MutexQueues.py

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# MutexQueues:
# ------------
# This class enables to schedule and serialize operations concurrently issued
# over a number of resources. For instance, when multiple components want to
# configure devices through the Device component, configuration operations
# have to be serialized to prevent data corruptions, and race conditions, etc.
# Usage Example:
#   class Servicer():
#       def __init__(self):
#           # init other stuff
#           self.drivers = dict()
#           self.mutex_queues = MutexQueues()
#       
#       def configure_device(self, device_uuid, settings):
#           self.mutex_queues.wait_my_turn(device_uuid)
#           driver = self.drivers.get(device_uuid)
#           if driver is None:
#               driver = Driver(device_uuid)
#               self.drivers[device_uuid] = driver
#           driver.configure(settings)
#           self.mutex_queues.signal_done(device_uuid)

import threading
from queue import Queue, Empty
from typing import Dict

class MutexQueues:
    def __init__(self) -> None:
        # lock to protect dictionary updates
        self.lock = threading.Lock()

        # dictionaty of queues of mutexes: queue_name => queue[mutex]
        # first mutex is the running one
        self.mutex_queues : Dict[str, Queue[threading.Event]] = dict()
    
    def wait_my_turn(self, queue_name : str) -> None:
        # create my mutex and enqueue it
        mutex = threading.Event()
        with self.lock:
            queue : Queue = self.mutex_queues.setdefault(queue_name, Queue())
            first_in_queue = (queue.qsize() == 0)
            queue.put_nowait(mutex)

        # if I'm the first in the queue upon addition, means there are no running tasks
        # directly return without waiting
        if first_in_queue: return

        # otherwise, wait for my turn in the queue
        mutex.wait()

    def signal_done(self, queue_name : str) -> None:
        # I'm done with my work
        with self.lock:
            queue : Queue = self.mutex_queues.setdefault(queue_name, Queue())
            
            # remove myself from the queue
            try:
                queue.get(block=True, timeout=0.1)
            except Empty:
                pass

            # if there are no other tasks queued, return
            if queue.qsize() == 0: return

            # otherwise, signal the next task in the queue to start
            next_mutex : threading.Event = queue.queue[0]
            next_mutex.set()