default.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+let
+  nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    stdenv.cc.cc.lib
+    uv
+  ];
+
+in
+pkgs.mkShell {
+  inherit nativeBuildInputs;
+
+  LD_LIBRARY_PATH = pkgs.lib.makeLibraryPath nativeBuildInputs;
+
+  shellHook = ''
+    set -e
+    uv venv .venv --python=3.11
+  '';
+}

pyproject.toml

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "pdbp>=1.6,<2", # windows only (from `pdbp`)
   # typed IPC msging
   "msgspec>=0.19.0",
+  "cffi>=1.17.1",
 ]
 
 # ------ project ------

tests/test_eventfd.py

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import trio
+import pytest
+from tractor.ipc import (
+    open_eventfd,
+    EFDReadCancelled,
+    EventFD
+)
+
+
+def test_eventfd_read_cancellation():
+    '''
+    Ensure EventFD.read raises EFDReadCancelled if EventFD.close()
+    is called.
+
+    '''
+    fd = open_eventfd()
+
+    async def _read(event: EventFD):
+        with pytest.raises(EFDReadCancelled):
+            await event.read()
+
+    async def main():
+        async with trio.open_nursery() as n:
+            with (
+                EventFD(fd, 'w') as event,
+                trio.fail_after(3)
+            ):
+                n.start_soon(_read, event)
+                await trio.sleep(0.2)
+                event.close()
+
+    trio.run(main)

