1 /* Copyright (c) 2016. The SimGrid Team.
2 * All rights reserved. */
4 /* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
5 * under the terms of the license (GNU LGPL) which comes with this package. */
7 #ifndef SIMGRID_KERNEL_FUTURE_HPP
8 #define SIMGRID_KERNEL_FUTURE_HPP
14 #include <type_traits>
16 #include <boost/optional.hpp>
19 #include <xbt/functional.hpp>
20 #include <xbt/future.hpp>
25 // There are the public classes:
26 template<class T> class Future;
27 template<class T> class Promise;
29 // Those are implementation details:
30 enum class FutureStatus;
31 template<class T> class FutureState;
33 enum class FutureStatus {
40 struct is_future : std::false_type {};
42 struct is_future<Future<T>> : std::true_type {};
44 /** Bases stuff for all @ref simgrid::kernel::FutureState<T> */
45 class FutureStateBase {
48 FutureStateBase(FutureStateBase const&) = delete;
49 FutureStateBase& operator=(FutureStateBase const&) = delete;
51 XBT_PUBLIC(void) schedule(simgrid::xbt::Task<void()>&& job);
53 void set_exception(std::exception_ptr exception)
55 xbt_assert(exception_ == nullptr);
56 if (status_ != FutureStatus::not_ready)
57 throw std::future_error(std::future_errc::promise_already_satisfied);
58 exception_ = std::move(exception);
62 void set_continuation(simgrid::xbt::Task<void()>&& continuation)
64 xbt_assert(!continuation_);
66 case FutureStatus::done:
67 // This is not supposed to happen if continuation is set
69 xbt_die("Set continuation on finished future");
71 case FutureStatus::ready:
72 // The future is ready, execute the continuation directly.
73 // We might execute it from the event loop instead:
74 schedule(std::move(continuation));
76 case FutureStatus::not_ready:
77 // The future is not ready so we mast keep the continuation for
78 // executing it later:
79 continuation_ = std::move(continuation);
86 FutureStatus get_status() const
93 return status_ == FutureStatus::ready;
97 FutureStateBase() = default;
98 ~FutureStateBase() = default;
100 /** Set the future as ready and trigger the continuation */
103 status_ = FutureStatus::ready;
105 // We unregister the continuation before executing it.
106 // We need to do this becase the current implementation of the
107 // continuation has a shared_ptr to the FutureState.
108 auto continuation = std::move(continuation_);
109 this->schedule(std::move(continuation));
113 /** Set the future as done and raise an exception if any
115 * This does half the job of `.get()`.
119 if (status_ != FutureStatus::ready)
120 xbt_die("Deadlock: this future is not ready");
121 status_ = FutureStatus::done;
123 std::exception_ptr exception = std::move(exception_);
124 exception_ = nullptr;
125 std::rethrow_exception(std::move(exception));
130 FutureStatus status_ = FutureStatus::not_ready;
131 std::exception_ptr exception_;
132 simgrid::xbt::Task<void()> continuation_;
135 /** Shared state for future and promises
137 * You are not expected to use them directly but to create them
138 * implicitely through a @ref simgrid::kernel::Promise.
139 * Alternatively kernel operations could inherit or contain FutureState
140 * if they are managed with @ref std::shared_ptr.
143 class FutureState : public FutureStateBase {
146 void set_value(T value)
148 if (this->get_status() != FutureStatus::not_ready)
149 throw std::future_error(std::future_errc::promise_already_satisfied);
150 value_ = std::move(value);
157 xbt_assert(this->value_);
158 auto result = std::move(this->value_.get());
159 this->value_ = boost::optional<T>();
160 return std::move(result);
164 boost::optional<T> value_;
168 class FutureState<T&> : public FutureStateBase {
170 void set_value(T& value)
172 if (this->get_status() != FutureStatus::not_ready)
173 throw std::future_error(std::future_errc::promise_already_satisfied);
181 xbt_assert(this->value_);
192 class FutureState<void> : public FutureStateBase {
196 if (this->get_status() != FutureStatus::not_ready)
197 throw std::future_error(std::future_errc::promise_already_satisfied);
208 void bindPromise(Promise<T> promise, Future<T> future)
210 struct PromiseBinder {
212 PromiseBinder(Promise<T> promise) : promise_(std::move(promise)) {}
213 void operator()(Future<T> future)
215 simgrid::xbt::setPromise(promise_, future);
220 future.then_(PromiseBinder(std::move(promise)));
223 template<class T> Future<T> unwrapFuture(Future<Future<T>> future);
225 /** Result of some (probably) asynchronous operation in the SimGrid kernel
227 * @ref simgrid::simix::Future and @ref simgrid::simix::Future provide an
228 * abstration for asynchronous stuff happening in the SimGrid kernel. They
229 * are based on C++1z futures.
