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package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Vector;

import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
import org.apache.tools.ant.ExitStatusException;
import org.apache.tools.ant.Location;
import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
import org.apache.tools.ant.TaskContainer;
import org.apache.tools.ant.property.LocalProperties;

Executes the contained tasks in separate threads, continuing once all are completed.

New behavior allows for the ant script to specify a maximum number of threads that will be executed in parallel. One should be very careful about using the waitFor task when specifying threadCount as it can cause deadlocks if the number of threads is too small or if one of the nested tasks fails to execute completely. The task selection algorithm will insure that the tasks listed before a task have started before that task is started, but it will not insure a successful completion of those tasks or that those tasks will finish first (i.e. it's a classic race condition).

Since:Ant 1.4
@ant.taskcategory="control"
/** * Executes the contained tasks in separate threads, continuing * once all are completed. * <p> * New behavior allows for the ant script to specify a maximum number of * threads that will be executed in parallel. One should be very careful about * using the <code>waitFor</code> task when specifying <code>threadCount</code> * as it can cause deadlocks if the number of threads is too small or if one of * the nested tasks fails to execute completely. The task selection algorithm * will insure that the tasks listed before a task have started before that * task is started, but it will not insure a successful completion of those * tasks or that those tasks will finish first (i.e. it's a classic race * condition). * </p> * @since Ant 1.4 * * @ant.task category="control" */
public class Parallel extends Task implements TaskContainer { private static final int NUMBER_TRIES = 100;
Class which holds a list of tasks to execute
/** Class which holds a list of tasks to execute */
public static class TaskList implements TaskContainer {
Collection holding the nested tasks
/** Collection holding the nested tasks */
private List<Task> tasks = new ArrayList<>();
Add a nested task to execute in parallel (asynchronously).

