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authorjestin2012-04-26 15:26:33 +0000
committerjestin2012-04-26 15:26:33 +0000
commitac8c6c0d9bb921166697e9b13009f9ff83ba9716 (patch)
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Goes to a set of synchronized collections (Map, HashMap, ...) to try and avoid
multithreaded issues ...
Diffstat (limited to 'src')
-rwxr-xr-xsrc/Ivy.java95
-rwxr-xr-xsrc/IvyClient.java52
-rwxr-xr-xsrc/IvyWatcher.java22
-rw-r--r--src/Probe.java16
-rw-r--r--src/SelfIvyClient.java63
-rw-r--r--src/WaiterClient.java6
6 files changed, 155 insertions, 99 deletions
diff --git a/src/Ivy.java b/src/Ivy.java
index 2196321..b727c2a 100755
--- a/src/Ivy.java
+++ b/src/Ivy.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
*</pre>
*
* CHANGELOG:
+ * 1.2.16
+ * - now uses the synchronized wrappers of the Java API for all collections
* 1.2.15
* - allows the fine tuning of the IvyClient socket buffersize using
* IVY_BUFFERSIZE property
@@ -125,9 +127,14 @@
package fr.dgac.ivy;
import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
-import java.util.*;
import gnu.getopt.Getopt;
import java.util.regex.*;
+import java.util.Vector;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.StringTokenizer;
public class Ivy implements Runnable {
@@ -157,7 +164,7 @@ public class Ivy implements Runnable {
* the library version, useful for development purposes only, when java is
* invoked with -DIVY_DEBUG
*/
- public static final String LIBVERSION ="1.2.15";
+ public static final String LIBVERSION ="1.2.16";
public static final int TIMEOUTLENGTH = 1000;
private String appName;
@@ -171,8 +178,8 @@ public class Ivy implements Runnable {
private ServerSocket app;
private Vector<IvyWatcher> watchers = new Vector<IvyWatcher>();
private volatile Thread serverThread; // to ensure quick communication of the end
- private Hashtable<Integer,IvyClient> clients = new Hashtable<Integer,IvyClient>();
- private Hashtable<Integer,IvyClient> half = new Hashtable<Integer,IvyClient>();
+ private Map<Integer,IvyClient> clients = Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap<Integer,IvyClient>());
+ private Map<Integer,IvyClient> half = Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap<Integer,IvyClient>());
private Vector<IvyApplicationListener> ivyApplicationListenerList = new Vector<IvyApplicationListener>();
private Vector<IvyBindListener> ivyBindListenerList = new Vector<IvyBindListener>();
private Vector<Thread> sendThreads = new Vector<Thread>();
@@ -265,9 +272,11 @@ public class Ivy implements Runnable {
/*
* since 1.2.8
*/
- protected static IvyClient alreadyThere(final Hashtable<Integer , IvyClient> c , final String name) {
- for (IvyClient ic : c.values()) {
- if ((ic != null)&&(name.compareTo(ic.getApplicationName()) == 0)) return ic;
+ protected static IvyClient alreadyThere(final Map<Integer , IvyClient> c , final String name) {
+ synchronized (c) {
+ for (IvyClient ic : c.values()) {
+ if ((ic != null)&&(name.compareTo(ic.getApplicationName()) == 0)) return ic;
+ }
}
return null;
}
@@ -405,10 +414,12 @@ public class Ivy implements Runnable {
