add support for python threads (python threads are just running when the mainloop

is idle)
add ePythonMessagePump class for interthread communication

2 files changed, 49 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lib/base/ebase.cpp b/lib/base/ebase.cpp
index f40bf39e..491ca093 100644
--- a/lib/base/ebase.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/ebase.cpp
@@ -200,8 +200,16 @@ int eMainloop::processOneEvent(unsigned int user_timeout, PyObject **res, ePyObj
 			pfd[i++].events = PyInt_AsLong(val);
 		}
 	}
-	
-	ret = ::poll(pfd, fdcount, poll_timeout);
+
+	if (this == eApp)
+	{
+		Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+		ret = ::poll(pfd, fdcount, poll_timeout);
+		Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+	}
+	else
+		ret = ::poll(pfd, fdcount, poll_timeout);
+
 			/* ret > 0 means that there are some active poll entries. */
 	if (ret > 0)
 	{
diff --git a/lib/base/message.h b/lib/base/message.h
index de14db0f..038fd55d 100644
--- a/lib/base/message.h
+++ b/lib/base/message.h
@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@
 #define __lib_base_message_h
 
 #include <lib/base/ebase.h>
+#include <lib/python/connections.h>
+#include <lib/python/swig.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <lib/base/elock.h>
 
+
 /**
  * \brief A generic messagepump.
  *
  * You can send and receive messages with this class. Internally a fifo is used,
  * so you can use them together with a \c eMainloop.
  */
+#ifndef SWIG
 class eMessagePump
 {
 	int fd[2];
@@ -19,6 +23,7 @@ class eMessagePump
 public:
 	eMessagePump(int mt=0);
 	virtual ~eMessagePump();
+protected:
 	int send(const void *data, int len);
 	int recv(void *data, int len); // blockierend
 	int getInputFD() const;
@@ -61,5 +66,39 @@ public:
 	void start() { if (sn) sn->start(); }
 	void stop() { if (sn) sn->stop(); }
 };
+#endif
+
+class ePythonMessagePump: public eMessagePump, public Object
+{
+	eSocketNotifier *sn;
+	void do_recv(int)
+	{
+		int msg;
+		recv(&msg, sizeof(msg));
+		/*emit*/ recv_msg(msg);
+	}
+public:
+	PSignal1<void,int> recv_msg;
+	void send(int msg)
+	{
+		eMessagePump::send(&msg, sizeof(msg));
+	}
+	ePythonMessagePump()
+		:eMessagePump(1)
+	{
+		eDebug("add python messagepump %p", this);
+		sn=new eSocketNotifier(eApp, getOutputFD(), eSocketNotifier::Read);
+		CONNECT(sn->activated, ePythonMessagePump::do_recv);
+		sn->start();
+	}
+	~ePythonMessagePump()
+	{
+		eDebug("remove python messagepump %p", this);
+		delete sn;
+		sn=0;
+	}
+	void start() { if (sn) sn->start(); }
+	void stop() { if (sn) sn->stop(); }
+};
 
 #endif