Class: Concurrent::ScheduledTask

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Defined in:: lib/concurrent/scheduled_task.rb

Overview

Note:

Time calculations on all platforms and languages are sensitive to changes to the system clock. To alleviate the potential problems associated with changing the system clock while an application is running, most modern operating systems provide a monotonic clock that operates independently of the system clock. A monotonic clock cannot be used to determine human-friendly clock times. A monotonic clock is used exclusively for calculating time intervals. Not all Ruby platforms provide access to an operating system monotonic clock. On these platforms a pure-Ruby monotonic clock will be used as a fallback. An operating system monotonic clock is both faster and more reliable than the pure-Ruby implementation. The pure-Ruby implementation should be fast and reliable enough for most non-realtime operations. At this time the common Ruby platforms that provide access to an operating system monotonic clock are MRI 2.1 and above and JRuby (all versions).

ScheduledTask is a close relative of Concurrent::Future but with one important difference: A Future is set to execute as soon as possible whereas a ScheduledTask is set to execute after a specified delay. This implementation is loosely based on Java's ScheduledExecutorService. It is a more feature-rich variant of timer.

The intended schedule time of task execution is set on object construction with the delay argument. The delay is a numeric (floating point or integer) representing a number of seconds in the future. Any other value or a numeric equal to or less than zero will result in an exception. The actual schedule time of task execution is set when the execute method is called.

The constructor can also be given zero or more processing options. Currently the only supported options are those recognized by the Dereferenceable module.

The final constructor argument is a block representing the task to be performed. If no block is given an ArgumentError will be raised.

States

ScheduledTask mixes in the Obligation module thus giving it "future" behavior. This includes the expected lifecycle states. ScheduledTask has one additional state, however. While the task (block) is being executed the state of the object will be :processing. This additional state is necessary because it has implications for task cancellation.

Cancellation

A :pending task can be cancelled using the #cancel method. A task in any other state, including :processing, cannot be cancelled. The #cancel method returns a boolean indicating the success of the cancellation attempt. A cancelled ScheduledTask cannot be restarted. It is immutable.

Obligation and Observation

The result of a ScheduledTask can be obtained either synchronously or asynchronously. ScheduledTask mixes in both the Obligation module and the Observable module from the Ruby standard library. With one exception ScheduledTask behaves identically to Future with regard to these modules.

Copy Options

Object references in Ruby are mutable. This can lead to serious problems when the Concern::Obligation#value of an object is a mutable reference. Which is always the case unless the value is a Fixnum, Symbol, or similar "primitive" data type. Each instance can be configured with a few options that can help protect the program from potentially dangerous operations. Each of these options can be optionally set when the object instance is created:

:dup_on_deref When true the object will call the #dup method on the value object every time the #value method is called (default: false)
:freeze_on_deref When true the object will call the #freeze method on the value object every time the #value method is called (default: false)
:copy_on_deref When given a Proc object the Proc will be run every time the #value method is called. The Proc will be given the current value as its only argument and the result returned by the block will be the return value of the #value call. When nil this option will be ignored (default: nil)

When multiple deref options are set the order of operations is strictly defined. The order of deref operations is:

:copy_on_deref
:dup_on_deref
:freeze_on_deref

Because of this ordering there is no need to #freeze an object created by a provided :copy_on_deref block. Simply set :freeze_on_deref to true. Setting both :dup_on_deref to true and :freeze_on_deref to true is as close to the behavior of a "pure" functional language (like Erlang, Clojure, or Haskell) as we are likely to get in Ruby.

Examples:

Basic usage


require 'concurrent'
require 'thread'   # for Queue
require 'open-uri' # for open(uri)

class Ticker
  def get_year_end_closing(symbol, year)
    uri = "http://ichart.finance.yahoo.com/table.csv?s=#{symbol}&a=11&b=01&c=#{year}&d=11&e=31&f=#{year}&g=m"
    data = open(uri) {|f| f.collect{|line| line.strip } }
    data[1].split(',')[4].to_f
  end
end

# Future
price = Concurrent::Future.execute{ Ticker.new.get_year_end_closing('TWTR', 2013) }
price.state #=> :pending
sleep(1)    # do other stuff
price.value #=> 63.65
price.state #=> :fulfilled

# ScheduledTask
task = Concurrent::ScheduledTask.execute(2){ Ticker.new.get_year_end_closing('INTC', 2013) }
task.state #=> :pending
sleep(3)   # do other stuff
task.value #=> 25.96

Successful task execution


task = Concurrent::ScheduledTask.new(2){ 'What does the fox say?' }
task.state         #=> :unscheduled
task.execute
task.state         #=> pending

# wait for it...
sleep(3)

task.unscheduled? #=> false
task.pending?     #=> false
task.fulfilled?   #=> true
task.rejected?    #=> false
task.value        #=> 'What does the fox say?'