tests/test_ringbuf.py

@@ -0,0 +1,423 @@
+import time
+import hashlib
+
+import trio
+import pytest
+import tractor
+from tractor.ipc import (
+    open_ringbuf,
+    attach_to_ringbuf_receiver,
+    attach_to_ringbuf_sender,
+    attach_to_ringbuf_stream,
+    attach_to_ringbuf_channel,
+    RBToken,
+)
+from tractor._testing.samples import (
+    generate_single_byte_msgs,
+    generate_sample_messages
+)
+
+
+@tractor.context
+async def child_read_shm(
+    ctx: tractor.Context,
+    msg_amount: int,
+    token: RBToken,
+) -> str:
+    '''
+    Sub-actor used in `test_ringbuf`.
+
+    Attach to a ringbuf and receive all messages until end of stream.
+    Keep track of how many bytes received and also calculate 
+    sha256 of the whole byte stream.
+
+    Calculate and print performance stats, finally return calculated
+    hash.
+
+    '''
+    await ctx.started()
+    print('reader started')
+    recvd_bytes = 0
+    recvd_hash = hashlib.sha256()
+    start_ts = time.time()
+    async with attach_to_ringbuf_receiver(token) as receiver:
+        async for msg in receiver:
+            recvd_hash.update(msg)
+            recvd_bytes += len(msg)
+
+    end_ts = time.time()
+    elapsed = end_ts - start_ts
+    elapsed_ms = int(elapsed * 1000)
+
+    print(f'\n\telapsed ms: {elapsed_ms}')
+    print(f'\tmsg/sec: {int(msg_amount / elapsed):,}')
+    print(f'\tbytes/sec: {int(recvd_bytes / elapsed):,}')
+    print(f'\treceived bytes: {recvd_bytes:,}')
+
+    return recvd_hash.hexdigest()
+
+
+@tractor.context
+async def child_write_shm(
+    ctx: tractor.Context,
+    msg_amount: int,
+    rand_min: int,
+    rand_max: int,
+    token: RBToken,
+) -> None:
+    '''
+    Sub-actor used in `test_ringbuf`
+
+    Generate `msg_amount` payloads with
+    `random.randint(rand_min, rand_max)` random bytes at the end,
+    Calculate sha256 hash and send it to parent on `ctx.started`.
+
+    Attach to ringbuf and send all generated messages.
+
+    '''
+    msgs, _total_bytes = generate_sample_messages(
+        msg_amount,
+        rand_min=rand_min,
+        rand_max=rand_max,
+    )
+    print('writer hashing payload...')
+    sent_hash = hashlib.sha256(b''.join(msgs)).hexdigest()
+    print('writer done hashing.')
+    await ctx.started(sent_hash)
+    print('writer started')
+    async with attach_to_ringbuf_sender(token, cleanup=False) as sender:
+        for msg in msgs:
+            await sender.send_all(msg)
+
+    print('writer exit')
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'msg_amount,rand_min,rand_max,buf_size',
+    [
+        # simple case, fixed payloads, large buffer
+        (100_000, 0, 0, 10 * 1024),
+
+        # guaranteed wrap around on every write
+        (100, 10 * 1024, 20 * 1024, 10 * 1024),
+
+        # large payload size, but large buffer
+        (10_000, 256 * 1024, 512 * 1024, 10 * 1024 * 1024)
+    ],
+    ids=[
+        'fixed_payloads_large_buffer',
+        'wrap_around_every_write',
+        'large_payloads_large_buffer',
+    ]
+)
+def test_ringbuf(
+    msg_amount: int,
+    rand_min: int,
+    rand_max: int,
+    buf_size: int
+):
+    '''
+    - Open a new ring buf on root actor
+    - Open `child_write_shm` ctx in sub-actor which will generate a
+    random payload and send its hash on `ctx.started`, finally sending
+    the payload through the stream.
+    - Open `child_read_shm` ctx in sub-actor which will receive the
+    payload, calculate perf stats and return the hash.
+    - Compare both hashes
+
+    '''
+    async def main():
+        with open_ringbuf(
+            'test_ringbuf',
+            buf_size=buf_size
+        ) as token:
+            proc_kwargs = {'pass_fds': token.fds}
+
+            async with tractor.open_nursery() as an:
+                send_p = await an.start_actor(
+                    'ring_sender',
+                    enable_modules=[__name__],
+                    proc_kwargs=proc_kwargs
+                )
+                recv_p = await an.start_actor(
+                    'ring_receiver',
+                    enable_modules=[__name__],
+                    proc_kwargs=proc_kwargs
+                )
+                async with (
+                    send_p.open_context(
+                        child_write_shm,
+                        token=token,
+                        msg_amount=msg_amount,
+                        rand_min=rand_min,
+                        rand_max=rand_max,
+                    ) as (_sctx, sent_hash),
+                    recv_p.open_context(
+                        child_read_shm,
+                        token=token,
+                        msg_amount=msg_amount
+                    ) as (rctx, _sent),
+                ):
+                    recvd_hash = await rctx.result()
+
+                    assert sent_hash == recvd_hash
+
+                await send_p.cancel_actor()
+                await recv_p.cancel_actor()
+
+
+    trio.run(main)
+
+
+@tractor.context
+async def child_blocked_receiver(
+    ctx: tractor.Context,
+    token: RBToken
+):
+    async with attach_to_ringbuf_receiver(token) as receiver:
+        await ctx.started()
+        await receiver.receive_some()
+
+
+def test_reader_cancel():
+    '''
+    Test that a receiver blocked on eventfd(2) read responds to
+    cancellation.
+
+    '''
+    async def main():
+        with open_ringbuf('test_ring_cancel_reader') as token:
+            async with (
+                tractor.open_nursery() as an,
+                attach_to_ringbuf_sender(token) as _sender,
+            ):
+                recv_p = await an.start_actor(
+                    'ring_blocked_receiver',
+                    enable_modules=[__name__],
+                    proc_kwargs={
+                        'pass_fds': token.fds
+                    }
+                )
+                async with (
+                    recv_p.open_context(
+                        child_blocked_receiver,
+                        token=token
+                    ) as (sctx, _sent),
+                ):
+                    await trio.sleep(1)
+                    await an.cancel()
+
+
+    with pytest.raises(tractor._exceptions.ContextCancelled):
+        trio.run(main)
+
+
+@tractor.context
+async def child_blocked_sender(
