path: root/camel/camel-thread-proxy.c

/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
/* camel-folder-pt-proxy.c : proxy folder using posix threads */

/* 
 *
 * Author : 
 *  Bertrand Guiheneuf <Bertrand.Guiheneuf@aful.org>
 *
 * Copyright 1999 International GNOME Support (http://www.gnome-support.com) .
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or 
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as 
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
 * USA
 */



#include <config.h>
#include "camel-log.h"
#include "camel-marshal-utils.h"
#include "camel-thread-proxy.h"
#include <pthread.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>



/* vocabulary: 
 *  operation: commanded by the main thread, executed by the child thread
 *  callback: commanded by the child thread, generally when an operation is 
 *    completed. Executed in the main thread, 
 */

/* needed for proper casts of async funcs when 
 * calling pthreads_create
 */
typedef void * (*thread_call_func) (void *);

/* forward declarations */
static gboolean  
_thread_notification_catch (GIOChannel *source,
                GIOCondition condition,
                gpointer data);

static void
_notify_availability (CamelThreadProxy *proxy, gchar op_name);

static int
_init_notify_system (CamelThreadProxy *proxy);



/**
 * camel_thread_proxy_new: create a new proxy object
 *  
 * Create a new proxy object. This proxy object can be used 
 * to run async operations and this operations can trigger 
 * callbacks. It can also be used to proxy signals.
 * 
 * Return value: The newly created proxy object
 **/
CamelThreadProxy *
camel_thread_proxy_new ()
{
    CamelThreadProxy *proxy;
    
    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelThreadProxy::new\n");

    proxy = g_new (CamelThreadProxy, 1);
    if (!proxy)
        return NULL;

    proxy->server_op_queue = camel_op_queue_new ();
    proxy->client_op_queue = camel_op_queue_new ();
    proxy->signal_data_cond = g_cond_new();
    proxy->signal_data_mutex = g_mutex_new();
    if (_init_notify_system (proxy) < 0) {
        g_free (proxy);
        return NULL;
    }
    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelThreadProxy::new\n");
    return proxy;
}


/**
 * camel_thread_proxy_free: free a proxy object
 * @proxy: proxy object to free
 * 
 * free a proxy object
 **/
void 
camel_thread_proxy_free (CamelThreadProxy *proxy)
{
    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelThreadProxy::free\n");
    
    g_cond_free (proxy->signal_data_cond);
    g_mutex_free (proxy->signal_data_mutex);
    camel_op_queue_free (proxy->server_op_queue);
    camel_op_queue_free (proxy->client_op_queue);

    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelThreadProxy::free\n");
}





/* Operations handling */


/**
 * _op_run_free_notify:
 * @folder: folder to notify when the operation is completed. 
 * @op: operation to run. 
 * 
 * run an operation, free the operation field
 * and then notify the main thread of the op
 * completion.
 * 
 * this routine is intended to be called 
 * in a new thread (in _run_next_op_in_thread)
 * 
 **/
void
_op_run_free_and_notify (CamelOp *op)
{
    gboolean error;
    CamelThreadProxy *th_proxy;
    
    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelThreadProxy::_op_run_free_and_notify\n");

    camel_op_run (op);
    camel_op_free (op);
    th_proxy = camel_op_get_user_data (op);
    _notify_availability (th_proxy, 'a');

    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelThreadProxy::_op_run_free_and_notify\n");
}


/**
 * _run_next_op_in_thread:  
 * @proxy_object: 
 * 
 * run the next operation pending in the proxy 
 * operation queue
 **/
static void 
_run_next_op_in_thread (CamelThreadProxy *proxy)
{
    CamelOp *op;
    CamelOpQueue *server_op_queue;
    CamelThreadProxy *th_proxy;
    pthread_t thread;

    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelThreadProxy::_run_next_op_in_thread\n");

    server_op_queue = proxy->server_op_queue;
    /* get the next pending operation */
    op = camel_op_queue_pop_op (server_op_queue);
    if (!op) {
        camel_op_queue_set_service_availability (server_op_queue, TRUE);
        return;
    }
    
    /* run the operation in a child thread */
    pthread_create (&thread, NULL, (thread_call_func) _op_run_free_and_notify, op);

    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelThreadProxy::_run_next_op_in_thread\n");
}



/**
 * camel_thread_proxy_push_op: push an operation in the proxy operation queue
 * @proxy: proxy object 
 * @op: operation to push in the execution queue
 * 
 * if no thread is currently running, executes the 
 * operation directly, otherwise push the operation 
 * in the proxy operation queue.
 **/
void 
camel_thread_proxy_push_op (CamelThreadProxy *proxy, CamelOp *op)
{
    CamelOpQueue *server_op_queue;
    
    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelThreadProxy::camel_thread_proxy_push_op\n");

    g_assert (proxy);
    server_op_queue = proxy->server_op_queue;
    
