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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef UTILS_LOOPER_H
+#define UTILS_LOOPER_H
+
+#include <utils/threads.h>
+#include <utils/RefBase.h>
+#include <utils/KeyedVector.h>
+
+#include <android/looper.h>
+
+/*
+ * Declare a concrete type for the NDK's looper forward declaration.
+ */
+struct ALooper {
+};
+
+namespace android {
+
+/**
+ * A polling loop that supports monitoring file descriptor events, optionally
+ * using callbacks.  The implementation uses epoll() internally.
+ *
+ * A looper can be associated with a thread although there is no requirement that it must be.
+ */
+class Looper : public ALooper, public RefBase {
+protected:
+    virtual ~Looper();
+
+public:
+    /**
+     * Creates a looper.
+     *
+     * If allowNonCallbaks is true, the looper will allow file descriptors to be
+     * registered without associated callbacks.  This assumes that the caller of
+     * pollOnce() is prepared to handle callback-less events itself.
+     */
+    Looper(bool allowNonCallbacks);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether this looper instance allows the registration of file descriptors
+     * using identifiers instead of callbacks.
+     */
+    bool getAllowNonCallbacks() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Waits for events to be available, with optional timeout in milliseconds.
+     * Invokes callbacks for all file descriptors on which an event occurred.
+     *
+     * If the timeout is zero, returns immediately without blocking.
+     * If the timeout is negative, waits indefinitely until an event appears.
+     *
+     * Returns ALOOPER_POLL_WAKE if the poll was awoken using wake() before
+     * the timeout expired and no callbacks were invoked and no other file
+     * descriptors were ready.
+     *
+     * Returns ALOOPER_POLL_CALLBACK if one or more callbacks were invoked.
+     *
+     * Returns ALOOPER_POLL_TIMEOUT if there was no data before the given
+     * timeout expired.
+     *
+     * Returns ALOOPER_POLL_ERROR if an error occurred.
+     *
+     * Returns a value >= 0 containing an identifier if its file descriptor has data
+     * and it has no callback function (requiring the caller here to handle it).
+     * In this (and only this) case outFd, outEvents and outData will contain the poll
+     * events and data associated with the fd, otherwise they will be set to NULL.
+     *
+     * This method does not return until it has finished invoking the appropriate callbacks
+     * for all file descriptors that were signalled.
+     */
+    int pollOnce(int timeoutMillis,
+            int* outFd = NULL, int* outEvents = NULL, void** outData = NULL);
+
+    /**
+     * Like pollOnce(), but performs all pending callbacks until all
+     * data has been consumed or a file descriptor is available with no callback.
+     * This function will never return ALOOPER_POLL_CALLBACK.
+     */
+    int pollAll(int timeoutMillis,
+            int* outFd = NULL, int* outEvents = NULL, void** outData = NULL);
+
+    /**
+     * Wakes the poll asynchronously.
+     *
+     * This method can be called on any thread.
+     * This method returns immediately.
+     */
+    void wake();
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a new file descriptor to be polled by the looper.
+     * If the same file descriptor was previously added, it is replaced.
+     *
+     * "fd" is the file descriptor to be added.
+     * "ident" is an identifier for this event, which is returned from ALooper_pollOnce().
+     * The identifier must be >= 0, or ALOOPER_POLL_CALLBACK if providing a non-NULL callback.
+     * "events" are the poll events to wake up on.  Typically this is ALOOPER_EVENT_INPUT.
+     * "callback" is the function to call when there is an event on the file descriptor.
+     * "data" is a private data pointer to supply to the callback.
+     *
+     * There are two main uses of this function:
+     *
+     * (1) If "callback" is non-NULL, then this function will be called when there is
+     * data on the file descriptor.  It should execute any events it has pending,
+     * appropriately reading from the file descriptor.  The 'ident' is ignored in this case.
+     *
+     * (2) If "callback" is NULL, the 'ident' will be returned by ALooper_pollOnce
+     * when its file descriptor has data available, requiring the caller to take
+     * care of processing it.
+     *
+     * Returns 1 if the file descriptor was added, 0 if the arguments were invalid.
+     *
+     * This method can be called on any thread.
+     * This method may block briefly if it needs to wake the poll.
+     */
+    int addFd(int fd, int ident,
+            int events, ALooper_callbackFunc callback, void* data = NULL);
+
+    /**
+     * Removes a previously added file descriptor from the looper.
+     *
+     * When this method returns, it is safe to close the file descriptor since the looper
+     * will no longer have a reference to it.  However, it is possible for the callback to
+     * already be running or for it to run one last time if the file descriptor was already
+     * signalled.  Calling code is responsible for ensuring that this case is safely handled.
+     * For example, if the callback takes care of removing itself during its own execution either
+     * by returning 0 or by calling this method, then it can be guaranteed to not be invoked
+     * again at any later time unless registered anew.
+     *
+     * Returns 1 if the file descriptor was removed, 0 if none was previously registered.
+     *
+     * This method can be called on any thread.
+     * This method may block briefly if it needs to wake the poll.
+     */
+    int removeFd(int fd);
+
+    /**
+     * Prepares a looper associated with the calling thread, and returns it.
+     * If the thread already has a looper, it is returned.  Otherwise, a new
+     * one is created, associated with the thread, and returned.
+     *
+     * The opts may be ALOOPER_PREPARE_ALLOW_NON_CALLBACKS or 0.
+     */
+    static sp<Looper> prepare(int opts);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the given looper to be associated with the calling thread.
+     * If another looper is already associated with the thread, it is replaced.
+     *
+     * If "looper" is NULL, removes the currently associated looper.
+     */
+    static void setForThread(const sp<Looper>& looper);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the looper associated with the calling thread, or NULL if
+     * there is not one.
+     */
+    static sp<Looper> getForThread();
+
+private:
+    struct Request {
+        int fd;
+        int ident;
+        ALooper_callbackFunc callback;
+        void* data;
+    };
+
+    struct Response {
+        int events;
+        Request request;
+    };
+
+    const bool mAllowNonCallbacks; // immutable
+
+    int mEpollFd; // immutable
+    int mWakeReadPipeFd;  // immutable
+    int mWakeWritePipeFd; // immutable
+
+    // Locked list of file descriptor monitoring requests.
+    Mutex mLock;
+    KeyedVector<int, Request> mRequests;
+
+    // This state is only used privately by pollOnce and does not require a lock since
+    // it runs on a single thread.
+    Vector<Response> mResponses;
+    size_t mResponseIndex;
+
+    int pollInner(int timeoutMillis);
+
+    static void threadDestructor(void *st);
+};
+
+} // namespace android
+
+#endif // UTILS_LOOPER_H