+    ctx: tractor.Context,
+    token: RBToken
+):
+    async with attach_to_ringbuf_sender(token) as sender:
+        await ctx.started()
+        await sender.send_all(b'this will wrap')
+
+
+def test_sender_cancel():
+    '''
+    Test that a sender blocked on eventfd(2) read responds to
+    cancellation.
+
+    '''
+    async def main():
+        with open_ringbuf(
+            'test_ring_cancel_sender',
+            buf_size=1
+        ) as token:
+            async with tractor.open_nursery() as an:
+                recv_p = await an.start_actor(
+                    'ring_blocked_sender',
+                    enable_modules=[__name__],
+                    proc_kwargs={
+                        'pass_fds': token.fds
+                    }
+                )
+                async with (
+                    recv_p.open_context(
+                        child_blocked_sender,
+                        token=token
+                    ) as (sctx, _sent),
+                ):
+                    await trio.sleep(1)
+                    await an.cancel()
+
+
+    with pytest.raises(tractor._exceptions.ContextCancelled):
+        trio.run(main)
+
+
+def test_receiver_max_bytes():
+    '''
+    Test that RingBuffReceiver.receive_some's max_bytes optional
+    argument works correctly, send a msg of size 100, then
+    force receive of messages with max_bytes == 1, wait until
+    100 of these messages are received, then compare join of
+    msgs with original message
+
+    '''
+    msg = generate_single_byte_msgs(100)
+    msgs = []
+
+    async def main():
+        with open_ringbuf(
+            'test_ringbuf_max_bytes',
+            buf_size=10
+        ) as token:
+            async with (
+                trio.open_nursery() as n,
+                attach_to_ringbuf_sender(token, cleanup=False) as sender,
+                attach_to_ringbuf_receiver(token, cleanup=False) as receiver
+            ):
+                async def _send_and_close():
+                    await sender.send_all(msg)
+                    await sender.aclose()
+
+                n.start_soon(_send_and_close)
+                while len(msgs) < len(msg):
+                    msg_part = await receiver.receive_some(max_bytes=1)
+                    assert len(msg_part) == 1
+                    msgs.append(msg_part)
+
+    trio.run(main)
+    assert msg == b''.join(msgs)
+
+
+def test_stapled_ringbuf():
+    '''
+    Open two ringbufs and give tokens to tasks (swap them such that in/out tokens
+    are inversed on each task) which will open the streams and use trio.StapledStream
+    to have a single bidirectional stream.
+
+    Then take turns to send and receive messages.
+
+    '''
+    msg = generate_single_byte_msgs(100)
+    pair_0_msgs = []
+    pair_1_msgs = []
+
+    pair_0_done = trio.Event()
+    pair_1_done = trio.Event()
+
+    async def pair_0(token_in: RBToken, token_out: RBToken):
+        async with attach_to_ringbuf_stream(
+            token_in,
+            token_out,
+            cleanup_in=False,
+            cleanup_out=False
+        ) as stream:
+            # first turn to send
+            await stream.send_all(msg)
+
+            # second turn to receive
+            while len(pair_0_msgs) != len(msg):
+                _msg = await stream.receive_some(max_bytes=1)
+                pair_0_msgs.append(_msg)
+
+            pair_0_done.set()
+            await pair_1_done.wait()
+
+
+    async def pair_1(token_in: RBToken, token_out: RBToken):
+        async with attach_to_ringbuf_stream(
+            token_in,
+            token_out,
+            cleanup_in=False,
+            cleanup_out=False
+        ) as stream:
+            # first turn to receive
+            while len(pair_1_msgs) != len(msg):
+                _msg = await stream.receive_some(max_bytes=1)
+                pair_1_msgs.append(_msg)
+
+            # second turn to send
+            await stream.send_all(msg)
+
+            pair_1_done.set()
+            await pair_0_done.wait()
+
+
+    async def main():
+        with tractor.ipc.open_ringbuf_pair(
+            'test_stapled_ringbuf'
+        ) as (token_0, token_1):
+            async with trio.open_nursery() as n:
+                n.start_soon(pair_0, token_0, token_1)
+                n.start_soon(pair_1, token_1, token_0)
+
+
+    trio.run(main)
+
+    assert msg == b''.join(pair_0_msgs)
+    assert msg == b''.join(pair_1_msgs)
+
+
+@tractor.context
+async def child_channel_sender(
+    ctx: tractor.Context,
+    msg_amount_min: int,
+    msg_amount_max: int,
+    token_in: RBToken,
+    token_out: RBToken
+):
+    import random
+    msgs, _total_bytes = generate_sample_messages(
+        random.randint(msg_amount_min, msg_amount_max),
+        rand_min=256,
+        rand_max=1024,
+    )
+    async with attach_to_ringbuf_channel(
+        token_in,
+        token_out
+    ) as chan:
+        await ctx.started(msgs)
+
+        for msg in msgs:
+            await chan.send(msg)
+
+
+def test_channel():
+
+    msg_amount_min = 100
+    msg_amount_max = 1000
+
+    async def main():
+        with tractor.ipc.open_ringbuf_pair(
+            'test_ringbuf_transport'
+        ) as (token_0, token_1):
+            async with (
+                attach_to_ringbuf_channel(token_0, token_1) as chan,
+                tractor.open_nursery() as an
+            ):
+                recv_p = await an.start_actor(
+                    'test_ringbuf_transport_sender',
+                    enable_modules=[__name__],
+                    proc_kwargs={
+                        'pass_fds': token_0.fds + token_1.fds
+                    }
+                )
+                async with (
+                    recv_p.open_context(
+                        child_channel_sender,
+                        msg_amount_min=msg_amount_min,
+                        msg_amount_max=msg_amount_max,
+                        token_in=token_1,
+                        token_out=token_0
+                    ) as (ctx, msgs),
+                ):
+                    recv_msgs = []
+                    async for msg in chan:
+                        recv_msgs.append(msg)
+
+                    await recv_p.cancel_actor()
+                    assert recv_msgs == msgs
+
+    trio.run(main)

