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src/server.rs
src/client.rs
src/rctx.rs
src/rctx/err.rs
src/rctx/inner.rs
src/rctx/public.rs
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[package]
name = "ump"
version = "0.9.0"
version = "0.10.0"
authors = ["Jan Danielsson <jan.danielsson@qrnch.com>"]
edition = "2018"
license = "0BSD"
categories = [ "concurrency", "asynchronous" ]
keywords = [ "channel", "threads", "sync", "message-passing" ]
repository = "https://repos.qrnch.tech/pub/ump"
description = "Micro message passing library for threads/tasks communication."
rust-version = "1.39"

# Can't exclude benches", because the [[bench]] section will fail.
# Can't exclude "benches", because the [[bench]] section will fail.
exclude = [
  ".efiles",
  ".fossil-settings",
  ".fslckout",
  "examples",
  "rustfmt.toml",
  "tests",
  "www"
]

[dependencies]
parking_lot = { version = "0.12.1" }
sigq = { version = "0.11.0" }
sigq = { version = "0.13.2" }

[dev-dependencies]
criterion = { version = "0.3.6", features = ["async_tokio"] }
tokio = { version = "1.21.0", features = ["full"] }
criterion = { version = "0.5.1", features = ["async_tokio"] }
tokio = { version = "1.29.1", features = ["full"] }

[[bench]]
name = "add_server"
harness = false

pub fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
  let mut group = c.benchmark_group("send operation");

  let (server, client) = channel::<Ops, i32, ()>();

  let server_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
    let mut croak = false;

    while !croak {
    while croak == false {
      let (data, rctx) = server.wait();
      let (data, rctx) = server.wait().unwrap();
      match data {
        Ops::Die => {
          croak = true;
          rctx.reply(0).unwrap();
        }
        Ops::Add(a, b) => rctx.reply(a + b).unwrap(),
        Ops::AddThreaded(a, b) => {

}

fn main() {
  let (server, client) = channel::<Request, Reply, ()>();

  let client_blueprint = client.clone();
  let server_thread = thread::spawn(move || loop {
    let (req, rctx) = server.wait();
    let (req, rctx) = server.wait().unwrap();
    match req {
      Request::CloneClient => rctx
        .reply(Reply::ClientClone(client_blueprint.clone()))
        .unwrap(),
      Request::Add(a, b) => rctx.reply(Reply::Sum(a + b)).unwrap(),
      Request::Croak => {
        rctx.reply(Reply::OkICroaked).unwrap();

use std::env;
use std::{env, thread};
use std::thread;

use ump::channel;

// Run several clients, but each client iterates only once.
//
// - Get number of requested clients from command line
// - Start a server on a thread

  let server_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
    let mut count = 0;

    // Keep looping until each client as sent a message
    while count < nclients {
      // Wait for data to arrive from a client
      println!("Server waiting for message ..");
      let (data, rctx) = server.wait();
      let (data, rctx) = server.wait().unwrap();

      println!("Server received: '{}'", data);

      // .. process data from client ..

      // Reply to client
      let reply = format!("Hello, {}!", data);

  let mut join_handles = Vec::new();
  for i in 0..nclients {
    let client_clone = client.clone();
    let client_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
      let name = format!("Client {}", i + 1);
      let msg = String::from(&name);
      println!("{} sending '{}'", name, msg);
      let reply = client_clone.send(String::from(msg)).unwrap();
      let reply = client_clone.send(msg).unwrap();
      println!("{} received reply '{}' -- done", name, reply);
    });
    join_handles.push(client_thread);
  }

  for n in join_handles {
    n.join().unwrap();
  }
  server_thread.join().unwrap();
}

// vim: set ft=rust et sw=2 ts=2 sts=2 cinoptions=2 tw=79 :

use std::thread;

use ump::channel;

fn main() {
  let (server, client) = channel::<String, String, ()>();

  let server_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
    // Wait for data to arrive from a client
    println!("Server waiting for message ..");
    let (data, rctx) = server.wait();
    let (data, rctx) = server.wait().unwrap();

    println!("Server received: '{}'", data);

