tylerneylon · January 15, 2025 00:16 · Xztty · Sep 16, 2019 · tylerneylon · Sep 17, 2019
diff --git a/rwlock.py b/rwlock.py
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """ rwlock.py

    A class to implement read-write locks on top of the standard threading
    library.

    This is implemented with two mutexes (threading.Lock instances) as per this
    wikipedia pseudocode:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Readers%E2%80%93writer_lock#Using_two_mutexes

    Code written by Tyler Neylon at Unbox Research.

    This file is public domain.
 """


 # _______________________________________________________________________
 # Imports

 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from threading  import Lock


 # _______________________________________________________________________
 # Class

 class RWLock(object):
    """ RWLock class; this is meant to allow an object to be read from by
        multiple threads, but only written to by a single thread at a time. See:
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Readers%E2%80%93writer_lock

        Usage:

            from rwlock import RWLock

            my_obj_rwlock = RWLock()

            # When reading from my_obj:
            with my_obj_rwlock.r_locked():
                do_read_only_things_with(my_obj)

            # When writing to my_obj:
            with my_obj_rwlock.w_locked():
                mutate(my_obj)
    """

    def __init__(self):

        self.w_lock = Lock()
        self.num_r_lock = Lock()
        self.num_r = 0

    # ___________________________________________________________________
    # Reading methods.

    def r_acquire(self):
        self.num_r_lock.acquire()
        self.num_r += 1
        if self.num_r == 1:
            self.w_lock.acquire()
        self.num_r_lock.release()

    def r_release(self):
        assert self.num_r > 0
        self.num_r_lock.acquire()
        self.num_r -= 1
        if self.num_r == 0:
            self.w_lock.release()
        self.num_r_lock.release()

    @contextmanager
    def r_locked(self):
        """ This method is designed to be used via the `with` statement. """
        try:
            self.r_acquire()
            yield
        finally:
            self.r_release()

    # ___________________________________________________________________
    # Writing methods.

    def w_acquire(self):
        self.w_lock.acquire()

    def w_release(self):
        self.w_lock.release()

    @contextmanager
    def w_locked(self):
        """ This method is designed to be used via the `with` statement. """
        try:
            self.w_acquire()
            yield
        finally:
            self.w_release()
	# -- coding: utf-8 --
	""" rwlock.py

	A class to implement read-write locks on top of the standard threading
	library.

	This is implemented with two mutexes (threading.Lock instances) as per this
	wikipedia pseudocode:

	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Readers%E2%80%93writer_lock#Using_two_mutexes

	Code written by Tyler Neylon at Unbox Research.

	This file is public domain.
	"""


	# _______________________________________________________________________
	# Imports

	from contextlib import contextmanager
	from threading import Lock


	# _______________________________________________________________________
	# Class

	class RWLock(object):
	""" RWLock class; this is meant to allow an object to be read from by
	multiple threads, but only written to by a single thread at a time. See:
	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Readers%E2%80%93writer_lock

	Usage:

	from rwlock import RWLock

	my_obj_rwlock = RWLock()

	# When reading from my_obj:
	with my_obj_rwlock.r_locked():
	do_read_only_things_with(my_obj)

	# When writing to my_obj:
	with my_obj_rwlock.w_locked():
	mutate(my_obj)
	"""

	def __init__(self):

	self.w_lock = Lock()
	self.num_r_lock = Lock()
	self.num_r = 0

	# ___________________________________________________________________
	# Reading methods.

	def r_acquire(self):
	self.num_r_lock.acquire()
	self.num_r += 1
	if self.num_r == 1:
	self.w_lock.acquire()
	self.num_r_lock.release()

	def r_release(self):
	assert self.num_r > 0
	self.num_r_lock.acquire()
	self.num_r -= 1
	if self.num_r == 0:
	self.w_lock.release()
	self.num_r_lock.release()

	@contextmanager
	def r_locked(self):
	""" This method is designed to be used via the `with` statement. """
	try:
	self.r_acquire()
	yield
	finally:
	self.r_release()

	# ___________________________________________________________________
	# Writing methods.

	def w_acquire(self):
	self.w_lock.acquire()

	def w_release(self):
	self.w_lock.release()

	@contextmanager
	def w_locked(self):
	""" This method is designed to be used via the `with` statement. """
	try:
	self.w_acquire()
	yield
	finally:
	self.w_release()