One line creation and execution


task = Concurrent::ScheduledTask.new(2){ 'What does the fox say?' }.execute
task.state         #=> pending

task = Concurrent::ScheduledTask.execute(2){ 'What do you get when you multiply 6 by 9?' }
task.state         #=> pending

Failed task execution


task = Concurrent::ScheduledTask.execute(2){ raise StandardError.new('Call me maybe?') }
task.pending?      #=> true

# wait for it...
sleep(3)

task.unscheduled? #=> false
task.pending?     #=> false
task.fulfilled?   #=> false
task.rejected?    #=> true
task.value        #=> nil
task.reason       #=> #<StandardError: Call me maybe?>

Task execution with observation


observer = Class.new{
  def update(time, value, reason)
    puts "The task completed at #{time} with value '#{value}'"
  end
}.new

task = Concurrent::ScheduledTask.new(2){ 'What does the fox say?' }
task.add_observer(observer)
task.execute
task.pending?      #=> true

# wait for it...
sleep(3)

#>> The task completed at 2013-11-07 12:26:09 -0500 with value 'What does the fox say?'

Class Method Summary collapse

.execute(delay, opts = {}, &task) ⇒ ScheduledTask
Create a new ScheduledTask object with the given block, execute it, and return the :pending object.

Instance Method Summary collapse

#cancel ⇒ Boolean
Cancel this task and prevent it from executing.
#cancelled? ⇒ Boolean
Has the task been cancelled?.
#execute ⇒ ScheduledTask
Execute an :unscheduled ScheduledTask.
#initial_delay ⇒ Float
The delay value given at instanciation.
#initialize(delay, opts = {}) { ... } ⇒ ScheduledTask constructor
Schedule a task for execution at a specified future time.
#processing? ⇒ Boolean
In the task execution in progress?.
#reschedule(delay) ⇒ Boolean
Reschedule the task using the given delay and the current time.
#reset ⇒ Boolean
Reschedule the task using the original delay and the current time.
#schedule_time ⇒ Float
The monotonic time at which the the task is scheduled to be executed.

Constructor Details

#initialize(delay, opts = {}) { ... } ⇒ `ScheduledTask`

Schedule a task for execution at a specified future time.

Parameters:

delay (Float) —
the number of seconds to wait for before executing the task
opts (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —
the options used to define the behavior at update and deref and to specify the executor on which to perform actions

Options Hash (opts):

:executor (Executor) —
when set use the given Executor instance. Three special values are also supported: :io returns the global pool for long, blocking (IO) tasks, :fast returns the global pool for short, fast operations, and :immediate returns the global ImmediateExecutor object.
:dup_on_deref (Boolean) — default: false —
Call #dup before returning the data from Concern::Obligation#value
:freeze_on_deref (Boolean) — default: false —
Call #freeze before returning the data from Concern::Obligation#value
:copy_on_deref (Proc) — default: nil —
When calling the Concern::Obligation#value method, call the given proc passing the internal value as the sole argument then return the new value returned from the proc.
:args (object, Array) —
zero or more arguments to be passed the task block on execution

Yields:

the task to be performed

Raises:

(ArgumentError) —
When no block is given
(ArgumentError) —
When given a time that is in the past

# File 'lib/concurrent/scheduled_task.rb', line 165

def initialize(delay, opts = {}, &task)
  raise ArgumentError.new('no block given') unless block_given?
  raise ArgumentError.new('seconds must be greater than zero') if delay.to_f < 0.0

  super(NULL, opts, &nil)

  synchronize do
    ns_set_state(:unscheduled)
    @parent = opts.fetch(:timer_set, Concurrent.global_timer_set)
    @args = get_arguments_from(opts)
    @delay = delay.to_f
    @task = task
    @time = nil
    @executor = Options.executor_from_options(opts) || Concurrent.global_io_executor
    self.observers = Collection::CopyOnNotifyObserverSet.new
  end
end

Class Method Details

.execute(delay, opts = {}, &task) ⇒ `ScheduledTask`

Create a new ScheduledTask object with the given block, execute it, and return the :pending object.

Parameters:

delay (Float) —
the number of seconds to wait for before executing the task
opts (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —
the options used to define the behavior at update and deref and to specify the executor on which to perform actions

Options Hash (opts):

:executor (Executor) —
when set use the given Executor instance. Three special values are also supported: :io returns the global pool for long, blocking (IO) tasks, :fast returns the global pool for short, fast operations, and :immediate returns the global ImmediateExecutor object.
:dup_on_deref (Boolean) — default: false —
Call #dup before returning the data from Concern::Obligation#value
:freeze_on_deref (Boolean) — default: false —
Call #freeze before returning the data from Concern::Obligation#value
:copy_on_deref (Proc) — default: nil —
When calling the Concern::Obligation#value method, call the given proc passing the internal value as the sole argument then return the new value returned from the proc.

