added isChanged for polling changes in cache

wrap/gcache/cache.h

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class Cache: public Provider<Token> {
  public:
   bool final;              //true if this is the last cache (the one we use the data from)
   bool quit;               //graceful exit
-  bool waiting;
+  bool changed;
   ///data is fetched from here
   Provider<Token> *input;  
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Cache: public Provider<Token> {
 
  public:
   Cache(quint64 _capacity = INT_MAX):
-    final(false), quit(false), waiting(false), input(NULL), s_max(_capacity), s_curr(0) {}
+    final(false), quit(false), changed(false), input(NULL), s_max(_capacity), s_curr(0) {}
   virtual ~Cache() {}
 
   void setInputCache(Provider<Token> *p) { input = p; }
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ class Cache: public Provider<Token> {
   quint64 size() { return s_curr; }
   void setCapacity(quint64 c) { s_max = c; }
   ///return true if the cache is waiting for priority to change
-  bool isWaiting() { return input->check_queue.isWaiting(); }
+  bool isChanged() {
+    bool r = changed;
+    changed = false;
+    return r;
+    //return input->check_queue.isWaiting();
+  }
 
   ///empty the cache. Make sure no resource is locked before calling this. Require pause or stop before.
   void flush() {
@@ -105,9 +110,11 @@ class Cache: public Provider<Token> {
   ///return the space used in the cache by the loaded resource
   virtual int size(Token *token) = 0;
   ///returns amount of space used in cache -1 for failed transfer
-  virtual int get(Token *token) = 0;   
+  virtual int get(Token *token) = 0;
   ///return amount removed
-  virtual int drop(Token *token) = 0;  
+  virtual int drop(Token *token) = 0;
+  ///
+  virtual Token *ready() { return NULL; }
 
   ///called in as first thing in run()
   virtual void begin() {}
@@ -127,8 +134,10 @@ class Cache: public Provider<Token> {
 
       if(this->quit) break;
 
-      if(unload() || load())
+      if(unload() || load()) {
+        changed = true;                   //some modification happened
         input->check_queue.open();        //we signal ourselves to check again
+      }
     }
     flush();
     this->quit = false;                   //in case someone wants to restart;

wrap/gcache/controller.h

@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ class Controller {
     for(unsigned int i = 0; i < caches.size()-1; i++)
       caches[i]->check_queue.unlock();
 
-
 /*    provider.heap_lock.unlock();
     for(unsigned int i = 0; i < caches.size(); i++)
       caches[i]->heap_lock.unlock(); */
@@ -138,12 +137,21 @@ class Controller {
     provider.heap.clear();
     resume();
   }
-
-  bool isWaiting() {
+  bool isChanged() {
+    bool c = false;
     for(int i = (int)caches.size() -1; i >= 0; i--) {
-      if(!caches[i]->input->check_queue.isWaiting()) return false;
+      c |= caches[i]->isChanged();
     }
-    return true;
+    return c;
+  }
+  bool isWaiting() {
+    bool waiting = true;
+    for(int i = (int)caches.size() -1; i >= 0; i--) {
+      //waiting &= caches[i]->isWaiting();
+      waiting &= caches[i]->input->check_queue.isWaiting();
+    }
+    qDebug() << "Waiting? " << waiting;
+    return waiting;
   }
 };
 

wrap/gcache/door.h

@@ -27,12 +27,15 @@
 
 #include <QDebug>
 
+//#define USE_SEMAPHORES
+#ifdef USE_SEMAPHORES
 
-/*
 //a door needs to be open for the thread to continue,
 //if it is open the thread enter and closes the door
 //this mess is to avoid [if(!open.available()) open.release(1)]
+
 #include <QSemaphore>
+
 class QDoor {
  private:
   QSemaphore _open;
@@ -53,11 +56,24 @@ class QDoor {
       _close.release(1); //and close door behind
     else
       _open.release(1); //and leave door opened
+
   }
   bool isOpen() { return _open.available() == 1; }
+  void lock() {
+    //door might be open or closed, but we might happen just in the middle
+    //of someone opening, closing or entering it.
+    while(!_open.tryAcquire(1) && !_close.tryAcquire(1)) {}
+    //no resources left
+  }
+  void unlock() {
+    //unlock will not open the door, but allow someone to open it.
+    _close.release(1);
+  }
 };
 
-*/
+
+#else
+
 #include <QMutex>
 #include <QWaitCondition>
 
@@ -112,5 +128,6 @@ class QDoor {
   bool waiting;
 };
 
+#endif //ifdef USE_SEMAPHORES
 
-#endif
+#endif //CACHE_DOOR_H