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Runs multiple jobs in parallel

 


/*
 * Runs multiple jobs in parallel
 * Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Matt Conway
 * http://simplygenius.com/
 * Copyright (C) 2005 Stephen Ostermiller
 * http://ostermiller.org/contact.pl?regarding=Java+Utilities
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 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 General Public License for more details.
 *
 * See COPYING.TXT for details.
 */


import java.util.*;

/**
 * Runs multiple jobs in parallel, n threads at a time, and waits
 * until all threads are complete before continuing.
 * <p>
 * Typically, Parallelizer would be used to run each of the items-
 * in a for loop at the same time.  For example the following for
 * loop:
 * <pre>
 * for (int i=0; i<10; i++){
 *    System.out.println("Hello World " + i);
 * }
 * System.out.println("done");
 * </pre>
 * To this:
 * <pre>
 * Parallelizer parallelizer = new Parallelizer();
 * for (int i=0; i<10; i++){
 *     final int j = i;
 *     parallelizer.run(
 *         new Runnable(){
 *             System.out.println("Hello World " + j);
 *         }
 *     );
 * }
 * parallelizer.join();
 * System.out.println("done");
 *
 * More information about this class is available from <a target="_top" href=
 * "http://ostermiller.org/utils/Parallelizer.html">ostermiller.org</a>.
 *
 * @author Matt Conway - http://simplygenius.com/
 * @author Stephen Ostermiller - http://ostermiller.org/contact.pl?regarding=Java+Utilities
 * @since ostermillerutils 1.05.00
 */
public class Parallelizer
{
  /**
   * Constant that may be passed concurrentThreadLimit argument
   * of the constructor indicating that no limit should be placed
   * on the number of threads that are allowed to run concurrently.
   *
   * @since ostermillerutils 1.05.00
   */
  public static final int INFINITE_THREAD_LIMIT = 0;

  /**
   * The number of threads that are allowed to be run concurrently.
   * (INFINITE_THREAD_LIMIT for no limit)
   */
  private int concurrentThreadLimit = INFINITE_THREAD_LIMIT;

  /**
   * Create a new Parallelizer with no limit on the number
   * of threads that will be allowed to be run concurrently.
   *
   * @since ostermillerutils 1.05.00
   */
  public Parallelizer(){
    this(INFINITE_THREAD_LIMIT);
  }

  /**
   * Create a new Parallelizer with the specified limit on the number
   * of threads that will be allowed to be run concurrently.
   * <p>
   * When the concurrent thread limit is reached and the parallelizer
   * gets a new thread to run, the new thread will be queued until
   * a thread finishes.
   *
   * @param concurrentThreadLimit number of threads that will be allowed
   *     to run simultaneously or INFINITE_THREAD_LIMIT for no limit.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if concurrentThreadLimit not a whole
   *     number or INFINITE_THREAD_LIMIT
   *
   * @since ostermillerutils 1.05.00
   */
  public Parallelizer(int concurrentThreadLimit){
    if (concurrentThreadLimit < INFINITE_THREAD_LIMIT) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Bad concurrent thread limit: " + concurrentThreadLimit);
    this.concurrentThreadLimit = concurrentThreadLimit;
  }

  /**
   * A Set of threads that are currently running.
   * This set is also used as a lock to synchronize
   * anything that touches running threads.
   */
  private HashSet<Thread> runningThreads = new HashSet<Thread>();

  /**
   * A queue of jobs that have not yet been started.
   */
  private LinkedList<Thread> toRunQueue = new LinkedList<Thread>();

  /**
   * Run the given job.  The given job is either run
   * immediately or if the max number of concurrent jobs are already
   * running, it is queued to be run when some job is finished.
   * <p>
   * If this method throws an error, that
   * error may be handled and this method
   * may be called again as it will not re-throw the same
   * instance of the error.
   *
   * @param job job which is to be run in parallel with other jobs.
   * @throws Error if any thread that is already running has thrown an Error.
   * @throws NullPointerException if job is null.
   *
   * @since ostermillerutils 1.05.00
   */
  public void run(Runnable job){
    run(null, job, null, 0);
  }

  /**
   * Run the given job.  The given job is either run
   * immediately or if the max number of concurrent jobs are already
   * running, it is queued to be run when some job is finished.
   * <p>
   * If this method throws an error, that
   * error may be handled and this method
   * may be called again as it will not re-throw the same
   * instance of the error.
   *
   * @param job job which is to be run in parallel with other jobs.
   * @param threadName name for the thread that will be created to run the job (null for auto generated thread name)
   * @throws Error if any thread that is already running has thrown an Error.
   * @throws NullPointerException if job is null.
   *
   * @since ostermillerutils 1.05.00
   */
  public void run(Runnable job, String threadName){
    run(null, job, threadName, 0);
  }

