#!/usr/bin/env python # # idle.py - Run functions on an idle loop or in a separate thread. # # Author: Paul McCarthy <pauldmccarthy@gmail.com> # """This module provides functions and classes for running tasks asynchronously, either in an idle loop, or on a separate thread. .. note:: The :class:`IdleLoop` functionality in this module is intended to be run from within a ``wx`` application. However, it will still work without ``wx``, albeit with slightly modified behaviour. Idle tasks ---------- .. autosummary:: :nosignatures: IdleLoop idle idleWhen block The :class:`IdleLoop` class provides a simple way to run a task on an ``wx`` ``EVT_IDLE`` event handler. A single ``IdleLoop`` instance is created when this module is imported; it can be accessed via the :attr:`idleLoop` attribute, and via the module-level :func:`idle` and :func:`idleWhen` functions. The :meth:`IdleLoop.idle` method effectively performs the same job as the :func:`run` function (described below), but is more suitable for short tasks which do not warrant running in a separate thread. Thread tasks ------------ .. autosummary:: :nosignatures: run wait TaskThread The :func:`run` function simply runs a task in a separate thread. This doesn't seem like a worthy task to have a function of its own, but the :func:`run` function additionally provides the ability to schedule another function to run on the ``wx.MainLoop`` when the original function has completed (via :func:`idle`). This therefore gives us a simple way to run a computationally intensitve task off the main GUI thread (preventing the GUI from locking up), and to perform some clean up/refresh/notification afterwards. The :func:`wait` function is given one or more ``Thread`` instances, and a task to run. It waits until all the threads have finished, and then runs the task (via :func:`idle`). The :class:`TaskThread` class is a simple thread which runs a queue of tasks. Other facilities ---------------- The ``idle`` module also defines the :func:`mutex` decorator, which is intended to be used to mark the methods of a class as being mutually exclusive. The ``mutex`` decorator uses the :class:`MutexFactory` class to do its work. """ import time import atexit import logging import functools import threading from contextlib import contextmanager from collections import abc try: import queue except ImportError: import Queue as queue from fsl.utils.deprecated import deprecated log = logging.getLogger(__name__) class IdleTask(object): """Container object used by the :class:`IdleLoop` class. Used to encapsulate information about a queued task. """ def __init__(self, name, task, schedtime, after, timeout, args, kwargs): self.name = name self.task = task self.schedtime = schedtime self.after = after self.timeout = timeout self.args = args self.kwargs = kwargs class IdleLoop(object): """This class contains logic for running tasks via ``wx.EVT_IDLE`` events. A single ``IdleLoop`` instance is created when this module is first imported - it is accessed via the module-level :attr:`idleLoop` attribute. In normal circumstances, this ``idleLoop`` instance should be treated as a singleton, although this is not enforced in any way. The ``EVT_IDLE`` event is generated automatically by ``wx`` during periods of inactivity. However, there are some circumstances in which ``EVT_IDLE`` will not be generated, and pending events may be left on the queue. For this reason, the ``IdleLoop`` will occasionally use a ``wx.Timer`` to ensure that it continues to be called. The time-out used by this ``Timer`` can be queried and set via the :meth:`callRate` property. """ def __init__(self): """Create an ``IdleLoop``. This method does not do much - the real initialisation takes place on the first call to :meth:`idle`. """ self.__registered = False self.__queue = queue.Queue() self.__queueDict = {} self.__timer = None self.__callRate = 200 self.__allowErrors = False self.__neverQueue = False # Call reset on exit, in case # the idle.timer is active. atexit.register(self.reset) @property def registered(self): """Boolean flag indicating whether a handler has been registered on ``wx.EVT_IDLE`` events. Checked and set in the :meth:`idle` method. """ return self.__registered @property def queue(self): """A ``Queue`` of functions which are to be run on the ``wx.EVT_IDLE`` loop. """ return self.__queue @property def queueDict(self): """A ``dict`` containing the names of all named tasks which are currently queued on the idle loop (see the ``name`` parameter to the :meth:`idle` method). """ return self.__queueDict @property def timer(self): """A ``wx.Timer`` instance which is used to periodically trigger the :func:`_wxIdleLoop` in circumstances where ``wx.EVT_IDLE`` events may not be generated. This is created in the first call to :meth:`idle`. """ return self.