source: src/Patterns/Observer.cpp@ 9e776f

/*
 * Project: MoleCuilder
 * Description: creates and alters molecular systems
 * Copyright (C)  2010 University of Bonn. All rights reserved.
 * Please see the LICENSE file or "Copyright notice" in builder.cpp for details.
 */

/*
 * Observer.cpp
 *
 *  Created on: Jan 19, 2010
 *      Author: crueger
 */

// include config.h
#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#include <config.h>
#endif

#include "MemDebug.hpp"

#include "Observer.hpp"

#include <iostream>

#include "Assert.hpp"
#include "MemDebug.hpp"

using namespace std;

/****************** Static stuff for the observer mechanism ************/

// All infrastructure for the observer-pattern is bundled at a central place
// this is more efficient if many objects can be observed (inherit from observable)
// but only few are actually coupled with observers. E.g. TMV has over 500.000 Atoms,
// which might become observable. Handling Observable infrastructure in each of
// these would use memory for each atom. By handling Observer-infrastructure
// here we only need memory for objects that actually are observed.
// See [Gamma et al, 1995] p. 297

map<Observable*, int> Observable::depth;  //!< Map of Observables to the depth of the DAG of Observers
map<Observable*,multimap<int,Observer*> > Observable::callTable; //!< Table for each Observable of all its Observers
std::map<Observable*,std::set<Notification*> > Observable::notifications;
set<Observable*> Observable::busyObservables; //!< Set of Observables that are currently busy notifying their sign-on'ed Observers

/** Attaching Sub-observables to Observables.
 * Increases entry in Observable::depth for this \a *publisher by one.
 *
 * The two functions \sa start_observer_internal() and \sa finish_observer_internal()
 * have to be used together at all time. Never use these functions directly
 * START_OBSERVER and FINISH_OBSERVER also construct a bogus while(0) loop
 * thus producing compiler-errors whenever only one is used.
 * \param *publisher reference of sub-observable
 */
void Observable::start_observer_internal(Observable *publisher){
  // increase the count for this observable by one
  // if no entry for this observable is found, an new one is created
  // by the STL and initialized to 0 (see STL documentation)
#ifdef LOG_OBSERVER
  observerLog().addMessage(depth[publisher]) << ">> Locking " << observerLog().getName(publisher) << endl;
#endif
  depth[publisher]++;
}

/** Detaching Sub-observables from Observables.
 * Decreases entry in Observable::depth for this \a *publisher by one. If zero, we
 * start notifying all our Observers.
 *
 * The two functions start_observer_internal() and finish_observer_internal()
 * have to be used together at all time. Never use these functions directly
 * START_OBSERVER and FINISH_OBSERVER also construct a bogus while(0) loop
 * thus producing compiler-errors whenever only one is used.
 * \param *publisher reference of sub-observable
 */
void Observable::finish_observer_internal(Observable *publisher){
  // decrease the count for this observable
  // if zero is reached all observed blocks are done and we can
  // start to notify our observers
  --depth[publisher];
#ifdef LOG_OBSERVER
  observerLog().addMessage(depth[publisher]) << "<< Unlocking " << observerLog().getName(publisher) << endl;
#endif
  if(depth[publisher]){}
  else{
    publisher->notifyAll();
    // this item is done, so we don't have to keep the count with us
    // save some memory by erasing it
    depth.erase(publisher);
  }
}

void Observable::enque_notification_internal(Observable *publisher, Notification_ptr notification){
  ASSERT(notification->owner==publisher,"Some object tried to send a notification it does not own");
  notifications[publisher].insert(notification);
}

/** Constructor for Observable Protector.
 * Basically, calls start_observer_internal(). Hence use this class instead of
 * calling the function directly.
 *
 * \param *protege Observable to be protected.
 */
Observable::_Observable_protector::_Observable_protector(Observable *_protege) :
  protege(_protege)
{
  start_observer_internal(protege);
}

Observable::_Observable_protector::_Observable_protector(const _Observable_protector &dest) :
    protege(dest.protege)
{
  start_observer_internal(protege);
}

/** Destructor for Observable Protector.
 * Basically, calls finish_observer_internal(). Hence use this class instead of
 * calling the function directly.
 *
 * \param *protege Observable to be protected.
 */
Observable::_Observable_protector::~_Observable_protector()
{
  finish_observer_internal(protege);
}

/************* Notification mechanism for observables **************/

/** Notify all Observers of changes.
 * Puts \a *this into Observable::busyObservables, calls Observer::update() for all in callee_t
 * and removes from busy list.
 */
void Observable::notifyAll() {
  // we are busy notifying others right now
  // add ourselves to the list of busy subjects to enable circle detection
  busyObservables.insert(this);
  // see if anyone has signed up for observation
  // and call all observers
  try {
    if(callTable.count(this)) {
      // elements are stored sorted by keys in the multimap
      // so iterating over it gives us a the callees sorted by
      // the priorities
      callees_t callees = callTable[this];
      callees_t::iterator iter;
      for(iter=callees.begin();iter!=callees.end();++iter){
#ifdef LOG_OBSERVER
        observerLog().addMessage() << "-> Sending update from " << observerLog().getName(this)
                                   << " to " << observerLog().getName((*iter).second)
                                   << " (priority=" << (*iter).first << ")"<< endl;
#endif
        (*iter).second->update(this);
      }
    }
  }
  ASSERT_NOCATCH("Exception thrown from Observer Update");

