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//
// strand.hpp
// ~~~~~~~~~~
//
// Copyright (c) 2003-2011 Christopher M. Kohlhoff (chris at kohlhoff dot com)
//
// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
//
#ifndef BOOST_ASIO_STRAND_HPP
#define BOOST_ASIO_STRAND_HPP
#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1200)
# pragma once
#endif // defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1200)
#include <boost/asio/detail/config.hpp>
#include <boost/asio/detail/strand_service.hpp>
#include <boost/asio/detail/wrapped_handler.hpp>
#include <boost/asio/io_service.hpp>
#include <boost/asio/detail/push_options.hpp>
namespace boost {
namespace asio {
/// Provides serialised handler execution.
/**
* The io_service::strand class provides the ability to post and dispatch
* handlers with the guarantee that none of those handlers will execute
* concurrently.
*
* @par Order of handler invocation
* Given:
*
* @li a strand object @c s
*
* @li an object @c a meeting completion handler requirements
*
* @li an object @c a1 which is an arbitrary copy of @c a made by the
* implementation
*
* @li an object @c b meeting completion handler requirements
*
* @li an object @c b1 which is an arbitrary copy of @c b made by the
* implementation
*
* if any of the following conditions are true:
*
* @li @c s.post(a) happens-before @c s.post(b)
*
* @li @c s.post(a) happens-before @c s.dispatch(b), where the latter is
* performed outside the strand
*
* @li @c s.dispatch(a) happens-before @c s.post(b), where the former is
* performed outside the strand
*
* @li @c s.dispatch(a) happens-before @c s.dispatch(b), where both are
* performed outside the strand
*
* then @c asio_handler_invoke(a1, &a1) happens-before
* @c asio_handler_invoke(b1, &b1).
*
* Note that in the following case:
* @code async_op_1(..., s.wrap(a));
* async_op_2(..., s.wrap(b)); @endcode
* the completion of the first async operation will perform @c s.dispatch(a),
* and the second will perform @c s.dispatch(b), but the order in which those
* are performed is unspecified. That is, you cannot state whether one
* happens-before the other. Therefore none of the above conditions are met and
* no ordering guarantee is made.
*
* @par Thread Safety
* @e Distinct @e objects: Safe.@n
* @e Shared @e objects: Safe.
*
* @par Concepts:
* Dispatcher.
*/
class io_service::strand
{
public:
/// Constructor.
/**
* Constructs the strand.
*
* @param io_service The io_service object that the strand will use to
* dispatch handlers that are ready to be run.
*/
explicit strand(boost::asio::io_service& io_service)
: service_(boost::asio::use_service<
boost::asio::detail::strand_service>(io_service))
{
service_.construct(impl_);
}
/// Destructor.
/**
* Destroys a strand.
*
* Handlers posted through the strand that have not yet been invoked will
* still be dispatched in a way that meets the guarantee of non-concurrency.
*/
~strand()
{
service_.destroy(impl_);
}
/// (Deprecated: use get_io_service().) Get the io_service associated with
/// the strand.
/**
* This function may be used to obtain the io_service object that the strand
* uses to dispatch handlers for asynchronous operations.
*
* @return A reference to the io_service object that the strand will use to
* dispatch handlers. Ownership is not transferred to the caller.
*/
boost::asio::io_service& io_service()
{
return service_.get_io_service();
}
/// Get the io_service associated with the strand.
/**
* This function may be used to obtain the io_service object that the strand
* uses to dispatch handlers for asynchronous operations.
*
* @return A reference to the io_service object that the strand will use to
* dispatch handlers. Ownership is not transferred to the caller.
*/
boost::asio::io_service& get_io_service()
{
return service_.get_io_service();
}
/// Request the strand to invoke the given handler.
/**
* This function is used to ask the strand to execute the given handler.
*
* The strand object guarantees that handlers posted or dispatched through
* the strand will not be executed concurrently. The handler may be executed
* inside this function if the guarantee can be met. If this function is
* called from within a handler that was posted or dispatched through the same
* strand, then the new handler will be executed immediately.
*
* The strand's guarantee is in addition to the guarantee provided by the
* underlying io_service. The io_service guarantees that the handler will only
* be called in a thread in which the io_service's run member function is
* currently being invoked.
*
* @param handler The handler to be called. The strand will make a copy of the
* handler object as required. The function signature of the handler must be:
* @code void handler(); @endcode
*/
template <typename Handler>
void dispatch(Handler handler)
{
service_.dispatch(impl_, handler);
}
/// Request the strand to invoke the given handler and return
/// immediately.
/**
* This function is used to ask the strand to execute the given handler, but
* without allowing the strand to call the handler from inside this function.
*
* The strand object guarantees that handlers posted or dispatched through
* the strand will not be executed concurrently. The strand's guarantee is in
* addition to the guarantee provided by the underlying io_service. The
* io_service guarantees that the handler will only be called in a thread in
* which the io_service's run member function is currently being invoked.
*
* @param handler The handler to be called. The strand will make a copy of the
* handler object as required. The function signature of the handler must be:
* @code void handler(); @endcode
*/
template <typename Handler>
void post(Handler handler)
{
service_.post(impl_, handler);
}
/// Create a new handler that automatically dispatches the wrapped handler
/// on the strand.
/**
* This function is used to create a new handler function object that, when
* invoked, will automatically pass the wrapped handler to the strand's
* dispatch function.
*
* @param handler The handler to be wrapped. The strand will make a copy of
* the handler object as required. The function signature of the handler must
* be: @code void handler(A1 a1, ... An an); @endcode
*
* @return A function object that, when invoked, passes the wrapped handler to
* the strand's dispatch function. Given a function object with the signature:
* @code R f(A1 a1, ... An an); @endcode
* If this function object is passed to the wrap function like so:
* @code strand.wrap(f); @endcode
* then the return value is a function object with the signature
* @code void g(A1 a1, ... An an); @endcode
* that, when invoked, executes code equivalent to:
* @code strand.dispatch(boost::bind(f, a1, ... an)); @endcode
*/
template <typename Handler>
#if defined(GENERATING_DOCUMENTATION)
unspecified
#else
detail::wrapped_handler<strand, Handler>
#endif
wrap(Handler handler)
{
return detail::wrapped_handler<io_service::strand, Handler>(*this, handler);
}
private:
boost::asio::detail::strand_service& service_;
boost::asio::detail::strand_service::implementation_type impl_;
};
/// Typedef for backwards compatibility.
typedef boost::asio::io_service::strand strand;
} // namespace asio
} // namespace boost
#include <boost/asio/detail/pop_options.hpp>
#endif // BOOST_ASIO_STRAND_HPP