for (IvyWatcher iw: watchers) iw.doStop();
watchers.clear();
// stopping the remaining IvyClients
- for (IvyClient c : clients.values()) {
- if (c != null) {
- c.close(true);
- removeClient(c);
+ synchronized (clients) {
+ for (IvyClient c : clients.values()) {
+ if (c != null) {
+ c.close(true);
+ removeClient(c);
+ }
}
}
} catch (IOException e) {
@@ -476,7 +487,9 @@ public class Ivy implements Runnable {
if (doProtectNewlines) msg = IvyClient.encode(message);
else if ( (msg.indexOf(IvyClient.newLineChar) != -1)||(msg.indexOf(IvyClient.endArgChar) != -1))
throw new IvyException("newline character not allowed in Ivy messages");
- for ( IvyClient client : clients.values()) if (client != null) count += client.sendMsg(msg);
+ synchronized (clients) {
+ for ( IvyClient client : clients.values()) if (client != null) count += client.sendMsg(msg);
+ }
if (doSendToSelf) count+=selfIvyClient.sendSelfMsg(msg);
traceDebug("end sending "+message+" to "+count+" clients");
}
@@ -554,7 +567,9 @@ public class Ivy implements Runnable {
// adds the regexp to our collection in selfIvyClient
int key = selfIvyClient.bindMsg(sregexp , callback , type);
// notifies the other clients this new regexp
- for (IvyClient c : clients.values() ) if (c != null) c.sendRegexp(key , sregexp);
+ synchronized (clients) {
+ for (IvyClient c : clients.values() ) if (c != null) c.sendRegexp(key , sregexp);
+ }
return key;
}
@@ -586,7 +601,9 @@ public class Ivy implements Runnable {
*/
public final void unBindMsg(final int id) throws IvyException {
selfIvyClient.unBindMsg(id);
- for (IvyClient ic : clients.values() ) if (ic != null) ic.delRegexp(id );
+ synchronized (clients) {
+ for (IvyClient ic : clients.values() ) if (ic != null) ic.delRegexp(id );
+ }
}
/**
@@ -751,7 +768,9 @@ public class Ivy implements Runnable {
*/
public final Vector<IvyClient> getIvyClients() {
Vector<IvyClient> v = new Vector<IvyClient>();
- for (IvyClient ic : clients.values() ) if (ic != null) v.addElement(ic);
+ synchronized (clients) {
+ for (IvyClient ic : clients.values() ) if (ic != null) v.addElement(ic);
+ }
return v;
}
@@ -764,9 +783,11 @@ public class Ivy implements Runnable {
public final Vector<IvyClient> getIvyClientsByName(final String name) {
Vector<IvyClient> v = new Vector<IvyClient>();
String icname;
- for (IvyClient ic : clients.values() ) {
- if ( (ic == null)||((icname = ic.getApplicationName()) == null) ) break;
- if (icname.compareTo(name) == 0) v.addElement(ic);
+ synchronized (clients) {
+ for (IvyClient ic : clients.values() ) {
+ if ( (ic == null)||((icname = ic.getApplicationName()) == null) ) break;
+ if (icname.compareTo(name) == 0) v.addElement(ic);
+ }
}
return v;
}
@@ -842,7 +863,9 @@ public class Ivy implements Runnable {
protected synchronized void removeClient(IvyClient c) {
synchronized(lock) {
- clients.remove(c.getClientKey());
+ synchronized (clients) {
+ clients.remove(c.getClientKey());
+ }
traceDebug("removed " + c + " from clients: " + getClientNames(clients));
}
}
@@ -854,7 +877,9 @@ public class Ivy implements Runnable {
// TODO check if it's not already here !
