lib/async/semaphore.rb



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module Async
	# A semaphore is used to control access to a common resource in a concurrent system. A useful way to think of a semaphore as used in the real-world systems is as a record of how many units of a particular resource are available, coupled with operations to adjust that record safely (i.e. to avoid race conditions) as units are required or become free, and, if necessary, wait until a unit of the resource becomes available.
	class Semaphore
		def initialize(limit = 1)
			@count = 0
			@limit = limit
			@waiting = []
		end
		
		# The current number of tasks that have acquired the semaphore.
		attr :count
		
		# The maximum number of tasks that can acquire the semaphore.
		attr :limit
		
		# Whether trying to acquire this semaphore would block.
		def blocking?
			@count >= @limit
		end
		
		# Acquire the semaphore, block if we are at the limit.
		# If no block is provided, you must call release manually.
		# @yield when the semaphore can be acquired
		# @return the result of the block if invoked
		def acquire
			self.wait while blocking?
			
			@count += 1
			
			return unless block_given?
			
			begin
				return yield
			ensure
				self.release
			end
		end
		
		# Release the semaphore. Must match up with a corresponding call to `acquire`.
		def release
			@count -= 1
			
			self.signal
		end
		
		# Is anyone waiting?
		def empty?
			@waiting.empty?
		end
		
		# Wait on this semaphore.
		def wait
			@waiting << Fiber.current
			Task.yield
		end
		
		# Resume any waiting tasks.
		def signal(task: Task.current)
			task.reactor << self if @waiting.any?
		end
		
		# Whether this semaphore has work to do when being resumed.
		def alive?
			@waiting.any?
		end
		
		# Resume tasks waiting on the semaphore, up to the maximum to the available limit.
		def resume
			available = @waiting.pop(@limit - @count)
			
			available.each do |fiber|
				fiber.resume if fiber.alive?
			end
		end
	end
end