Params:
  • nestedTask – Nested task to be executed in parallel. must not be null.
/** * Add a nested task to execute in parallel (asynchronously). * <p> * @param nestedTask Nested task to be executed in parallel. * must not be null. */
@Override public void addTask(Task nestedTask) { tasks.add(nestedTask); } }
Collection holding the nested tasks
/** Collection holding the nested tasks */
private Vector<Task> nestedTasks = new Vector<>();
Semaphore to notify of completed threads
/** Semaphore to notify of completed threads */
private final Object semaphore = new Object();
Total number of threads to run
/** Total number of threads to run */
private int numThreads = 0;
Total number of threads per processor to run.
/** Total number of threads per processor to run. */
private int numThreadsPerProcessor = 0;
The timeout period in milliseconds
/** The timeout period in milliseconds */
private long timeout;
Indicates threads are still running and new threads can be issued
/** Indicates threads are still running and new threads can be issued */
private volatile boolean stillRunning;
Indicates that the execution timedout
/** Indicates that the execution timedout */
private boolean timedOut;
Indicates whether failure of any of the nested tasks should end execution
/** * Indicates whether failure of any of the nested tasks should end * execution */
private boolean failOnAny;
The daemon task list if any
/** The daemon task list if any */
private TaskList daemonTasks;
Accumulation of exceptions messages from all nested tasks
/** Accumulation of exceptions messages from all nested tasks */
private StringBuffer exceptionMessage;
Number of exceptions from nested tasks
/** Number of exceptions from nested tasks */
private int numExceptions = 0;
The first exception encountered
/** The first exception encountered */
private Throwable firstException;
The location of the first exception
/** The location of the first exception */
private Location firstLocation;
The status of the first ExitStatusException.
/** The status of the first ExitStatusException. */
private Integer firstExitStatus;
Add a group of daemon threads
Params:
  • daemonTasks – The tasks to be executed as daemon.
/** * Add a group of daemon threads * @param daemonTasks The tasks to be executed as daemon. */
public void addDaemons(TaskList daemonTasks) { if (this.daemonTasks != null) { throw new BuildException("Only one daemon group is supported"); } this.daemonTasks = daemonTasks; }
Interval to poll for completed threads when threadCount or threadsPerProcessor is specified. Integer in milliseconds.; optional
Params:
  • pollInterval – New value of property pollInterval.
/** * Interval to poll for completed threads when threadCount or * threadsPerProcessor is specified. Integer in milliseconds.; optional * * @param pollInterval New value of property pollInterval. */
public void setPollInterval(int pollInterval) { }
Control whether a failure in a nested task halts execution. Note that the task will complete but existing threads will continue to run - they are not stopped
Params:
  • failOnAny – if true any nested task failure causes parallel to complete.
/** * Control whether a failure in a nested task halts execution. Note that * the task will complete but existing threads will continue to run - they * are not stopped * * @param failOnAny if true any nested task failure causes parallel to * complete. */
public void setFailOnAny(boolean failOnAny) { this.failOnAny = failOnAny; }
Add a nested task to execute in parallel.
Params:
  • nestedTask – Nested task to be executed in parallel
/** * Add a nested task to execute in parallel. * @param nestedTask Nested task to be executed in parallel */
@Override public void addTask(Task nestedTask) { nestedTasks.addElement(nestedTask); }
Dynamically generates the number of threads to execute based on the number of available processors (via java.lang.Runtime.availableProcessors()). Will overwrite the value set in threadCount; optional
Params:
  • numThreadsPerProcessor – Number of threads to create per available processor.
/** * Dynamically generates the number of threads to execute based on the * number of available processors (via * <code>java.lang.Runtime.availableProcessors()</code>). * Will overwrite the value set in threadCount; optional * @param numThreadsPerProcessor Number of threads to create per available * processor. * */
public void setThreadsPerProcessor(int numThreadsPerProcessor) { this.numThreadsPerProcessor = numThreadsPerProcessor; }
Statically determine the maximum number of tasks to execute simultaneously. If there are less tasks than threads then all will be executed at once, if there are more then only threadCount tasks will be executed at one time. If threadsPerProcessor is set then this value is ignored.; optional
Params:
  • numThreads – total number of threads.
/** * Statically determine the maximum number of tasks to execute * simultaneously. If there are less tasks than threads then all will be * executed at once, if there are more then only <code>threadCount</code> * tasks will be executed at one time. If <code>threadsPerProcessor</code> * is set then this value is * ignored.; optional * * @param numThreads total number of threads. * */
public void setThreadCount(int numThreads) { this.numThreads = numThreads; }
Sets the timeout on this set of tasks. If the timeout is reached before the other threads complete, the execution of this task completes with an exception. Note that existing threads continue to run.
Params:
  • timeout – timeout in milliseconds.
/** * Sets the timeout on this set of tasks. If the timeout is reached * before the other threads complete, the execution of this * task completes with an exception. * * Note that existing threads continue to run. * * @param timeout timeout in milliseconds. */
public void setTimeout(long timeout) { this.timeout = timeout; }
Execute the parallel tasks
Throws:
  • BuildException – if any of the threads failed.
/** * Execute the parallel tasks * * @exception BuildException if any of the threads failed. */
@Override public void execute() throws BuildException { updateThreadCounts(); if (numThreads == 0) { numThreads = nestedTasks.size(); } spinThreads(); }
Determine the number of threads based on the number of processors
/** * Determine the number of threads based on the number of processors */
