/// <summary>
/// Updates the status if the predicate is satisfied. Returns true if the value was updated, i.e. if the predicate returned true.
/// </summary>
private bool UpdateStatusIf(Predicate <int> predicate, Func <int, int> statusUpdater)
{
// ReSharper disable once CSharpWarnings::CS0420 Ok to ignore "a reference to a volatile field will not be treated as volatile" for interlocked calls http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/4bw5ewxy(VS.80).aspx
return(InterlockedSpin.ConditionallySwap(ref _mailboxStatus, status =>
{
var canUpdate = predicate(status);
return Tuple.Create(canUpdate, canUpdate ? statusUpdater(status) : 0);
}));
}
public void When_a_shared_variable_is_updated_on_another_thread_Then_the_update_method_is_rerun_but_as_the_break_condition_is_fulfilled_it_do_not_update()
{
var sharedVariable = "";
var hasEnteredUpdateMethod = new ManualResetEvent(false);
var okToContinue = new ManualResetEvent(false);
var numberOfCallsToUpdateWhenSignaled = 0;
//This is what we want to test:
// sharedVariable = ""
// Fork to two threads:
// THREAD 1 THREAD 2
// Call InterlockedSpin.Swap
// It calls updateWhenSignaled(0)
// Signal thread 1 it can do it's work, and wait for it
// set sharedVariable = "-"
// signal thread 2 it can continue
// and wait for it.
// Since value=="" we do not want to break
// return <false,"updated","update"> from updateWhenSignaled
// Interlocked.CompareExchange will update sharedVariable to "updated" if it still is ""
// which it isn't so it will fail. It will then loop.
// Call updateWhenSignaled("-")
// Since value!="" we want to break
// return <true,"updated","break"> from updateWhenSignaled
// Since first item in tuple==true, we break and return item 3: "break"
// Test that sharedVariable="-"
// Test that updateWhenSignaled was called twice
// Test that return from updateWhenSignaled is "break"
Func <string, Tuple <bool, string, string> > updateWhenSignaled = s =>
{
numberOfCallsToUpdateWhenSignaled++;
hasEnteredUpdateMethod.Set(); //Signal to start-thread that we have entered the update method (it will chang
okToContinue.WaitOne(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2)); //Wait to be signalled
var shouldUpdate = s == "";
return(Tuple.Create(shouldUpdate, "updated", shouldUpdate ? "update" : "break"));
};
string result = "";
var task = Task.Run(() => { result = InterlockedSpin.ConditionallySwap(ref sharedVariable, updateWhenSignaled); });
hasEnteredUpdateMethod.WaitOne(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));
sharedVariable = "-";
okToContinue.Set();
task.Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));
sharedVariable.ShouldBe("-");
numberOfCallsToUpdateWhenSignaled.ShouldBe(2);
result.ShouldBe("break");
}
public void When_a_shared_variable_is_updated_on_another_thread_Then_the_update_method_is_rerun_using_tuples()
{
var sharedVariable = "";
var hasEnteredUpdateMethod = new ManualResetEvent(false);
var okToContinue = new ManualResetEvent(false);
var numberOfCallsToUpdateWhenSignaled = 0;
//This is what we want to test:
// sharedVariable = ""
// Fork to two threads:
// THREAD 1 THREAD 2
// Call InterlockedSpin.Swap
// It calls updateWhenSignaled(0)
// Signal thread 1 it can do it's work, and wait for it
// set sharedVariable = "-"
// signal thread 2 it can continue
// and wait for it.
// return "updated" from updateWhenSignaled
// Interlocked.CompareExchange will update sharedVariable to "updated" if it still is ""
// which it isn't so it will fail. It will then loop.
// Call updateWhenSignaled("-")
// return "updated" from updateWhenSignaled
// Interlocked.CompareExchange will update sharedVariable to "updated" if it still is "-"
// which it is, and we return.
