| //! A multi-producer, single-consumer queue for sending values across |
| //! asynchronous tasks. |
| //! |
| //! Similar to `std`, channel creation provides [`Receiver`] and [`Sender`] |
| //! handles. [`Receiver`] implements `Stream` and allows a task to read values |
| //! out of the channel. If there is no message to read, the current task will be |
| //! notified when a new value is sent. [`Sender`] implements the `Sink` trait |
| //! and allows sending messages into the channel. If the channel is at capacity, |
| //! the send is rejected and the task will be notified when additional capacity |
| //! is available. In other words, the channel provides backpressure. |
| //! |
| //! Unbounded channels are also available using the `unbounded_channel` |
| //! constructor. |
| //! |
| //! # Disconnection |
| //! |
| //! When all [`Sender`] handles have been dropped, it is no longer |
| //! possible to send values into the channel. This is considered the termination |
| //! event of the stream. As such, `Receiver::poll` returns `Ok(Ready(None))`. |
| //! |
| //! If the [`Receiver`] handle is dropped, then messages can no longer |
| //! be read out of the channel. In this case, all further attempts to send will |
| //! result in an error. |
| //! |
| //! # Clean Shutdown |
| //! |
| //! When the [`Receiver`] is dropped, it is possible for unprocessed messages to |
| //! remain in the channel. Instead, it is usually desirable to perform a "clean" |
| //! shutdown. To do this, the receiver first calls `close`, which will prevent |
| //! any further messages to be sent into the channel. Then, the receiver |
| //! consumes the channel to completion, at which point the receiver can be |
| //! dropped. |
| //! |
| //! [`Sender`]: struct.Sender.html |
| //! [`Receiver`]: struct.Receiver.html |
| |
| mod block; |
| mod bounded; |
| mod chan; |
| mod list; |
| mod unbounded; |
| |
| pub use self::bounded::{channel, Receiver, Sender}; |
| |
| pub use self::unbounded::{unbounded_channel, UnboundedReceiver, UnboundedSender}; |
| |
| pub mod error { |
| //! Channel error types |
| |
| pub use super::bounded::{RecvError, SendError, TrySendError}; |
| |
| pub use super::unbounded::{UnboundedRecvError, UnboundedSendError, UnboundedTrySendError}; |
| } |
| |
| /// The number of values a block can contain. |
| /// |
| /// This value must be a power of 2. It also must be smaller than the number of |
| /// bits in `usize`. |
| #[cfg(target_pointer_width = "64")] |
| const BLOCK_CAP: usize = 32; |
| |
| #[cfg(not(target_pointer_width = "64"))] |
| const BLOCK_CAP: usize = 16; |