tests/test_shm.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import uuid
 import pytest
 import trio
 import tractor
-from tractor._shm import (
+from tractor.ipc._shm import (
     open_shm_list,
     attach_shm_list,
 )

tractor/__init__.py

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ from ._root import (
     run_daemon as run_daemon,
     open_root_actor as open_root_actor,
 )
-from ._ipc import Channel as Channel
+from .ipc import Channel as Channel
 from ._portal import Portal as Portal
 from ._runtime import Actor as Actor
 # from . import hilevel as hilevel

tractor/_context.py

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ from .msg import (
     pretty_struct,
     _ops as msgops,
 )
-from ._ipc import (
+from .ipc import (
     Channel,
 )
 from ._streaming import (
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ from ._state import (
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from ._portal import Portal
     from ._runtime import Actor
-    from ._ipc import MsgTransport
+    from .ipc import MsgTransport
     from .devx._frame_stack import (
         CallerInfo,
     )

tractor/_discovery.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from contextlib import asynccontextmanager as acm
 
 from tractor.log import get_logger
 from .trionics import gather_contexts
-from ._ipc import _connect_chan, Channel
+from .ipc import _connect_chan, Channel
 from ._portal import (
     Portal,
     open_portal,

tractor/_exceptions.py

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from ._context import Context
     from .log import StackLevelAdapter
     from ._stream import MsgStream
-    from ._ipc import Channel
+    from .ipc import Channel
 
 log = get_logger('tractor')
 

tractor/_portal.py

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ from .trionics import maybe_open_nursery
 from ._state import (
     current_actor,
 )
-from ._ipc import Channel
+from .ipc import Channel
 from .log import get_logger
 from .msg import (
     # Error,

tractor/_root.py

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ from .devx import _debug
 from . import _spawn
 from . import _state
 from . import log
-from ._ipc import _connect_chan
+from .ipc import _connect_chan
 from ._exceptions import is_multi_cancelled
 
