# Mu synchronizes using channels rather than locks, like Erlang and Go. # # The two ends of a channel will usually belong to different routines, but # each end should only be used by a single one. Don't try to read from or # write to it from multiple routines at once. # # The key property of channels is that writing to a full channel or reading # from an empty one will put the current routine in 'waiting' state until the # operation can be completed. scenario channel [ run [ 1:address:channel <- new-channel 3:literal/capacity 1:address:channel <- write 1:address:channel, 34:literal 2:number, 1:address:channel <- read 1:address:channel ] memory-should-contain [ 2 <- 34 ] ] container channel [ # To avoid locking, writer and reader will never write to the same location. # So channels will include fields in pairs, one for the writer and one for the # reader. first-full:number # for write first-free:number # for read # A circular buffer contains values from index first-full up to (but not # including) index first-empty. The reader always modifies it at first-full, # while the writer always modifies it at first-empty. data:address:array:location ] # result:address:channel <- new-channel capacity:number recipe new-channel [ default-space:address:array:location <- new location:type, 30:literal # result = new channel result:address:channel <- new channel:type # result.first-full = 0 full:address:number <- get-address result:address:channel/deref, first-full:offset full:address:number/deref <- copy 0:literal # result.first-free = 0 free:address:number <- get-address result:address:channel/deref, first-free:offset free:address:number/deref <- copy 0:literal # result.data = new location[ingredient+1] capacity:number <- next-ingredient capacity:number <- add capacity:number, 1:literal # unused slot for 'full?' below dest:address:address:array:location <- get-address result:address:channel/deref, data:offset dest:address:address:array:location/deref <- new location:type, capacity:number reply result:address:channel ] # chan:address:channel <- write chan:address:channel, val:location recipe write [ default-space:address:array:location <- new location:type, 30:literal chan:address:channel <- next-ingredient val:location <- next-ingredient { # block if chan is full full:boolean <- channel-full? chan:address:channel break-unless full:boolean full-address:address:number <- get-address chan:address:channel/deref, first-full:offset wait-for-location full-address:address:number/deref } # store val circular-buffer:address:array:location <- get chan:address:channel/deref, data:offset free:address:number <- get-address chan:address:channel/deref, first-free:offset dest:address:location <- index-address circular-buffer:address:array:location/deref, free:address:number/deref dest:address:location/deref <- copy val:location # increment free free:address:number/deref <- add free:address:number/deref, 1:literal { # wrap free around to 0 if necessary len:number <- length circular-buffer:address:array:location/deref at-end?:boolean <- greater-or-equal free:address:number/deref, len:number break-unless at-end?:boolean free:address:number/deref <- copy 0:literal } reply chan:address:channel/same-as-ingredient:0 ] # result:location, chan:address:channel <- read chan:address:channel recipe read [ default-space:address:array:location <- new location:type, 30:literal chan:address:channel <- next-ingredient { # block if chan is empty empty:boolean <- channel-empty? chan:address:channel break-unless empty:boolean free-address:address:number <- get-address chan:address:channel/deref, first-free:offset wait-for-location free-address:address:number/deref } # read result full:address:number <- get-address chan:address:channel/deref, first-full:offset circular-buffer:address:array:location <- get chan:address:channel/deref, data:offset result:location <- index circular-buffer:address:array:location/deref, full:address:number/deref # increment full full:address:number/deref <- add full:address:number/deref, 1:literal { # wrap full around to 0 if necessary len:number <- length circular-buffer:address:array:location/deref at-end?:boolean <- greater-or-equal full:address:number/deref, len:number break-unless at-end?:boolean full:address:number/deref <- copy 0:literal } reply result:location, chan:address:channel/same-as-ingredient:0 ] recipe clear-channel [ default-space:address:address:array:location <- new location:type, 30:literal chan:address:channel <- next-ingredient { empty?:boolean <- channel-empty? chan:address:channel break-if empty?:boolean _, chan:address:channel <- read chan:address:channel } reply chan:address:channel/same-as-ingredient:0 ] scenario channel-initialization [ run [ 1:address:channel <- new-channel 3:literal/capacity 2:number <- get 1:address:channel/deref, first-full:offset 3:number <- get 1:address:channel/deref, first-free:offset ] memory-should-contain [ 2 <- 0 # first-full 3 <- 0 # first-free ] ] scenario channel-write-increments-free [ run [ 1:address:channel <- new-channel 3:literal/capacity 1:address:channel <- write 1:address:channel, 34:literal 2:number <- get 1:address:channel/deref, first-full:offset 3:number <- get 1:address:channel/deref, first-free:offset ] memory-should-contain [ 2 <- 0 # first-full 3 <- 1 # first-free ] ] scenario channel-read-increments-full [ run [ 1:address:channel <- new-channel 3:literal/capacity 1:address:channel <- write 1:address:channel, 34:literal _, 1:address:channel <- read 1:address:channel 2:number <- get 1:address:channel/deref, first-full:offset 3:number <- get 1:address:channel/deref, first-free:offset ] memory-should-contain [ 2 <- 1 # first-full 3 <- 1 # first-free ] ] scenario channel-wrap [ run [ # channel with just 1 slot 1:address:channel <- new-channel 1:literal/capacity # write and read a value 1:address:channel <- write 1:address:channel, 34:literal _, 1:address:channel <- read 1:address:channel # first-free will now be 1 2:number <- get 1:address:channel/deref, first-free:offset 3:number <- get 1:address:channel/deref, first-free:offset # write second value, verify that first-free wraps 1:address:channel <- write 1:address:channel, 34:literal 4:number <- get 1:address:channel/deref, first-free:offset # read second value, verify that first-full wraps _, 1:address:channel <- read 1:address:channel 5:number <- get 1:address:channel/deref, first-full:offset ] memory-should-contain [ 2 <- 1 # first-free after first write 3 <- 1 # first-full after first read 4 <- 0 # first-free after second write, wrapped 5 <- 0 # first-full after second read, wrapped ] ] ## helpers # An empty channel has first-empty and first-full both at the same value. recipe channel-empty? [ default-space:address:array:location <- new location:type, 30:literal chan:address:channel <- next-ingredient # return chan.first-full == chan.first-free full:number <- get chan:address:channel/deref, first-full:offset free:number <- get chan:address:channel/deref, first-free:offset result:boolean <- equal full:number, free:number reply result:boolean ] # A full channel has first-empty just before first-full, wasting one slot. # (Other alternatives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_buffer#Full_.2F_Empty_Buffer_Distinction) recipe channel-full? [ default-space:address:array:location <- new location:type, 30:literal chan:address:channel <- next-ingredient # tmp = chan.first-free + 1 tmp:number <- get chan:address:channel/deref, first-free:offset tmp:number <- add tmp:number, 1:literal { # if tmp == chan.capacity, tmp = 0 len:number <- channel-capacity chan:address:channel at-end?:boolean <- greater-or-equal tmp:number, len:number break-unless at-end?:boolean tmp:number <- copy 0:literal } # return chan.first-full == tmp full:number <- get chan:address:channel/deref, first-full:offset result:boolean <- equal full:number, tmp:number reply result:boolean ] # result:number <- channel-capacity chan:address:channel recipe channel-capacity [ default-space:address:array:location <- new location:type, 30:literal chan:address:channel <- next-ingredient q:address:array:location <- get chan:address:channel/deref, data:offset result:number <- length q:address:array:location/deref reply result:number ] scenario channel-new-empty-not-full [ run [ 1:address:channel <- new-channel 3:literal/capacity 2:boolean <- channel-empty? 1:address:channel 3:boolean <- channel-full? 1:address:channel ] memory-should-contain [ 2 <- 1 # empty? 3 <- 0 # full? ] ] scenario channel-write-not-empty [ run [ 1:address:channel <- new-channel 3:literal/capacity 1:address:channel <- write 1:address:channel, 34:literal 2:boolean <- channel-empty? 1:address:channel 3:boolean <- channel-full? 1:address:channel ] memory-should-contain [ 2 <- 0 # empty? 3 <- 0 # full? ] ] scenario channel-write-full [ run [ 1:address:channel <- new-channel 1:literal/capacity 1:address:channel <- write 1:address:channel, 34:literal 2:boolean <- channel-empty? 1:address:channel 3:boolean <- channel-full? 1:address:channel ] memory-should-contain [ 2 <- 0 # empty? 