1 //
2 // spawn.hpp
3 // ~~~~~~~~~
4 //
5 // Copyright (c) 2003-2015 Christopher M. Kohlhoff (chris at kohlhoff dot com)
6 //
7 // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
8 // file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
9 //
10 
11 #ifndef BOOST_ASIO_SPAWN_HPP
12 #define BOOST_ASIO_SPAWN_HPP
13 
14 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1200)
15 # pragma once
16 #endif // defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1200)
17 
18 #include <boost/asio/detail/config.hpp>
19 #include <boost/coroutine/all.hpp>
20 #include <boost/asio/detail/weak_ptr.hpp>
21 #include <boost/asio/detail/wrapped_handler.hpp>
22 #include <boost/asio/io_service.hpp>
23 #include <boost/asio/strand.hpp>
24 
25 #include <boost/asio/detail/push_options.hpp>
26 
27 namespace boost {
28 namespace asio {
29 
30 /// Context object the represents the currently executing coroutine.
31 /**
32  * The basic_yield_context class is used to represent the currently executing
33  * stackful coroutine. A basic_yield_context may be passed as a handler to an
34  * asynchronous operation. For example:
35  *
36  * @code template <typename Handler>
37  * void my_coroutine(basic_yield_context<Handler> yield)
38  * {
39  *   ...
40  *   std::size_t n = my_socket.async_read_some(buffer, yield);
41  *   ...
42  * } @endcode
43  *
44  * The initiating function (async_read_some in the above example) suspends the
45  * current coroutine. The coroutine is resumed when the asynchronous operation
46  * completes, and the result of the operation is returned.
47  */
48 template <typename Handler>
49 class basic_yield_context
50 {
51 public:
52   /// The coroutine callee type, used by the implementation.
53   /**
54    * When using Boost.Coroutine v1, this type is:
55    * @code typename coroutine<void()> @endcode
56    * When using Boost.Coroutine v2 (unidirectional coroutines), this type is:
57    * @code push_coroutine<void> @endcode
58    */
59 #if defined(GENERATING_DOCUMENTATION)
60   typedef implementation_defined callee_type;
61 #elif defined(BOOST_COROUTINES_UNIDIRECT) || defined(BOOST_COROUTINES_V2)
62   typedef boost::coroutines::push_coroutine<void> callee_type;
63 #else
64   typedef boost::coroutines::coroutine<void()> callee_type;
65 #endif
66 
67   /// The coroutine caller type, used by the implementation.
68   /**
69    * When using Boost.Coroutine v1, this type is:
70    * @code typename coroutine<void()>::caller_type @endcode
71    * When using Boost.Coroutine v2 (unidirectional coroutines), this type is:
72    * @code pull_coroutine<void> @endcode
73    */
74 #if defined(GENERATING_DOCUMENTATION)
75   typedef implementation_defined caller_type;
76 #elif defined(BOOST_COROUTINES_UNIDIRECT) || defined(BOOST_COROUTINES_V2)
77   typedef boost::coroutines::pull_coroutine<void> caller_type;
78 #else
79   typedef boost::coroutines::coroutine<void()>::caller_type caller_type;
80 #endif
81 
82   /// Construct a yield context to represent the specified coroutine.
83   /**
84    * Most applications do not need to use this constructor. Instead, the
85    * spawn() function passes a yield context as an argument to the coroutine
86    * function.
87    */
basic_yield_context(const detail::weak_ptr<callee_type> & coro,caller_type & ca,Handler & handler)88   basic_yield_context(
89       const detail::weak_ptr<callee_type>& coro,
90       caller_type& ca, Handler& handler)
91     : coro_(coro),
92       ca_(ca),
93       handler_(handler),
94       ec_(0)
95   {
96   }
97 
98   /// Return a yield context that sets the specified error_code.
99   /**
100    * By default, when a yield context is used with an asynchronous operation, a
101    * non-success error_code is converted to system_error and thrown. This
102    * operator may be used to specify an error_code object that should instead be
103    * set with the asynchronous operation's result. For example:
104    *
105    * @code template <typename Handler>
106    * void my_coroutine(basic_yield_context<Handler> yield)
107    * {
108    *   ...
109    *   std::size_t n = my_socket.async_read_some(buffer, yield[ec]);
110    *   if (ec)
111    *   {
112    *     // An error occurred.
113    *   }
114    *   ...
115    * } @endcode
116    */
operator [](boost::system::error_code & ec) const117   basic_yield_context operator[](boost::system::error_code& ec) const
118   {
119     basic_yield_context tmp(*this);
120     tmp.ec_ = &ec;
121     return tmp;
122   }
123 
124 #if defined(GENERATING_DOCUMENTATION)
125 private:
126 #endif // defined(GENERATING_DOCUMENTATION)
127   detail::weak_ptr<callee_type> coro_;
128   caller_type& ca_;
129   Handler& handler_;
130   boost::system::error_code* ec_;
131 };
132 
133 #if defined(GENERATING_DOCUMENTATION)
134 /// Context object that represents the currently executing coroutine.
