` method must use cell types. For example, `Rc` maintains its reference counts within a //! `Cell`. //! //! ``` //! use std::cell::Cell; //! //! struct Rc { //! ptr: *mut RcBox //! } //! //! struct RcBox { //! value: T, //! refcount: Cell //! } //! //! impl Clone for Rc { //! fn clone(&self) -> Rc { //! unsafe { //! (*self.ptr).refcount.set((*self.ptr).refcount.get() + 1); //! Rc { ptr: self.ptr } //! } //! } //! } //! ``` //! #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] use clone::Clone; use cmp::PartialEq; use default::Default; use marker::{Copy, Send, Sync, Sized}; use ops::{Deref, DerefMut, Drop}; use option::Option; use option::Option::{None, Some}; /// A mutable memory location that admits only `Copy` data. /// /// See the [module-level documentation](index.html) for more. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] pub struct Cell { value: UnsafeCell, } impl Cell { /// Creates a new `Cell` containing the given value. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// use std::cell::Cell; /// /// let c = Cell::new(5); /// ``` #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] #[inline] pub fn new(value: T) -> Cell { Cell { value: UnsafeCell::new(value), } } /// Returns a copy of the contained value. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// use std::cell::Cell; /// /// let c = Cell::new(5); /// /// let five = c.get(); /// ``` #[inline] #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] pub fn get(&self) -> T { unsafe{ *self.value.get() } } /// Sets the contained value. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// use std::cell::Cell; /// /// let c = Cell::new(5); /// /// c.set(10); /// ``` #[inline] #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] pub fn set(&self, value: T) { unsafe { *self.value.get() = value; } } /// Gets a reference to the underlying `UnsafeCell`. /// /// # Unsafety /// /// This function is `unsafe` because `UnsafeCell`'s field is public. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// # #![feature(core)] /// use std::cell::Cell; /// /// let c = Cell::new(5); /// /// let uc = unsafe { c.as_unsafe_cell() }; /// ``` #[inline] #[unstable(feature = "core")] pub unsafe fn as_unsafe_cell<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a UnsafeCell { &self.value } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] unsafe impl Send for Cell where T: Send {} #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl Clone for Cell { #[inline] fn clone(&self) -> Cell { Cell::new(self.get()) } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl Default for Cell { #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] #[inline] fn default() -> Cell { Cell::new(Default::default()) } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl PartialEq for Cell { #[inline] fn eq(&self, other: &Cell) -> bool { self.get() == other.get() } } /// A mutable memory location with dynamically checked borrow rules /// /// See the [module-level documentation](index.html) for more. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] pub struct RefCell { borrow: Cell, value: UnsafeCell, } /// An enumeration of values returned from the `state` method on a `RefCell`. #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Debug)] #[unstable(feature = "std_misc")] pub enum BorrowState { /// The cell is currently being read, there is at least one active `borrow`. Reading, /// The cell is currently being written to, there is an active `borrow_mut`. Writing, /// There are no outstanding borrows on this cell. Unused, } // Values [1, MAX-1] represent the number of `Ref` active // (will not outgrow its range since `usize` is the size of the address space) type BorrowFlag = usize; const UNUSED: BorrowFlag = 0; const WRITING: BorrowFlag = !0; impl RefCell { /// Creates a new `RefCell` containing `value`. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// use std::cell::RefCell; /// /// let c = RefCell::new(5); /// ``` #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] #[inline] pub fn new(value: T) -> RefCell { RefCell { value: UnsafeCell::new(value), borrow: Cell::new(UNUSED), } } /// Consumes the `RefCell`, returning the wrapped value. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// use std::cell::RefCell; /// /// let c = RefCell::new(5); /// /// let five = c.into_inner(); /// ``` #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] #[inline] pub fn into_inner(self) -> T { // Since this function takes `self` (the `RefCell`) by value, the // compiler statically verifies that it is not currently borrowed. // Therefore the following assertion is just a `debug_assert!