IvyClient peer = searchPeer(c);
if ((peer == null) || peer.distanceTo(c)>0 ){
- clients.put(c.getClientKey() , c);
+ synchronized (clients) {
+ clients.put(c.getClientKey() , c);
+ }
setStarting(false);
traceDebug("added " + c + " in clients: " + getClientNames(clients));
} else {
@@ -869,15 +894,19 @@ public class Ivy implements Runnable {
}
protected synchronized void addHalf(IvyClient c) {
- synchronized(lock){ half.put(c.getClientKey() , c); }
+ //synchronized(lock){
+ synchronized (half) { half.put(c.getClientKey() , c); }
+ //}
traceDebug("added " + c + " in half: " + getClientNames(half));
}
protected synchronized void removeHalf(IvyClient c) {
- synchronized(lock) {
+ //synchronized(lock) {
if (half == null||c == null) return;
- half.remove(c.getClientKey());
- }
+ synchronized (half) {
+ half.remove(c.getClientKey());
+ }
+ //}
traceDebug("removed " + c + " from half: " + getClientNames(half));
}
@@ -894,13 +923,11 @@ public class Ivy implements Runnable {
*/
private synchronized IvyClient searchPeer(IvyClient ic) {
- synchronized(lock) {
- //for (Enumeration<IvyClient> e = half.elements(); e.hasMoreElements(); ) {
-// peer = e.nextElement();
-// if ((peer != null)&&(peer.equals(ic))) return peer;
- // }
- for (IvyClient peer : clients.values()) if ((peer != null)&&(peer.equals(ic))) return peer;
- }
+ //synchronized(lock) {
+ synchronized (clients) {
+ for (IvyClient peer : clients.values()) if ((peer != null)&&(peer.equals(ic))) return peer;
+ }
+ //}
return null;
}
@@ -970,10 +997,12 @@ public class Ivy implements Runnable {
}
// a small private method for debbugging purposes
- private String getClientNames(Hashtable<Integer , IvyClient> t) {
+ private String getClientNames(Map<Integer , IvyClient> t) {
StringBuffer s = new StringBuffer();
s.append("(");
- for (IvyClient ic : t.values() ) if (ic != null) s.append(ic.getApplicationName() + ",");
+ synchronized (t) {
+ for (IvyClient ic : t.values() ) if (ic != null) s.append(ic.getApplicationName() + ",");
+ }
s.append(")");
return s.toString();
}
diff --git a/src/IvyClient.java b/src/IvyClient.java
index 8ed25f7..17ce224 100755
--- a/src/IvyClient.java
+++ b/src/IvyClient.java
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
* created for each remote client.
*
* CHANGELOG:
+ * 1.2.16
+ * - now uses the synchronized wrappers of the Java API for all collections
* 1.2.14
* - use autoboxing for the creation of Integer (instead of
* new Integer(int). This alows caching, avoids object allocation, and the
@@ -89,8 +91,12 @@ package fr.dgac.ivy ;
import java.lang.Thread;
import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
-import java.util.*;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Vector;
import java.util.regex.*;
+import java.util.Collection;
public class IvyClient extends Thread {
@@ -119,7 +125,8 @@ public class IvyClient extends Thread {
private static int pingSerial = 0;
private static final Object lock = new Object();
private static int clientSerial=0; /* an unique ID for each IvyClient */
- private Hashtable <Integer,PingCallbackHolder>PingCallbacksTable = new Hashtable<Integer,PingCallbackHolder>();
+ private Map <Integer,PingCallbackHolder>PingCallbacksTable =
+ Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap<Integer,PingCallbackHolder>());
private Ivy bus;
private Socket socket;
@@ -133,8 +140,8 @@ public class IvyClient extends Thread {
// protected variables
String appName="none";
- Hashtable <Integer,Pattern>regexps = new Hashtable<Integer,Pattern>();
- Hashtable <Integer,String>regexpsText = new Hashtable<Integer,String>();
+ Map <Integer,Pattern>regexps = Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap<Integer,Pattern>());
+ Map <Integer,String>regexpsText = Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap<Integer,String>());
static boolean debug = (System.getProperty("IVY_DEBUG")!=null) ;
// int protocol;
private boolean incoming;
@@ -175,7 +182,7 @@ public class IvyClient extends Thread {
// initiate the connexion
private void sendSchizo() throws IOException {
traceDebug("sending our service port "+bus.getAppPort());
- Hashtable<Integer,String> tosend=bus.getSelfIvyClient().regexpsText;
+ Map<Integer,String> tosend=bus.getSelfIvyClient().regexpsText;
sendString(SchizoToken,bus.getAppPort(),bus.getAppName());
for (Integer ikey : tosend.keySet()) sendRegexp(ikey.intValue(),tosend.get(ikey));
sendString( EndRegexp,0,"");
@@ -207,7 +214,7 @@ public class IvyClient extends Thread {
* The content is not modifyable because String are not mutable, and cannot
* be modified once they are create.