 

tractor/_rpc.py

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ from trio import (
     TaskStatus,
 )
 
-from ._ipc import Channel
+from .ipc import Channel
 from ._context import (
     Context,
 )

tractor/_runtime.py

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ from tractor.msg import (
     pretty_struct,
     types as msgtypes,
 )
-from ._ipc import Channel
+from .ipc import Channel
 from ._context import (
     mk_context,
     Context,

tractor/_spawn.py

@@ -399,7 +399,8 @@ async def new_proc(
     *,
 
     infect_asyncio: bool = False,
-    task_status: TaskStatus[Portal] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED
+    task_status: TaskStatus[Portal] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED,
+    proc_kwargs: dict[str, any] = {}
 
 ) -> None:
 
@@ -419,6 +420,7 @@ async def new_proc(
         _runtime_vars,  # run time vars
         infect_asyncio=infect_asyncio,
         task_status=task_status,
+        proc_kwargs=proc_kwargs
     )
 
 
@@ -434,7 +436,8 @@ async def trio_proc(
     _runtime_vars: dict[str, Any],  # serialized and sent to _child
     *,
     infect_asyncio: bool = False,
-    task_status: TaskStatus[Portal] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED
+    task_status: TaskStatus[Portal] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED,
+    proc_kwargs: dict[str, any] = {}
 
 ) -> None:
     '''
@@ -475,7 +478,7 @@ async def trio_proc(
     proc: trio.Process|None = None
     try:
         try:
-            proc: trio.Process = await trio.lowlevel.open_process(spawn_cmd)
+            proc: trio.Process = await trio.lowlevel.open_process(spawn_cmd, **proc_kwargs)
             log.runtime(
                 'Started new child\n'
                 f'|_{proc}\n'
@@ -640,7 +643,8 @@ async def mp_proc(
     _runtime_vars: dict[str, Any],  # serialized and sent to _child
     *,
     infect_asyncio: bool = False,
-    task_status: TaskStatus[Portal] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED
+    task_status: TaskStatus[Portal] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED,
+    proc_kwargs: dict[str, any] = {}
 
 ) -> None:
 

tractor/_streaming.py

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ from tractor.msg import (
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from ._runtime import Actor
     from ._context import Context
-    from ._ipc import Channel
+    from .ipc import Channel
 
 
 log = get_logger(__name__)

tractor/_supervise.py

@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ class ActorNursery:
         # a `._ria_nursery` since the dependent APIs have been
         # removed!
         nursery: trio.Nursery|None = None,
+        proc_kwargs: dict[str, any] = {}
 
     ) -> Portal:
         '''
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ class ActorNursery:
                 parent_addr,
                 _rtv,  # run time vars
                 infect_asyncio=infect_asyncio,
+                proc_kwargs=proc_kwargs
             )
         )
 
@@ -227,6 +229,7 @@ class ActorNursery:
         enable_modules: list[str] | None = None,
         loglevel: str | None = None,  # set log level per subactor
         infect_asyncio: bool = False,
+        proc_kwargs: dict[str, any] = {},
 
         **kwargs,  # explicit args to ``fn``
 
@@ -257,6 +260,7 @@ class ActorNursery:
             # use the run_in_actor nursery
             nursery=self._ria_nursery,
             infect_asyncio=infect_asyncio,
+            proc_kwargs=proc_kwargs
         )
 
         # XXX: don't allow stream funcs

tractor/_testing/samples.py

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import os
+import random
+
+
+def generate_single_byte_msgs(amount: int) -> bytes:
+    '''
+    Generate a byte instance of len `amount` with:
+
+    ```
+    byte_at_index(i) = (i % 10).encode()
+    ```
+
+    this results in constantly repeating sequences of:
+
+    b'0123456789'
+
+    '''
+    return b''.join(str(i % 10).encode() for i in range(amount))
+
+
+def generate_sample_messages(
+    amount: int,
+    rand_min: int = 0,
+    rand_max: int = 0,
+    silent: bool = False,
+) -> tuple[list[bytes], int]:
+    '''
+    Generate bytes msgs for tests.
+
+    Messages will have the following format:
+
+    ```
+    b'[{i:08}]' + os.urandom(random.randint(rand_min, rand_max))
+    ```
+
+    so for message index 25:
+
+    b'[00000025]' + random_bytes
+
+    '''
+    msgs = []
+    size = 0
+
+    log_interval = None
+    if not silent:
+        print(f'\ngenerating {amount} messages...')
+
+        # calculate an apropiate log interval based on
+        # max message size
+        max_msg_size = 10 + rand_max
+
+        if max_msg_size <= 32 * 1024:
+            log_interval = 10_000
+
+        else:
+            log_interval = 1000
+
+    for i in range(amount):
+        msg = f'[{i:08}]'.encode('utf-8')
+
+        if rand_max > 0:
+            msg += os.urandom(
+                random.randint(rand_min, rand_max))
+
+        size += len(msg)
+
+        msgs.append(msg)
+
+        if (
+            not silent
+            and
+            i > 0
+            and
+            i % log_interval == 0
+        ):
+            print(f'{i} generated')
+
+    if not silent:
+        print(f'done, {size:,} bytes in total')
+
+    return msgs, size

