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package com.apple.concurrent;

import java.util.concurrent.*;

/**
 * Factory for {@link Executor}s and {@link ExecutorService}s backed by
 * libdispatch.
 *
 * Access is controlled through the Dispatch.getInstance() method, because
 * performed tasks occur on threads owned by libdispatch. These threads are
 * not owned by any particular AppContext or have any specific context
 * classloader installed.
 *
 * @since Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 2
 */
public final class Dispatch {
        /**
         * The priorities of the three default asynchronous queues.
         */
        public enum Priority {
                LOW(-2), NORMAL(0), HIGH(2); // values from <dispatch/queue.h>

                final int nativePriority;
                Priority(final int nativePriority) { this.nativePriority = nativePriority; }
        };

        final static Dispatch instance = new Dispatch();

        /**
         * Factory method returns an instnace of Dispatch if supported by the
         * underlying operating system, and if the caller's security manager
         * permits "canInvokeInSystemThreadGroup".
         *
         * @return a factory instance of Dispatch, or null if not available
         */
        public static Dispatch getInstance() {
                checkSecurity();
                if (!LibDispatchNative.nativeIsDispatchSupported()) return null;

                return instance;
        }

        private static void checkSecurity() {
        final SecurityManager security = System.getSecurityManager();
        if (security != null) security.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("canInvokeInSystemThreadGroup"));
    }

        private Dispatch() { }

        /**
         * Creates an {@link Executor} that performs tasks asynchronously. The {@link Executor}
         * cannot be shutdown, and enqueued {@link Runnable}s cannot be canceled. Passing null
         * returns the {@link Priority.NORMAL} {@link Executor}.
         *
         * @param priority - the priority of the returned {@link Executor}
         * @return an asynchronous {@link Executor}
         */
        public Executor getAsyncExecutor(Priority priority) {
                if (priority == null) priority = Priority.NORMAL;
                final long nativeQueue = LibDispatchNative.nativeCreateConcurrentQueue(priority.nativePriority);
                if (nativeQueue == 0L) return null;
                return new LibDispatchConcurrentQueue(nativeQueue);
        }

        int queueIndex = 0;
        /**
         * Creates an {@link ExecutorService} that performs tasks synchronously in FIFO order.
         * Useful to protect a resource against concurrent modification, in lieu of a lock.
         * Passing null returns an {@link ExecutorService} with a uniquely labeled queue.
         *
         * @param label - a label to name the queue, shown in several debugging tools
         * @return a synchronous {@link ExecutorService}
         */
        public ExecutorService createSerialExecutor(String label) {
                if (label == null) label = "";
                if (label.length() > 256) label = label.substring(0, 256);
                String queueName = "com.apple.java.concurrent.";
                if ("".equals(label)) {
                        synchronized (this) {
                                queueName += queueIndex++;
                        }
                } else {
                        queueName += label;
                }

                final long nativeQueue = LibDispatchNative.nativeCreateSerialQueue(queueName);
                if (nativeQueue == 0) return null;
                return new LibDispatchSerialQueue(nativeQueue);
        }

        Executor nonBlockingMainQueue = null;
        /**
         * Returns an {@link Executor} that performs the provided Runnables on the main queue of the process.
         * Runnables submitted to this {@link Executor} will not run until the AWT is started or another native toolkit is running a CFRunLoop or NSRunLoop on the main thread.
         *
         * Submitting a Runnable to this {@link Executor} does not wait for the Runnable to complete.
         * @return an asynchronous {@link Executor} that is backed by the main queue
         */
        public synchronized Executor getNonBlockingMainQueueExecutor() {
                if (nonBlockingMainQueue != null) return nonBlockingMainQueue;
                return nonBlockingMainQueue = new LibDispatchMainQueue.ASync();
        }

        Executor blockingMainQueue = null;
        /**
         * Returns an {@link Executor} that performs the provided Runnables on the main queue of the process.
         * Runnables submitted to this {@link Executor} will not run until the AWT is started or another native toolkit is running a CFRunLoop or NSRunLoop on the main thread.
         *
         * Submitting a Runnable to this {@link Executor} will block until the Runnable has completed.
         * @return an {@link Executor} that is backed by the main queue
         */
        public synchronized Executor getBlockingMainQueueExecutor() {
                if (blockingMainQueue != null) return blockingMainQueue;
                return blockingMainQueue = new LibDispatchMainQueue.Sync();
        }
}