http://www.gamedev.net/blog/950/entry-2249317-a-guide-to-getting-started-with-boostasio?pg=4
本章節為io_service添加任務,並且區分dispatch與post的區別.如果說io_service是asio庫的大腦,那么post與dispatch就是asio庫的手和腳。
先看看示例1
#include <boost/asio.hpp>
#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
#include <boost/thread.hpp>
#include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp>
#include <boost/bind.hpp>
#include <iostream>
boost::mutex global_stream_lock;
void WorkerThread( boost::shared_ptr< boost::asio::io_service > io_service )
{
global_stream_lock.lock();
std::cout << "[" << boost::this_thread::get_id()
<< "] Thread Start" << std::endl;
global_stream_lock.unlock();
io_service->run();
global_stream_lock.lock();
std::cout << "[" << boost::this_thread::get_id()
<< "] Thread Finish" << std::endl;
global_stream_lock.unlock();
}
size_t fib( size_t n )
{
if ( n <= 1 )
{
return n;
}
boost::this_thread::sleep(
boost::posix_time::milliseconds( 1000 )
);
return fib( n - 1 ) + fib( n - 2);
}
void CalculateFib( size_t n )
{
global_stream_lock.lock();
std::cout << "[" << boost::this_thread::get_id()
<< "] Now calculating fib( " << n << " ) " << std::endl;
global_stream_lock.unlock();
size_t f = fib( n );
global_stream_lock.lock();
std::cout << "[" << boost::this_thread::get_id()
<< "] fib( " << n << " ) = " << f << std::endl;
global_stream_lock.unlock();
}
int main( int argc, char * argv[] )
{
boost::shared_ptr< boost::asio::io_service > io_service(
new boost::asio::io_service
);
boost::shared_ptr< boost::asio::io_service::work > work(
new boost::asio::io_service::work( *io_service )
);
global_stream_lock.lock();
std::cout << "[" << boost::this_thread::get_id()
<< "] The program will exit when all work has finished."
<< std::endl;
global_stream_lock.unlock();
boost::thread_group worker_threads;
for( int x = 0; x < 2; ++x )
{
worker_threads.create_thread(
boost::bind( &WorkerThread, io_service )
);
}
io_service->post( boost::bind( CalculateFib, 3 ) );
io_service->post( boost::bind( CalculateFib, 4 ) );
io_service->post( boost::bind( CalculateFib, 5 ) );
work.reset();
worker_threads.join_all();
return 0;
}
代碼使用智能指針控制io_service,使用mutex控制各個進程間的輸出互斥。work類維持io_service的生命周期, 然后使用post添加執行任務。
在此基礎上我們再查看post與dispatch的區別:
post 優先將任務排進處理隊列,然后返回,任務會在某個時機被完成。
dispatch會即時請求io_service去調用指定的任務。
示例2
#include <boost/asio.hpp>
#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
#include <boost/thread.hpp>
#include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp>
#include <boost/bind.hpp>
#include <iostream>
boost::mutex global_stream_lock;
void WorkerThread( boost::shared_ptr< boost::asio::io_service > io_service )
{
global_stream_lock.lock();
std::cout << "[" << boost::this_thread::get_id()
<< "] Thread Start" << std::endl;
global_stream_lock.unlock();
io_service->run();
global_stream_lock.lock();
std::cout << "[" << boost::this_thread::get_id()
<< "] Thread Finish" << std::endl;
global_stream_lock.unlock();
}
void Dispatch( int x )
{
global_stream_lock.lock();
std::cout << "[" << boost::this_thread::get_id() << "] "
<< __FUNCTION__ << " x = " << x << std::endl;
global_stream_lock.unlock();
}
void Post( int x )
{
global_stream_lock.lock();
std::cout << "[" << boost::this_thread::get_id() << "] "
<< __FUNCTION__ << " x = " << x << std::endl;
global_stream_lock.unlock();
}
void Run3( boost::shared_ptr< boost::asio::io_service > io_service )
{
for( int x = 0; x < 3; ++x )
{
io_service->dispatch( boost::bind( &Dispatch, x * 2 ) );
io_service->post( boost::bind( &Post, x * 2 + 1 ) );
boost::this_thread::sleep( boost::posix_time::milliseconds( 1000 ) );
}
}
int main( int argc, char * argv[] )
{
boost::shared_ptr< boost::asio::io_service > io_service(
new boost::asio::io_service
);
boost::shared_ptr< boost::asio::io_service::work > work(
new boost::asio::io_service::work( *io_service )
);
global_stream_lock.lock();
std::cout << "[" << boost::this_thread::get_id()
<< "] The program will exit when all work has finished." << std::endl;
global_stream_lock.unlock();
boost::thread_group worker_threads;
for( int x = 0; x < 1; ++x )
{
worker_threads.create_thread( boost::bind( &WorkerThread, io_service ) );
}
io_service->post( boost::bind( &Run3, io_service ) );
work.reset();
worker_threads.join_all();
return 0;
}
我們可以看到結果是先顯示dispatch的結果然后才顯示post結果,與預想的是一致的.