tractor/devx/_debug.py

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ from tractor._state import (
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from trio.lowlevel import Task
     from threading import Thread
-    from tractor._ipc import Channel
+    from tractor.ipc import Channel
     from tractor._runtime import (
         Actor,
     )

tractor/ipc/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# tractor: structured concurrent "actors".
+# Copyright 2018-eternity Tyler Goodlet.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+import platform
+
+from ._transport import MsgTransport as MsgTransport
+
+from ._tcp import (
+    get_stream_addrs as get_stream_addrs,
+    MsgpackTCPStream as MsgpackTCPStream
+)
+
+from ._chan import (
+    _connect_chan as _connect_chan,
+    get_msg_transport as get_msg_transport,
+    Channel as Channel
+)
+
+if platform.system() == 'Linux':
+    from ._linux import (
+        EFD_SEMAPHORE as EFD_SEMAPHORE,
+        EFD_CLOEXEC as EFD_CLOEXEC,
+        EFD_NONBLOCK as EFD_NONBLOCK,
+        open_eventfd as open_eventfd,
+        write_eventfd as write_eventfd,
+        read_eventfd as read_eventfd,
+        close_eventfd as close_eventfd,
+        EFDReadCancelled as EFDReadCancelled,
+        EventFD as EventFD,
+    )
+
+    from ._ringbuf import (
+        RBToken as RBToken,
+        open_ringbuf as open_ringbuf,
+        RingBuffSender as RingBuffSender,
+        RingBuffReceiver as RingBuffReceiver,
+        open_ringbuf_pair as open_ringbuf_pair,
+        attach_to_ringbuf_receiver as attach_to_ringbuf_receiver,
+        attach_to_ringbuf_sender as attach_to_ringbuf_sender,
+        attach_to_ringbuf_stream as attach_to_ringbuf_stream,
+        RingBuffBytesSender as RingBuffBytesSender,
+        RingBuffBytesReceiver as RingBuffBytesReceiver,
+        RingBuffChannel as RingBuffChannel,
+        attach_to_ringbuf_schannel as attach_to_ringbuf_schannel,
+        attach_to_ringbuf_rchannel as attach_to_ringbuf_rchannel,
+        attach_to_ringbuf_channel as attach_to_ringbuf_channel,
+    )

