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+// Copyright 2022, 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.
+
+//! Client library for VirtualizationService.
+
+mod death_reason;
+mod errors;
+mod sync;
+
+pub use crate::death_reason::DeathReason;
+pub use crate::errors::VmWaitError;
+use crate::sync::Monitor;
+use android_system_virtualizationservice::{
+    aidl::android::system::virtualizationservice::{
+        DeathReason::DeathReason as AidlDeathReason,
+        IVirtualMachine::IVirtualMachine,
+        IVirtualMachineCallback::{BnVirtualMachineCallback, IVirtualMachineCallback},
+        IVirtualizationService::IVirtualizationService,
+        VirtualMachineConfig::VirtualMachineConfig,
+        VirtualMachineState::VirtualMachineState,
+    },
+    binder::{
+        wait_for_interface, BinderFeatures, DeathRecipient, IBinder, Interface,
+        ParcelFileDescriptor, Result as BinderResult, StatusCode, Strong,
+    },
+};
+use log::warn;
+use std::{
+    fmt::{self, Debug, Formatter},
+    fs::File,
+    sync::Arc,
+    time::Duration,
+};
+
+const VIRTUALIZATION_SERVICE_BINDER_SERVICE_IDENTIFIER: &str =
+    "android.system.virtualizationservice";
+
+/// Connects to the VirtualizationService AIDL service.
+pub fn connect() -> Result<Strong<dyn IVirtualizationService>, StatusCode> {
+    wait_for_interface(VIRTUALIZATION_SERVICE_BINDER_SERVICE_IDENTIFIER)
+}
+
+/// A virtual machine which has been started by the VirtualizationService.
+pub struct VmInstance {
+    /// The `IVirtualMachine` Binder object representing the VM.
+    pub vm: Strong<dyn IVirtualMachine>,
+    cid: i32,
+    state: Arc<Monitor<VmState>>,
+    // Ensure that the DeathRecipient isn't dropped while someone might call wait_for_death, as it
+    // is removed from the Binder when it's dropped.
+    _death_recipient: DeathRecipient,
+}
+
+impl VmInstance {
+    /// Creates (but doesn't start) a new VM with the given configuration.
+    pub fn create(
+        service: &dyn IVirtualizationService,
+        config: &VirtualMachineConfig,
+        console: Option<File>,
+        log: Option<File>,
+    ) -> BinderResult<Self> {
+        let console = console.map(ParcelFileDescriptor::new);
+        let log = log.map(ParcelFileDescriptor::new);
+
+        let vm = service.createVm(config, console.as_ref(), log.as_ref())?;
+
+        let cid = vm.getCid()?;
+
+        // Register callback before starting VM, in case it dies immediately.
+        let state = Arc::new(Monitor::new(VmState::default()));
+        let callback = BnVirtualMachineCallback::new_binder(
+            VirtualMachineCallback { state: state.clone() },
+            BinderFeatures::default(),
+        );
+        vm.registerCallback(&callback)?;
+        let death_recipient = wait_for_binder_death(&mut vm.as_binder(), state.clone())?;
+
+        Ok(Self { vm, cid, state, _death_recipient: death_recipient })
+    }
+
+    /// Starts the VM.
+    pub fn start(&self) -> BinderResult<()> {
+        self.vm.start()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the CID used for vsock connections to the VM.
+    pub fn cid(&self) -> i32 {
+        self.cid
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the current lifecycle state of the VM.
+    pub fn state(&self) -> BinderResult<VirtualMachineState> {
+        self.vm.getState()
+    }
+
+    /// Blocks until the VM or the VirtualizationService itself dies, and then returns the reason
+    /// why it died.
+    pub fn wait_for_death(&self) -> DeathReason {
+        self.state.wait_while(|state| state.death_reason.is_none()).unwrap().death_reason.unwrap()
+    }
+
+    /// Waits until the VM reports that it is ready.
+    ///
+    /// Returns an error if the VM dies first, or the `timeout` elapses before the VM is ready.
+    pub fn wait_until_ready(&self, timeout: Duration) -> Result<(), VmWaitError> {
+        let (state, timeout_result) = self
+            .state
+            .wait_timeout_while(timeout, |state| {
+                state.reported_state < VirtualMachineState::READY && state.death_reason.is_none()
+            })
+            .unwrap();
+        if timeout_result.timed_out() {
+            Err(VmWaitError::TimedOut)
+        } else if let Some(reason) = state.death_reason {
+            Err(VmWaitError::Died { reason })
+        } else if state.reported_state != VirtualMachineState::READY {
+            Err(VmWaitError::Finished)
+        } else {
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Debug for VmInstance {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("VmInstance").field("cid", &self.cid).field("state", &self.state).finish()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Notify the VmState when the given Binder object dies.
+///
+/// If the returned DeathRecipient is dropped then this will no longer do anything.
+fn wait_for_binder_death(
+    binder: &mut impl IBinder,
+    state: Arc<Monitor<VmState>>,
+) -> BinderResult<DeathRecipient> {
+    let mut death_recipient = DeathRecipient::new(move || {
+        warn!("VirtualizationService unexpectedly died");
+        state.notify_death(DeathReason::VirtualizationServiceDied);
+    });
+    binder.link_to_death(&mut death_recipient)?;
+    Ok(death_recipient)
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+struct VmState {
+    death_reason: Option<DeathReason>,
+    reported_state: VirtualMachineState,
+}
+
+impl Monitor<VmState> {
+    fn notify_death(&self, reason: DeathReason) {
+        let state = &mut *self.state.lock().unwrap();
+        // In case this method is called more than once, ignore subsequent calls.
+        if state.death_reason.is_none() {
+            state.death_reason.replace(reason);
+            self.cv.notify_all();
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn notify_state(&self, state: VirtualMachineState) {
+        self.state.lock().unwrap().reported_state = state;
+        self.cv.notify_all();
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct VirtualMachineCallback {
+    state: Arc<Monitor<VmState>>,
+}
+
+impl Interface for VirtualMachineCallback {}
+
+impl IVirtualMachineCallback for VirtualMachineCallback {
+    fn onPayloadStarted(
+        &self,
+        _cid: i32,
+        _stream: Option<&ParcelFileDescriptor>,
+    ) -> BinderResult<()> {
+        self.state.notify_state(VirtualMachineState::STARTED);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn onPayloadReady(&self, _cid: i32) -> BinderResult<()> {
+        self.state.notify_state(VirtualMachineState::READY);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn onPayloadFinished(&self, _cid: i32, _exit_code: i32) -> BinderResult<()> {
+        self.state.notify_state(VirtualMachineState::FINISHED);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn onError(&self, _cid: i32, _error_code: i32, _message: &str) -> BinderResult<()> {
+        self.state.notify_state(VirtualMachineState::FINISHED);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn onDied(&self, _cid: i32, reason: AidlDeathReason) -> BinderResult<()> {
+        self.state.notify_death(reason.into());
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}