private void updateThreadCounts() { if (numThreadsPerProcessor != 0) { numThreads = Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors() * numThreadsPerProcessor; } } private void processExceptions(TaskRunnable[] runnables) { if (runnables == null) { return; } for (TaskRunnable runnable : runnables) { Throwable t = runnable.getException(); if (t != null) { numExceptions++; if (firstException == null) { firstException = t; } if (t instanceof BuildException && firstLocation == Location.UNKNOWN_LOCATION) { firstLocation = ((BuildException) t).getLocation(); } if (t instanceof ExitStatusException && firstExitStatus == null) { ExitStatusException ex = (ExitStatusException) t; firstExitStatus = ex.getStatus(); // potentially overwriting existing value but the // location should match the exit status firstLocation = ex.getLocation(); } exceptionMessage.append(System.lineSeparator()); exceptionMessage.append(t.getMessage()); } } }
Spin up required threads with a maximum number active at any given time.
Throws:
  • BuildException – if any of the threads failed.
/** * Spin up required threads with a maximum number active at any given time. * * @exception BuildException if any of the threads failed. */
private void spinThreads() throws BuildException { stillRunning = true; timedOut = false; boolean interrupted = false; TaskRunnable[] runnables = nestedTasks.stream().map(TaskRunnable::new) .toArray(TaskRunnable[]::new); final int numTasks = nestedTasks.size(); final int maxRunning = numTasks < numThreads ? numTasks : numThreads; TaskRunnable[] running = new TaskRunnable[maxRunning]; ThreadGroup group = new ThreadGroup("parallel"); TaskRunnable[] daemons = null; if (daemonTasks != null && !daemonTasks.tasks.isEmpty()) { daemons = new TaskRunnable[daemonTasks.tasks.size()]; } synchronized (semaphore) { // When we leave this block we can be sure all data is really // stored in main memory before the new threads start, the new // threads will for sure load the data from main memory. // // This probably is slightly paranoid. } synchronized (semaphore) { // start any daemon threads if (daemons != null) { for (int i = 0; i < daemons.length; ++i) { daemons[i] = new TaskRunnable(daemonTasks.tasks.get(i)); Thread daemonThread = new Thread(group, daemons[i]); daemonThread.setDaemon(true); daemonThread.start(); } } // now run main threads in limited numbers... // start initial batch of threads int threadNumber = 0; for (int i = 0; i < maxRunning; ++i) { running[i] = runnables[threadNumber++]; Thread thread = new Thread(group, running[i]); thread.start(); } if (timeout != 0) { // start the timeout thread Thread timeoutThread = new Thread() { @Override public synchronized void run() { try { final long start = System.currentTimeMillis(); final long end = start + timeout; long now = System.currentTimeMillis(); while (now < end) { wait(end - now); now = System.currentTimeMillis(); } synchronized (semaphore) { stillRunning = false; timedOut = true; semaphore.notifyAll(); } } catch (InterruptedException e) { // ignore } } }; timeoutThread.start(); } try { // now find available running slots for the remaining threads outer: while (threadNumber < numTasks && stillRunning) { for (int i = 0; i < maxRunning; i++) { if (running[i] == null || running[i].isFinished()) { running[i] = runnables[threadNumber++]; Thread thread = new Thread(group, running[i]); thread.start(); // continue on outer while loop to get another // available slot continue outer; } } // if we got here all slots in use, so sleep until // something happens semaphore.wait(); } // are all threads finished outer2: while (stillRunning) { for (int i = 0; i < maxRunning; ++i) { if (running[i] != null && !running[i].isFinished()) { // System.out.println("Thread " + i + " is still // alive "); // still running - wait for it semaphore.wait(); //NOSONAR continue outer2; } } stillRunning = false; } } catch (InterruptedException ie) { interrupted = true; } if (!timedOut && !failOnAny) { // https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=49527 killAll(running); } } if (interrupted) { throw new BuildException("Parallel execution interrupted."); } if (timedOut) { throw new BuildException("Parallel execution timed out"); } // now did any of the threads throw an exception exceptionMessage = new StringBuffer(); numExceptions = 0; firstException = null; firstExitStatus = null; firstLocation = Location.UNKNOWN_LOCATION; processExceptions(daemons); processExceptions(runnables); if (numExceptions == 1) { if (firstException instanceof BuildException) { throw (BuildException) firstException; } throw new BuildException(firstException); } if (numExceptions > 1) { if (firstExitStatus == null) { throw new BuildException(exceptionMessage.toString(), firstLocation); } throw new ExitStatusException(exceptionMessage.toString(), firstExitStatus, firstLocation); } }
Doesn't do anything if all threads where already gone, else it tries to interrupt the threads 100 times.
Params:
  • running – The list of tasks that may currently be running.
/** * Doesn't do anything if all threads where already gone, * else it tries to interrupt the threads 100 times. * @param running The list of tasks that may currently be running. */
private void killAll(TaskRunnable[] running) { boolean oneAlive; int tries = 0; do { oneAlive = false; for (TaskRunnable runnable : running) { if (runnable != null && !runnable.isFinished()) { runnable.interrupt(); Thread.yield(); oneAlive = true; } } if (oneAlive) { tries++; Thread.yield(); } } while (oneAlive && tries < NUMBER_TRIES); }
thread that execs a task
/** * thread that execs a task */
private class TaskRunnable implements Runnable { private Throwable exception; private Task task; private boolean finished; private volatile Thread thread;
Construct a new TaskRunnable.

Params:
  • task – the Task to be executed in a separate thread
/** * Construct a new TaskRunnable.<p> * * @param task the Task to be executed in a separate thread */
TaskRunnable(Task task) { this.task = task; }
Executes the task within a thread and takes care about Exceptions raised within the task.
/** * Executes the task within a thread and takes care about * Exceptions raised within the task. */
@Override public void run() { try { LocalProperties.get(getProject()).copy(); thread = Thread.currentThread(); task.perform(); } catch (Throwable t) { exception = t; if (failOnAny) { stillRunning = false; } } finally { synchronized (semaphore) { finished = true; semaphore.notifyAll(); } } }
get any exception that got thrown during execution;
Returns:an exception or null for no exception/not yet finished
/** * get any exception that got thrown during execution; * @return an exception or null for no exception/not yet finished */
public Throwable getException() { return exception; }
Provides the indicator that the task has been finished.
Returns:Returns true when the task is finished.
/** * Provides the indicator that the task has been finished. * @return Returns true when the task is finished. */
boolean isFinished() { return finished; } void interrupt() { thread.interrupt(); } } }