CountDownLatch.java revision f6c387128427e121477c1b32ad35cdcaa5101ba3
1/*
2 * Written by Doug Lea with assistance from members of JCP JSR-166
3 * Expert Group and released to the public domain, as explained at
4 * http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain
5 */
6
7package java.util.concurrent;
8import java.util.concurrent.locks.*;
9import java.util.concurrent.atomic.*;
10
11/**
12 * A synchronization aid that allows one or more threads to wait until
13 * a set of operations being performed in other threads completes.
14 *
15 * <p>A <tt>CountDownLatch</tt> is initialized with a given
16 * <em>count</em>.  The {@link #await await} methods block until the current
17 * {@link #getCount count} reaches zero due to invocations of the
18 * {@link #countDown} method, after which all waiting threads are
19 * released and any subsequent invocations of {@link #await await} return
20 * immediately. This is a one-shot phenomenon -- the count cannot be
21 * reset.  If you need a version that resets the count, consider using
22 * a {@link CyclicBarrier}.
23 *
24 * <p>A <tt>CountDownLatch</tt> is a versatile synchronization tool
25 * and can be used for a number of purposes.  A
26 * <tt>CountDownLatch</tt> initialized with a count of one serves as a
27 * simple on/off latch, or gate: all threads invoking {@link #await await}
28 * wait at the gate until it is opened by a thread invoking {@link
29 * #countDown}.  A <tt>CountDownLatch</tt> initialized to <em>N</em>
30 * can be used to make one thread wait until <em>N</em> threads have
31 * completed some action, or some action has been completed N times.
32 * <p>A useful property of a <tt>CountDownLatch</tt> is that it
33 * doesn't require that threads calling <tt>countDown</tt> wait for
34 * the count to reach zero before proceeding, it simply prevents any
35 * thread from proceeding past an {@link #await await} until all
36 * threads could pass.
37 *
38 * <p><b>Sample usage:</b> Here is a pair of classes in which a group
39 * of worker threads use two countdown latches:
40 * <ul>
41 * <li>The first is a start signal that prevents any worker from proceeding
42 * until the driver is ready for them to proceed;
43 * <li>The second is a completion signal that allows the driver to wait
44 * until all workers have completed.
45 * </ul>
46 *
47 * <pre>
48 * class Driver { // ...
49 *   void main() throws InterruptedException {
50 *     CountDownLatch startSignal = new CountDownLatch(1);
51 *     CountDownLatch doneSignal = new CountDownLatch(N);
52 *
53 *     for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i) // create and start threads
54 *       new Thread(new Worker(startSignal, doneSignal)).start();
55 *
56 *     doSomethingElse();            // don't let run yet
57 *     startSignal.countDown();      // let all threads proceed
58 *     doSomethingElse();
59 *     doneSignal.await();           // wait for all to finish
60 *   }
61 * }
62 *
63 * class Worker implements Runnable {
64 *   private final CountDownLatch startSignal;
65 *   private final CountDownLatch doneSignal;
66 *   Worker(CountDownLatch startSignal, CountDownLatch doneSignal) {
67 *      this.startSignal = startSignal;
68 *      this.doneSignal = doneSignal;
69 *   }
70 *   public void run() {
71 *      try {
72 *        startSignal.await();
73 *        doWork();
74 *        doneSignal.countDown();
75 *      } catch (InterruptedException ex) {} // return;
76 *   }
77 *
78 *   void doWork() { ... }
79 * }
80 *
81 * </pre>
82 *
83 * <p>Another typical usage would be to divide a problem into N parts,
84 * describe each part with a Runnable that executes that portion and
85 * counts down on the latch, and queue all the Runnables to an
86 * Executor.  When all sub-parts are complete, the coordinating thread
87 * will be able to pass through await. (When threads must repeatedly
88 * count down in this way, instead use a {@link CyclicBarrier}.)
89 *
90 * <pre>
91 * class Driver2 { // ...
92 *   void main() throws InterruptedException {
93 *     CountDownLatch doneSignal = new CountDownLatch(N);
94 *     Executor e = ...
95 *
96 *     for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i) // create and start threads
97 *       e.execute(new WorkerRunnable(doneSignal, i));
98 *
99 *     doneSignal.await();           // wait for all to finish
100 *   }
101 * }
102 *
103 * class WorkerRunnable implements Runnable {
104 *   private final CountDownLatch doneSignal;
105 *   private final int i;
106 *   WorkerRunnable(CountDownLatch doneSignal, int i) {
107 *      this.doneSignal = doneSignal;
108 *      this.i = i;
109 *   }
110 *   public void run() {
111 *      try {
112 *        doWork(i);
113 *        doneSignal.countDown();
114 *      } catch (InterruptedException ex) {} // return;
115 *   }
116 *
117 *   void doWork() { ... }
118 * }
119 *
120 * </pre>
121 *
122 * @since 1.5
123 * @author Doug Lea
124 */
125public class CountDownLatch {
126    /**
127     * Synchronization control For CountDownLatch.
128     * Uses AQS state to represent count.