  /**
   * Run the given job.  The given job is either run
   * immediately or if the max number of concurrent jobs are already
   * running, it is queued to be run when some job is finished.
   * <p>
   * If this method throws an error, that
   * error may be handled and this method
   * may be called again as it will not re-throw the same
   * instance of the error.
   *
   * @param threadGroup group in which this job should be run (null for default group).
   * @param job job which is to be run in parallel with other jobs.
   * @throws Error if any thread that is already running has thrown an Error.
   * @throws NullPointerException if job is null.
   *
   * @since ostermillerutils 1.05.00
   */
  public void run(ThreadGroup threadGroup, Runnable job){
    run(threadGroup, job, null, 0);
  }

  /**
   * Run the given job.  The given job is either run
   * immediately or if the max number of concurrent jobs are already
   * running, it is queued to be run when some job is finished.
   * <p>
   * If this method throws an error, that
   * error may be handled and this method
   * may be called again as it will not re-throw the same
   * instance of the error.
   *
   * @param threadGroup group in which this job should be run (null for default group).
   * @param job job which is to be run in parallel with other jobs.
   * @param threadName name for the thread that will be created to run the job (null for auto generated thread name)
   * @throws Error if any thread that is already running has thrown an Error.
   * @throws NullPointerException if job is null.
   *
   * @since ostermillerutils 1.05.00
   */
  public void run(ThreadGroup threadGroup, Runnable job, String threadName){
    run(threadGroup, job, threadName, 0);
  }

  /**
   * Run the given job.  The given job is either run
   * immediately or if the max number of concurrent jobs are already
   * running, it is queued to be run when some job is finished.
   * <p>
   * If this method throws an error, that
   * error may be handled and this method
   * may be called again as it will not re-throw the same
   * instance of the error.
   *
   * @param threadGroup group in which this job should be run (null for default group).
   * @param job job which is to be run in parallel with other jobs.
   * @param threadName name for the thread that will be created to run the job (null for auto generated thread name)
   * @param stackSize system dependent stack size suggestion for thread creation (0 for default stack size).
   * @throws Error if any thread that is already running has thrown an Error.
   * @throws NullPointerException if job is null.
   *
   * @since ostermillerutils 1.05.00
   */
  public void run(ThreadGroup threadGroup, final Runnable job, String threadName, long stackSize){
    throwFirstError();

    Runnable jobWrapper = new Runnable(){
      public void run(){
        try {
          job.run();
        } catch (RuntimeException runtimeException){
          // Put exceptions in the exception queue
          synchronized(runningThreads){
            exceptionList.add(runtimeException);
          }
        } catch (Error error){
          // Put errors in the error queue
          synchronized(runningThreads){
            errorList.add(error);
          }
        } finally {
          synchronized(runningThreads){
            // when done remove ourselves from the list
            // of running threads.
            runningThreads.remove(Thread.currentThread());
            // Notify the block method.
            runningThreads.notifyAll();
          }
          // If there are jobs queued up to be run, now would
          // be a good time to run them.
          startAJobIfNeeded();
        }
      }
    };

    // ensure the thread name is not null, and auto generate a name if it is
    threadName = getNextThreadName(threadName);

    // If we are already running the max number of jobs, queue this job up
    synchronized(runningThreads){
      toRunQueue.add(
        new Thread(
          threadGroup,
          jobWrapper,
          threadName,
          stackSize
        )
      );
    }

    // Now that the job is in the queue of jobs to run,
    // check the queue and see if the job should be started
    startAJobIfNeeded();
  }

  /**
   * An number to assign to the next auto generated thread name
   */
  private static int threadNameCount = 0;

  /**
   * Ensure the given thread name is not null.  If not null, return it,
   * if it is null, then then generate a name.
   *
   * @param threadName existing thread name to check
   * @return the given thread name or a generated thread name if the specified name was null.
   */
  private static String getNextThreadName(String threadName){
    if (threadName != null) return threadName;
    return "Parallelizer-"+(threadNameCount++);
  }

  /**
   * A queue of exceptions that running threads have thrown.
   */
  private LinkedList<RuntimeException> exceptionList = new LinkedList<RuntimeException>();

