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import time
from threading import Thread, Condition, Lock
from Queue import Queue, Empty
from functools import partial

class CmdThread(Thread):
  def __init__(self):
    Thread.__init__(self)
    self._queue = Queue()
    self._status = 'NORMAL'
    self._statusLock = Lock()
    self._possibleStatus = ('NORMAL', 'SLEEPING', 'DONE')
    self._condition = Condition(self._statusLock)
    self.daemon = True
    self.start()
 
  def run(self):
    while True:
      self._condition.acquire()
      if self._status == 'DONE':
        self._condition.release()
        break
        
      if self._status == 'SLEEPING':
        self._condition.wait() # this function will release the lock when going to sleep
        self._condition.release()
        continue
      self._condition.release()
      
      try:
        task = self._queue.get_nowait()
      except Empty:
        self._condition.acquire()
        self._status = 'SLEEPING'
        self._condition.wait()
        # Here, we don't change the status to 'NORMAL' here
        # The status is supposed to be changed by the waker
        # Before this command thread wakes up.
        self._condition.release()
        continue

      if callable(task):
        try:
          print 'perform task.'
          task()
        except Exception:
          self._statusLock.acquire()
          self._status = 'DONE'
          self._statusLock.release()
          raise
      else:
        # you can define the task interface here.
        pass
      

  def addCmd(self, callableObj, *args, **argd):
    """ non-blocking call.
    """
    assert(callable(callableObj))
    
    self._condition.acquire()
    if self._status == 'DONE':
      self._condition.release()
      return
    
    self._queue.put(partial(callableObj, *args, **argd))
    self._status = 'NORMAL'
    
    self._condition.notifyAll()
    self._condition.release()

  def close(self, timeout=None):
    """ blocking call, return after close/cancel is done.
    """
    undoneJobs = []
    self._condition.acquire()
    if self._status == 'DONE':
      self._condition.release()
      return
    
    self._status = 'DONE'
    self._condition.notifyAll()
    while not self._queue.empty():
      undoneJobs.append(self._queue.get())
    self._condition.release()
    self.join(timeout)
    return undoneJobs

  def pause(self, timeout=None):
    """ non-blocking call.
    """
    self._condition.acquire()
    if self._status == 'DONE':
      self._condition.release()
      return
    self._status = 'SLEEPING'
    self._condition.notifyAll()
    self._condition.release()

  def resume(self):
    """ non-blocking call.
    """
    self._condition.acquire()
    if self._status == 'DONE':
      self._condition.release()
      return
    self._status = 'NORMAL'
    self._condition.notifyAll()
    self._condition.release()
    
  def hasCmd(self):
    """ non-blocking call.
    """
    return not self._queue.empty()

def demo():
  def exampleTask():
    print 'job beginning...'
    time.sleep(2)
    print 'job finishing...'
  cmdObj = CmdThread()
  for i in xrange(5):
    cmdObj.addCmd(exampleTask)
  return cmdObj

if __name__=='__main__':
  cmd = demo()
  cmd.pause()
  print 'main thread is going to sleep.'
  time.sleep(3)
  print 'main threading is going to close the cmd thread.'
  print cmd.close()
  print 'main thread finishes closing the cmd thread.'

Diff to Previous Revision

--- revision 3 2010-12-20 00:35:28
+++ revision 4 2010-12-25 23:23:49
@@ -1,26 +1,3 @@
-"""
-   Copyright 2010 Shao-Chuan Wang <shaochuan.wang AT gmail DOT com>
-
-    Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-    of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-    in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-    to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-    copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-    furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-    The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
-    all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-    THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-    IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-    AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-    LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-    OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
-    THE SOFTWARE.
-
-"""
-
 import time
 from threading import Thread, Condition, Lock
 from Queue import Queue, Empty
@@ -46,6 +23,8 @@
         
       if self._status == 'SLEEPING':
         self._condition.wait() # this function will release the lock when going to sleep
+        self._condition.release()
+        continue
       self._condition.release()
       
       try:
@@ -62,6 +41,7 @@
 
       if callable(task):
         try:
+          print 'perform task.'
           task()
         except Exception:
           self._statusLock.acquire()
@@ -107,7 +87,7 @@
     return undoneJobs
 
   def pause(self, timeout=None):
-    """ non-blocking call, return after pause is done.
+    """ non-blocking call.
     """
     self._condition.acquire()
     if self._status == 'DONE':
@@ -145,7 +125,9 @@
 
 if __name__=='__main__':
   cmd = demo()
+  cmd.pause()
   print 'main thread is going to sleep.'
   time.sleep(3)
   print 'main threading is going to close the cmd thread.'
   print cmd.close()
+  print 'main thread finishes closing the cmd thread.'

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