*/
- public Enumeration<String> getRegexps() { return regexpsText.elements(); }
+ public Collection<String> getRegexps() { return regexpsText.values(); }
/**
* allow an Ivy package class to access the list of regexps at a
@@ -217,8 +224,7 @@ public class IvyClient extends Thread {
public String[] getRegexpsArray() {
String[] s = new String[regexpsText.size()];
int i=0;
- for (Enumeration<String>e=getRegexps();e.hasMoreElements();)
- s[i++]=e.nextElement();
+ for (String sr : getRegexps()) s[i++]=sr;
return s;
}
@@ -628,24 +634,28 @@ public class IvyClient extends Thread {
}
void PCHadd(int serial,PingCallback pc) {
- PingCallbacksTable.put(serial,new PingCallbackHolder(pc));
- if (PingCallbacksTable.size()>MAXPONGCALLBACKS) {
- // more than MAXPONGCALLBACKS callbacks, we ought to limit to prevent a
- // memory leak
- // TODO remove the first
- Integer smallest=(Integer)new TreeSet<Integer>(PingCallbacksTable.keySet()).first();
- PingCallbackHolder pch = (PingCallbackHolder)PingCallbacksTable.remove(smallest);
- System.err.println("no response from "+getApplicationName()+" to ping "+smallest+" after "+pch.age()+" ms, discarding");
+ synchronized (PingCallbacksTable) {
+ PingCallbacksTable.put(serial,new PingCallbackHolder(pc));
+ if (PingCallbacksTable.size()>MAXPONGCALLBACKS) {
+ // more than MAXPONGCALLBACKS callbacks, we ought to limit to prevent a
+ // memory leak
+ // TODO remove the first
+ Integer smallest=(Integer)new java.util.TreeSet<Integer>(PingCallbacksTable.keySet()).first();
+ PingCallbackHolder pch = (PingCallbackHolder)PingCallbacksTable.remove(smallest);
+ System.err.println("no response from "+getApplicationName()+" to ping "+smallest+" after "+pch.age()+" ms, discarding");
+ }
}
}
void PCHget(Integer serial) {
- PingCallbackHolder pc = (PingCallbackHolder)PingCallbacksTable.remove(serial);
- if (pc==null) {
- System.err.println("warning: pong received for a long lost callback");
- return;
+ synchronized (PingCallbacksTable) {
+ PingCallbackHolder pc = (PingCallbackHolder)PingCallbacksTable.remove(serial);
+ if (pc==null) {
+ System.err.println("warning: pong received for a long lost callback");
+ return;
+ }
+ pc.run();
}
- pc.run();
}
private class PingCallbackHolder {
diff --git a/src/IvyWatcher.java b/src/IvyWatcher.java
index 1e33302..54eca11 100755
--- a/src/IvyWatcher.java
+++ b/src/IvyWatcher.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
* thing.
*
* CHANGELOG:
+ * 1.2.16
+ * - now uses the synchronized wrappers of the Java API for all collections
* 1.2.15
* - allows the fine tuning of the IvyClient socket buffersize using
* IVY_BUFFERSIZE property
@@ -83,7 +85,9 @@ package fr.dgac.ivy ;
import java.lang.Thread;
import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
-import java.util.Hashtable;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.regex.*;
class IvyWatcher extends Thread {
@@ -295,17 +299,17 @@ class IvyWatcher extends Thread {
* checks if there is already a broadcast received from the same address
* on the same port
*
- * regoes static ...