  // send out all notifications that need to be done

  notificationSet currentNotifications = notifications[this];
  for(notificationSet::iterator it = currentNotifications.begin();
      it != currentNotifications.end();++it){
    (*it)->notifyAll();
  }

  notifications.erase(this);

   // done with notification, we can leave the set of busy subjects
  busyObservables.erase(this);
}


/** Handles passing on updates from sub-Observables.
 * Mimicks basically the Observer::update() function.
 *
 * \param *publisher The \a *this we observe.
 */
void Observable::update(Observable *publisher) {
  // circle detection
  if(busyObservables.find(this)!=busyObservables.end()) {
    // somehow a circle was introduced... we were busy notifying our
    // observers, but still we are called by one of our sub-Observables
    // we cannot be sure observation will still work at this point
    ASSERT(0,"Circle detected in observation-graph.\n"
             "Observation-graph always needs to be a DAG to work correctly!\n"
             "Please check your observation code and fix this!\n");
    return;
  }
  else {
    // see if we are in the process of changing ourselves
    // if we are changing ourselves at the same time our sub-observables change
    // we do not need to publish all the changes at each time we are called
    if(depth.find(this)==depth.end()) {
#ifdef LOG_OBSERVER
      observerLog().addMessage() << "-* Update from " << observerLog().getName(publisher)
                                 << " propagated by " << observerLog().getName(this) << endl;
#endif
      notifyAll();
    }
    else{
#ifdef LOG_OBSERVER
      observerLog().addMessage() << "-| Update from " <<  observerLog().getName(publisher)
                                 << " not propagated by " << observerLog().getName(this) << endl;
#endif
    }
  }
}

/** Sign on an Observer to this Observable.
 * Puts \a *target into Observable::callTable list.
 * \param *target Observer
 * \param priority number in [-20,20]
 */
void Observable::signOn(Observer *target,int priority) const
{
  ASSERT(priority>=-20 && priority<=+20, "Priority out of range [-20:+20] when signing on Observer");
#ifdef LOG_OBSERVER
  observerLog().addMessage() << "@@ Signing on " << observerLog().getName(target) << " to " << observerLog().getName(const_cast<Observable *>(this)) << endl;
#endif
  bool res = false;
  callees_t &callees = callTable[const_cast<Observable *>(this)];

  callees_t::iterator iter;
  for(iter=callees.begin();iter!=callees.end();++iter){
    res |= ((*iter).second == target);
  }
  if(!res)
    callees.insert(pair<int,Observer*>(priority,target));
}

/** Sign off an Observer from this Observable.
 * Removes \a *target from Observable::callTable list.
 * \param *target Observer
 */
void Observable::signOff(Observer *target) const
{
  ASSERT(callTable.count(const_cast<Observable *>(this)),"SignOff called for an Observable without Observers.");
#ifdef LOG_OBSERVER
  observerLog().addMessage() << "** Signing off " << observerLog().getName(target) << " from " << observerLog().getName(const_cast<Observable *>(this)) << endl;
#endif
  callees_t &callees = callTable[const_cast<Observable *>(this)];

  callees_t::iterator iter;
  callees_t::iterator deliter;
  for(iter=callees.begin();iter!=callees.end();) {
    if((*iter).second == target) {
      callees.erase(iter++);
    }
    else {
      ++iter;
    }
  }
  if(callees.empty()){
    callTable.erase(const_cast<Observable *>(this));
  }
}

void Observable::signOn(Observer *target, Notification_ptr notification) const
{
  ASSERT(notification->owner==this,
         "Trying to sign on for a notification that is not provided by this object");

  notification->addObserver(target);
}

void Observable::signOff(Observer *target, Notification_ptr notification) const
{
  ASSERT(notification->owner==this,
         "Trying to sign off from a notification that is not provided by this object");

  notification->removeObserver(target);
}

bool Observable::isBlocked() const
{
  return depth.count(const_cast<Observable *>(this)) > 0;
}

Notification_ptr Observable::getChannel(size_t no) const
{
  ASSERT(NotificationChannels != NULL,
      "Observable::getChannel() - observable has no channels.");
  return NotificationChannels->getChannel(no);
}

/** Handles sub-observables that just got killed
 *  when an sub-observerable dies we usually don't need to do anything
 *  \param *publisher Sub-Observable.
 */
void Observable::subjectKilled(Observable *publisher){
}

/** Constructor for class Observable.
 */
Observable::Observable(string name) :
  Observer(Observer::BaseConstructor())
{
#ifdef LOG_OBSERVER
  observerLog().addName(this,name);
  observerLog().addMessage() << "++ Creating Observable " << observerLog().getName(this) << endl;
#endif
}