__timer @property def callRate(self): """Minimum time (in milliseconds) between consecutive calls to the idle loop (:meth:`__idleLoop`). If ``wx.EVT_IDLE`` events are not being fired, the :meth:`timer` is used to maintain the idle loop at this rate. """ return self.__callRate @callRate.setter def callRate(self, rate): """Update the :meth:`callRate` to ``rate`` (specified in milliseconds). If ``rate is None``, it is set to the default of 200 milliseconds. """ if rate is None: rate = 200 log.debug('Idle loop timeout changed to {}'.format(rate)) self.__callRate = rate @property def allowErrors(self): """Used for testing/debugging. If ``True``, and a function called on the idle loop raises an error, that error will not be caught, and the idle loop will stop. """ return self.__allowErrors @allowErrors.setter def allowErrors(self, allow): """Update the ``allowErrors`` flag. """ self.__allowErrors = allow @property def neverQueue(self): """If ``True``, tasks passed to :meth:`idle` will never be queued, and instead will always be executed directly/synchonously. See also the :meth:`synchronous` context manager. """ return self.__neverQueue @neverQueue.setter def neverQueue(self, val): """Update the ``neverQueue`` flag. """ self.__neverQueue = val @contextmanager def synchronous(self): """Context manager which can be used to tenporarily set :meth:`neverQueue` to ``True``, restoring its previous value afterwards. """ oldval = self.__neverQueue self.__neverQueue = True try: yield finally: self.__neverQueue = oldval def reset(self): """Reset the internal idle loop state. In a normal execution environment, this method will never need to be called. However, in an execution environment where multiple ``wx.App`` instances are created, run, and destroyed sequentially, this function will need to be called after each ``wx.App`` has been destroyed. Otherwise the ``idle`` function will not work during exeution of subsequent ``wx.App`` instances. """ if self.__timer is not None: self.__timer.Stop() # If we're atexit, the ref to # the queue module might have # been cleared, in which case # we don't want to create a # new one. if self.__queue is not None: newQueue = queue.Queue() else: newQueue = None self.__registered = False self.__queue = newQueue self.__queueDict = {} self.__timer = None self.__callRate = 200 self.__allowErrors = False self.__neverQueue = False def inIdle(self, taskName): """Returns ``True`` if a task with the given name is queued on the idle loop (or is currently running), ``False`` otherwise. """ return taskName in self.__queueDict def cancelIdle(self, taskName): """If a task with the given ``taskName`` is in the idle queue, it is cancelled. If the task is already running, it cannot be cancelled. A ``KeyError`` is raised if no task called ``taskName`` exists. """ self.__queueDict[taskName].timeout = -1 def idle(self, task, *args, **kwargs): """Run the given task on a ``wx.EVT_IDLE`` event. :arg task: The task to run. :arg name: Optional. If provided, must be provided as a keyword argument. Specifies a name that can be used to query the state of this task via :meth:`inIdle`. :arg after: Optional. If provided, must be provided as a keyword argument. A time, in seconds, which specifies the amount of time to wait before running this task after it has been scheduled. :arg timeout: Optional. If provided, must be provided as a keyword argument. Specifies a time out, in seconds. If this amount of time passes before the function gets scheduled to be called on the idle loop, the function is not called, and is dropped from the queue. :arg dropIfQueued: Optional. If provided, must be provided as a keyword argument. If ``True``, and a task with the given ``name`` is already enqueud, that function is dropped from the queue, and the new task is enqueued. Defaults to ``False``. This argument takes precedence over the ``skipIfQueued`` argument. :arg skipIfQueued: Optional. If provided, must be provided as a keyword argument. If ``True``, and a task with the given ``name`` is already enqueud, (or is running), the function is not called. Defaults to ``False``. :arg alwaysQueue: Optional. If provided, must be provided as a keyword argument. If ``True``, and a ``wx.MainLoop`` is not running, the task is enqueued anyway, under the assumption that a ``wx.MainLoop`` will be started in the future. Note that, if ``wx.App`` has not yet been created, another call to ``idle`` must be made after the app has been created for the original task to be executed. If ``wx`` is not available, this parameter will be ignored, and the task executed directly. All other arguments are passed through to the task function. If