`. debug_assert!(self.borrow.get() == UNUSED); unsafe { self.value.into_inner() } } } impl RefCell { /// Query the current state of this `RefCell` /// /// The returned value can be dispatched on to determine if a call to /// `borrow` or `borrow_mut` would succeed. #[unstable(feature = "std_misc")] #[inline] pub fn borrow_state(&self) -> BorrowState { match self.borrow.get() { WRITING => BorrowState::Writing, UNUSED => BorrowState::Unused, _ => BorrowState::Reading, } } /// Immutably borrows the wrapped value. /// /// The borrow lasts until the returned `Ref` exits scope. Multiple /// immutable borrows can be taken out at the same time. /// /// # Panics /// /// Panics if the value is currently mutably borrowed. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// use std::cell::RefCell; /// /// let c = RefCell::new(5); /// /// let borrowed_five = c.borrow(); /// let borrowed_five2 = c.borrow(); /// ``` /// /// An example of panic: /// /// ``` /// use std::cell::RefCell; /// use std::thread; /// /// let result = thread::spawn(move || { /// let c = RefCell::new(5); /// let m = c.borrow_mut(); /// /// let b = c.borrow(); // this causes a panic /// }).join(); /// /// assert!(result.is_err()); /// ``` #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] #[inline] pub fn borrow<'a>(&'a self) -> Ref<'a, T> { match BorrowRef::new(&self.borrow) { Some(b) => Ref { _value: unsafe { &*self.value.get() }, _borrow: b, }, None => panic!("RefCell already mutably borrowed"), } } /// Mutably borrows the wrapped value. /// /// The borrow lasts until the returned `RefMut` exits scope. The value /// cannot be borrowed while this borrow is active. /// /// # Panics /// /// Panics if the value is currently borrowed. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// use std::cell::RefCell; /// /// let c = RefCell::new(5); /// /// let borrowed_five = c.borrow_mut(); /// ``` /// /// An example of panic: /// /// ``` /// use std::cell::RefCell; /// use std::thread; /// /// let result = thread::spawn(move || { /// let c = RefCell::new(5); /// let m = c.borrow(); /// /// let b = c.borrow_mut(); // this causes a panic /// }).join(); /// /// assert!(result.is_err()); /// ``` #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] #[inline] pub fn borrow_mut<'a>(&'a self) -> RefMut<'a, T> { match BorrowRefMut::new(&self.borrow) { Some(b) => RefMut { _value: unsafe { &mut *self.value.get() }, _borrow: b, }, None => panic!("RefCell already borrowed"), } } /// Gets a reference to the underlying `UnsafeCell`. /// /// This can be used to circumvent `RefCell`'s safety checks. /// /// This function is `unsafe` because `UnsafeCell`'s field is public. #[inline] #[unstable(feature = "core")] pub unsafe fn as_unsafe_cell<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a UnsafeCell { &self.value } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] unsafe impl Send for RefCell where T: Send {} #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl Clone for RefCell { #[inline] fn clone(&self) -> RefCell { RefCell::new(self.borrow().clone()) } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl Default for RefCell { #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] #[inline] fn default() -> RefCell { RefCell::new(Default::default()) } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl PartialEq for RefCell { #[inline] fn eq(&self, other: &RefCell) -> bool { *self.borrow() == *other.borrow() } } struct BorrowRef<'b> { _borrow: &'b Cell, } impl<'b> BorrowRef<'b> { #[inline] fn new(borrow: &'b Cell) -> Option> { match borrow.get() { WRITING => None, b => { borrow.set(b + 1); Some(BorrowRef { _borrow: borrow }) }, } } } impl<'b> Drop for BorrowRef<'b> { #[inline] fn drop(&mut self) { let borrow = self._borrow.get(); debug_assert!(borrow != WRITING && borrow != UNUSED); self._borrow.set(borrow - 1); } } impl<'b> Clone for BorrowRef<'b> { #[inline] fn clone(&self) -> BorrowRef<'b> { // Since this Ref exists, we know the borrow flag // is not set to WRITING. let borrow = self._borrow.get(); debug_assert!(borrow != WRITING && borrow != UNUSED); self._borrow.set(borrow + 1); BorrowRef { _borrow: self._borrow } } } /// Wraps a borrowed reference to a value in a `RefCell` box. /// A wrapper type for an immutably borrowed value from a `RefCell`. /// /// See the [module-level documentation](index.html) for more. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] pub struct Ref<'b, T: ?Sized + 'b> { // FIXME #12808: strange name to try to avoid interfering with // field accesses of the contained type via Deref _value: &'b T, _borrow: BorrowRef<'b>, } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl<'b, T: ?Sized> Deref for Ref<'b, T> { type Target = T; #[inline] fn deref<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a T { self._value } } /// Copies a `Ref`. /// /// The `RefCell` is already immutably borrowed, so this cannot fail. /// /// A `Clone` implementation would interfere with the widespread /// use of `r.borrow().clone()` to clone the contents of a `RefCell`. #[unstable(feature = "core", reason = "likely to be moved to a method, pending language changes")] #[inline] pub fn clone_ref<'b, T:Clone>(orig: &Ref<'b, T>) -> Ref<'b, T> { Ref { _value: orig._value, _borrow: orig._borrow.clone(), } } struct BorrowRefMut<'b> { _borrow: &'b Cell, } impl<'b> Drop for BorrowRefMut<'b> { #[inline] fn drop(&mut self) { let borrow = self._borrow.get(); debug_assert!(borrow == WRITING); self._borrow.set(UNUSED); } } impl<'b> BorrowRefMut<'b> { #[inline] fn new(borrow: &'b Cell) -> Option> { match borrow.get() { UNUSED => { borrow.set(WRITING); Some(BorrowRefMut { _borrow: borrow }) }, _ => None, } } } /// A wrapper type for a mutably borrowed value from a `RefCell`. /// /// See the [module-level documentation](index.html) for more. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] pub struct RefMut<'b, T: ?Sized + 'b> { // FIXME #12808: strange name to try to avoid interfering with // field accesses of the contained type via Deref _value: &'b mut T, _borrow: BorrowRefMut<'b>, } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl<'b, T: ?Sized> Deref for RefMut<'b, T> { type Target = T; #[inline] fn deref<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a T { self._value } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl<'b, T: ?Sized> DerefMut for RefMut<'b, T> { #[inline] fn deref_mut<'a>(&'a mut self) -> &'a mut T { self._value } } /// The core primitive for interior mutability in Rust. /// /// `UnsafeCell` is a type that wraps some `T` and indicates unsafe interior operations on the /// wrapped type. Types with an `UnsafeCell` field are considered to have an 'unsafe interior'. /// The `UnsafeCell` type is the only legal way to obtain aliasable data that is considered /// mutable. In general, transmuting an `&T` type into an `&mut T` is considered undefined behavior. /// /// Types like `Cell` and `RefCell` use this type to wrap their internal data. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// use std::cell::UnsafeCell; /// use std::marker::Sync; /// /// struct NotThreadSafe { /// value: UnsafeCell, /// } /// /// unsafe impl Sync for NotThreadSafe {} /// ``` /// /// **NOTE:** `UnsafeCell`'s fields are public to allow static initializers. It is not /// recommended to access its fields directly, `get` should be used instead. #[lang = "unsafe_cell"] #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] pub struct UnsafeCell { /// Wrapped value /// /// This field should not be accessed directly, it is made public for static /// initializers. #[unstable(feature = "core")] pub value: T, } impl !Sync for UnsafeCell {} impl UnsafeCell { /// Constructs a new instance of `UnsafeCell` which will wrap the specified /// value. /// /// All access to the inner value through methods is `unsafe`, and it is highly discouraged to /// access the fields directly. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// use std::cell::UnsafeCell; /// /// let uc = UnsafeCell::new(5); /// ``` #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] #[inline] pub fn new(value: T) -> UnsafeCell { UnsafeCell { value: value } } /// Unwraps the value. /// /// # Unsafety /// /// This function is unsafe because there is no guarantee that this or other threads are /// currently inspecting the inner value. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// use std::cell::UnsafeCell; /// /// let uc = UnsafeCell::new(5); /// /// let five = unsafe { uc.into_inner() }; /// ``` #[inline] #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] pub unsafe fn into_inner(self) -> T { self.value } } impl UnsafeCell { /// Gets a mutable pointer to the wrapped value. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// use std::cell::UnsafeCell; /// /// let uc = UnsafeCell::new(5); /// /// let five = uc.get(); /// ``` #[inline] #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] pub fn get(&self) -> *mut T { // FIXME(#23542) Replace with type ascription. #![allow(trivial_casts)] &self.value as *const T as *mut T } }