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//! Task execution related traits and utilities. //! //! In the Tokio execution model, futures are lazy. When a future is created, no //! work is performed. In order for the work defined by the future to happen, //! the future must be submitted to an executor. A future that is submitted to //! an executor is called a "task". //! //! The executor is responsible for ensuring that [`Future::poll`] is called //! whenever the task is [notified]. Notification happens when the internal //! state of a task transitions from "not ready" to ready. For example, a socket //! might have received data and a call to `read` will now be able to succeed. //! //! This crate provides traits and utilities that are necessary for building an //! executor, including: //! //! * The [`Executor`] trait describes the API for spawning a future onto an //! executor. //! //! * [`enter`] marks that the the current thread is entering an execution //! context. This prevents a second executor from accidentally starting from //! within the context of one that is already running. //! //! * [`DefaultExecutor`] spawns tasks onto the default executor for the current //! context. //! //! * [`Park`] abstracts over blocking and unblocking the current thread. //! //! [`Executor`]: trait.Executor.html //! [`enter`]: fn.enter.html //! [`DefaultExecutor`]: struct.DefaultExecutor.html //! [`Park`]: park/index.html #![deny(missing_docs, missing_debug_implementations, warnings)] #![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/tokio-executor/0.1.2")] extern crate futures; #[cfg(feature = "unstable-futures")] extern crate futures2; mod enter; mod global; pub mod park; pub use enter::{enter, Enter, EnterError}; pub use global::{spawn, with_default, DefaultExecutor}; #[cfg(feature = "unstable-futures")] pub use global::spawn2; use futures::Future; /// A value that executes futures. /// /// The [`spawn`] function is used to submit a future to an executor. Once /// submitted, the executor takes ownership of the future and becomes /// responsible for driving the future to completion. /// /// The strategy employed by the executor to handle the future is less defined /// and is left up to the `Executor` implementation. The `Executor` instance is /// expected to call [`poll`] on the future once it has been notified, however /// the "when" and "how" can vary greatly. /// /// For example, the executor might be a thread pool, in which case a set of /// threads have already been spawned up and the future is inserted into a /// queue. A thread will acquire the future and poll it. /// /// The `Executor` trait is only for futures that **are** `Send`. These are most /// common. There currently is no trait that describes executors that operate /// entirely on the current thread (i.e., are able to spawn futures that are not /// `Send`). Note that single threaded executors can still implement `Executor`, /// but only futures that are `Send` can be spawned via the trait. /// /// # Errors /// /// The [`spawn`] function returns `Result` with an error type of `SpawnError`. /// This error type represents the reason that the executor was unable to spawn /// the future. The two current represented scenarios are: /// /// * An executor being at capacity or full. As such, the executor is not able /// to accept a new future. This error state is expected to be transient. /// * An executor has been shutdown and can no longer accept new futures. This /// error state is expected to be permanent. /// /// If a caller encounters an at capacity error, the caller should try to shed /// load. This can be as simple as dropping the future that was spawned. /// /// If the caller encounters a shutdown error, the caller should attempt to /// gracefully shutdown. /// /// # Examples /// /// ```rust /// # extern crate futures; /// # extern crate tokio_executor; /// # use tokio_executor::Executor; /// # fn docs(my_executor: &mut Executor) { /// use futures::future::lazy; /// my_executor.spawn(Box::new(lazy(|| { /// println!("running on the executor"); /// Ok(()) /// }))).unwrap(); /// # } /// # fn main() {} /// ``` /// /// [`spawn`]: #tymethod.spawn /// [`poll`]: https://docs.rs/futures/0.1/futures/future/trait.Future.html#tymethod.poll pub trait Executor { /// Spawns a future object to run on this executor. /// /// `future` is passed to the executor, which will begin running it. The /// future may run on the current thread or another thread at the discretion /// of the `Executor` implementation. /// /// # Panics /// /// Implementors are encouraged to avoid panics. However, a panic is /// permitted and the caller should check the implementation specific /// documentation for more details on possible panics. /// /// # Examples /// /// ```rust /// # extern crate futures; /// # extern crate tokio_executor; /// # use tokio_executor::Executor; /// # fn docs(my_executor: &mut Executor) { /// use futures::future::lazy; /// my_executor.spawn(Box::new(lazy(|| { /// println!("running on the executor"); /// Ok(()) /// }))).unwrap(); /// # } /// # fn main() {} /// ``` fn spawn(&mut self, future: Box<Future<Item = (), Error = ()> + Send>) -> Result<(), SpawnError>; /// Like `spawn`, but compatible with futures 0.2 #[cfg(feature = "unstable-futures")] fn spawn2(&mut self, future: Box<futures2::Future<Item = (), Error = futures2::Never> + Send>) -> Result<(), futures2::executor::SpawnError>; /// Provides a best effort **hint** to whether or not `spawn` will succeed. /// /// This function may return both false positives **and** false negatives. /// If `status` returns `Ok`, then a call to `spawn` will *probably* /// succeed, but may fail. If `status` returns `Err`, a call to `spawn` will /// *probably* fail, but may succeed. /// /// This allows a caller to avoid creating the task if the call to `spawn` /// has a high likelihood of failing. /// /// # Panics /// /// This function must not panic. Implementors must ensure that panics do /// not happen. /// /// # Examples /// /// ```rust /// # extern crate futures; /// # extern crate tokio_executor; /// # use tokio_executor::Executor; /// # fn docs(my_executor: &mut Executor) { /// use futures::future::lazy; /// /// if my_executor.status().is_ok() { /// my_executor.spawn(Box::new(lazy(|| { /// println!("running on the executor"); /// Ok(()) /// }))).unwrap(); /// } else { /// println!("the executor is not in a good state"); /// } /// # } /// # fn main() {} /// ``` fn status(&self) -> Result<(), SpawnError> { Ok(()) } } /// Errors returned by `Executor::spawn`. /// /// Spawn errors should represent relatively rare scenarios. Currently, the two /// scenarios represented by `SpawnError` are: /// /// * An executor being at capacity or full. As such, the executor is not able /// to accept a new future. This error state is expected to be transient. /// * An executor has been shutdown and can no longer accept new futures. This /// error state is expected to be permanent. #[derive(Debug)] pub struct SpawnError { is_shutdown: bool, } impl SpawnError { /// Return a new `SpawnError` reflecting a shutdown executor failure. pub fn shutdown() -> Self { SpawnError { is_shutdown: true } } /// Return a new `SpawnError` reflecting an executor at capacity failure. pub fn at_capacity() -> Self { SpawnError { is_shutdown: false } } /// Returns `true` if the error reflects a shutdown executor failure. pub fn is_shutdown(&self) -> bool { self.is_shutdown } /// Returns `true` if the error reflects an executor at capacity failure. pub fn is_at_capacity(&self) -> bool { !self.is_shutdown } }