/** Destructor for class Observable.
 * When an observable is deleted, we let all our observers know. \sa Observable::subjectKilled().
 */
Observable::~Observable()
{
#ifdef LOG_OBSERVER
  observerLog().addMessage() << "-- Destroying Observable " << observerLog().getName(this) << endl;
#endif
  if(callTable.count(this)) {
    // delete all entries for this observable
    callees_t callees = callTable[this];
    callees_t::iterator iter;
    for(iter=callees.begin();iter!=callees.end();++iter){
      (*iter).second->subjectKilled(this);
    }
    callTable.erase(this);
  }
}

/** Constructor for class Observer.
 */
Observer::Observer(string name)
{
#ifdef LOG_OBSERVER
  observerLog().addName(this,name);
  observerLog().addMessage() << "++ Creating Observer " << observerLog().getName(this) << endl;
#endif
}

/**
 * Base Constructor for class Observer
 *
 * only called from Observable Constructor
 */
Observer::Observer(Observer::BaseConstructor){
#ifdef LOG_OBSERVER
  observerLog().addObservable(this);
#endif
}

/** Destructor for class Observer.
 */
Observer::~Observer()
{
#ifdef LOG_OBSERVER
  if(!observerLog().isObservable(this)){
    observerLog().addMessage() << "-- Destroying Observer " << observerLog().getName(this) << endl;
  }
#endif
}

/**
 * Method for specialized notifications.
 * Most Observers wont need or use this, so it is implemented
 * empty in the base case;
 */
void Observer::recieveNotification(Observable *publisher, Notification_ptr notification){
  ASSERT(0,"Notification received by object that did not sign on for it.");
}

Notification::Notification(Observable *_owner) :
    owner(_owner), channelno(-1)
{}

Notification::Notification(Observable *_owner, size_t _channelno) :
    owner(_owner), channelno(_channelno)
{}

Notification::~Notification(){}

void Notification::addObserver(Observer *target){
  targets.insert(target);
}

void Notification::removeObserver(Observer *target){
  targets.erase(target);
}

void Notification::notifyAll(){
  for(std::set<Observer*>::iterator it=targets.begin();
      it!=targets.end();++it){
    (*it)->recieveNotification(owner,this);
  }
}

Channels::Channels(Observable *_owner) :
  owner(_owner)
{}

Channels::~Channels()
{
  // free all present Notifications
  for(NotificationTypetoRefMap::iterator iter = ChannelMap.begin();
      !ChannelMap.empty(); iter = ChannelMap.begin()) {
    delete iter->second;
    ChannelMap.erase(iter);
  }
}

void Channels::addChannel(size_t no)
{
  NotificationTypetoRefMap::const_iterator iter = ChannelMap.find(no);
  ASSERT(iter == ChannelMap.end(),
      "Channels::addChannel() - channel "+toString(int(no))+" is already present in ChannelMap.");
  ChannelMap.insert( std::make_pair(no, new Notification(owner, no)) );
}

void Channels::removeChannel(size_t no)
{
  NotificationTypetoRefMap::iterator iter = ChannelMap.find(no);
  ASSERT(iter != ChannelMap.end(),
      "Channels::removeChannel() - channel "+toString(int(no))+" not present in ChannelMap.");
  delete iter->second;
  ChannelMap.erase(iter);
}

Notification_ptr Channels::getChannel(size_t no) const
{
  NotificationTypetoRefMap::const_iterator iter = ChannelMap.find(no);
  ASSERT(iter != ChannelMap.end(),
      "Channels::getChannel() - channel "+toString(int(no))+" not present in ChannelMap.");
  return iter->second;
}

size_t Channels::getType(Notification_ptr channel) const
{
  return channel->getChannelNo();
}


#ifdef LOG_OBSERVER

/************************* Methods to do logging of the Observer Mechanism *********/

// The log needs to exist fairly early, so we make it construct on first use,
// and never destroy it
ObserverLog &observerLog(){
  // yes, this memory is never freed... we need it around for the whole programm,
  // so no freeing is possible
  static ObserverLog *theLog = Memory::ignore(new ObserverLog());
  return *theLog;
}


ObserverLog::ObserverLog() :
  count (0)
{}

ObserverLog::~ObserverLog(){}

string ObserverLog::getLog(){return log.str();}

std::string ObserverLog::getName(void* obj){
  return names[obj];
}

bool ObserverLog::isObservable(void* obj){
  return observables.count(obj);
}

void ObserverLog::addName(void* obj , string name){
  stringstream sstr;
  sstr << name << "_" << count++;
  names[obj] = sstr.str();
}

void ObserverLog::addObservable(void* obj){
  observables.insert(obj);
}

void ObserverLog::deleteName(void* obj){
  names.erase(obj);
}

void ObserverLog::deleteObservable(void* obj){
  observables.erase(obj);
}

stringstream &ObserverLog::addMessage(int depth){
  for(int i=depth;i--;)
    log << "  ";
  return log;
}

#endif