tractor/ipc/_chan.py

@@ -0,0 +1,404 @@
+# tractor: structured concurrent "actors".
+# Copyright 2018-eternity Tyler Goodlet.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""
+Inter-process comms abstractions
+
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator
+from contextlib import (
+    asynccontextmanager as acm,
+    contextmanager as cm,
+)
+import platform
+from pprint import pformat
+import typing
+from typing import (
+    Any,
+    Type
+)
+
+import trio
+
+from tractor.ipc._transport import MsgTransport
+from tractor.ipc._tcp import (
+    MsgpackTCPStream,
+    get_stream_addrs
+)
+from tractor.log import get_logger
+from tractor._exceptions import (
+    MsgTypeError,
+    pack_from_raise,
+)
+from tractor.msg import MsgCodec
+
+
+log = get_logger(__name__)
+
+_is_windows = platform.system() == 'Windows'
+
+
+def get_msg_transport(
+
+    key: tuple[str, str],
+
+) -> Type[MsgTransport]:
+
+    return {
+        ('msgpack', 'tcp'): MsgpackTCPStream,
+    }[key]
+
+
+class Channel:
+    '''
+    An inter-process channel for communication between (remote) actors.
+
+    Wraps a ``MsgStream``: transport + encoding IPC connection.
+
+    Currently we only support ``trio.SocketStream`` for transport
+    (aka TCP) and the ``msgpack`` interchange format via the ``msgspec``
+    codec libary.
+
+    '''
+    def __init__(
+
+        self,
+        destaddr: tuple[str, int]|None,
+
+        msg_transport_type_key: tuple[str, str] = ('msgpack', 'tcp'),
+
+        # TODO: optional reconnection support?
+        # auto_reconnect: bool = False,
+        # on_reconnect: typing.Callable[..., typing.Awaitable] = None,
+
+    ) -> None:
+
+        # self._recon_seq = on_reconnect
+        # self._autorecon = auto_reconnect
+
+        self._destaddr = destaddr
+        self._transport_key = msg_transport_type_key
+
+        # Either created in ``.connect()`` or passed in by
+        # user in ``.from_stream()``.
+        self._stream: trio.SocketStream|None = None
+        self._transport: MsgTransport|None = None
+
+        # set after handshake - always uid of far end
+        self.uid: tuple[str, str]|None = None
+
+        self._aiter_msgs = self._iter_msgs()
+        self._exc: Exception|None = None  # set if far end actor errors
+        self._closed: bool = False
+
+        # flag set by ``Portal.cancel_actor()`` indicating remote
+        # (possibly peer) cancellation of the far end actor
+        # runtime.
+        self._cancel_called: bool = False
+
+    @property
+    def msgstream(self) -> MsgTransport:
+        log.info(
+            '`Channel.msgstream` is an old name, use `._transport`'
+        )
+        return self._transport
+
+    @property
+    def transport(self) -> MsgTransport:
+        return self._transport
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_stream(
+        cls,
+        stream: trio.SocketStream,
+        **kwargs,
+
+    ) -> Channel:
+
+        src, dst = get_stream_addrs(stream)
+        chan = Channel(
+            destaddr=dst,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+
+        # set immediately here from provided instance
+        chan._stream: trio.SocketStream = stream
+        chan.set_msg_transport(stream)
+        return chan
+
+    def set_msg_transport(
+        self,
+        stream: trio.SocketStream,
+        type_key: tuple[str, str]|None = None,
+
+        # XXX optionally provided codec pair for `msgspec`:
+        # https://jcristharif.com/msgspec/extending.html#mapping-to-from-native-types
+        codec: MsgCodec|None = None,
+
+    ) -> MsgTransport:
+        type_key = (
+            type_key
+            or
+            self._transport_key
+        )
+        # get transport type, then
+        self._transport = get_msg_transport(
+            type_key
+        # instantiate an instance of the msg-transport
+        )(
+            stream,
+            codec=codec,
+        )
+        return self._transport
+
+    @cm
+    def apply_codec(
+        self,
+        codec: MsgCodec,
+
+    ) -> None:
+        '''
+        Temporarily override the underlying IPC msg codec for
+        dynamic enforcement of messaging schema.
+
+        '''
+        orig: MsgCodec = self._transport.codec
+        try:
+            self._transport.codec = codec
+            yield
+        finally:
+            self._transport.codec = orig
+
+    # TODO: do a .src/.dst: str for maddrs?
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        if not self._transport:
+            return '<Channel with inactive transport?>'
+
+        return repr(
+            self._transport.stream.socket._sock
+        ).replace(  # type: ignore
+            "socket.socket",
+            "Channel",
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def laddr(self) -> tuple[str, int]|None:
+        return self._transport.laddr if self._transport else None
+
+    @property
+    def raddr(self) -> tuple[str, int]|None:
+        return self._transport.raddr if self._transport else None
+
+    async def connect(
+        self,
+        destaddr: tuple[Any, ...] | None = None,
+        **kwargs
+
+    ) -> MsgTransport:
+
+        if self.connected():
+            raise RuntimeError("channel is already connected?")
+
+        destaddr = destaddr or self._destaddr
+        assert isinstance(destaddr, tuple)
+
+        stream = await trio.open_tcp_stream(
+            *destaddr,
+            **kwargs
+        )
+        transport = self.set_msg_transport(stream)
+
+        log.transport(
+            f'Opened channel[{type(transport)}]: {self.laddr} -> {self.raddr}'
+        )
+        return transport
+
+    # TODO: something like,
+    # `pdbp.hideframe_on(errors=[MsgTypeError])`
+    # instead of the `try/except` hack we have rn..
+    # seems like a pretty useful thing to have in general
+    # along with being able to filter certain stack frame(s / sets)
+    # possibly based on the current log-level?
+    async def send(
+        self,
+        payload: Any,
+
+        hide_tb: bool = False,
+
+    ) -> None:
+        '''
+        Send a coded msg-blob over the transport.
+
+        '''
+        __tracebackhide__: bool = hide_tb
+        try:
+            log.transport(
+                '=> send IPC msg:\n\n'
+                f'{pformat(payload)}\n'
+            )
+            # assert self._transport  # but why typing?
+            await self._transport.send(
+                payload,
+                hide_tb=hide_tb,
+            )
+        except BaseException as _err:
+            err = _err  # bind for introspection
+            if not isinstance(_err, MsgTypeError):
+                # assert err
+                __tracebackhide__: bool = False
+            else:
+                assert err.cid
+
+            raise
+
+    async def recv(self) -> Any:
+        assert self._transport
+        return await self._transport.recv()
+
+        # TODO: auto-reconnect features like 0mq/nanomsg?
+        # -[ ] implement it manually with nods to SC prot
+        #      possibly on multiple transport backends?
+        #  -> seems like that might be re-inventing scalability
+        #     prots tho no?
+        # try:
+        #     return await self._transport.recv()
+        # except trio.BrokenResourceError:
+        #     if self._autorecon:
+        #         await self._reconnect()
+        #         return await self.recv()
+        #     raise
+
+    async def aclose(self) -> None:
+
+        log.transport(
+            f'Closing channel to {self.uid} '
+            f'{self.laddr} -> {self.raddr}'
+        )
+        assert self._transport
+        await self._transport.stream.aclose()
+        self._closed = True
+
+    async def __aenter__(self):
+        await self.connect()
+        return self
+
+    async def __aexit__(self, *args):
+        await self.aclose(*args)
+
+    def __aiter__(self):
+        return self._aiter_msgs
+
+    # ?TODO? run any reconnection sequence?
+    # -[ ] prolly should be impl-ed as deco-API?
+    #
+    # async def _reconnect(self) -> None:
+    #     """Handle connection failures by polling until a reconnect can be
+    #     established.
+    #     """
+    #     down = False
+    #     while True:
+    #         try:
+    #             with trio.move_on_after(3) as cancel_scope:
+    #                 await self.connect()
+    #             cancelled = cancel_scope.cancelled_caught
+    #             if cancelled:
+    #                 log.transport(
+    #                     "Reconnect timed out after 3 seconds, retrying...")
+    #                 continue
+    #             else:
+    #                 log.transport("Stream connection re-established!")
+
+    #                 # on_recon = self._recon_seq
+    #                 # if on_recon:
+    #                 #     await on_recon(self)
+
+    #                 break
+    #         except (OSError, ConnectionRefusedError):
+    #             if not down:
+    #                 down = True
+    #                 log.transport(
+    #                     f"Connection to {self.raddr} went down, waiting"
+    #                     " for re-establishment")
+    #             await trio.sleep(1)
+
+    async def _iter_msgs(
+        self
+    ) -> AsyncGenerator[Any, None]:
+        '''
+        Yield `MsgType` IPC msgs decoded and deliverd from
+        an underlying `MsgTransport` protocol.
+
+        This is a streaming routine alo implemented as an async-gen
+        func (same a `MsgTransport._iter_pkts()`) gets allocated by
+        a `.__call__()` inside `.__init__()` where it is assigned to
+        the `._aiter_msgs` attr.
+
+        '''
+        assert self._transport
+        while True:
+            try:
+                async for msg in self._transport:
+                    match msg:
+                        # NOTE: if transport/interchange delivers
+                        # a type error, we pack it with the far
+                        # end peer `Actor.uid` and relay the
+                        # `Error`-msg upward to the `._rpc` stack
+                        # for normal RAE handling.
+                        case MsgTypeError():
+                            yield pack_from_raise(
+                                local_err=msg,
+                                cid=msg.cid,
+
+                                # XXX we pack it here bc lower
+                                # layers have no notion of an
+                                # actor-id ;)
+                                src_uid=self.uid,
+                            )
+                        case _:
+                            yield msg
+
+            except trio.BrokenResourceError:
+
+                # if not self._autorecon:
+                raise
+
+            await self.aclose()
+
+            # if self._autorecon:  # attempt reconnect
+            #     await self._reconnect()
+            #     continue
+
+    def connected(self) -> bool:
+        return self._transport.connected() if self._transport else False
+
+
+@acm
+async def _connect_chan(
+    host: str,
+    port: int
+
+) -> typing.AsyncGenerator[Channel, None]:
+    '''
+    Create and connect a channel with disconnect on context manager
+    teardown.
+
+    '''
+    chan = Channel((host, port))
+    await chan.connect()
+    yield chan
+    with trio.CancelScope(shield=True):
+        await chan.aclose()