a ``wx.App`` is not running, or :meth:`neverQueue` has been set to ``True``, the ``timeout``, ``name``, ``dropIfQueued``, ``skipIfQueued``, and ``alwaysQueue`` arguments are ignored. Instead, the call will sleep for ``after`` seconds, and then the ``task`` will be called directly. .. note:: If the ``after`` argument is used, there is no guarantee that the task will be executed in the order that it is scheduled. This is because, if the required time has not elapsed when the task is popped from the queue, it will be re-queued. .. note:: If you schedule multiple tasks with the same ``name``, and you do not use the ``skipIfQueued`` or ``dropIfQueued`` arguments, all of those tasks will be executed, but you will only be able to query/cancel the most recently enqueued task. .. note:: You will run into difficulties if you schedule a function that expects/accepts its own keyword arguments called ``name``, ``skipIfQueued``, ``dropIfQueued``, ``after``, ``timeout``, or ``alwaysQueue``. """ from fsl.utils.platform import platform as fslplatform schedtime = time.time() timeout = kwargs.pop('timeout', 0) after = kwargs.pop('after', 0) name = kwargs.pop('name', None) dropIfQueued = kwargs.pop('dropIfQueued', False) skipIfQueued = kwargs.pop('skipIfQueued', False) alwaysQueue = kwargs.pop('alwaysQueue', False) canHaveGui = fslplatform.canHaveGui haveGui = fslplatform.haveGui # If there is no possibility of a # gui being available in the future # (determined by canHaveGui), then # alwaysQueue is ignored. alwaysQueue = alwaysQueue and canHaveGui # We don't have wx - run the task # directly/synchronously. if self.__neverQueue or not (haveGui or alwaysQueue): time.sleep(after) log.debug('Running idle task directly') task(*args, **kwargs) return import wx app = wx.GetApp() # Register on the idle event # if an app is available # # n.b. The 'app is not None' test will # potentially fail in scenarios where # multiple wx.Apps have been instantiated, # as it may return a previously created # app that is no longer active. if (not self.registered) and (app is not None): log.debug('Registering async idle loop') app.Bind(wx.EVT_IDLE, self.__idleLoop) # We also occasionally use a # timer to drive the loop, so # let's register that as well self.__timer = wx.Timer(app) self.__timer.Bind(wx.EVT_TIMER, self.__idleLoop) self.__registered = True # A task with the specified # name is already in the queue if name is not None and self.inIdle(name): # Drop the old task # with the same name if dropIfQueued: # The cancelIdle function sets the old # task timeout to -1, so it won't get # executed. But the task is left in the # queue, and in the queueDict. # In the latter, the old task gets # overwritten with the new task below. self.cancelIdle(name) log.debug('Idle task ({}) is already queued - ' 'dropping the old task'.format(name)) # Ignore the new task # with the same name elif skipIfQueued: log.debug('Idle task ({}) is already queued ' '- skipping it'.format(name)) return log.debug('Scheduling idle task ({}) on wx idle ' 'loop'.format(getattr(task, '__name__', '<unknown>'))) idleTask = IdleTask(name, task, schedtime, after, timeout, args, kwargs) self.__queue.put_nowait(idleTask) if name is not None: self.__queueDict[name] = idleTask def idleWhen(self, func, condition, *args, **kwargs): """Poll the ``condition`` function periodically, and schedule ``func`` on :meth:`idle` when it returns ``True``. :arg func: Function to call. :arg condition: Function which returns ``True`` or ``False``. The ``func`` function is only called when the ``condition`` function returns ``True``. :arg pollTime: Must be passed as a keyword argument. Time (in seconds) to wait between successive calls to ``when``. Defaults to ``0.2``. """ pollTime = kwargs.get('pollTime', 0.2) if not condition(): self.idle(self.idleWhen, func, condition, after=pollTime, *args, **dict(kwargs)) else: kwargs.pop('pollTime', None) self.idle(func, *args, **kwargs) def __idleLoop(self, ev): """This method is called on ``wx.EVT_IDLE`` events, and occasionally on ``wx.EVT_TIMER`` events via the :meth:`timer`. If there is a function on the :meth:`queue`, it is popped and called. .. note:: The ``wx.EVT_IDLE`` event is only triggered on user interaction (e.g. mouse movement). This means that a situation may arise whereby a function is queued via the :meth:`idle` method, but no ``EVT_IDLE`` event gets generated. Therefore, the :meth:`timer` object is occasionally used to call this function as well. """ import wx ev.Skip() try: task = self.__queue.get_nowait() except queue.Empty: # Make sure that we get called periodically, # if EVT_IDLE decides to stop firing. If # self.timer is None, then self.reset has # probably been called. if self.