231 * The future represents a value which will be available at some point when this
232 * asynchronous operaiont is finished. Alternatively, if this operations fails,
233 * the result of the operation might be an exception.
235 * As the operation is possibly no terminated yet, we cannot get the result
236 * yet. Moreover, as we cannot block in the SimGrid kernel we cannot wait for
237 * it. However, we can attach some code/callback/continuation which will be
238 * executed when the operation terminates.
240 * Example of the API (`simgrid::kernel::createProcess` does not exist):
242 * // Create a new process using the Worker code, this process returns
244 * simgrid::kernel::Future<std::string> future =
245 * simgrid::kernel::createProcess("worker42", host, Worker(42));
246 * // At this point, we just created the process so the result is not available.
247 * // However, we can attach some work do be done with this result:
248 * future.then([](simgrid::kernel::Future<std::string> result) {
249 * // This code is called when the operation is completed so the result is
252 * // Try to get value, this might throw an exception if the operation
253 * // failed (such as an exception throwed by the worker process):
254 * std::string value = result.get();
255 * XBT_INFO("Value: %s", value.c_str());
257 * catch(std::exception& e) {
258 * // This is an exception from the asynchronous operation:
259 * XBT_INFO("Error: %e", e.what());
264 * This is based on C++1z @ref std::future but with some differences:
266 * * there is no thread synchronization (atomic, mutex, condition variable,
267 * etc.) because everything happens in the SimGrid event loop;
269 * * it is purely asynchronous, you are expected to use `.then()`;
271 * * inside the `.then()`, `.get()` can be used;
273 * * `.get()` can only be used when `.is_ready()` (as everything happens in
274 * a single-thread, the future would be guaranted to deadlock if `.get()`
275 * is called when the future is not ready);
277 * * there is no future chaining support for now (`.then().then()`);
279 * * there is no sharing (`shared_future`) for now.
285 Future(std::shared_ptr<FutureState<T>> state): state_(std::move(state)) {}
288 Future(Future&) = delete;
289 Future& operator=(Future&) = delete;
290 Future(Future&& that) : state_(std::move(that.state_)) {}
291 Future& operator=(Future&& that)
293 state_ = std::move(that.state_);
297 /** Whether the future is valid:.
299 * A future which as been used (`.then` of `.get`) becomes invalid.
301 * We can use `.then` on a valid future.
305 return state_ != nullptr;
308 /** Whether the future is ready
310 * A future is ready when it has an associated value or exception.
312 * We can use `.get()` on ready futures.
314 bool is_ready() const
316 return state_ != nullptr && state_->is_ready();
319 /** Attach a continuation to this future
321 * This is like .then() but avoid the creation of a new future.
324 void then_(F continuation)
326 if (state_ == nullptr)
327 throw std::future_error(std::future_errc::no_state);
328 // Give shared-ownership to the continuation:
329 auto state = std::move(state_);
330 state->set_continuation(simgrid::xbt::makeTask(
331 std::move(continuation), state));
334 /** Attach a continuation to this future
336 * This version never does future unwrapping.
339 auto thenNoUnwrap(F continuation)
340 -> Future<decltype(continuation(std::move(*this)))>
342 typedef decltype(continuation(std::move(*this))) R;
343 if (state_ == nullptr)
344 throw std::future_error(std::future_errc::no_state);
345 auto state = std::move(state_);
346 // Create a new future...
348 Future<R> future = promise.get_future();
349 // ...and when the current future is ready...
350 state->set_continuation(simgrid::xbt::makeTask(
351 [](Promise<R> promise, std::shared_ptr<FutureState<T>> state, F continuation) {
352 // ...set the new future value by running the continuation.
353 Future<T> future(std::move(state));
354 simgrid::xbt::fulfillPromise(promise,[&]{
355 return continuation(std::move(future));
358 std::move(promise), state, std::move(continuation)));
359 return std::move(future);
362 /** Attach a continuation to this future
364 * The future must be valid in order to make this call.
365 * The continuation is executed when the future becomes ready.
366 * The future becomes invalid after this call.
