//! An internal event loop for spooling tasks to the/a GUI thread. use std::sync::Arc; mod background_thread; #[cfg(all(target_family = "unix", not(target_os = "macos")))] mod linux; // For now, also use the Linux event loop on macOS so it at least compiles #[cfg(target_os = "macos")] mod linux; #[cfg(target_os = "windows")] mod windows; pub(crate) use self::background_thread::BackgroundThread; #[cfg(all(target_family = "unix", not(target_os = "macos")))] pub(crate) use self::linux::LinuxEventLoop as OsEventLoop; // For now, also use the Linux event loop on macOS so it at least compiles #[cfg(target_os = "macos")] pub(crate) use self::linux::LinuxEventLoop as OsEventLoop; #[cfg(target_os = "windows")] pub(crate) use self::windows::WindowsEventLoop as OsEventLoop; pub(crate) const TASK_QUEUE_CAPACITY: usize = 512; /// A trait describing the functionality of a platform-specific event loop that can execute tasks of /// type `T` in executor `E` on the operating system's main thread (if applicable). Posting a task /// to the internal task queue should be realtime-safe. This event loop should be created during the /// wrapper's initial initialization on the main thread. /// /// Additionally, this trait also allows posting tasks to a background thread that's completely /// detached from the GUI. This makes it possible for a plugin to execute long running jobs without /// blocking GUI rendering. /// /// This is never used generically, but having this as a trait will cause any missing functions on /// an implementation to show up as compiler errors even when using a different platform. And since /// the tasks and executor will be sent to a thread, they need to have static lifetimes. /// /// TODO: At some point rethink the design to make it possible to have a singleton message queue for /// all instances of a plugin. pub(crate) trait EventLoop<T, E> where T: Send + 'static, E: MainThreadExecutor<T> + 'static, { /// Create and start a new event loop. The thread this is called on will be designated as the /// main thread, so this should be called when constructing the wrapper. fn new_and_spawn(executor: Arc<E>) -> Self; /// Either post the function to the task queue so it can be delegated to the main thread, or /// execute the task directly if this is the main thread. This function needs to be callable at /// any time without blocking. /// /// If the task queue is full, then this will return false. #[must_use] fn schedule_gui(&self, task: T) -> bool; /// Post a task to the background task queue so it can be run in a dedicated background thread /// without blocking the plugin's GUI. This function needs to be callable at any time without /// blocking. /// /// If the task queue is full, then this will return false. #[must_use] fn schedule_background(&self, task: T) -> bool; /// Whether the calling thread is the event loop's main thread. This is usually the thread the /// event loop instance was initialized on. fn is_main_thread(&self) -> bool; } /// Something that can execute tasks of type `T`. pub(crate) trait MainThreadExecutor<T>: Send + Sync { /// Execute a task on the current thread. This is either called from the GUI thread or from /// another background thread, depending on how the task was scheduled in the [`EventContext`]. fn execute(&self, task: T, is_gui_thread: bool); }