3 <- 1 # full? ] ] scenario channel-read-not-full [ run [ 1:address:channel <- new-channel 1:literal/capacity 1:address:channel <- write 1:address:channel, 34:literal _, 1:address:channel <- read 1:address:channel 2:boolean <- channel-empty? 1:address:channel 3:boolean <- channel-full? 1:address:channel ] memory-should-contain [ 2 <- 1 # empty? 3 <- 0 # full? ] ] # helper for channels of characters in particular # out:address:channel <- buffer-lines in:address:channel, out:address:channel recipe buffer-lines [ default-space:address:address:array:location <- new location:type, 30:literal #? $print [buffer-lines: aaa #? ] in:address:channel <- next-ingredient out:address:channel <- next-ingredient # repeat forever { line:address:buffer <- new-buffer, 30:literal # read characters from 'in' until newline, copy into line { +next-character c:character, in:address:channel <- read in:address:channel # drop a character on backspace { # special-case: if it's a backspace backspace?:boolean <- equal c:character, 8:literal break-unless backspace?:boolean # drop previous character #? return-to-console #? 2 #? $print [backspace! #? 1 #? ] #? 1 { buffer-length:address:number <- get-address line:address:buffer/deref, length:offset buffer-empty?:boolean <- equal buffer-length:address:number/deref, 0:literal break-if buffer-empty?:boolean #? $print [before: ], buffer-length:address:number/deref, [ #? ] #? 1 buffer-length:address:number/deref <- subtract buffer-length:address:number/deref, 1:literal #? $print [after: ], buffer-length:address:number/deref, [ #? ] #? 1 } #? $exit #? 2 # and don't append this one loop +next-character:label } # append anything else #? $print [buffer-lines: appending ], c:character, [ #? ] line:address:buffer <- buffer-append line:address:buffer, c:character line-done?:boolean <- equal c:character, 10:literal/newline break-if line-done?:boolean # stop buffering on eof (currently only generated by fake console) eof?:boolean <- equal c:character, 0:literal/eof break-if eof?:boolean loop } #? return-to-console #? 1 # copy line into 'out' #? $print [buffer-lines: emitting #? ] i:number <- copy 0:literal line-contents:address:array:character <- get line:address:buffer/deref, data:offset max:number <- get line:address:buffer/deref, length:offset { done?:boolean <- greater-or-equal i:number, max:number break-if done?:boolean c:character <- index line-contents:address:array:character/deref, i:number out:address:channel <- write out:address:channel, c:character #? $print [writing ], i:number, [: ], c:character, [ #? ] #? 1 i:number <- add i:number, 1:literal loop } #? $dump-trace #? 1 #? $exit #? 1 loop } reply out:address:channel/same-as-ingredient:1 ] scenario buffer-lines-blocks-until-newline [ run [ 1:address:channel/stdin <- new-channel 10:literal/capacity 2:address:channel/buffered-stdin <- new-channel 10:literal/capacity 3:boolean <- channel-empty? 2:address:channel/buffered-stdin assert 3:boolean, [ F buffer-lines-blocks-until-newline: channel should be empty after init] # buffer stdin into buffered-stdin, try to read from buffered-stdin 4:number/buffer-routine <- start-running buffer-lines:recipe, 1:address:channel/stdin, 2:address:channel/buffered-stdin wait-for-routine 4:number/buffer-routine 5:boolean <- channel-empty? 2:address:channel/buffered-stdin assert 5:boolean, [ F buffer-lines-blocks-until-newline: channel should be empty after buffer-lines bring-up] # write 'a' 1:address:channel <- write 1:address:channel, 97:literal/a restart 4:number/buffer-routine wait-for-routine 4:number/buffer-routine 6:boolean <- channel-empty? 2:address:channel/buffered-stdin assert 6:boolean, [ F buffer-lines-blocks-until-newline: channel should be empty after writing 'a'] # write 'b' 1:address:channel <- write 1:address:channel, 98:literal/b restart 4:number/buffer-routine wait-for-routine 4:number/buffer-routine 7:boolean <- channel-empty? 2:address:channel/buffered-stdin assert 7:boolean, [ F buffer-lines-blocks-until-newline: channel should be empty after writing 'b'] # write newline 1:address:channel <- write 1:address:channel, 10:literal/newline restart 4:number/buffer-routine wait-for-routine 4:number/buffer-routine 8:boolean <- channel-empty? 2:address:channel/buffered-stdin 9:boolean/completed? <- not 8:boolean assert 9:boolean/completed?, [ F buffer-lines-blocks-until-newline: channel should contain data after writing newline] trace [test], [reached end] ] trace-should-contain [ test: reached end ] ]