  /**
   * Remove the first exception from the exception list and throw it.
   *
   * @throws RuntimeException if a running thread has thrown an exception not yet thrown by this method.
   */
  private void throwFirstException(){
    synchronized(runningThreads){
      if (exceptionList.size() > 0){
        throw exceptionList.removeFirst();
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * A queue of exceptions that running threads have thrown.
   */
  private LinkedList<Error> errorList = new LinkedList<Error>();

  /**
   * Remove the first error from the error list and throw it.
   *
   * @throws Error if a running thread has thrown an error not yet thrown by this method.
   */
  private void throwFirstError() throws Error {
    synchronized(runningThreads){
      if (errorList.size() > 0){
        throw errorList.removeFirst();
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Remove a job from the toRunQueue, create a thread for it,
   * start the thread, and put the job in the set of running jobs.
   * But do all this only if there are jobs queued up to be run
   * and we are not already running the max number of concurrent
   * jobs at once.
   */
  private void startAJobIfNeeded(){
    synchronized(runningThreads){
      // If we are already running the max number of jobs, just return
      if (concurrentThreadLimit != INFINITE_THREAD_LIMIT){
        if (runningThreads.size() >= concurrentThreadLimit) return;
      }

      // If there are no more job to run, return
      if (toRunQueue.size() == 0) return;

      // Get a job out of the queue
      Thread thread = toRunQueue.removeFirst();

      // Put the thread in the list of running threads
      runningThreads.add(thread);
      thread.start();
    }
  }

  /**
   * Return true iff all jobs that have been requested to run
   * in this Parallelizer have completed.
   * <p>
   * If this method throws an error, that
   * error may be handled and this method
   * may be called again as it will not re-throw the same
   * instance of the error.
   *
   * @return Whether all jobs are done or not.
   * @throws Error if any of the running threads has thrown an Error.
   *
   * @since ostermillerutils 1.05.00
   */
  public boolean done(){
    throwFirstError();
    synchronized(runningThreads){
      return (toRunQueue.size() + runningThreads.size()) == 0;
    }
  }

  /**
   * All currently running threads will be interrupted.
   * The threads interrupted threads may die, causing
   * jobs that were queued but not yet started, to start.
   * <p>
   * If this method throws an error, that
   * error may be handled and this method
   * may be called again as it will not re-throw the same
   * instance of the error.
   *
   * @throws Error if any of the running threads has thrown an Error.
   *
   * @since ostermillerutils 1.05.00
   */
  public void interrupt(){
    throwFirstError();
    synchronized(runningThreads){
      for (Thread thread: runningThreads) {
        (thread).interrupt();
        throwFirstError();
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Dump the stack of each running thread.
   * <p>
   * If this method throws an error, that
   * error may be handled and this method
   * may be called again as it will not re-throw the same
   * instance of the error.
   *
   * @throws Error if any of the running threads has thrown an Error.
   *
   * @since ostermillerutils 1.05.00
   */
  public void dumpStack(){
    throwFirstError();
    synchronized(runningThreads){
      for (Thread thread: runningThreads) {
        for (StackTraceElement stackTraceElement: thread.getStackTrace()){
          System.out.println(stackTraceElement.toString());
        }
        throwFirstError();
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Gets a list of all running threads.  There may be jobs that
   * are queued and do not yet have threads.  These job are not
   * returned.
   * <p>
   * If this method throws an error, that
   * error may be handled and this method
   * may be called again as it will not re-throw the same
   * instance of the error.
   *
   * @throws Error if any of the running threads has thrown an Error.
   * @return an array of all currently running threads.
   *
   * @since ostermillerutils 1.05.00
   */
  public Thread[] getRunningThreads(){
    throwFirstError();
    synchronized(runningThreads){
      return runningThreads.toArray(new Thread[0]);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Block until all the jobs in this Parallelizer have run
   * and then return.
   * <p>
   * If this method throws an exception or an error, that
   * exception or error may be handled and this method
   * may be called again as it will not re-throw the same
   * instance of the exception or error.
   *
   * @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting.
   * @throws RuntimeException any running thread throws or has thrown a runtime exception.
   * @throws Error if any of the running threads throws or has thrown an Error.
   *
   * @since ostermillerutils 1.05.00
   */
  public void join() throws InterruptedException {
    while (!done()){
      synchronized(runningThreads){
        throwFirstException();
        runningThreads.wait();
        throwFirstError();
        throwFirstException();
      }
    }
  }
}

   
  








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