    // Process data from client

    // Reply to client
    let reply = format!("Hello, {}!", data);
    println!("Server replying '{}'", reply);
    rctx.reply(reply).unwrap();

    println!("Server done");
  });

  let msg = String::from("Client");
  println!("Client sending '{}'", msg);
  let reply = client.send(String::from(msg)).unwrap();
  let reply = client.send(msg).unwrap();
  println!("Client received reply '{}'", reply);
  println!("Client done");

  server_thread.join().unwrap();
}

// vim: set ft=rust et sw=2 ts=2 sts=2 cinoptions=2 tw=79 :

use std::env;
use std::{env, thread};
use std::thread;

use ump::channel;

// This is basically the same test as many_once, but the server launches a new
// thread to process and reply to client requests.
fn main() {
  // Get number of client threads to kick off.  Default to two.

  let server_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
    let mut count = 0;

    // Keep looping until each client as sent a message
    while count < nclients {
      // Wait for data to arrive from a client
      println!("Server waiting for message ..");
      let (data, rctx) = server.wait();
      let (data, rctx) = server.wait().unwrap();

      // Move the received data and reply context into a thread to allow other
      // messages to be received while processing this message.
      thread::spawn(move || {
        println!("Server received: '{}'", data);

        // Process data from client

  let mut join_handles = Vec::new();
  for i in 0..nclients {
    let client_clone = client.clone();
    let client_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
      let name = format!("Client {}", i + 1);
      let msg = String::from(&name);
      println!("{} sending '{}'", name, msg);
      let reply = client_clone.send(String::from(msg)).unwrap();
      let reply = client_clone.send(msg).unwrap();
      println!("{} received reply '{}' -- done", name, reply);
    });
    join_handles.push(client_thread);
  }

  for n in join_handles {
    n.join().unwrap();
  }
  server_thread.join().unwrap();
}

// vim: set ft=rust et sw=2 ts=2 sts=2 cinoptions=2 tw=79 :

use std::sync::Weak;

use sigq::Queue as NotifyQueue;

use crate::err::Error;
use crate::rctx::InnerReplyContext;
use crate::{err::Error, rctx::InnerReplyContext, server::ServerQueueNode};
use crate::server::ServerQueueNode;

/// Representation of a clonable client object.
///
/// Each instantiation of a `Client` object is itself an isolated client with
/// regards to the server context.  By cloning a client a new independent
/// client is created.  ("Independent" here meaning that it is still tied to
/// the same server object, but the new client can be passed to a separate
/// thread and can independently make calls to the server).
pub struct Client<S, R, E> {
  /// Weak reference to server queue.
  ///
  /// The server context holds the only strong reference to the queue.  This
  /// allows the clients to detect when the server has terminated.
  pub(crate) srvq: Weak<NotifyQueue<ServerQueueNode<S, R, E>>>
  pub(crate) qpusher: sigq::Pusher<ServerQueueNode<S, R, E>>
}

impl<S, R, E> Client<S, R, E>
where
  R: 'static + Send,
  E: 'static + Send
{

  /// If the server never replied to the message and the reply context was
  /// dropped `Err(Error::NoReply)` will be returned.
  ///
  /// If an application specific error occurs it will be returned as a
  /// `Err(Error::App(E))`, where `E` is the error type used when creating the
  /// [`channel`](crate::channel).
  pub fn send(&self, out: S) -> Result<R, Error<E>> {
    // Make sure the server still lives; Weak -> Arc
    let srvq = match self.srvq.upgrade() {
      Some(srvq) => srvq,
      None => return Err(Error::ServerDisappeared)
    };

    // Create a per-call reply context.
    // This context could be created when the Client object is being created
    // and stored in the context, and thus be reused for reach client call.
    // One side-effect is that some of the state semantics becomes more
    // complicated.
    // The central repo has such an implementation checked in, but it seems to
    // have some more corner cases that aren't properly handled.
    let rctx = InnerReplyContext::new();

    self
      .qpusher
    srvq.push(ServerQueueNode {
      msg: out,
      reply: rctx.clone()
    });

      .push(ServerQueueNode {
        msg: out,
        reply: rctx.clone()
      })
      .map_err(|_| Error::ServerDisappeared)?;
    // Drop the strong server queue ref immediately so it's not held as a
    // strong ref while we're waiting for a reply.
    drop(srvq);

    let reply = rctx.get()?;

