initial work on concurrent renders

Author: rmorshea

Diff for: src/py/reactpy/reactpy/backend/hooks.py

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 from typing import Any
 
 from reactpy.backend.types import Connection, Location
-from reactpy.core.hooks import Context, create_context, use_context
+from reactpy.core.hooks import create_context, use_context
+from reactpy.core.types import Context
 
 # backend implementations should establish this context at the root of an app
 ConnectionContext: Context[Connection[Any] | None] = create_context(None)

Diff for: src/py/reactpy/reactpy/config.py

@@ -80,3 +80,11 @@ def boolean(value: str | bool | int) -> bool:
     validator=float,
 )
 """A default timeout for testing utilities in ReactPy"""
+
+REACTPY_CONCURRENT_RENDERING = Option(
+    "REACTPY_CONCURRENT_RENDERING",
+    default=False,
+    mutable=True,
+    validator=boolean,
+)
+"""Whether to render components concurrently. This is currently an experimental feature."""

Diff for: src/py/reactpy/reactpy/core/_life_cycle_hook.py

@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+from asyncio import gather
+from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator
+from typing import Any, Callable, TypeVar
+
+from anyio import Semaphore
+
+from reactpy.core._thread_local import ThreadLocal
+from reactpy.core.types import ComponentType, Context, ContextProviderType
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+_HOOK_STATE: ThreadLocal[list[LifeCycleHook]] = ThreadLocal(list)
+
+
+def current_hook() -> LifeCycleHook:
+    """Get the current :class:`LifeCycleHook`"""
+    hook_stack = _HOOK_STATE.get()
+    if not hook_stack:
+        msg = "No life cycle hook is active. Are you rendering in a layout?"
+        raise RuntimeError(msg)
+    return hook_stack[-1]
+
+
+class LifeCycleHook:
+    """Defines the life cycle of a layout component.
+
+    Components can request access to their own life cycle events and state through hooks
+    while :class:`~reactpy.core.proto.LayoutType` objects drive drive the life cycle
+    forward by triggering events and rendering view changes.
+
+    Example:
+
+        If removed from the complexities of a layout, a very simplified full life cycle
+        for a single component with no child components would look a bit like this:
+
+        .. testcode::
+
+            from reactpy.core._life_cycle_hooks import LifeCycleHook
+            from reactpy.core.hooks import current_hook, COMPONENT_DID_RENDER_EFFECT
+
+            # this function will come from a layout implementation
+            schedule_render = lambda: ...
+
+            # --- start life cycle ---
+
+            hook = LifeCycleHook(schedule_render)
+
+            # --- start render cycle ---
+
+            component = ...
+            await hook.affect_component_will_render(component)
+            try:
+                # render the component
+                ...
+
+                # the component may access the current hook
+                assert current_hook() is hook
+
+                # and save state or add effects
+                current_hook().use_state(lambda: ...)
+                current_hook().add_effect(COMPONENT_DID_RENDER_EFFECT, lambda: ...)
+            finally:
+                await hook.affect_component_did_render()
+
+            # This should only be called after the full set of changes associated with a
+            # given render have been completed.
+            await hook.affect_layout_did_render()
+
+            # Typically an event occurs and a new render is scheduled, thus beginning
+            # the render cycle anew.
+            hook.schedule_render()
+
+
+            # --- end render cycle ---
+
+            hook.affect_component_will_unmount()
+            del hook
+
+            # --- end render cycle ---
+    """
+
+    __slots__ = (
+        "__weakref__",
+        "_context_providers",
+        "_current_state_index",
+        "_effect_generators",
+        "_render_access",
+        "_rendered_atleast_once",
+        "_schedule_render_callback",
+        "_schedule_render_later",
+        "_state",
+        "component",
+    )
+
+    component: ComponentType
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        schedule_render: Callable[[], None],
+    ) -> None:
+        self._context_providers: dict[Context[Any], ContextProviderType[Any]] = {}
+        self._schedule_render_callback = schedule_render
+        self._schedule_render_later = False
+        self._rendered_atleast_once = False
+        self._current_state_index = 0
+        self._state: tuple[Any, ...] = ()
+        self._effect_generators: list[AsyncGenerator[None, None]] = []
+        self._render_access = Semaphore(1)  # ensure only one render at a time
+
+    def schedule_render(self) -> None:
+        if self._is_rendering():
+            self._schedule_render_later = True
+        else:
+            self._schedule_render()
+
+    def use_state(self, function: Callable[[], T]) -> T:
+        if not self._rendered_atleast_once:
+            # since we're not initialized yet we're just appending state
+            result = function()
+            self._state += (result,)
+        else:
+            # once finalized we iterate over each succesively used piece of state
+            result = self._state[self._current_state_index]
+        self._current_state_index += 1
+        return result
+
+    def add_effect(self, effect_func: Callable[[], AsyncGenerator[None, None]]) -> None:
+        """Add an effect to this hook"""
+        self._effect_generators.append(effect_func())
+
+    def set_context_provider(self, provider: ContextProviderType[Any]) -> None:
+        self._context_providers[provider.type] = provider
+
+    def get_context_provider(
+        self, context: Context[T]
+    ) -> ContextProviderType[T] | None:
+        return self._context_providers.get(context)
+
+    async def affect_component_will_render(self, component: ComponentType) -> None:
+        """The component is about to render"""
+        await self._render_access.acquire()
+        self.component = component
+        self.set_current()
+
+    async def affect_component_did_render(self) -> None:
+        """The component completed a render"""
+        self.unset_current()
+        del self.component
+        self._rendered_atleast_once = True
+        self._current_state_index = 0
+        self._render_access.release()
+
+    async def affect_layout_did_render(self) -> None:
+        """The layout completed a render"""
+        try:
+            await gather(*[g.asend(None) for g in self._effect_generators])
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("Error during effect execution")
+        if self._schedule_render_later:
+            self._schedule_render()
+        self._schedule_render_later = False
+
+    async def affect_component_will_unmount(self) -> None:
+        """The component is about to be removed from the layout"""
+        try:
+            await gather(*[g.aclose() for g in self._effect_generators])
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("Error during effect cancellation")
+        finally:
+            self._effect_generators.clear()
+
+    def set_current(self) -> None:
+        """Set this hook as the active hook in this thread
+
+        This method is called by a layout before entering the render method
+        of this hook's associated component.
+        """
+        hook_stack = _HOOK_STATE.get()
+        if hook_stack:
+            parent = hook_stack[-1]
+            self._context_providers.update(parent._context_providers)
+        hook_stack.append(self)
+
+    def unset_current(self) -> None:
+        """Unset this hook as the active hook in this thread"""
+        if _HOOK_STATE.get().pop() is not self:
+            raise RuntimeError("Hook stack is in an invalid state")  # nocov
+
+    def _is_rendering(self) -> bool:
+        return self._render_access.value != 0
+
+    def _schedule_render(self) -> None:
+        try:
+            self._schedule_render_callback()
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception(
+                f"Failed to schedule render via {self._schedule_render_callback}"
+            )