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nih-plug/src/event_loop.rs
2022-10-23 16:19:49 +02:00

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//! 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);
}