129     */
130    private static final class Sync extends AbstractQueuedSynchronizer {
131        Sync(int count) {
132            setState(count);
133        }
134
135        int getCount() {
136            return getState();
137        }
138
139        public int tryAcquireShared(int acquires) {
140            return getState() == 0? 1 : -1;
141        }
142
143        public boolean tryReleaseShared(int releases) {
144            // Decrement count; signal when transition to zero
145            for (;;) {
146                int c = getState();
147                if (c == 0)
148                    return false;
149                int nextc = c-1;
150                if (compareAndSetState(c, nextc))
151                    return nextc == 0;
152            }
153        }
154    }
155
156    private final Sync sync;
157    /**
158     * Constructs a <tt>CountDownLatch</tt> initialized with the given
159     * count.
160     *
161     * @param count the number of times {@link #countDown} must be invoked
162     * before threads can pass through {@link #await}.
163     *
164     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <tt>count</tt> is less than zero.
165     */
166    public CountDownLatch(int count) {
167        if (count < 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException("count < 0");
168        this.sync = new Sync(count);
169    }
170
171    /**
172     * Causes the current thread to wait until the latch has counted down to
173     * zero, unless the thread is {@link Thread#interrupt interrupted}.
174     *
175     * <p>If the current {@link #getCount count} is zero then this method
176     * returns immediately.
177     * <p>If the current {@link #getCount count} is greater than zero then
178     * the current thread becomes disabled for thread scheduling
179     * purposes and lies dormant until one of two things happen:
180     * <ul>
181     * <li>The count reaches zero due to invocations of the
182     * {@link #countDown} method; or
183     * <li>Some other thread {@link Thread#interrupt interrupts} the current
184     * thread.
185     * </ul>
186     * <p>If the current thread:
187     * <ul>
188     * <li>has its interrupted status set on entry to this method; or
189     * <li>is {@link Thread#interrupt interrupted} while waiting,
190     * </ul>
191     * then {@link InterruptedException} is thrown and the current thread's
192     * interrupted status is cleared.
193     *
194     * @throws InterruptedException if the current thread is interrupted
195     * while waiting.
196     */
197    public void await() throws InterruptedException {
198        sync.acquireSharedInterruptibly(1);
199    }
200
201    /**
202     * Causes the current thread to wait until the latch has counted down to
203     * zero, unless the thread is {@link Thread#interrupt interrupted},
204     * or the specified waiting time elapses.
205     *
206     * <p>If the current {@link #getCount count} is zero then this method
207     * returns immediately with the value <tt>true</tt>.
208     *
209     * <p>If the current {@link #getCount count} is greater than zero then
210     * the current thread becomes disabled for thread scheduling
211     * purposes and lies dormant until one of three things happen:
212     * <ul>
213     * <li>The count reaches zero due to invocations of the
214     * {@link #countDown} method; or
215     * <li>Some other thread {@link Thread#interrupt interrupts} the current
216     * thread; or
217     * <li>The specified waiting time elapses.
218     * </ul>
219     * <p>If the count reaches zero then the method returns with the
220     * value <tt>true</tt>.
221     * <p>If the current thread:
222     * <ul>
223     * <li>has its interrupted status set on entry to this method; or
224     * <li>is {@link Thread#interrupt interrupted} while waiting,
225     * </ul>
226     * then {@link InterruptedException} is thrown and the current thread's
227     * interrupted status is cleared.
228     *
229     * <p>If the specified waiting time elapses then the value <tt>false</tt>
230     * is returned.
231     * If the time is
232     * less than or equal to zero, the method will not wait at all.
233     *
234     * @param timeout the maximum time to wait
235     * @param unit the time unit of the <tt>timeout</tt> argument.
236     * @return <tt>true</tt> if the count reached zero  and <tt>false</tt>
237     * if the waiting time elapsed before the count reached zero.
238     *
239     * @throws InterruptedException if the current thread is interrupted
240     * while waiting.
241     */
242    public boolean await(long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
243        throws InterruptedException {
244        return sync.tryAcquireSharedNanos(1, unit.toNanos(timeout));
245    }
246
247    /**
248     * Decrements the count of the latch, releasing all waiting threads if
249     * the count reaches zero.
250     * <p>If the current {@link #getCount count} is greater than zero then
251     * it is decremented. If the new count is zero then all waiting threads
252     * are re-enabled for thread scheduling purposes.
253     * <p>If the current {@link #getCount count} equals zero then nothing
254     * happens.
255     */
256    public void countDown() {
257        sync.releaseShared(1);
258    }
259
260    /**
261     * Returns the current count.
262     * <p>This method is typically used for debugging and testing purposes.
263     * @return the current count.
264     */
265    public long getCount() {
266        return sync.getCount();
267    }
268
269    /**
270     * Returns a string identifying this latch, as well as its state.
271     * The state, in brackets, includes the String
272     * &quot;Count =&quot; followed by the current count.
273     * @return a string identifying this latch, as well as its
274     * state
275     */
276    public String toString() {
277        return super.toString() + "[Count = " + sync.getCount() + "]";
278    }
279
280}
281