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1 // -*- C++ -*-
3 //=============================================================================
4 /**
5 * @file Reactor_Token_T.h
7 * @author Steve Huston <shuston@riverace.com>
8 */
9 //=============================================================================
12 #ifndef ACE_REACTOR_TOKEN_T_H
13 #define ACE_REACTOR_TOKEN_T_H
14 #include /**/ "ace/pre.h"
16 #include "ace/Reactor_Impl.h"
17 #include "ace/Token.h"
19 ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
21 /**
22 * @class ACE_Reactor_Token_T
24 * @internal For ACE internal use only.
26 * @brief Used as a synchronization mechanism to coordinate concurrent
27 * access to an ACE_Reactor_Impl object.
29 * This class is used to make access to a reactor's internals and
30 * demultiplexing mechanism thread-safe. By default, the thread that
31 * runs the handle_events() loop holds the token, even when it is blocked
32 * in the demultiplexer. Whenever another thread wants to access the
33 * reactor, such as via the register_handler(), remove_handler(), etc.
34 * methods, it must ask the token owner for temporary release of the token.
35 * To accomplish this, this class reimplements the ACE_Token::sleep_hook()
36 * method through which the owning thread can be notified to temporarily
37 * release the token if the current situation permits.
39 * The owner of the token is responsible for deciding which
40 * request for the token can be granted. By using the
41 * ACE_Token::renew() method, the thread that releases the token
42 * temporarily can specify to get the token back right after the
43 * other thread has completed using the token. Thus, there is a
44 * dedicated thread that owns the token by default. This
45 * thread grants other threads access to the token by ensuring
46 * that whenever somebody else has finished using the token the
47 * original owner reclaims the token again, i.e., the owner has the
48 * chance to schedule other threads. The thread that most likely needs
49 * the token most of the time is the thread running the dispatch loop.
51 template <class ACE_TOKEN_TYPE>
52 class ACE_Reactor_Token_T : public ACE_TOKEN_TYPE
54 public:
55 ACE_Reactor_Token_T (ACE_Reactor_Impl &r,
56 int s_queue = ACE_TOKEN_TYPE::FIFO);
57 ACE_Reactor_Token_T (int s_queue = ACE_TOKEN_TYPE::FIFO);
58 virtual ~ACE_Reactor_Token_T ();
60 /// Called just before a token waiter goes to sleep.
61 /// @see ACE_Token::sleep_hook
62 virtual void sleep_hook ();
64 /// Get the reactor implementation
65 ACE_Reactor_Impl &reactor ();
67 /// Set the reactor implementation
68 void reactor (ACE_Reactor_Impl &);
70 /// Dump the state of an object.
71 virtual void dump () const;
73 /// Declare the dynamic allocation hooks.
74 ACE_ALLOC_HOOK_DECLARE;
76 private:
77 ACE_Reactor_Impl *reactor_;
80 ACE_END_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
82 #include "ace/Reactor_Token_T.cpp"
84 #include /**/ "ace/post.h"
85 #endif /* ACE_REACTOR_TOKEN_T_H */