    Ok(reply)
  }

  /// Same as [`Client::send()`] but for use in `async` contexts.
  pub async fn asend(&self, out: S) -> Result<R, Error<E>> {
    let srvq = match self.srvq.upgrade() {
      Some(srvq) => srvq,
      None => return Err(Error::ServerDisappeared)
    };

    let rctx = InnerReplyContext::new();

    self
      .qpusher
    srvq.push(ServerQueueNode {
      msg: out,
      reply: rctx.clone()
    });

      .push(ServerQueueNode {
        msg: out,
        reply: rctx.clone()
      })
      .map_err(|_| Error::ServerDisappeared)?;
    // Drop the strong server queue ref immediately so it's not held as a
    // strong ref while we're waiting for a reply.
    drop(srvq);

    let result = rctx.aget().await?;

    Ok(result)
  }
}


impl<S, R, E> Clone for Client<S, R, E> {
  /// Clone a client.
  ///
  /// When a client is cloned the new object will be linked to the same server,
  /// but in all other respects the clone is a completely independent client.
  ///
  /// This means that a cloned client can be passed to a new thread/task and
  /// make new independent calls to the server without any risk of collision
  /// between clone and the original client object.
  fn clone(&self) -> Self {
    Client {
      srvq: Weak::clone(&self.srvq)
      qpusher: self.qpusher.clone()
    }
  }
}

// vim: set ft=rust et sw=2 ts=2 sts=2 cinoptions=2 tw=79 :

use std::fmt;

/// Module-specific error codes.
#[derive(Debug)]
pub enum Error<E> {
  /// The server object has shut down.  This happens when clients:
  /// - attempt to send messages to a server that has been deallocated.
  /// - have their requests dropped from the serrver's queue because the
  ///   server itself was deallocated.
  ServerDisappeared,

  /// There are no more nodes to pick up in the queue and all client
  /// end-points have been dropped.
  ClientsDisappeared,

  /// The message was delivered to the server, but the reply context was
  /// released before sending back a reply.
  NoReply,

  /// Application-specific error.
  /// The `E` type is typically declared as the third generic parameter to

      crate::rctx::Error::App(e) => Error::App(e)
    }
  }
}

impl<E: fmt::Debug> fmt::Display for Error<E> {
  fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
    match &*self {
    match self {
      Error::ServerDisappeared => write!(f, "Server disappeared"),
      Error::ClientsDisappeared => write!(f, "Clients disappeared"),
      Error::NoReply => write!(f, "Server didn't reply"),
      Error::App(err) => write!(f, "Application error; {:?}", err)
    }
  }
}

// vim: set ft=rust et sw=2 ts=2 sts=2 cinoptions=2 tw=79 :

//!
//! # Example
//! ```
//! use std::thread;
//!
//! use ump::channel;
//!
//! fn main() {
//!  let (server, client) = channel::<String, String, ()>();
//! let (server, client) = channel::<String, String, ()>();
//!
//!  let server_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
//!    // Wait for data to arrive from a client
//!    println!("Server waiting for message ..");
//!    let (data, mut rctx) = server.wait();
//! let server_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
//!   // Wait for data to arrive from a client
//!   println!("Server waiting for message ..");
//!   let (data, mut rctx) = server.wait().unwrap();
//!
//!    println!("Server received: '{}'", data);
//!   println!("Server received: '{}'", data);
//!
//!    // Process data from client
//!   // Process data from client
//!
//!    // Reply to client
//!    let reply = format!("Hello, {}!", data);
//!    println!("Server replying '{}'", reply);
//!    rctx.reply(reply);
//!   // Reply to client
//!   let reply = format!("Hello, {}!", data);
//!   println!("Server replying '{}'", reply);
//!   rctx.reply(reply);
//!
//!    println!("Server done");
//!  });
//!   println!("Server done");
//! });
//!
//!  let msg = String::from("Client");
//!  println!("Client sending '{}'", msg);
//!  let reply = client.send(String::from(msg)).unwrap();
//!  println!("Client received reply '{}'", reply);
//!  println!("Client done");
//! let msg = String::from("Client");
//! println!("Client sending '{}'", msg);
//! let reply = client.send(String::from(msg)).unwrap();
//! println!("Client received reply '{}'", reply);
//! println!("Client done");
//!
//!  server_thread.join().unwrap();
//! server_thread.join().unwrap();
//! }
//! ```
//! In practice the send/reply types will probably be `enum`s used to
//! indicate command/return type with associated data.  The third type argument
//! to [`channel`] is an error type that can be used to explicitly pass errors
//! back to the sender.
//!
//! # Semantics