135 typedef basic_yield_context<unspecified> yield_context;
136 #else // defined(GENERATING_DOCUMENTATION)
137 typedef basic_yield_context<
138   detail::wrapped_handler<
139     io_service::strand, void(*)(),
140     detail::is_continuation_if_running> > yield_context;
141 #endif // defined(GENERATING_DOCUMENTATION)
142 
143 /**
144  * @defgroup spawn boost::asio::spawn
145  *
146  * @brief Start a new stackful coroutine.
147  *
148  * The spawn() function is a high-level wrapper over the Boost.Coroutine
149  * library. This function enables programs to implement asynchronous logic in a
150  * synchronous manner, as illustrated by the following example:
151  *
152  * @code boost::asio::spawn(my_strand, do_echo);
153  *
154  * // ...
155  *
156  * void do_echo(boost::asio::yield_context yield)
157  * {
158  *   try
159  *   {
160  *     char data[128];
161  *     for (;;)
162  *     {
163  *       std::size_t length =
164  *         my_socket.async_read_some(
165  *           boost::asio::buffer(data), yield);
166  *
167  *       boost::asio::async_write(my_socket,
168  *           boost::asio::buffer(data, length), yield);
169  *     }
170  *   }
171  *   catch (std::exception& e)
172  *   {
173  *     // ...
174  *   }
175  * } @endcode
176  */
177 /*@{*/
178 
179 /// Start a new stackful coroutine, calling the specified handler when it
180 /// completes.
181 /**
182  * This function is used to launch a new coroutine.
183  *
184  * @param handler A handler to be called when the coroutine exits. More
185  * importantly, the handler provides an execution context (via the the handler
186  * invocation hook) for the coroutine. The handler must have the signature:
187  * @code void handler(); @endcode
188  *
189  * @param function The coroutine function. The function must have the signature:
190  * @code void function(basic_yield_context<Handler> yield); @endcode
191  *
192  * @param attributes Boost.Coroutine attributes used to customise the coroutine.
193  */
194 template <typename Handler, typename Function>
195 void spawn(BOOST_ASIO_MOVE_ARG(Handler) handler,
196     BOOST_ASIO_MOVE_ARG(Function) function,
197     const boost::coroutines::attributes& attributes
198       = boost::coroutines::attributes());
199 
200 /// Start a new stackful coroutine, inheriting the execution context of another.
201 /**
202  * This function is used to launch a new coroutine.
203  *
204  * @param ctx Identifies the current coroutine as a parent of the new
205  * coroutine. This specifies that the new coroutine should inherit the
206  * execution context of the parent. For example, if the parent coroutine is
207  * executing in a particular strand, then the new coroutine will execute in the
208  * same strand.
209  *
210  * @param function The coroutine function. The function must have the signature:
211  * @code void function(basic_yield_context<Handler> yield); @endcode
212  *
213  * @param attributes Boost.Coroutine attributes used to customise the coroutine.
214  */
215 template <typename Handler, typename Function>
216 void spawn(basic_yield_context<Handler> ctx,
217     BOOST_ASIO_MOVE_ARG(Function) function,
218     const boost::coroutines::attributes& attributes
219       = boost::coroutines::attributes());
220 
221 /// Start a new stackful coroutine that executes in the context of a strand.
222 /**
223  * This function is used to launch a new coroutine.
224  *
225  * @param strand Identifies a strand. By starting multiple coroutines on the
226  * same strand, the implementation ensures that none of those coroutines can
227  * execute simultaneously.
228  *
229  * @param function The coroutine function. The function must have the signature:
230  * @code void function(yield_context yield); @endcode
231  *
232  * @param attributes Boost.Coroutine attributes used to customise the coroutine.
233  */
234 template <typename Function>
235 void spawn(boost::asio::io_service::strand strand,
236     BOOST_ASIO_MOVE_ARG(Function) function,
237     const boost::coroutines::attributes& attributes
238       = boost::coroutines::attributes());
239 
240 /// Start a new stackful coroutine that executes on a given io_service.
241 /**
242  * This function is used to launch a new coroutine.
243  *
244  * @param io_service Identifies the io_service that will run the coroutine. The
245  * new coroutine is implicitly given its own strand within this io_service.
246  *
247  * @param function The coroutine function. The function must have the signature:
248  * @code void function(yield_context yield); @endcode
249  *
250  * @param attributes Boost.Coroutine attributes used to customise the coroutine.
251  */
252 template <typename Function>
253 void spawn(boost::asio::io_service& io_service,
254     BOOST_ASIO_MOVE_ARG(Function) function,
255     const boost::coroutines::attributes& attributes
256       = boost::coroutines::attributes());
257 
258 /*@}*/
259 
260 } // namespace asio
261 } // namespace boost
262 
263 #include <boost/asio/detail/pop_options.hpp>
264 
265 #include <boost/asio/impl/spawn.hpp>
266 
267 #endif // BOOST_ASIO_SPAWN_HPP
268