368 * @param continuation This function is called with a ready future
369 * the future is ready
370 * @exception std::future_error no state is associated with the future
373 auto then(F continuation)
374 -> typename std::enable_if<
375 !is_future<decltype(continuation(std::move(*this)))>::value,
376 Future<decltype(continuation(std::move(*this)))>
379 return this->thenNoUnwrap(std::move(continuation));
382 /** Attach a continuation to this future (future chaining) */
384 auto then(F continuation)
385 -> typename std::enable_if<
386 is_future<decltype(continuation(std::move(*this)))>::value,
387 decltype(continuation(std::move(*this)))
390 return unwrapFuture(this->thenNoUnwap(std::move(continuation)));
393 /** Get the value from the future
395 * The future must be valid and ready in order to make this call.
396 * @ref std::future blocks when the future is not ready but we are
397 * completely single-threaded so blocking would be a deadlock.
398 * After the call, the future becomes invalid.
400 * @return value of the future
401 * @exception any Exception from the future
402 * @exception std::future_error no state is associated with the future
406 if (state_ == nullptr)
407 throw std::future_error(std::future_errc::no_state);
408 std::shared_ptr<FutureState<T>> state = std::move(state_);
413 std::shared_ptr<FutureState<T>> state_;
417 Future<T> unwrapFuture(Future<Future<T>> future)
420 Future<T> result = promise.get_future();
421 bindPromise(std::move(promise), std::move(future));
422 return std::move(result);
425 /** Producer side of a @ref simgrid::kernel::Future
427 * A @ref Promise is connected to some `Future` and can be used to
430 * Similar to @ref std::promise
433 * // Create a promise and a future:
434 * auto promise = std::make_shared<simgrid::kernel::Promise<T>>();
435 * auto future = promise->get_future();
437 * SIMIX_timer_set(date, [promise] {
439 * int value = compute_the_value();
441 * throw std::logic_error("Bad value");
442 * // Whenever the operation is completed, we set the value
444 * promise.set_value(value);
447 * // If an error occured, we can set an exception which
448 * // will be throwed buy future.get():
449 * promise.set_exception(std::current_exception());
453 * // Return the future to the caller:
460 Promise() : state_(std::make_shared<FutureState<T>>()) {}
461 Promise(std::shared_ptr<FutureState<T>> state) : state_(std::move(state)) {}
464 Promise(Promise const&) = delete;
465 Promise& operator=(Promise const&) = delete;
466 Promise(Promise&& that) :
467 state_(std::move(that.state_)), future_get_(that.future_get_)
469 that.future_get_ = false;
472 Promise& operator=(Promise&& that)
474 this->state_ = std::move(that.state_);
475 this->future_get_ = that.future_get_;
476 that.future_get_ = false;
479 Future<T> get_future()
481 if (state_ == nullptr)
482 throw std::future_error(std::future_errc::no_state);
484 throw std::future_error(std::future_errc::future_already_retrieved);
486 return Future<T>(state_);
488 void set_value(T value)
490 if (state_ == nullptr)
491 throw std::future_error(std::future_errc::no_state);
492 state_->set_value(std::move(value));
494 void set_exception(std::exception_ptr exception)
496 if (state_ == nullptr)
497 throw std::future_error(std::future_errc::no_state);
498 state_->set_exception(std::move(exception));
502 if (state_ && state_->get_status() == FutureStatus::not_ready)
503 state_->set_exception(std::make_exception_ptr(
504 std::future_error(std::future_errc::broken_promise)));
508 std::shared_ptr<FutureState<T>> state_;
509 bool future_get_ = false;
513 class Promise<void> {
515 Promise() : state_(std::make_shared<FutureState<void>>()) {}
516 Promise(std::shared_ptr<FutureState<void>> state) : state_(std::move(state)) {}
519 if (state_ && state_->get_status() == FutureStatus::not_ready)
520 state_->set_exception(std::make_exception_ptr(
521 std::future_error(std::future_errc::broken_promise)));
525 Promise(Promise const&) = delete;
526 Promise& operator=(Promise const&) = delete;
527 Promise(Promise&& that) :
528 state_(std::move(that.state_)), future_get_(that.future_get_)
530 that.future_get_ = false;
532 Promise& operator=(Promise&& that)
534 this->state_ = std::move(that.state_);
535 this->future_get_ = that.future_get_;
536 that.future_get_ = false;
540 Future<void> get_future()
542 if (state_ == nullptr)
543 throw std::future_error(std::future_errc::no_state);
545 throw std::future_error(std::future_errc::future_already_retrieved);
547 return Future<void>(state_);
551 if (state_ == nullptr)
552 throw std::future_error(std::future_errc::no_state);
555 void set_exception(std::exception_ptr exception)
557 if (state_ == nullptr)
558 throw std::future_error(std::future_errc::no_state);
559 state_->set_exception(std::move(exception));
563 std::shared_ptr<FutureState<void>> state_;
564 bool future_get_ = false;