Added doc strings. Also export LockType from the modoule, and give it

a doc string.
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Guido van Rossum 1998-06-27 18:21:06 +00:00
parent f9d9c6c5d2
commit 75e9fc31d3
1 changed files with 102 additions and 15 deletions

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@ -120,6 +120,17 @@ lock_acquire_lock(self, args)
return PyInt_FromLong((long)i);
}
static char acquire_doc[] =
"acquire([wait]) -> None or Boolean\n\
(acquire_lock() is an obsolete synonym)\n\
\n\
Lock the lock. Without argument, this blocks if the lock is already\n\
locked (even by the same thread), waiting for another thread to release\n\
the lock, and return None when the lock is acquired.\n\
With a Boolean argument, this will only block if the argument is true,\n\
and the return value reflects whether the lock is acquired.\n\
The blocking operation is not interruptible.";
static PyObject *
lock_release_lock(self, args)
lockobject *self;
@ -140,6 +151,14 @@ lock_release_lock(self, args)
return Py_None;
}
static char release_doc[] =
"release()\n\
(release_lock() is an obsolete synonym)\n\
\n\
Release the lock, allowing another thread that is blocked waiting for\n\
the lock to acquire the lock. The lock must be in the locked state,\n\
but it needn't be locked by the same thread that unlocks it.";
static PyObject *
lock_locked_lock(self, args)
lockobject *self;
@ -155,14 +174,20 @@ lock_locked_lock(self, args)
return PyInt_FromLong(1L);
}
static char locked_doc[] =
"locked() -> Boolean\n\
(locked_lock() is an obsolete synonym)\n\
\n\
Return whether the lock is in the locked state.";
static PyMethodDef lock_methods[] = {
{"acquire_lock", (PyCFunction)lock_acquire_lock},
{"acquire", (PyCFunction)lock_acquire_lock},
{"release_lock", (PyCFunction)lock_release_lock},
{"release", (PyCFunction)lock_release_lock},
{"locked_lock", (PyCFunction)lock_locked_lock},
{"locked", (PyCFunction)lock_locked_lock},
{NULL, NULL} /* sentinel */
{"acquire_lock", (PyCFunction)lock_acquire_lock, 0, acquire_doc},
{"acquire", (PyCFunction)lock_acquire_lock, 0, acquire_doc},
{"release_lock", (PyCFunction)lock_release_lock, 0, release_doc},
{"release", (PyCFunction)lock_release_lock, 0, release_doc},
{"locked_lock", (PyCFunction)lock_locked_lock, 0, locked_doc},
{"locked", (PyCFunction)lock_locked_lock, 0, locked_doc},
{NULL, NULL} /* sentinel */
};
static PyObject *
@ -278,6 +303,17 @@ thread_start_new_thread(self, fargs)
return Py_None;
}
static char start_new_doc[] =
"start_new_thread(functon, args[, kwargs])\n\
(start_new() is an obsolete synonym)\n\
\n\
Start a new thread. The thread will call the function with positional\n\
arguments from the tuple args and keyword arguments taken from the optional\n\
dictionary kwargs. The thread exits when the function returns; the return\n\
value is ignored. The thread will also exit when the function raises an\n\
unhandled exception; a stack trace will be printed unless the exception is\n\
SystemExit.";
static PyObject *
thread_exit_thread(self, args)
PyObject *self; /* Not used */
@ -289,6 +325,13 @@ thread_exit_thread(self, args)
return NULL;
}
static char exit_doc[] =
"exit()\n\
(exit_thread() is an obsolete synonym)\n\
\n\
This is synonymous to ``raise SystemExit''. It will cause the current\n\
thread to exit silently unless the exception is caught.";
#ifndef NO_EXIT_PROG
static PyObject *
thread_exit_prog(self, args)
@ -313,6 +356,12 @@ thread_allocate_lock(self, args)
return (PyObject *) newlockobject();
}
static char allocate_doc[] =
"allocate_lock() -> lock object\n\
(allocate() is an obsolete synonym)\n\
\n\
Create a new lock object. See LockType.__doc__ for information about locks.";
static PyObject *
thread_get_ident(self, args)
PyObject *self; /* Not used */
@ -329,14 +378,32 @@ thread_get_ident(self, args)
return PyInt_FromLong(ident);
}
static char get_ident_doc[] =
"get_ident() -> integer\n\
\n\
Return a non-zero integer that uniquely identifies the current thread\n\
amongst other threads that exist simultaneously.\n\
This may be used to identify per-thread resources.\n\
Even though on some platforms threads identities may appear to be\n\
allocated consecutive numbers starting at 1, this behavior should not\n\
be relied upon, and the number should be seen purely as a magic cookie.\n\
A thread's identity may be reused for another thread after it exits.";
static PyMethodDef thread_methods[] = {
{"start_new_thread", (PyCFunction)thread_start_new_thread, 1},
{"start_new", (PyCFunction)thread_start_new_thread, 1},
{"allocate_lock", (PyCFunction)thread_allocate_lock},
{"allocate", (PyCFunction)thread_allocate_lock},
{"exit_thread", (PyCFunction)thread_exit_thread},
{"exit", (PyCFunction)thread_exit_thread},
{"get_ident", (PyCFunction)thread_get_ident},
{"start_new_thread", (PyCFunction)thread_start_new_thread, 1,
start_new_doc},
{"start_new", (PyCFunction)thread_start_new_thread, 1,
start_new_doc},
{"allocate_lock", (PyCFunction)thread_allocate_lock, 0,
allocate_doc},
{"allocate", (PyCFunction)thread_allocate_lock, 0,
allocate_doc},
{"exit_thread", (PyCFunction)thread_exit_thread, 0,
exit_doc},
{"exit", (PyCFunction)thread_exit_thread, 0,
exit_doc},
{"get_ident", (PyCFunction)thread_get_ident, 0,
get_ident_doc},
#ifndef NO_EXIT_PROG
{"exit_prog", (PyCFunction)thread_exit_prog},
#endif
@ -346,18 +413,38 @@ static PyMethodDef thread_methods[] = {
/* Initialization function */
static char thread_doc[] =
"This module provides primitive operations to write multi-threaded programs.\n\
The 'threading' module provides a more convenient interface.";
static char lock_doc[] =
"A lock object is a synchronization primitive. To create a lock,\n\
call the allocate_lock() function. Methods are:\n\
\n\
\n\
acquire() -- lock the lock, possibly blocking until it can be obtained\n\
release() -- unlock of the lock\n\
locked() -- test whether the lock is currently locked\n\
\n\
A lock is not owned by the thread that locked it; another thread may\n\
unlock it. A thread attempting to lock a lock that it has already locked\n\
will block until another thread unlocks it. Deadlocks may ensue.";
void
initthread()
{
PyObject *m, *d;
/* Create the module and add the functions */
m = Py_InitModule("thread", thread_methods);
m = Py_InitModule3("thread", thread_methods, thread_doc);
/* Add a symbolic constant */
d = PyModule_GetDict(m);
ThreadError = PyErr_NewException("thread.error", NULL, NULL);
PyDict_SetItemString(d, "error", ThreadError);
Locktype.tp_doc = lock_doc;
Py_INCREF(&Locktype);
PyDict_SetItemString(d, "LockType", (PyObject *)&Locktype);
/* Initialize the C thread library */
init_thread();