mod client;
mod err;
mod rctx;
mod server;

pub use err::Error;

use std::sync::Arc;

pub use crate::{client::Client, rctx::ReplyContext, server::Server};
use sigq::Queue as NotifyQueue;

pub use crate::client::Client;
pub use crate::rctx::ReplyContext;
pub use crate::server::Server;

/// Create a pair of linked [`Server`] and [`Client`] objects.
///
/// The [`Server`] object is used to wait for incoming messages from connected
/// clients.  Once a message arrives it must reply to it using a
/// [`ReplyContext`] that's returned to it in the same call that returned the
/// message.
///
/// The [`Client`] object can be used to send messages to the [`Server`].  The
/// [`Client::send()`] call will not return until the server has replied.
///
/// Clients can be [cloned](Client::clone()); each clone will create a
/// new client object that is connected to the same server object, but is
/// completely independent of the original client.
///
/// The `S` type parameter is the "send" data type that clients will transfer
/// to the server.  The `R` type parameter is the "receive" data type that
/// clients will receive from the server.  The `E` type parameter can be used
/// to return application specific errors from the server to the client.
pub fn channel<S, R, E>() -> (Server<S, R, E>, Client<S, R, E>) {
  let (qpusher, qpuller) = sigq::new();
  let srvq = Arc::new(NotifyQueue::new());
  let server = Server {

  let server = Server { qpuller };
    srvq: Arc::clone(&srvq)
  };

  // Note: The client stores a weak reference to the server object
  let client = Client {
  let client = Client { qpusher };
    srvq: Arc::downgrade(&srvq)
  };

  (server, client)
}

// vim: set ft=rust et sw=2 ts=2 sts=2 cinoptions=2 tw=79 :

//! Allow a thread/task, crossing sync/async boundaries in either direction, to
//! deliver an expected piece of data to another thread/task, with
//! notification.
//!
//! These are simple channels used to deliver data from one endpoint to
//! another, where the receiver will block until data has been delivered.

mod err;
mod inner;

pub mod public;

pub(crate) use err::Error;
pub(crate) use inner::InnerReplyContext;

pub use public::ReplyContext;

// vim: set ft=rust et sw=2 ts=2 sts=2 cinoptions=2 tw=79 :

  App(E)
}

impl<E: fmt::Debug> std::error::Error for Error<E> {}

impl<E: fmt::Debug> fmt::Display for Error<E> {
  fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
    match &*self {
    match self {
      Error::Aborted => write!(f, "Aborted call"),
      Error::NoReply => write!(f, "Application failed to reply"),
      Error::App(err) => write!(f, "Application error; {:?}", err)
    }
  }
}

use std::future::Future;
use std::pin::Pin;
use std::sync::Arc;
use std::task::{Context, Poll, Waker};
use std::{
  future::Future,
  pin::Pin,
  sync::Arc,
  task::{Context, Poll, Waker}
};

use parking_lot::{Condvar, Mutex};

use crate::rctx::err::Error;

pub(crate) enum State<I, E> {
  /// (Still) in queue, waiting to be picked up by the server.

    drop(mg);

    self.signal_waiters();
  }

  pub(crate) fn signal_waiters(&self) {
    let mut g = self.taskwaker.lock();
    if let Some(waker) = std::mem::replace(&mut *g, None) {
    if let Some(waker) = (*g).take() {
      waker.wake();
    }

    self.signal.notify_one();
  }

  /// Retreive reply.  If a reply has not arrived yet then enter a loop that

impl<I, E> Drop for InnerReplyContext<I, E> {
  /// If the reply context never left the server queue before being destroyed
  /// it means that the server has died.  Signal this to the original caller
  /// waiting for a reply.
  fn drop(&mut self) {
    let mut do_signal: bool = false;
    let mut mg = self.data.lock();
    match *mg {
      State::Queued => {
        *mg = State::Aborted;
        do_signal = true;

    if let State::Queued = *mg {
      *mg = State::Aborted;
      do_signal = true;
      }
      _ => {}
    }
    drop(mg);
    if do_signal {
      let mut g = self.taskwaker.lock();
      if let Some(waker) = std::mem::replace(&mut *g, None) {
      if let Some(waker) = (*g).take() {
        waker.wake();
      }
      self.signal.notify_one();
    }
  }
}

