""" Synchronization primitives: - reader-writer lock (preference to writers) (Contributed to Django by eugene@lazutkin.com) """ import contextlib import threading class RWLock: """ Classic implementation of reader-writer lock with preference to writers. Readers can access a resource simultaneously. Writers get an exclusive access. API is self-descriptive: reader_enters() reader_leaves() writer_enters() writer_leaves() """ def __init__(self): self.mutex = threading.RLock() self.can_read = threading.Semaphore(0) self.can_write = threading.Semaphore(0) self.active_readers = 0 self.active_writers = 0 self.waiting_readers = 0 self.waiting_writers = 0 def reader_enters(self): with self.mutex: if self.active_writers == 0 and self.waiting_writers == 0: self.active_readers += 1 self.can_read.release() else: self.waiting_readers += 1 self.can_read.acquire() def reader_leaves(self): with self.mutex: self.active_readers -= 1 if self.active_readers == 0 and self.waiting_writers != 0: self.active_writers += 1 self.waiting_writers -= 1 self.can_write.release() @contextlib.contextmanager def reader(self): self.reader_enters() try: yield finally: self.reader_leaves() def writer_enters(self): with self.mutex: if self.active_writers == 0 and self.waiting_writers == 0 and self.active_readers == 0: self.active_writers += 1 self.can_write.release() else: self.waiting_writers += 1 self.can_write.acquire() def writer_leaves(self): with self.mutex: self.active_writers -= 1 if self.waiting_writers != 0: self.active_writers += 1 self.waiting_writers -= 1 self.can_write.release() elif self.waiting_readers != 0: t = self.waiting_readers self.waiting_readers = 0 self.active_readers += t while t > 0: self.can_read.release() t -= 1 @contextlib.contextmanager def writer(self): self.writer_enters() try: yield finally: self.writer_leaves()