Returns:

(ScheduledTask) —
the newly created ScheduledTask in the :pending state

Raises:

(ArgumentError) —
if no block is given



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# File 'lib/concurrent/scheduled_task.rb', line 277

def self.execute(delay, opts = {}, &task)
  new(delay, opts, &task).execute
end

Instance Method Details

#cancel ⇒ `Boolean`

Cancel this task and prevent it from executing. A task can only be cancelled if it is pending or unscheduled.

Returns:

(Boolean) —
true if successfully cancelled else false

# File 'lib/concurrent/scheduled_task.rb', line 222

def cancel
  if compare_and_set_state(:cancelled, :pending, :unscheduled)
    complete(false, nil, CancelledOperationError.new)
    # To avoid deadlocks this call must occur outside of #synchronize
    # Changing the state above should prevent redundant calls
    @parent.send(:remove_task, self)
  else
    false
  end
end

#cancelled? ⇒ `Boolean`

Has the task been cancelled?

Returns:

(Boolean) —
true if the task is in the given state else false



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# File 'lib/concurrent/scheduled_task.rb', line 207

def cancelled?
  synchronize { ns_check_state?(:cancelled) }
end

#execute ⇒ `ScheduledTask`

Execute an :unscheduled ScheduledTask. Immediately sets the state to :pending and starts counting down toward execution. Does nothing if the ScheduledTask is in any state other than :unscheduled.

Returns:

(ScheduledTask) —
a reference to self

# File 'lib/concurrent/scheduled_task.rb', line 260

def execute
  if compare_and_set_state(:pending, :unscheduled)
    synchronize{ ns_schedule(@delay) }
  end
  self
end

#initial_delay ⇒ `Float`

The delay value given at instanciation.

Returns:

(Float) —
the initial delay.



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# File 'lib/concurrent/scheduled_task.rb', line 186

def initial_delay
  synchronize { @delay }
end

#processing? ⇒ `Boolean`

In the task execution in progress?

Returns:

(Boolean) —
true if the task is in the given state else false



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# File 'lib/concurrent/scheduled_task.rb', line 214

def processing?
  synchronize { ns_check_state?(:processing) }
end

#reschedule(delay) ⇒ `Boolean`

Reschedule the task using the given delay and the current time. A task can only be reset while it is :pending.

Parameters:

delay (Float) —
the number of seconds to wait for before executing the task

Returns:

(Boolean) —
true if successfully rescheduled else false

Raises:

(ArgumentError) —
When given a time that is in the past

# File 'lib/concurrent/scheduled_task.rb', line 249

def reschedule(delay)
  delay = delay.to_f
  raise ArgumentError.new('seconds must be greater than zero') if delay < 0.0
  synchronize{ ns_reschedule(delay) }
end

#reset ⇒ `Boolean`

Reschedule the task using the original delay and the current time. A task can only be reset while it is :pending.

Returns:

(Boolean) —
true if successfully rescheduled else false



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# File 'lib/concurrent/scheduled_task.rb', line 237

def reset
  synchronize{ ns_reschedule(@delay) }
end

#schedule_time ⇒ `Float`

The monotonic time at which the the task is scheduled to be executed.

Returns:

(Float) —
the schedule time or nil if unscheduled



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# File 'lib/concurrent/scheduled_task.rb', line 193

def schedule_time
  synchronize { @time }
end

Class: Concurrent::ScheduledTask

Overview

Copy Options

Examples:

Basic usage

Successful task execution

One line creation and execution

Failed task execution

Task execution with observation

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(delay, opts = {}) { ... } ⇒ ScheduledTask

Class Method Details

.execute(delay, opts = {}, &task) ⇒ ScheduledTask

Instance Method Details

#cancel ⇒ Boolean

#cancelled? ⇒ Boolean

#execute ⇒ ScheduledTask

#initial_delay ⇒ Float

#processing? ⇒ Boolean

#reschedule(delay) ⇒ Boolean

#reset ⇒ Boolean

#schedule_time ⇒ Float

#initialize(delay, opts = {}) { ... } ⇒ `ScheduledTask`

.execute(delay, opts = {}, &task) ⇒ `ScheduledTask`

#cancel ⇒ `Boolean`

#cancelled? ⇒ `Boolean`

#execute ⇒ `ScheduledTask`

#initial_delay ⇒ `Float`

#processing? ⇒ `Boolean`

#reschedule(delay) ⇒ `Boolean`

#reset ⇒ `Boolean`

#schedule_time ⇒ `Float`