Detailed Description

A pool of worker threads with a task queue.

A thread pool is created with make_thread_pool(). It immediately starts the desired number of worker threads and keeps them running until the object gets destroyed. Work is given to the pool with the add_task() function in the form of a function object or function pointer. Tasks are stored in a queue and executed in the order they were added. This makes a ThreadPool with a single thread effectively a serial task queue.

Each task is associated with a TaskHandle. This handle is returned by add_task() and can be used to query the status of the task or to remove it from the queue via cancel(). Tasks that are already running cannot be canceled.

auto pool = make_thread_pool(1);
auto task = pool->add_task([]() { return 42; });
while (not task.is_complete())
{
    std::cout << "Waiting for task to complete...\n";
    sleep(0.1);
}
std::cout << "Task result: " << task.get_result() << "\n";

Tasks can also be scheduled to start after a specific time point or after a certain delay. Each task can also be given a name, which is mainly useful for debugging. See the example for an introduction.

All public member functions are thread-safe.

On Linux, threads in the pool explicitly block the signals SIGALRM, SIGINT, SIGPIPE, SIGTERM, SIGURG, SIGUSR1, and SIGUSR2. This is done to prevent the threads from terminating the whole process if one of these signals is received.

Since: GUL version 2.11

#include <ThreadPool.h>

Inherits std::enable_shared_from_this< ThreadPool >.

Classes
class	TaskHandle
	A handle for a task that has (or had) been enqueued on a ThreadPool. More...

Public Types
using	TaskId = std::uint64_t
	A unique identifier for a task.

using	TimePoint = std::chrono::time_point< std::chrono::system_clock >

using	Duration = TimePoint::duration

Public Member Functions
	~ThreadPool ()
	Destruct the ThreadPool and join all threads. More...

template<typename Function >
TaskHandle< invoke_result_t< Function, ThreadPool & > >	add_task (Function fct, TimePoint start_time={}, std::string name={})
	Enqueue a task. More...

template<typename Function , std::enable_if_t< is_invocable< Function >::value, bool > = true>
TaskHandle< invoke_result_t< Function > >	add_task (Function fct, TimePoint start_time={}, std::string name={})

template<typename Function , std::enable_if_t< is_invocable< Function, ThreadPool & >::value, bool > = true>
TaskHandle< invoke_result_t< Function, ThreadPool & > >	add_task (Function fct, Duration delay_before_start, std::string name={})

template<typename Function , std::enable_if_t< is_invocable< Function >::value, bool > = true>
TaskHandle< invoke_result_t< Function > >	add_task (Function fct, Duration delay_before_start, std::string name={})

template<typename Function , std::enable_if_t< is_invocable< Function, ThreadPool & >::value, bool > = true>
TaskHandle< invoke_result_t< Function, ThreadPool & > >	add_task (Function fct, std::string name)

template<typename Function , std::enable_if_t< is_invocable< Function >::value, bool > = true>
TaskHandle< invoke_result_t< Function > >	add_task (Function fct, std::string name)

GUL_EXPORT std::size_t	cancel_pending_tasks ()
	Remove all pending tasks from the queue. More...

GUL_EXPORT std::size_t	capacity () const noexcept
	Return the maximum number of pending tasks that can be queued.

GUL_EXPORT std::size_t	count_pending () const
	Return the number of pending tasks.

GUL_EXPORT std::size_t	count_threads () const noexcept
	Return the number of threads in the pool.

GUL_EXPORT std::vector< std::string >	get_pending_task_names () const
	Return a vector with the names of the tasks that are waiting to be executed.

GUL_EXPORT std::vector< std::string >	get_running_task_names () const
	Return a vector with the names of the tasks that are currently running.

GUL_EXPORT bool	is_full () const noexcept
	Determine whether the queue for pending tasks is full (at capacity).

GUL_EXPORT bool	is_idle () const
	Return true if the pool has neither pending tasks nor tasks that are currently being executed.

GUL_EXPORT bool	is_shutdown_requested () const
	Determine whether the thread pool has been requested to shut down.

Static Public Member Functions
static GUL_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< ThreadPool >	make_shared (std::size_t num_threads, std::size_t capacity=default_capacity)
	Create a thread pool with the desired number of threads and the specified capacity for enqueuing tasks. More...

Static Public Attributes
constexpr static std::size_t	default_capacity { 200 }
	Default capacity for the task queue.

constexpr static std::size_t	max_capacity { 10'000'000 }
	Maximum possible capacity for the task queue.

constexpr static std::size_t	max_threads { 10'000 }
	Maximum possible number of threads.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ ~ThreadPool()

gul14::ThreadPool::~ThreadPool ( )

Destruct the ThreadPool and join all threads.

This destructor blocks until all threads have terminated. Work that has not yet been started in one of the threads gets canceled, but work that has already been assigned to a thread continues to be executed until it completes.

Member Function Documentation

◆ add_task()

template<typename Function >

TaskHandle<invoke_result_t<Function, ThreadPool&> > gul14::ThreadPool::add_task	(	Function	fct,
		TimePoint	start_time = `{}`,
		std::string	name = `{}`
	)

inline

Enqueue a task.

There are multiple overloads of this function for variations of the arguments:

Parameters

fct	A function object or function pointer to be executed. This function can have an arbitrary return type and may either take no arguments (`T fct()`) or a reference to the ThreadPool by which it gets executed (`T fct(ThreadPool&)`).
start_time	Earliest time point at which the task is to be started
name	Optional name for the task (mainly for debugging)

Returns: a TaskHandle that can be used for inquiries about the state of the task and to retrieve its return value.

Exceptions

std::runtime_error is thrown if the queue is full.

auto pool = make_thread_pool(2); // Create a pool with 2 threads
 
// A simple task that does not interact with the pool
pool->add_task([]() { std::cout << "Task 1\n"; });
 
// A task that schedules another task to start two seconds later
pool->add_task(
    [](ThreadPool& pool)
    {
        std::cout << "Task 2\n";
        pool.add_task([]() { std::cout << "Task 3\n"; }, 2s);
    });
 
// A task with a name
pool->add_task([]() { std::cout << "Task 4\n"; }, "Task 4");

◆ cancel_pending_tasks()

std::size_t gul14::ThreadPool::cancel_pending_tasks ( )

Remove all pending tasks from the queue.

This call removes all tasks that have not yet been started from the queue. It has no impact on tasks that are currently being executed.

Returns: the number of tasks that were removed.

◆ make_shared()

std::shared_ptr< ThreadPool > gul14::ThreadPool::make_shared	(	std::size_t	num_threads,
		std::size_t	capacity = `default_capacity`
	)

static

Create a thread pool with the desired number of threads and the specified capacity for enqueuing tasks.

The thread pool is allocated in a shared pointer, which is necessary so that task handles can access the pool safely. A ThreadPool cannot be constructed directly.

Returns: a shared pointer to the created ThreadPool object.

Referenced by gul14::make_thread_pool().

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

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