__timer is not None: self.__timer.Start(self.__callRate, wx.TIMER_ONE_SHOT) return now = time.time() elapsed = now - task.schedtime queueSizeOffset = 0 taskName = task.name funcName = getattr(task.task, '__name__', '<unknown>') if taskName is None: taskName = funcName else: taskName = '{} [{}]'.format(taskName, funcName) # Has enough time elapsed # since the task was scheduled? # If not, re-queue the task. # If this is the only task on the # queue, the idle loop will be # called again after # callRate millisecs. if elapsed < task.after: log.debug('Re-queueing function ({}) on ' 'wx idle loop'.format(taskName)) self.__queue.put_nowait(task) queueSizeOffset = 1 # Has the task timed out? elif task.timeout == 0 or (elapsed < task.timeout): log.debug('Running function ({}) on wx ' 'idle loop'.format(taskName)) try: task.task(*task.args, **task.kwargs) except Exception as e: log.warning('Idle task {} crashed - {}: {}'.format( taskName, type(e).__name__, str(e)), exc_info=True) if self.__allowErrors: raise e if task.name is not None: try: self.__queueDict.pop(task.name) except KeyError: pass # More tasks on the queue? # Request anotherd event if self.__queue.qsize() > queueSizeOffset: ev.RequestMore() # Otherwise use the idle # timer to make sure that # the loop keeps ticking # over else: self.__timer.Start(self.__callRate, wx.TIMER_ONE_SHOT) idleLoop = IdleLoop() """A singleton :class:`IdleLoop` instance, created when this module is imported. """ def idle(*args, **kwargs): """Equivalent to calling :meth:`IdleLoop.idle` on the ``idleLoop`` singleton. """ idleLoop.idle(*args, **kwargs) def idleWhen(*args, **kwargs): """Equivalent to calling :meth:`IdleLoop.idleWhen` on the ``idleLoop`` singleton. """ idleLoop.idleWhen(*args, **kwargs) @deprecated('2.7.0', '3.0.0', 'Use idleLoop.inIdle instead') def inIdle(taskName): """Deprecated - use ``idleLoop.inIdle`` instead. """ return idleLoop.inIdle(taskName) @deprecated('2.7.0', '3.0.0', 'Use idleLoop.cancelIdle instead') def cancelIdle(taskName): """Deprecated - use ``idleLoop.cancelIdle`` instead. """ return idleLoop.cancelIdle(taskName) @deprecated('2.7.0', '3.0.0', 'Use idleLoop.reset instead') def idleReset(): """Deprecated - use ``idleLoop.reset`` instead. """ return idleLoop.reset() @deprecated('2.7.0', '3.0.0', 'Use idleLoop.callRate instead') def getIdleTimeout(): """Deprecated - use ``idleLoop.callRate`` instead. """ return idleLoop.callRate @deprecated('2.7.0', '3.0.0', 'Use idleLoop.callRate instead') def setIdleTimeout(timeout=None): """Deprecated - use ``idleLoop.callRate`` instead. """ idleLoop.callRate = timeout def block(secs, delta=0.01, until=None): """Blocks for the specified number of seconds, yielding to the main ``wx`` loop. If ``wx`` is not available, or a ``wx`` application is not running, this function is equivalent to ``time.sleep(secs)``. If ``until`` is provided, this function will block until ``until`` returns ``True``, or ``secs`` have elapsed, whichever comes first. :arg secs: Time in seconds to block :arg delta: Time in seconds to sleep between successive yields to ``wx``. :arg until: Function which returns ``True`` or ``False``, and which determins when calls to ``block`` will return. """ def defaultUntil(): return False def tick(): if fslplatform.haveGui: import wx wx.YieldIfNeeded() time.sleep(delta) if until is None: until = defaultUntil from fsl.utils.platform import platform as fslplatform start = time.time() while (time.time() - start) < secs: tick() if until(): break def run(task, onFinish=None, onError=None, name=None): """Run the given ``task`` in a separate thread. :arg task: The function to run. Must accept no arguments. :arg onFinish: An optional function to schedule (on the ``wx.MainLoop``, via :func:`idle`) once the ``task`` has finished. :arg onError: An optional function to be called (on the ``wx.MainLoop``, via :func:`idle`) if the ``task`` raises an error. Passed the ``Exception`` that was raised. :arg name: An optional name to use for this task in log statements. :returns: A reference to the ``Thread`` that was created. .. note:: If a ``wx`` application is not running, the ``task`` and ``onFinish`` functions will simply be called directly, and the return value will be ``None``. """ from fsl.utils.platform import platform as fslplatform if name is None: name = getattr(task, '__name__', '<unknown>') haveWX = fslplatform.haveGui # Calls the onFinish or onError handler def callback(cb, *args, **kwargs): if cb is None: return if haveWX: idle(cb, *args, **kwargs) else: cb( *args, **kwargs) # Runs the task, and calls # callback functions as needed. def wrapper(): try: task() log.debug('Task "{}" finished'.format(name)) callback(onFinish) except Exception as e: log.warning('Task "{}" crashed'.format(name), exc_info=True) callback(onError, e) # If WX, run on a thread if haveWX: log.debug('Running task "{}" on thread'.format(name)) thread = threading.Thread(target=wrapper) thread.start() return thread # Otherwise run directly else: log.debug('Running task "{}" directly'.format(name)) wrapper() return None def wait(threads, task, *args, **kwargs): """Creates and starts a new ``Thread`` which waits for all of the ``Thread`` instances to finish (by ``join``ing them), and then runs the given ``task`` via :func:`idle`. If the ``direct`` parameter is ``True``, or a ``wx.App`` is not running, this function ``join``s the threads directly instead of creating a new ``Thread`` to do so. :arg threads: A ``Thread``, or a sequence of ``Thread`` instances to join. Elements in the sequence may be ``None``. :arg task: The task to run once all ``threads`` have completed. :arg wait_direct: Must be passed as a keyword argument. If ``True``, this function call will ``join`` all of the ``threads``, and then call the ``task``. Otherwise (the default), this function will create a new thread to ``join`` the ``threads``, and will return immediately. All other arguments are passed to the ``task`` function. .. note:: This function will not support ``task`` functions which expect a keyword argument called ``wait_direct``. """ from fsl.utils.platform import platform as fslplatform direct = kwargs.pop('wait_direct', False) if not isinstance(threads, abc.Sequence): threads = [threads] haveWX = fslplatform.haveGui def joinAll(): log.debug('Wait thread joining on all targets') for t in threads: if t is not None: t.join() log.debug('Wait thread scheduling task on idle loop') idle(task, *args, **kwargs) if haveWX and not direct: thread = threading.Thread(target=joinAll) thread.start() return thread else: joinAll() return None class Task(object): """Container object which encapsulates a task that is run by a :class:`TaskThread`. """ def __init__(self, name, func, onFinish, args, kwargs): self.name = name self.func = func self.onFinish = onFinish self.args = args self.kwargs = kwargs self.enabled = True class TaskThreadVeto(Exception): """Task functions which are added to a :class:`TaskThread` may raise a ``TaskThreadVeto`` error to skip processing of the task's ``onFinish`` handler (if one has been specified). See the :meth:`TaskThread.enqueue` method for more details. """ pass class TaskThread(threading.Thread): """The ``TaskThread`` is a simple thread which runs tasks. Tasks may be enqueued and dequeued. """ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): """Create a ``TaskThread``. """ threading.Thread.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs) self.__q = queue.Queue() self.__enqueued = {} self.__stop = False log.debug('New task thread') def enqueue(self, func, *args, **kwargs): """Enqueue a task to be executed. :arg func: The task function. :arg taskName: Task name. Must be specified as a keyword argument. Does not necessarily have to be a string, but must be hashable. If you wish to use the :meth:`dequeue` or :meth:`isQueued` methods, you must provide a task name. :arg onFinish: An optional function to be called (via :func:`idle`) when the task funtion has finished. Must be provided as a keyword argument. If the ``func`` raises a :class`TaskThreadVeto` error, this function will not be called. All other arguments are passed through to the task function when it is executed. .. note:: If the specified ``taskName`` is not unique (i.e. another task with the same name may already be enqueued), the :meth:`isQueued` method will probably return invalid results. .. warning:: Make sure that your task function is not expecting keyword arguments called ``taskName`` or ``onFinish``! """ name = kwargs.pop('taskName', None) onFinish = kwargs.pop('onFinish', None) log.debug('Enqueueing task: {} [{}]'.format( name, getattr(func, '__name__', '<unknown>'))) t = Task(name, func, onFinish, args, kwargs) self.__enqueued[name] = t self.__q.put(t) def isQueued(self, name): """Returns ``True`` if a task with the given name is enqueued, ``False`` otherwise. """ return name in self.__enqueued def dequeue(self, name): """Dequeues a previously enqueued task. :arg name: The task to dequeue. """ task = self.__enqueued.get(name, None) if task is not None: log.debug('Dequeueing task: {}'.format(name)) task.enabled = False def stop(self): """Stop the ``TaskThread`` after any currently running task has completed. """ log.debug('Stopping task thread') self.__stop = True def waitUntilIdle(self): """Causes the calling thread to block until the task queue is empty. """ self.