//! Allow a thread/task, crossing sync/async boundaries in either direction, to
//! deliver an expected piece of data to another thread/task, with
//! notification.
//!
//! These are simple channels used to deliver data from one endpoint to
//! another, where the receiver will block until data has been delivered.

mod err;
mod inner;

pub mod public;

pub(crate) use err::Error;
pub(crate) use inner::InnerReplyContext;

pub use public::ReplyContext;

// vim: set ft=rust et sw=2 ts=2 sts=2 cinoptions=2 tw=79 :

use crate::rctx::err::Error;
use crate::rctx::{err::Error, inner::State, InnerReplyContext};
use crate::rctx::inner::State;
use crate::rctx::InnerReplyContext;

/// Public-facing sender part of the `ReplyContext` object.
///
/// This is safe to pass to applications which are meant to only be able to put
/// a value through the `ReplyContext` channel, but not extract the value from
/// it.
pub struct ReplyContext<I, E> {
  inner: InnerReplyContext<I, E>,
  did_handover: bool
}

impl<I: 'static + Send, E> ReplyContext<I, E> {
  /// Send a reply back to originating client.
  ///
  /// # Example
  /// ```
  /// use std::thread;
  /// use ump::channel;
  ///
  /// fn main() {
  ///   let (server, client) = channel::<String, String, ()>();
  ///   let server_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
  ///     let (data, rctx) = server.wait();
  ///     let reply = format!("Hello, {}!", data);
  ///     rctx.reply(reply).unwrap();
  ///   });
  ///   let msg = String::from("Client");
  ///   let reply = client.send(String::from(msg)).unwrap();
  ///   assert_eq!(reply, "Hello, Client!");
  ///   server_thread.join().unwrap();
  /// let (server, client) = channel::<String, String, ()>();
  /// let server_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
  ///   let (data, rctx) = server.wait().unwrap();
  ///   let reply = format!("Hello, {}!", data);
  ///   rctx.reply(reply).unwrap();
  /// });
  /// let msg = String::from("Client");
  /// let reply = client.send(String::from(msg)).unwrap();
  /// assert_eq!(reply, "Hello, Client!");
  /// server_thread.join().unwrap();
  /// }
  /// ```
  ///
  /// # Semantics
  /// This call is safe to make after the server context has been released.
  pub fn reply(mut self, data: I) -> Result<(), Error<E>> {
    self.inner.put(data);

  /// use ump::{channel, Error};
  ///
  /// #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
  /// enum MyError {
  ///   SomeError(String)
  /// }
  ///
  /// fn main() {
  ///   let (server, client) = channel::<String, String, MyError>();
  ///   let server_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
  ///     let (_, rctx) = server.wait();
  ///     rctx.fail(MyError::SomeError("failed".to_string())).unwrap();
  ///   });
  ///   let msg = String::from("Client");
  ///   let reply = client.send(String::from(msg));
  ///   match reply {
  ///     Err(Error::App(MyError::SomeError(s))) => {
  ///       assert_eq!(s, "failed");
  ///     }
  ///     _ => {
  ///       panic!("Unexpected return value");
  ///     }
  ///   }
  ///   server_thread.join().unwrap();
  /// let (server, client) = channel::<String, String, MyError>();
  /// let server_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
  ///   let (_, rctx) = server.wait().unwrap();
  ///   rctx.fail(MyError::SomeError("failed".to_string())).unwrap();
  /// });
  /// let msg = String::from("Client");
  /// let reply = client.send(String::from(msg));
  /// match reply {
  ///   Err(Error::App(MyError::SomeError(s))) => {
  ///     assert_eq!(s, "failed");
  ///   }
  ///   _ => {
  ///     panic!("Unexpected return value");
  ///   }
  /// }
  /// server_thread.join().unwrap();
  /// }
  /// ```
  ///
  /// # Semantics
  /// This call is safe to make after the server context has been released.
  pub fn fail(mut self, err: E) -> Result<(), Error<E>> {
    self.inner.fail(err);

    self.did_handover = true;