*/
- //private static Hashtable alreadySocks=new Hashtable();
- private Hashtable<String,Integer> alreadySocks=new Hashtable<String,Integer>();
- private synchronized boolean alreadyBroadcasted(String s,int port) {
+ private Map<String,Integer> alreadySocks=Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap<String,Integer>());
+ private boolean alreadyBroadcasted(String s,int port) {
// System.out.println("DEBUUUUUUUG " + s+ ":" + port);
if (s==null) return false;
- Integer i = alreadySocks.get(s);
- if (((i!=null)&&(i.compareTo(port))==0)) return true;
- alreadySocks.put(s,port);
- return false;
+ synchronized (alreadySocks) {
+ Integer i = alreadySocks.get(s);
+ if (((i!=null)&&(i.compareTo(port))==0)) return true;
+ alreadySocks.put(s,port);
+ return false;
+ }
}
/*
diff --git a/src/Probe.java b/src/Probe.java
index 4425dd4..c8021c5 100644
--- a/src/Probe.java
+++ b/src/Probe.java
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
* (c) CENA
*
* Changelog:
+ * 1.2.16
+ * - now uses the synchronized wrappers of the Java API for all collections
* 1.2.14
* - uses the "new" for: loop construct of Java5
* - throws RuntimeException instead of System.exit(), allows code reuse
@@ -247,9 +249,8 @@ public class Probe implements IvyApplicationListener, IvyMessageListener, IvyBin
int total=0;
int boundedtotal=0;
for (IvyClient ic: v) {
- for (Enumeration<String> e = ic.getRegexps();e.hasMoreElements();) {
+ for (String r : ic.getRegexps()) {
total++;
- String r = e.nextElement();
if (r.startsWith("^")) boundedtotal++;
println(ic.getApplicationName()+" has subscribed to: "+r);
}
@@ -262,19 +263,16 @@ public class Probe implements IvyApplicationListener, IvyMessageListener, IvyBin
Vector<IvyClient>v=bus.getIvyClientsByName(target);
if (v.size()==0) println("no Ivy client with the name \""+target+"\"");
for (IvyClient ic:v) {
- for (Enumeration<String> e = ic.getRegexps();e.hasMoreElements();) {
+ for (String r : ic.getRegexps()) {
total++;
- String r = e.nextElement();
if (r.startsWith("^")) boundedtotal++;
- println(target+" has subscribed to: "+(String)e.nextElement());
+ println(target+" has subscribed to: "+r);
}
System.out.println("total: "+total+", unbounded:"+(total-boundedtotal));
}
} else if (s.lastIndexOf(".bound")>=0){
println("you have subscribed to:");
- for (Enumeration<String> e = bus.getSelfIvyClient().getRegexps();e.hasMoreElements();) {
- println("\t"+e.nextElement());
- }
+ for (String re : bus.getSelfIvyClient().getRegexps()) println("\t"+re);
} else if (s.lastIndexOf(".bind ")>=0){
String regexp=s.substring(6);
try {
@@ -348,8 +346,6 @@ public class Probe implements IvyApplicationListener, IvyMessageListener, IvyBin
public void connect(IvyClient client) {
println(client.getApplicationName() + " connected " );
- // for (java.util.Enumeration e=client.getRegexps();e.hasMoreElements();)
- // println(client.getApplicationName() + " subscribes to " +e.nextElement() );
}
public void disconnect(IvyClient client) {
diff --git a/src/SelfIvyClient.java b/src/SelfIvyClient.java
index a87c859..3e9ba6a 100644
--- a/src/SelfIvyClient.java
+++ b/src/SelfIvyClient.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
* @since 1.2.4
*
* CHANGELOG:
+ * 1.2.16
+ * - now uses the synchronized wrappers of the Java API for all collections
* 1.2.14
* - uses autoboxing for Boolean
* - switch from gnu regexp (deprecated) to the built in java regexp
@@ -22,15 +24,19 @@
*/
package fr.dgac.ivy ;
-import java.util.*;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.regex.*;
public class SelfIvyClient extends IvyClient {
private Ivy bus;
private static int serial=0; /* an unique ID for each regexp */
- private Hashtable<Integer,IvyMessageListener> callbacks=new Hashtable<Integer,IvyMessageListener>();
- private Hashtable<Integer,BindType> threadedFlag=new Hashtable<Integer,BindType>();
+ private Map<Integer,IvyMessageListener> callbacks=
+ Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap<Integer,IvyMessageListener>());
+ private Map<Integer,BindType> threadedFlag=
+ Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap<Integer,BindType>());
public void sendDirectMsg(int id,String message) {
bus.directMessage(this,id,message);
@@ -43,42 +49,50 @@ public class SelfIvyClient extends IvyClient {
this.appName=appName;
}
- synchronized protected int bindMsg(String sregexp, IvyMessageListener callback, BindType type ) throws IvyException {
+ protected int bindMsg(String sregexp, IvyMessageListener callback, BindType type ) throws IvyException {
// creates a new binding (regexp,callback)
try {
Pattern re=Pattern.compile(sregexp,Pattern.DOTALL);
Integer key = serial++;
regexps.put(key,re);
regexpsText.put(key,sregexp);
- callbacks.put(key,callback);
- threadedFlag.put(key,type); // use autoboxing of boolean
+ synchronized (callbacks) {
+ callbacks.put(key,callback);
+ }
+ synchronized (threadedFlag) {
+ threadedFlag.put(key,type); // use autoboxing of boolean
+ }
return key.intValue();
} catch (PatternSyntaxException ree) {
throw new IvyException("Invalid regexp " + sregexp);
}
}
- synchronized protected void unBindMsg(int id) throws IvyException {
+ protected synchronized void unBindMsg(int id) throws IvyException {
Integer key = id;
- if ( ( regexps.remove(key) == null )
- || (regexpsText.remove(key) == null )
- || (callbacks.remove(key) == null )
- || (threadedFlag.remove(key) == null )
- )
- throw new IvyException("client wants to remove an unexistant regexp "+id);
+ synchronized (regexps) { synchronized (callbacks) { synchronized (threadedFlag) {
+ if ( ( regexps.remove(key) == null )
+ || (regexpsText.remove(key) == null )
+ || (callbacks.remove(key) == null )
+ || (threadedFlag.remove(key) == null )
+ )
+ throw new IvyException("client wants to remove an unexistant regexp "+id);
+ } } }
}
// unbinds to the first regexp
- synchronized protected boolean unBindMsg(String re) {
- if (!regexpsText.contains(re)) return false;
- for (Integer k : regexpsText.keySet()) {
- if ( (regexpsText.get(k)).compareTo(re) == 0) {
- try {
- bus.unBindMsg(k.intValue());
- } catch (IvyException ie) {
- return false;
+ protected synchronized boolean unBindMsg(String re) {
+ synchronized (regexpsText) {
+ if (regexpsText.get(re) == null) return false;
+ for (Integer k : regexpsText.keySet()) {
+ if ( (regexpsText.get(k)).compareTo(re) == 0) {
+ try {
+ bus.unBindMsg(k.intValue());
+ } catch (IvyException ie) {
+ return false;
+ }
+ return true;
}
- return true;
}
}
return false;
@@ -106,7 +120,10 @@ public class SelfIvyClient extends IvyClient {
}
protected void callCallback(IvyClient client, Integer key, String[] tab) {
- IvyMessageListener callback=callbacks.get(key);
+ IvyMessageListener callback;
+ synchronized (callbacks) {
+ callback=callbacks.get(key);
+ }
if (callback==null) {
traceDebug("Not regexp matching id "+key.intValue()+", it must have been unsubscribed concurrently");
return;
diff --git a/src/WaiterClient.java b/src/WaiterClient.java
index 33196f2..70c3f81 100644
--- a/src/WaiterClient.java
+++ b/src/WaiterClient.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
*/
package fr.dgac.ivy ;
-import java.util.Hashtable;
+import java.util.Map;
class WaiterClient extends IvyApplicationAdapter implements Runnable {
private static final int INCREMENT = 100;
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ class WaiterClient extends IvyApplicationAdapter implements Runnable {
private boolean forever=false;
private Thread t;
String name;
- private Hashtable <Integer,IvyClient>clients ;
+ private Map <Integer,IvyClient>clients ;
- WaiterClient(String n,int timeout,Hashtable <Integer,IvyClient>clients) {
+ WaiterClient(String n,int timeout,Map <Integer,IvyClient>clients) {
this.timeout=timeout;
this.clients=clients;
name=n;