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+/****************************************************************************
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+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "qsemaphore.h"
+
+#ifndef QT_NO_THREAD
+#include "qmutex.h"
+#include "qwaitcondition.h"
+#include "qelapsedtimer.h"
+#include "qdatetime.h"
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+/*!
+ \class QSemaphore
+ \brief The QSemaphore class provides a general counting semaphore.
+
+ \threadsafe
+
+ \ingroup thread
+
+ A semaphore is a generalization of a mutex. While a mutex can
+ only be locked once, it's possible to acquire a semaphore
+ multiple times. Semaphores are typically used to protect a
+ certain number of identical resources.
+
+ Semaphores support two fundamental operations, acquire() and
+ release():
+
+ \list
+ \o acquire(\e{n}) tries to acquire \e n resources. If there aren't
+ that many resources available, the call will block until this
+ is the case.
+ \o release(\e{n}) releases \e n resources.
+ \endlist
+
+ There's also a tryAcquire() function that returns immediately if
+ it cannot acquire the resources, and an available() function that
+ returns the number of available resources at any time.
+
+ Example:
+
+ \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_thread_qsemaphore.cpp 0
+
+ A typical application of semaphores is for controlling access to
+ a circular buffer shared by a producer thread and a consumer
+ thread. The \l{threads/semaphores}{Semaphores} example shows how
+ to use QSemaphore to solve that problem.
+
+ A non-computing example of a semaphore would be dining at a
+ restaurant. A semaphore is initialized with the number of chairs
+ in the restaurant. As people arrive, they want a seat. As seats
+ are filled, available() is decremented. As people leave, the
+ available() is incremented, allowing more people to enter. If a
+ party of 10 people want to be seated, but there are only 9 seats,
+ those 10 people will wait, but a party of 4 people would be
+ seated (taking the available seats to 5, making the party of 10
+ people wait longer).
+
+ \sa QMutex, QWaitCondition, QThread, {Semaphores Example}
+*/
+
+class QSemaphorePrivate {
+public:
+ inline QSemaphorePrivate(int n) : avail(n) { }
+
+ QMutex mutex;
+ QWaitCondition cond;
+
+ int avail;
+};
+
+/*!
+ Creates a new semaphore and initializes the number of resources
+ it guards to \a n (by default, 0).
+
+ \sa release(), available()
+*/
+QSemaphore::QSemaphore(int n)
+{
+ Q_ASSERT_X(n >= 0, "QSemaphore", "parameter 'n' must be non-negative");
+ d = new QSemaphorePrivate(n);
+}
+
+/*!
+ Destroys the semaphore.
+
+ \warning Destroying a semaphore that is in use may result in
+ undefined behavior.
+*/
+QSemaphore::~QSemaphore()
+{ delete d; }
+
+/*!
+ Tries to acquire \c n resources guarded by the semaphore. If \a n
+ > available(), this call will block until enough resources are
+ available.
+
+ \sa release(), available(), tryAcquire()
+*/
+void QSemaphore::acquire(int n)
+{
+ Q_ASSERT_X(n >= 0, "QSemaphore::acquire", "parameter 'n' must be non-negative");
+ QMutexLocker locker(&d->mutex);
+ while (n > d->avail)
+ d->cond.wait(locker.mutex());
+ d->avail -= n;
+}
+
+/*!
+ Releases \a n resources guarded by the semaphore.
+
+ This function can be used to "create" resources as well. For
+ example:
+
+ \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_thread_qsemaphore.cpp 1
+
+ \sa acquire(), available()
+*/
+void QSemaphore::release(int n)
+{
+ Q_ASSERT_X(n >= 0, "QSemaphore::release", "parameter 'n' must be non-negative");
+ QMutexLocker locker(&d->mutex);
+ d->avail += n;
+ d->cond.wakeAll();
+}
+
+/*!
+ Returns the number of resources currently available to the
+ semaphore. This number can never be negative.
+
+ \sa acquire(), release()
+*/
+int QSemaphore::available() const
+{
+ QMutexLocker locker(&d->mutex);
+ return d->avail;
+}
+
+/*!
+ Tries to acquire \c n resources guarded by the semaphore and
+ returns true on success. If available() < \a n, this call
+ immediately returns false without acquiring any resources.
+
+ Example:
+
+ \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_thread_qsemaphore.cpp 2
+
+ \sa acquire()
+*/
+bool QSemaphore::tryAcquire(int n)
+{
+ Q_ASSERT_X(n >= 0, "QSemaphore::tryAcquire", "parameter 'n' must be non-negative");
+ QMutexLocker locker(&d->mutex);
+ if (n > d->avail)
+ return false;
+ d->avail -= n;
+ return true;
+}
+
+/*!
+ Tries to acquire \c n resources guarded by the semaphore and
+ returns true on success. If available() < \a n, this call will
+ wait for at most \a timeout milliseconds for resources to become
+ available.
+
+ Note: Passing a negative number as the \a timeout is equivalent to
+ calling acquire(), i.e. this function will wait forever for
+ resources to become available if \a timeout is negative.
+
+ Example:
+
+ \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_thread_qsemaphore.cpp 3
+
+ \sa acquire()
+*/
+bool QSemaphore::tryAcquire(int n, int timeout)
+{
+ Q_ASSERT_X(n >= 0, "QSemaphore::tryAcquire", "parameter 'n' must be non-negative");
+ QMutexLocker locker(&d->mutex);
+ if (timeout < 0) {
+ while (n > d->avail)
+ d->cond.wait(locker.mutex());
+ } else {
+ QElapsedTimer timer;
+ timer.start();
+ while (n > d->avail) {
+ const qint64 elapsed = timer.elapsed();
+ if (timeout - elapsed <= 0
+ || !d->cond.wait(locker.mutex(), timeout - elapsed))
+ return false;
+ }
+ }
+ d->avail -= n;
+ return true;
+
+
+}
+
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
+#endif // QT_NO_THREAD