    Ok(())
  }
}

impl<I, E> Drop for ReplyContext<I, E> {
  /// If the reply context is dropped while still waiting for a reply then
  /// report back to the caller that it should expect no reply.
  fn drop(&mut self) {
    if self.did_handover == false {
    if !self.did_handover {
      let mut do_signal: bool = false;
      let mut mg = self.inner.data.lock();
      match *mg {
        State::Waiting => {
          *mg = State::NoReply;
          do_signal = true;

      if let State::Waiting = *mg {
        *mg = State::NoReply;
        do_signal = true;
        }
        _ => {}
      }
      drop(mg);
      if do_signal {
        let mut g = self.inner.taskwaker.lock();
        if let Some(waker) = std::mem::replace(&mut *g, None) {
        if let Some(waker) = (*g).take() {
          waker.wake();
        }

        self.inner.signal.notify_one();
      }
    }
  }

use std::sync::Arc;

use crate::rctx::{InnerReplyContext, ReplyContext};
use sigq::Queue as NotifyQueue;

use crate::rctx::{InnerReplyContext, ReplyContext};
use crate::err::Error;

pub(crate) struct ServerQueueNode<S, R, E> {
  /// Raw message being sent from the client to the server.
  pub(crate) msg: S,

  /// Keep track of data needed to share reply data.
  pub(crate) reply: InnerReplyContext<R, E>
}

/// Representation of a server object.
///
/// Each instantiation of a [`Server`] object represents an end-point which
/// will be used to receive messages from connected [`Client`](crate::Client)
/// objects.
pub struct Server<S, R, E> {
  pub(crate) srvq: Arc<NotifyQueue<ServerQueueNode<S, R, E>>>
  pub(crate) qpuller: sigq::Puller<ServerQueueNode<S, R, E>>
}

impl<S, R, E> Server<S, R, E>
where
  S: 'static + Send,
  R: 'static + Send,
  E: 'static + Send
{
  /// Block and wait, indefinitely, for an incoming message from a
  /// [`Client`](crate::Client).
  ///
  /// Returns the message sent by the client and a reply context.  The server
  /// must call [`ReplyContext::reply()`] on the reply context to pass a return
  /// value to the client.
  pub fn wait(&self) -> (S, ReplyContext<R, E>) {
    let node = self.srvq.pop();
  pub fn wait(&self) -> Result<(S, ReplyContext<R, E>), Error<E>> {
    let node = self.qpuller.pop().map_err(|_| Error::ClientsDisappeared)?;

    // Extract the data from the node
    let msg = node.msg;

    // Create an application reply context from the reply context in the queue
    // Implicitly changes state of the reply context from Queued to Waiting
    let rctx = ReplyContext::from(node.reply);

    (msg, rctx)
    Ok((msg, rctx))
  }

  /// Same as [`Server::wait()`], but for use in an `async` context.
  pub async fn async_wait(&self) -> (S, ReplyContext<R, E>) {
    let node = self.srvq.apop().await;
  pub async fn async_wait(&self) -> Result<(S, ReplyContext<R, E>), Error<E>> {
    let node = self
      .qpuller
      .apop()
      .await
      .map_err(|_| Error::ClientsDisappeared)?;

    // Extract the data from the node
    let msg = node.msg;

    // Create an application reply context from the reply context in the queue
    // Implicitly changes state of the reply context from Queued to Waiting
    let rctx = ReplyContext::from(node.reply);

    (msg, rctx)
    Ok((msg, rctx))
  }

  /// Returns a boolean indicating whether the queue is/was empty.  This isn't
  /// really useful unless used in very specific situations.  It mostly exists
  /// for test cases.
  pub fn was_empty(&self) -> bool {
    self.srvq.was_empty()
    self.qpuller.was_empty()
  }
}

// vim: set ft=rust et sw=2 ts=2 sts=2 cinoptions=2 tw=79 :

  let tokrt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();

  let niterations = 256;

  let (server, client) = channel::<Request, Reply, ()>();

  let server_thread = thread::spawn(move || loop {
    let (req, rctx) = server.wait();
    let (req, rctx) = server.wait().unwrap();
    match req {
      Request::Add(a, b) => rctx.reply(Reply::Sum(a + b)).unwrap(),
      Request::Croak => {
        rctx.reply(Reply::OkICroaked).unwrap();
        break;
      }
    }

