# class Rinda::TupleSpace

The Tuplespace manages access to the tuples it contains, ensuring mutual exclusion requirements are met.

The `sec` option for the write, take, move, read and notify methods may either be a number of seconds or a Renewer object.

### Public Class Methods

new(period=60) click to toggle source

Creates a new TupleSpace. `period` is used to control how often to look for dead tuples after modifications to the TupleSpace.

If no dead tuples are found `period` seconds after the last modification, the TupleSpace will stop looking for dead tuples.

Calls superclass method MonitorMixin.new

    # File lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb, line 436
    def initialize(period=60)
      super()
      @bag = TupleBag.new
      @read_waiter = TupleBag.new
      @take_waiter = TupleBag.new
      @notify_waiter = TupleBag.new
      @period = period
      @keeper = nil
    end

### Public Instance Methods

move(port, tuple, sec=nil) { |template| ... } click to toggle source

Moves `tuple` to `port`.

    # File lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb, line 483
    def move(port, tuple, sec=nil)
      template = WaitTemplateEntry.new(self, tuple, sec)
      yield(template) if block_given?
      synchronize do
        entry = @bag.find(template)
        if entry
          port.push(entry.value) if port
          @bag.delete(entry)
          notify_event('take', entry.value)
          return port ? nil : entry.value
        end
        raise RequestExpiredError if template.expired?

        begin
          @take_waiter.push(template)
          start_keeper if template.expires
          while true
            raise RequestCanceledError if template.canceled?
            raise RequestExpiredError if template.expired?
            entry = @bag.find(template)
            if entry
              port.push(entry.value) if port
              @bag.delete(entry)
              notify_event('take', entry.value)
              return port ? nil : entry.value
            end
            template.wait
          end
        ensure
          @take_waiter.delete(template)
        end
      end
    end

notify(event, tuple, sec=nil) click to toggle source

Registers for notifications of `event`. Returns a NotifyTemplateEntry. See NotifyTemplateEntry for examples of how to listen for notifications.

`event` can be:

'write'

  A tuple was added

'take'

  A tuple was taken or moved

'delete'

  A tuple was lost after being overwritten or expiring

The TupleSpace will also notify you of the 'close' event when the NotifyTemplateEntry has expired.

    # File lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb, line 566
    def notify(event, tuple, sec=nil)
      template = NotifyTemplateEntry.new(self, event, tuple, sec)
      synchronize do
        @notify_waiter.push(template)
      end
      template
    end

read(tuple, sec=nil) { |template| ... } click to toggle source

Reads `tuple`, but does not remove it.

    # File lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb, line 520
    def read(tuple, sec=nil)
      template = WaitTemplateEntry.new(self, tuple, sec)
      yield(template) if block_given?
      synchronize do
        entry = @bag.find(template)
        return entry.value if entry
        raise RequestExpiredError if template.expired?

        begin
          @read_waiter.push(template)
          start_keeper if template.expires
          template.wait
          raise RequestCanceledError if template.canceled?
          raise RequestExpiredError if template.expired?
          return template.found
        ensure
          @read_waiter.delete(template)
        end
      end
    end

read_all(tuple) click to toggle source

Returns all tuples matching `tuple`. Does not remove the found tuples.

    # File lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb, line 544
    def read_all(tuple)
      template = WaitTemplateEntry.new(self, tuple, nil)
      synchronize do
        entry = @bag.find_all(template)
        entry.collect do |e|
          e.value
        end
      end
    end

take(tuple, sec=nil, &block) click to toggle source

Removes `tuple`

    # File lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb, line 476
    def take(tuple, sec=nil, &block)
      move(nil, tuple, sec, &block)
    end

write(tuple, sec=nil) click to toggle source

Adds `tuple`

    # File lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb, line 449
    def write(tuple, sec=nil)
      entry = create_entry(tuple, sec)
      synchronize do
        if entry.expired?
          @read_waiter.find_all_template(entry).each do |template|
            template.read(tuple)
          end
          notify_event('write', entry.value)
          notify_event('delete', entry.value)
        else
          @bag.push(entry)
          start_keeper if entry.expires
          @read_waiter.find_all_template(entry).each do |template|
            template.read(tuple)
          end
          @take_waiter.find_all_template(entry).each do |template|
            template.signal
          end
          notify_event('write', entry.value)
        end
      end
      entry
    end

### Private Instance Methods

create_entry(tuple, sec) click to toggle source

    # File lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb, line 576
    def create_entry(tuple, sec)
      TupleEntry.new(tuple, sec)
    end

keep_clean() click to toggle source

Removes dead tuples.

    # File lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb, line 583
    def keep_clean
      synchronize do
        @read_waiter.delete_unless_alive.each do |e|
          e.signal
        end
        @take_waiter.delete_unless_alive.each do |e|
          e.signal
        end
        @notify_waiter.delete_unless_alive.each do |e|
          e.notify(['close'])
        end
        @bag.delete_unless_alive.each do |e|
          notify_event('delete', e.value)
        end
      end
    end

need_keeper?() click to toggle source

Checks the tuplespace to see if it needs cleaning.

    # File lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb, line 630
    def need_keeper?
      return true if @bag.has_expires?
      return true if @read_waiter.has_expires?
      return true if @take_waiter.has_expires?
      return true if @notify_waiter.has_expires?
    end

notify_event(event, tuple) click to toggle source

Notifies all registered listeners for `event` of a status change of `tuple`.

    # File lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb, line 604
    def notify_event(event, tuple)
      ev = [event, tuple]
      @notify_waiter.find_all_template(ev).each do |template|
        template.notify(ev)
      end
    end

start_keeper() click to toggle source

Creates a thread that scans the tuplespace for expired tuples.

    # File lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb, line 614
    def start_keeper
      return if @keeper && @keeper.alive?
      @keeper = Thread.new do
        while true
          sleep(@period)
          synchronize do
            break unless need_keeper?
            keep_clean
          end
        end
      end
    end