qgsthreadingutils.h

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/***************************************************************************
               qgsthreadingutils.h
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               Date                 : 11.9.2018
               Copyright            : (C) 2018 by Matthias Kuhn
               email                : [email protected]
 ***************************************************************************
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 *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
 *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
 *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
 *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
 *                                                                         *
 ***************************************************************************/
 
#ifndef QGSTHREADINGUTILS_H
#define QGSTHREADINGUTILS_H
 
#define SIP_NO_FILE
 
#include "qgis_core.h"
#include "qgsconfig.h"
 
#include "qgsfeedback.h"
 
#include <QThread>
#if defined(QGISDEBUG) || defined(AGGRESSIVE_SAFE_MODE)
#include <QDebug>
#endif
#include <QSemaphore>
#include <QCoreApplication>
#include <memory>
 
#ifdef __clang_analyzer__
#define QGIS_PROTECT_QOBJECT_THREAD_ACCESS do {} while(false);
#elif defined(AGGRESSIVE_SAFE_MODE)
#define QGIS_PROTECT_QOBJECT_THREAD_ACCESS if ( QThread::currentThread() != thread() ) {qFatal( "%s", QStringLiteral("%2 (%1:%3) is run from a different thread than the object %4 lives in [0x%5 vs 0x%6]" ).arg( QString( __FILE__ ), QString( __FUNCTION__ ), QString::number( __LINE__  ), objectName() ).arg( reinterpret_cast< qint64 >( QThread::currentThread() ), 0, 16 ).arg( reinterpret_cast< qint64 >( thread() ), 0, 16 ).toLocal8Bit().constData() ); }
#elif defined(QGISDEBUG)
#define QGIS_PROTECT_QOBJECT_THREAD_ACCESS if ( QThread::currentThread() != thread() ) {qWarning() << QStringLiteral("%2 (%1:%3) is run from a different thread than the object %4 lives in [0x%5 vs 0x%6]" ).arg( QString( __FILE__ ), QString( __FUNCTION__ ), QString::number( __LINE__  ), objectName() ).arg( reinterpret_cast< qint64 >( QThread::currentThread() ), 0, 16 ).arg( reinterpret_cast< qint64 >( thread() ), 0, 16 ).toLocal8Bit().constData(); }
#else
#define QGIS_PROTECT_QOBJECT_THREAD_ACCESS do {} while(false);
#endif
 
// !!DO NOT USE THIS FOR NEW CODE !!
// This is in place to keep legacy code running and should be removed in the future.
#ifdef __clang_analyzer__
#define QGIS_PROTECT_QOBJECT_THREAD_ACCESS_NON_FATAL do {} while(false);
#elif defined(QGISDEBUG)
#define QGIS_PROTECT_QOBJECT_THREAD_ACCESS_NON_FATAL if ( QThread::currentThread() != thread() ) {qWarning() << QStringLiteral("%2 (%1:%3) is run from a different thread than the object %4 lives in [0x%5 vs 0x%6]" ).arg( QString( __FILE__ ), QString( __FUNCTION__ ), QString::number( __LINE__  ), objectName() ).arg( reinterpret_cast< qint64 >( QThread::currentThread() ), 0, 16 ).arg( reinterpret_cast< qint64 >( thread() ), 0, 16 ).toLocal8Bit().constData(); }
#else
#define QGIS_PROTECT_QOBJECT_THREAD_ACCESS_NON_FATAL do {} while(false);
#endif
 
#ifdef __clang_analyzer__
#define QGIS_CHECK_QOBJECT_THREAD_EQUALITY(other) do {} while(false);(void)other;
#elif defined(AGGRESSIVE_SAFE_MODE)
#define QGIS_CHECK_QOBJECT_THREAD_EQUALITY(other) if ( other->thread() != thread() ) {qFatal( "%s", QStringLiteral("%2 (%1:%3) Object %4 is from a different thread than the object %5 lives in [0x%6 vs 0x%7]" ).arg( QString( __FILE__ ), QString( __FUNCTION__ ), QString::number( __LINE__  ), other->objectName(), objectName() ).arg( reinterpret_cast< qint64 >( QThread::currentThread() ), 0, 16 ).arg( reinterpret_cast< qint64 >( thread() ), 0, 16 ).toLocal8Bit().constData() ); }
#elif defined(QGISDEBUG)
#define QGIS_CHECK_QOBJECT_THREAD_EQUALITY(other) if ( other->thread() != thread() ) {qWarning() << QStringLiteral("%2 (%1:%3) Object %4 is from a different thread than the object %5 lives in [0x%6 vs 0x%7]" ).arg( QString( __FILE__ ), QString( __FUNCTION__ ), QString::number( __LINE__  ), other->objectName(), objectName() ).arg( reinterpret_cast< qint64 >( QThread::currentThread() ), 0, 16 ).arg( reinterpret_cast< qint64 >( thread() ), 0, 16 ).toLocal8Bit().constData(); }
#else
#define QGIS_CHECK_QOBJECT_THREAD_EQUALITY(other) do {} while(false);(void)other;
#endif
 
 
class CORE_EXPORT QgsThreadingUtils
{
  public:
 
    template <typename Func>
    static bool runOnMainThread( const Func &func, QgsFeedback *feedback = nullptr )
    {
      // Make sure we only deal with the vector layer on the main thread where it lives.
      // Anything else risks a crash.
      if ( QThread::currentThread() == qApp->thread() )
      {
        func();
        return true;
      }
      else
      {
        if ( feedback )
        {
          // This semaphore will block the worker thread until the main thread is ready.
          // Ready means the event to execute the waitFunc has arrived in the event loop
          // and is being executed.
          QSemaphore semaphoreMainThreadReady( 1 );
 
          // This semaphore will block the main thread until the worker thread is ready.
          // Once the main thread is executing the waitFunc, it will wait for this semaphore
          // to be released. This way we can make sure that
          QSemaphore semaphoreWorkerThreadReady( 1 );
 
          // Acquire both semaphores. We want the main thread and the current thread to be blocked
          // until it's safe to continue.
          semaphoreMainThreadReady.acquire();
          semaphoreWorkerThreadReady.acquire();
 
          const std::function<void()> waitFunc = [&semaphoreMainThreadReady, &semaphoreWorkerThreadReady]()
          {
            // This function is executed on the main thread. As soon as it's executed
            // it will tell the worker thread that the main thread is blocked by releasing
            // the semaphore.
            semaphoreMainThreadReady.release();
 
            // ... and wait for the worker thread to release its semaphore
            semaphoreWorkerThreadReady.acquire();
          };
 
          QMetaObject::invokeMethod( qApp, waitFunc, Qt::QueuedConnection );
 
          // while we are in the event queue for the main thread and not yet
          // being executed, check all 100 ms if the feedback is canceled.
          while ( !semaphoreMainThreadReady.tryAcquire( 1, 100 ) )
          {
            if ( feedback->isCanceled() )
            {
              semaphoreWorkerThreadReady.release();
              return false;
            }
          }
 
          // finally, the main thread is blocked and we are (most likely) not canceled.
          // let's do the real work!!
          func();
 
          // work done -> tell the main thread he may continue
          semaphoreWorkerThreadReady.release();
          return true;
        }
        QMetaObject::invokeMethod( qApp, func, Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection );
        return true;
      }
    }
 
};
 
 
#endif