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author Goffi <goffi@goffi.org>
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#!/usr/bin/env python3

# Libervia AsyncIO helper methods
# Copyright (C) 2009-2023 Jérôme Poisson (goffi@goffi.org)

# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.

# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.

# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

import asyncio
from typing import Any, Awaitable, Callable, Coroutine

from libervia.backend.core import log as logging

log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
background_tasks = set()


def _on_task_done(task: asyncio.Future) -> None:
    """Callback function to execute when a task is done.

    @param task: The completed task.
        Note: The function removes the task from the tracking set and logs any exceptions
        that might have occurred.
    """
    background_tasks.discard(task)
    e = task.exception()
    if e is not None:
        exc_info = (type(e), e, e.__traceback__)
        log.error("Task failed:", exc_info=exc_info)


def run_async(async_method: Coroutine | asyncio.Future) -> None:
    """Schedules and tracks an asynchronous method.

    @param async_method: The method to be scheduled for execution.
        Note: The function keeps a strong reference to the task to prevent it from being
        garbage-collected. In case of task failure, logs the error.
        cf. https://docs.python.org/3/library/asyncio-task.html#asyncio.create_task
    """
    if isinstance(async_method, asyncio.Future):
        task = asyncio.ensure_future(async_method)
    else:
        task = asyncio.create_task(async_method)

    background_tasks.add(task)
    task.add_done_callback(_on_task_done)


def run_with_args(
    async_method: Callable[..., Coroutine[Any, Any, Any]], *args: Any, **kwargs: Any
) -> None:
    """Schedules and tracks an asynchronous method with arguments.

    This function wraps the provided asynchronous method with its arguments
    and then schedules it for execution.

    @param async_method: The asynchronous method to be scheduled.
    @param args: Positional arguments to pass to the async_method.
    @param kwargs: Keyword arguments to pass to the async_method.
    """
    run_async(async_method(*args, **kwargs))


def run_from_thread(
    async_method: Coroutine | asyncio.Future,
    *args,
    loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop | None = None,
    **kwargs,
) -> None:
    """Schedules an asynchronous method from another thread.

    @param async_method: The method to be scheduled for execution.
    """
    if loop is None:
        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
        assert loop is not None
    loop.call_soon_threadsafe(run_with_args, async_method, *args, **kwargs)


def maybe_async(result: Any | Awaitable[Any]) -> Awaitable[Any]:
    """
    Convert the provided result into an awaitable.

    @param result: the result of a function or coroutine call
    @return: an awaitable object which can be awaited to get the result
    """
    if asyncio.iscoroutine(result):
        return result

    future = asyncio.Future()
    future.set_result(result)
    return future


def install_glib_asyncio_iteration():
    """Import and install GLib context iteration inside our asyncio event loop.

    This is used as soon as GLib is used (like GStreamer).
    Inspired from Kivy's install_gobject_iteration (in ``kivy.support``), thanks to Kivy's
    team.
    """

    import asyncio

    try:
        from gi.repository import GLib
    except ImportError:
        raise ImportError("GLib could not be imported. Ensure it's installed.")

    if hasattr(GLib, "_glib_already_installed"):
        # already installed, don't do it twice.
        return

    GLib._glib_already_installed = True

    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()

    # Create a GLib MainContext and make it the default
    glib_context = GLib.MainContext.default()

    # Function to iterate over the GLib main context
    def _glib_iteration():
        # We need to loop over the context to prevent lag
        iteration_count = 0
        while glib_context.pending() and iteration_count < 20:
            glib_context.iteration(False)
            iteration_count += 1

        # If no work was done in the GLib loop, add a short delay before
        # scheduling the next iteration, to prevent spinning and high CPU usage.
        if iteration_count == 0:
            loop.call_later(0.01, _glib_iteration)
        else:
            # Schedule ourselves to run again on the next asyncio loop iteration
            loop.call_soon(_glib_iteration)

    # Kick off the GLib iteration
    loop.call_soon(_glib_iteration)