    /* put the proxy object in the user data
       so that it can be notified when the 
       operation is completed */
    camel_op_set_user_data (op, (gpointer)proxy);
    
    /* get next operation */
    camel_op_queue_push_op (server_op_queue, op);
    
    if (camel_op_queue_get_service_availability (server_op_queue)) {
        /* no thread is currently running, run 
         * the next operation. */
        camel_op_queue_set_service_availability (server_op_queue, FALSE);
        /* when the operation is completed in the 
           child thread the main thread gets 
           notified and executes next operation 
           (see _thread_notification_catch, case 'a')
           so there is no need to set the service
           availability to FALSE except here 
        */
        _run_next_op_in_thread (proxy);     
    }
    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelThreadProxy::camel_thread_proxy_push_op\n");
}
/**
 * _op_run_and_free: Run an operation and free it
 * @op: Operation object
 * 
 * Run an operation object in the current thread 
 * and free it.
 **/
static void
_op_run_and_free (CamelOp *op)
{
    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelThreadProxy::_op_run_and_free\n");
    camel_op_run (op);
    camel_op_free (op);
    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelThreadProxy::_op_run_and_free\n");
}






/* Callbacks handling */

/**
 * _run_next_cb: Run next callback pending in a proxy object 
 * @proxy: Proxy object 
 * 
 * Run next callback in the callback queue of a proxy object 
 **/
static void 
_run_next_cb (CamelThreadProxy *proxy)
{
    CamelOp *op;
    CamelOpQueue *client_op_queue;
    CamelThreadProxy *th_proxy;

    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelThreadProxy::_run_next_cb\n");
    client_op_queue = proxy->client_op_queue;

    /* get the next pending operation */
    op = camel_op_queue_pop_op (client_op_queue);
    if (!op) return;
    
    /* run the operation in the main thread */
    _op_run_and_free (op);

    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelThreadProxy::_run_next_cb\n");
}


/**
 * camel_thread_proxy_push_cb: push a callback in the client queue
 * @proxy: proxy object concerned by the callback
 * @cb: callback to push
 * 
 * Push an operation in the client queue, ie the queue 
 * containing the operations (callbacks) intended to be
 * executed in the main thread.
 **/
void 
camel_thread_proxy_push_cb (CamelThreadProxy *proxy, CamelOp *cb)
{
    CamelOpQueue *client_op_queue;
    
    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelThreadProxy::camel_thread_proxy_push_cb\n");
    client_op_queue = proxy->client_op_queue;

    /* put the proxy object in the user data
       so that it can be notified when the 
       operation is completed */
    camel_op_set_user_data (cb, (gpointer)proxy);
    
    /* push the callback in the client queue */
    camel_op_queue_push_op (client_op_queue, cb);
    
    /* tell the main thread a new callback is there */
    _notify_availability (proxy, 'c');
    
    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelThreadProxy::camel_thread_proxy_push_cb\n");
}  



/**
 * _init_notify_system: set the notify channel up
 * @proxy: proxy object 
 * 
 * called once to set the notification channel up
 **/
static int
_init_notify_system (CamelThreadProxy *proxy)
{
    int filedes[2];

    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelThreadProxy::_init_notify_system\n");

    /* set up the notification channel */
    if (pipe (filedes) < 0) {
        CAMEL_LOG_WARNING ("could not create pipe in CamelThreadProxy::_init_notify_system\n");
        CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Full error message : %s\n", strerror(errno));
        return -1;
    }
    
    
    proxy->pipe_client_fd = filedes [0];
    proxy->pipe_server_fd = filedes [1];
    proxy->notify_source =  g_io_channel_unix_new (filedes [0]);
    proxy->notify_channel =  g_io_channel_unix_new (filedes [1]);
    
    /* the _thread_notification_catch function 
    * will be called in the main thread when the 
    * child thread writes some data in the channel */ 
    g_io_add_watch (proxy->notify_source, G_IO_IN,
            _thread_notification_catch, 
            proxy);
    
    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelThreadProxy::_init_notify_system\n");
    return 1;
}

/**
 * _notify_availability: notify the main thread from an event
 * @proxy: proxy object
 * @op_name: operation name
 *
 * called by child thread  to notify the main 
 * thread  something is available for him.
 * What this thing is depends on  @op_name:
 *
 * 'a' : thread available. That means the thread is ready 
 *       to process an operation. 
 * 's' : a signal is available. Used by the signal proxy.
 *
 */
static void
_notify_availability (CamelThreadProxy *proxy, gchar op_name)
{
    GIOChannel *notification_channel;
    guint bytes_written;

    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelThreadProxy::_notify_availability\n");

    notification_channel = proxy->notify_channel;   

    do {
        /* the write operation will trigger the
         * watch on the main thread side */
        g_io_channel_write  (notification_channel,
                     &op_name,
                     1,
                     &bytes_written);   
    } while (bytes_written < 1);