#[test]
fn sync_expect_noreply() {
  let (server, client) = channel::<String, String, MyError>();

  let server_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
    // Wait for data to arrive from a client
    let (_, rctx) = server.wait();
    let (_, rctx) = server.wait().unwrap();

    rctx.fail(MyError::SomeError("failed".to_string())).unwrap();
  });

  let msg = String::from("Client");
  let reply = client.send(String::from(msg));
  let reply = client.send(msg);
  match reply {
    Err(Error::App(MyError::SomeError(s))) => {
      assert_eq!(s, "failed");
    }
    _ => {
      panic!("Unexpected return value");
    }

fn async_expect_noreply() {
  let tokrt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();

  let (server, client) = channel::<String, String, MyError>();

  let server_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
    // Wait for data to arrive from a client
    let (_, rctx) = server.wait();
    let (_, rctx) = server.wait().unwrap();

    rctx.fail(MyError::SomeError("failed".to_string())).unwrap();
  });

  tokrt.block_on(async {
    let msg = String::from("Client");
    let reply = client.asend(msg).await;

// Make sure that the ReplyContext aborts on Drop of no reply was sent.
use std::thread;

use ump::{channel, Error};

#[test]
fn sync_expect_noreply() {
  let (server, client) = channel::<String, String, ()>();

  let server_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
    // Wait for data to arrive from a client
    let (_, rctx) = server.wait();
    let (_, rctx) = server.wait().unwrap();

    // Don't do this.
    drop(rctx);
  });

  let msg = String::from("Client");
  let reply = client.send(String::from(msg));
  let reply = client.send(msg);
  match reply {
    Err(Error::NoReply) => {
      // This is the expected error
    }
    _ => {
      panic!("Unexpected return value");
    }

fn async_expect_noreply() {
  let tokrt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();

  let (server, client) = channel::<String, String, ()>();

  let server_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
    // Wait for data to arrive from a client
    let (_, rctx) = server.wait();
    let (_, rctx) = server.wait().unwrap();

    // Don't do this.
    drop(rctx);
  });

  tokrt.block_on(async {
    let msg = String::from("Client");

    // Should be doing something more robust ..
    let one_second = time::Duration::from_secs(1);
    thread::sleep(one_second);
    drop(server);
  });

  let msg = String::from("Client");
  let reply = client.send(String::from(msg));
  let reply = client.send(msg);
  match reply {
    Err(Error::ServerDisappeared) => {
      // This is the expected error
    }
    _ => {
      panic!("Unexpected return value");
    }

#[test]
fn one_at_a_time() {
  let (server, client) = channel::<Ops, i32, ()>();

  let server_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
    let mut croak = false;

    while croak == false {
      let (data, rctx) = server.wait();
    while !croak {
      let (data, rctx) = server.wait().unwrap();
      match data {
        Ops::Die => {
          croak = true;
          rctx.reply(0).unwrap();
        }
        Ops::Add(a, b) => {
          rctx.reply(a + b).unwrap();

  let niterations = 256;

  let server_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
    let mut count = 0;
    let mut handles = Vec::new();
    // +1 because we want to wait for the croak message as well
    while count < niterations + 1 {
      let (data, rctx) = server.wait();
      let (data, rctx) = server.wait().unwrap();
      let h = thread::spawn(move || match data {
        Ops::Die => {
          rctx.reply(0).unwrap();
        }
        Ops::Add(a, b) => {
          rctx.reply(a + b).unwrap();
        }

# Change Log

## [Unreleased]

### Added

### Changed

### Removed


## [0.10.0] - 2023-07-26

### Added

- Server's receive methods will fail with `Error::ClientsDisappeared` if all
  the associated Client objects have been dropped.

### Changed

- Runtime dependencies:
  - Updated `sigq` to `0.13.2`.
- Development dependencies:
  - Updated `criterion` to `0.5.1`


## [0.9.0] - 2022-09-09

### Added

- Explicitly set MSRV is `1.36`