// Test that sharedVariable="updated"
// Test that updateWhenSignaled was called twice
Func <string, Tuple <bool, string, string> > updateWhenSignaled = i =>
{
numberOfCallsToUpdateWhenSignaled++;
hasEnteredUpdateMethod.Set(); //Signal THREAD 1 to update sharedVariable
okToContinue.WaitOne(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2)); //Wait for THREAD 1
return(Tuple.Create(true, "updated", "returnValue"));
};
string result;
var task = Task.Run(() => { result = InterlockedSpin.ConditionallySwap(ref sharedVariable, updateWhenSignaled); });
hasEnteredUpdateMethod.WaitOne(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2)); //Wait for THREAD 2 to enter updateWhenSignaled
sharedVariable = "-";
okToContinue.Set(); //Signal THREAD 1 it can continue in updateWhenSignaled
task.Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2)); //Wait for THREAD 1
sharedVariable.ShouldBe("updated");
numberOfCallsToUpdateWhenSignaled.ShouldBe(2);
}
public void When_a_shared_variable_is_updated_on_another_thread_Then_the_update_method_is_rerun()
{
var sharedVariable = 0;
var hasEnteredUpdateMethod = new ManualResetEvent(false);
var okToContinue = new ManualResetEvent(false);
var numberOfCallsToUpdateWhenSignaled = 0;
//This is what we want to test:
// sharedVariable = 0
// Fork to two threads:
// THREAD 1 THREAD 2
// Call InterlockedSpin.Swap
// It calls updateWhenSignaled(0)
// Signal thread 1 it can do it's work, and wait for it
// set sharedVariable = 42
// signal thread 2 it can continue
// and wait for it.
// return 4711 from updateWhenSignaled
// Interlocked.CompareExchange will update sharedVariable to 4711 if it still is 0
// which it isn't so it will fail. It will then loop.
// Call updateWhenSignaled(42)
// return 4711 from updateWhenSignaled
// Interlocked.CompareExchange will update sharedVariable to 4711 if it still is 42
// which it is, and we return.
// Test that sharedVariable=42
// Test that updateWhenSignaled was called twice
Func <int, int> updateWhenSignaled = i =>
{
numberOfCallsToUpdateWhenSignaled++;
hasEnteredUpdateMethod.Set(); //Signal THREAD 1 to update sharedVariable
okToContinue.WaitOne(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2)); //Wait for THREAD 1
return(4711);
};
var task = Task.Run(() => InterlockedSpin.Swap(ref sharedVariable, updateWhenSignaled));
hasEnteredUpdateMethod.WaitOne(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2)); //Wait for THREAD 2 to enter updateWhenSignaled
sharedVariable = 42;
okToContinue.Set(); //Signal THREAD 1 it can continue in updateWhenSignaled
task.Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2)); //Wait for THREAD 1
sharedVariable.Should().Be(4711);
numberOfCallsToUpdateWhenSignaled.Should().Be(2);
}
/// <summary>
/// Swaps out the children container, by calling <paramref name="updater" /> to produce the new container.
/// If the underlying container has been updated while <paramref name="updater" /> was called,
/// <paramref name="updater" /> will be called again with the new container. This will repeat until the
/// container can be swapped out.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="updater">A function that returns a new container.</param>
/// <returns>The new updated <see cref="ChildrenContainer"/></returns>
private IChildrenContainer UpdateChildrenRefs(Func <IChildrenContainer, IChildrenContainer> updater)
{
return(InterlockedSpin.Swap(ref _childrenContainerDoNotCallMeDirectly, updater));
}
/// <summary>
/// Swaps out the children container, by calling <paramref name="updater"/> to produce the new container.
/// If the underlying container has been updated while <paramref name="updater"/> was called,
/// <paramref name="updater"/> will be called again with the new container. This will repeat until the
/// container can be swapped out, or until <see cref="Tuple{T1,T2,T3}.Item1"/> contains <c>false</c>.
/// <para>The returned tuple should contain:</para>
/// <para>Item1: <c>true</c> if the container should be updated; <c>false</c> to not update and return Item3</para>
/// <para>Item2: The new container (will only be used if Item1=<c>true</c>)</para>
/// <para>Item3: The return value</para>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="updater">A function that returns a new container.</param>
/// <returns>The third value of the tuple that <paramref name="updater"/> returned.</returns>
private TReturn UpdateChildrenRefs <TReturn>(Func <ChildrenContainer, Tuple <bool, ChildrenContainer, TReturn> > updater)
{
return(InterlockedSpin.ConditionallySwap <ChildrenContainer, TReturn>(ref _childrenContainerDoNotCallMeDirectly, updater));
}
private int UpdateStatus(Func <int, int> statusUpdater)
{
// ReSharper disable once CSharpWarnings::CS0420 Ok to ignore "a reference to a volatile field will not be treated as volatile" for interlocked calls http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/4bw5ewxy(VS.80).aspx
return(InterlockedSpin.Swap(ref _mailboxStatus, statusUpdater));
}