    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelThreadProxy::_notify_availability\n");
}



/* signal proxying */



/**
 * _signal_marshaller_server_side: called in the child thread to proxy a signal    
 * @object: 
 * @data: 
 * @n_args: 
 * @args: 
 * 
 * 
 **/
static void
_signal_marshaller_server_side (GtkObject *object,
                gpointer data,
                guint n_args,
                GtkArg *args)
{
    CamelThreadProxy *proxy;
    guint signal_id;
    
    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelThreadProxy::_signal_marshaller_server_side\n");
    proxy = CAMEL_THREAD_PROXY (gtk_object_get_data (object, "__proxy__"));
    signal_id = (guint)data;
    g_assert (proxy);

    g_mutex_lock (proxy->signal_data_mutex);
    
    /* we are going to wait for the main client thread 
     * to have emitted the last signal we asked him
     * to proxy.
     */
    while (proxy->signal_data.args)
        g_cond_wait (proxy->signal_data_cond,
                 proxy->signal_data_mutex);

    proxy->signal_data.signal_id = signal_id;
    proxy->signal_data.args = args;

    
    g_mutex_unlock (proxy->signal_data_mutex);

    /* tell the main thread there is a signal pending */
    _notify_availability (proxy, 's');

    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelThreadProxy::_signal_marshaller_server_side\n");
}


static void
_signal_marshaller_client_side (CamelThreadProxy *proxy)
{
    g_mutex_lock (proxy->signal_data_mutex);
    g_assert (proxy->signal_data.args);
    
    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelThreadProxy::_signal_marshaller_client_side\n");
    /* emit the pending signal */
    gtk_signal_emitv (GTK_OBJECT (proxy), 
              proxy->signal_data.signal_id,
              proxy->signal_data.args);

    proxy->signal_data.args = NULL;

    /* if waiting for the signal to be treated,
     * awake the client thread up 
     */ 
    g_cond_signal (proxy->signal_data_cond);
    g_mutex_unlock (proxy->signal_data_mutex);  
    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelThreadProxy::_signal_marshaller_client_side\n");
}


/**
 * camel_thread_proxy_add_signals: init the signal proxy
 * @proxy: proxy 
 * @proxy_object: Proxy Gtk Object 
 * @real_object: Real Gtk Object 
 * @signal_to_proxy: NULL terminated array of signal name 
 * 
 * Add some signals to the list of signals to be 
 * proxied by the proxy object.
 * The signals emitted by the real object in the child
 * thread are reemited by the proxy object in the 
 * main thread.
 **/
void 
camel_thread_proxy_add_signals (CamelThreadProxy *proxy, 
                GtkObject *proxy_object,
                GtkObject *real_object,
                char *signal_to_proxy[])
{
    GtkType camel_folder_type;
    guint i;
 
    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelThreadProxy::camel_thread_proxy_init_signals\n");

    for (i=0; signal_to_proxy[i]; i++) {
        /* connect the signal to the signal marshaller
         * user_data is the signal id */
        gtk_signal_connect_full (GTK_OBJECT (real_object),
                     signal_to_proxy[i],
                     NULL,
                     _signal_marshaller_server_side,
                     (gpointer)gtk_signal_lookup (signal_to_proxy[i], 
                                      GTK_OBJECT_CLASS (real_object)->type),
                     NULL,
                     TRUE,
                     FALSE);
    }
    
        
    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelThreadProxy::camel_thread_proxy_init_signals\n");
    
    
}

/****   catch notification from child thread ****/
/**
 * _thread_notification_catch: call by glib loop when data is available on the thread io channel
 * @source: 
 * @condition: 
 * @data: 
 * 
 * called by watch set on the IO channel
 * 
 * Return value: TRUE because we don't want the watch to be removed
 **/
static gboolean  
_thread_notification_catch (GIOChannel *source,
                GIOCondition condition,
                gpointer data)
{
    CamelThreadProxy *proxy = CAMEL_THREAD_PROXY (data);    
    gchar op_name;
    guint bytes_read;
    GIOError error;

    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Entering CamelThreadProxy::_thread_notification_catch\n");


    error = g_io_channel_read (source,
                   &op_name,
                   1,
                   &bytes_read);
    
    while ((!error) && (bytes_read == 1)) {
        
        switch (op_name) {      
        case 'a': /* the thread is OK for a new operation */
            _run_next_op_in_thread (proxy);     
            break;
        case 's': /* there is a pending signal to proxy */
            _signal_marshaller_client_side (proxy);
            break;
        case 'c': /* there is a cb pending in the main thread */
            _run_next_cb (proxy);
            break;
        }
        
        error = g_io_channel_read (source,
                       &op_name,
                       1,
                       &bytes_read);

    }

    CAMEL_LOG_FULL_DEBUG ("Leaving CamelThreadProxy::_thread_notification_catch\n");

    /* do not remove the io watch */
    return TRUE;
}