__q.join() def run(self): """Run the ``TaskThread``. """ while True: try: # Clear ref to previous task if any. This # is very important, because otherwise, if # no tasks get posted to the queue, this # loop will spin on queue.Empty exceptions, # and the previous Task object will preserve # a hanging ref to its function/method. Not # ideal if the ref is to a method of the # object which created this TaskThread, and # needs to be GC'd! task = None # An example: Without clearing the task # reference, the following code would # result in the TaskThread spinning on empty # forever, and would prevent the Blah # instance from being GC'd: # # class Blah(object): # def __init__(self): # tt = TaskThraed() # tt.enqueue(self.method) # tt.start() # # def method(self): # pass # # b = Blah() # del b task = self.__q.get(timeout=1) except queue.Empty: continue # Any other error typically indicates # that this is a daemon thread, and # the TaskThread object has been GC'd except Exception: break finally: if self.__stop: break self.__enqueued.pop(task.name, None) if not task.enabled: self.__q.task_done() continue log.debug('Running task: {} [{}]'.format( task.name, getattr(task.func, '__name__', '<unknown>'))) try: task.func(*task.args, **task.kwargs) if task.onFinish is not None: idle(task.onFinish) log.debug('Task completed: {} [{}]'.format( task.name, getattr(task.func, '__name__', '<unknown>'))) # If the task raises a TaskThreadVeto error, # we just have to skip the onFinish handler except TaskThreadVeto: log.debug('Task completed (vetoed onFinish): {} [{}]'.format( task.name, getattr(task.func, '__name__', '<unknown>'))) except Exception as e: log.warning('Task crashed: {} [{}]: {}: {}'.format( task.name, getattr(task.func, '__name__', '<unknown>'), type(e).__name__, str(e)), exc_info=True) finally: self.__q.task_done() self.__q = None self.__enqueued = None log.debug('Task thread finished') def mutex(*args, **kwargs): """Decorator for use on methods of a class, which makes the method call mutually exclusive. If you define a class which has one or more methods that must only be accessed by one thread at a time, you can use the ``mutex`` decorator to enforce this restriction. As a contrived example:: class Example(object): def __init__(self): self.__sharedData = [] @mutex def dangerousMethod1(self, message): sefl.__sharedData.append(message) @mutex def dangerousMethod2(self): return sefl.__sharedData.pop() The ``@mutex`` decorator will ensure that, at any point in time, only one thread is running either of the ``dangerousMethod1`` or ``dangerousMethod2`` methods. See the :class:`MutexFactory`` """ return MutexFactory(*args, **kwargs) class MutexFactory(object): """The ``MutexFactory`` is a placeholder for methods which have been decorated with the :func:`mutex` decorator. When the method of a class is decorated with ``@mutex``, a ``MutexFactory`` is created. Later on, when the method is accessed on an instance, the :meth:`__get__` method creates the true decorator function, and replaces the instance method with that decorator. .. note:: The ``MutexFactory`` adds an attribute called ``_async_mutex_lock`` to all instances that have ``@mutex``-decorated methods. """ createLock = threading.Lock() """This lock is used by all ``MutexFactory`` instances when a decorated instance method is accessed for the first time. The first time that a mutexed method is accessed on an instance, a new ``threading.Lock`` is created, to be shared by all mutexed methods of that instance. The ``createLock`` is used to ensure that this can only occur once for each instance. """ def __init__(self, function): """Create a ``MutexFactory``. """ self.__func = function def __get__(self, instance, cls): """When this ``MutexFactory`` is accessed through an instance, a decorator function is created which enforces mutually exclusive access to the decorated method. A single ``threading.Lock`` object is shared between all ``@mutex``-decorated methods on a single instance. If this ``MutexFactory`` is accessed through a class, the decorated function is returned. """ # Class-level access if instance is None: return self.__func # Get the lock object, creating if it necessary. # We use the createLock in case multiple threads # access a method at the same time, in which case # only one of them will be able to create the # instance lock. with MutexFactory.createLock: lock = getattr(instance, '_idle_mutex_lock', None) if lock is None: lock = threading.Lock() instance._idle_mutex_lock = lock # The true decorator function def decorator(*args, **kwargs): with instance._idle_mutex_lock: return self.__func(instance, *args, **kwargs) # Replace this MutexFactory with # the decorator on the instance decorator = functools.update_wrapper(decorator, self.__func) setattr(instance, self.__func.__name__, decorator) return decorator