tractor/ipc/_linux.py

@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+# tractor: structured concurrent "actors".
+# Copyright 2018-eternity Tyler Goodlet.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+'''
+Linux specifics, for now we are only exposing EventFD
+
+'''
+import os
+import errno
+
+import cffi
+import trio
+
+ffi = cffi.FFI()
+
+# Declare the C functions and types we plan to use.
+#    - eventfd: for creating the event file descriptor
+#    - write:   for writing to the file descriptor
+#    - read:    for reading from the file descriptor
+#    - close:   for closing the file descriptor
+ffi.cdef(
+    '''
+    int eventfd(unsigned int initval, int flags);
+
+    ssize_t write(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count);
+    ssize_t read(int fd, void *buf, size_t count);
+
+    int close(int fd);
+    '''
+)
+
+
+# Open the default dynamic library (essentially 'libc' in most cases)
+C = ffi.dlopen(None)
+
+
+# Constants from <sys/eventfd.h>, if needed.
+EFD_SEMAPHORE = 1
+EFD_CLOEXEC = 0o2000000
+EFD_NONBLOCK = 0o4000
+
+
+def open_eventfd(initval: int = 0, flags: int = 0) -> int:
+    '''
+    Open an eventfd with the given initial value and flags.
+    Returns the file descriptor on success, otherwise raises OSError.
+
+    '''
+    fd = C.eventfd(initval, flags)
+    if fd < 0:
+        raise OSError(errno.errorcode[ffi.errno], 'eventfd failed')
+    return fd
+
+
+def write_eventfd(fd: int, value: int) -> int:
+    '''
+    Write a 64-bit integer (uint64_t) to the eventfd's counter.
+
+    '''
+    # Create a uint64_t* in C, store `value`
+    data_ptr = ffi.new('uint64_t *', value)
+
+    # Call write(fd, data_ptr, 8)
+    # We expect to write exactly 8 bytes (sizeof(uint64_t))
+    ret = C.write(fd, data_ptr, 8)
+    if ret < 0:
+        raise OSError(errno.errorcode[ffi.errno], 'write to eventfd failed')
+    return ret
+
+
+def read_eventfd(fd: int) -> int:
+    '''
+    Read a 64-bit integer (uint64_t) from the eventfd, returning the value.
+    Reading resets the counter to 0 (unless using EFD_SEMAPHORE).
+
+    '''
+    # Allocate an 8-byte buffer in C for reading
+    buf = ffi.new('char[]', 8)
+
+    ret = C.read(fd, buf, 8)
+    if ret < 0:
+        raise OSError(errno.errorcode[ffi.errno], 'read from eventfd failed')
+    # Convert the 8 bytes we read into a Python integer
+    data_bytes = ffi.unpack(buf, 8)  # returns a Python bytes object of length 8
+    value = int.from_bytes(data_bytes, byteorder='little', signed=False)
+    return value
+
+
+def close_eventfd(fd: int) -> int:
+    '''
+    Close the eventfd.
+
+    '''
+    ret = C.close(fd)
+    if ret < 0:
+        raise OSError(errno.errorcode[ffi.errno], 'close failed')
+
+
+class EFDReadCancelled(Exception):
+    ...
+
+
+class EventFD:
+    '''
+    Use a previously opened eventfd(2), meant to be used in
+    sub-actors after root actor opens the eventfds then passes
+    them through pass_fds
+
+    '''
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        fd: int,
+        omode: str
+    ):
+        self._fd: int = fd
+        self._omode: str = omode
+        self._fobj = None
+        self._cscope: trio.CancelScope | None = None
+
+    @property
+    def fd(self) -> int | None:
+        return self._fd
+
+    def write(self, value: int) -> int:
+        return write_eventfd(self._fd, value)
+
+    async def read(self) -> int:
+        '''
+        Async wrapper for `read_eventfd(self.fd)`
+
+        `trio.to_thread.run_sync` is used, need to use a `trio.CancelScope`
+        in order to make it cancellable when `self.close()` is called.
+
+        '''
+        self._cscope = trio.CancelScope()
+        with self._cscope:
+            return await trio.to_thread.run_sync(
+                read_eventfd, self._fd,
+                abandon_on_cancel=True
+            )
+
+        if self._cscope.cancelled_caught:
+            raise EFDReadCancelled
+
+        self._cscope = None
+
+    def read_direct(self) -> int:
+        '''
+        Direct call to `read_eventfd(self.fd)`, unless `eventfd` was
+        opened with `EFD_NONBLOCK` its gonna block the thread.
+
+        '''
+        return read_eventfd(self._fd)
+
+    def open(self):
+        self._fobj = os.fdopen(self._fd, self._omode)
+
+    def close(self):
+        if self._fobj:
+            try:
+                self._fobj.close()
+
+            except OSError:
+                ...
+
+        if self._cscope:
+            self._cscope.cancel()
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self.open()
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
+        self.close()

tractor/ipc/_mp_bs.py

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# tractor: structured concurrent "actors".
+# Copyright 2018-eternity Tyler Goodlet.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+'''
+Utils to tame mp non-SC madeness
+
+'''
+def disable_mantracker():
+    '''
+    Disable all ``multiprocessing``` "resource tracking" machinery since
+    it's an absolute multi-threaded mess of non-SC madness.
+
+    '''
+    from multiprocessing import resource_tracker as mantracker
+
+    # Tell the "resource tracker" thing to fuck off.
+    class ManTracker(mantracker.ResourceTracker):
+        def register(self, name, rtype):
+            pass
+
+        def unregister(self, name, rtype):
+            pass
+
+        def ensure_running(self):
+            pass
+
+    # "know your land and know your prey"
+    # https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6ozzco
+    mantracker._resource_tracker = ManTracker()
+    mantracker.register = mantracker._resource_tracker.register
+    mantracker.ensure_running = mantracker._resource_tracker.ensure_running
+    mantracker.unregister = mantracker._resource_tracker.unregister
+    mantracker.getfd = mantracker._resource_tracker.getfd

tractor/ipc/_ringbuf.py

@@ -0,0 +1,651 @@
+# tractor: structured concurrent "actors".
+# Copyright 2018-eternity Tyler Goodlet.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+'''
+IPC Reliable RingBuffer implementation
+
+'''
+from __future__ import annotations
+import struct
+from typing import (
+    ContextManager,
+    AsyncContextManager
+)
+from contextlib import (
+    contextmanager as cm,
+    asynccontextmanager as acm
+)
+from multiprocessing.shared_memory import SharedMemory
+
+import trio
+from msgspec import (
+    Struct,
+    to_builtins
+)
+
+from ._linux import (
+    open_eventfd,
+    EFDReadCancelled,
+    EventFD
+)
+from ._mp_bs import disable_mantracker
+from tractor.log import get_logger
+from tractor._exceptions import (
+    InternalError
+)
+
+
+log = get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+disable_mantracker()
+
+_DEFAULT_RB_SIZE = 10 * 1024
+
+
+class RBToken(Struct, frozen=True):
+    '''
+    RingBuffer token contains necesary info to open the three
+    eventfds and the shared memory
+
+    '''
+    shm_name: str
+
+    write_eventfd: int  # used to signal writer ptr advance
+    wrap_eventfd: int  # used to signal reader ready after wrap around
+    eof_eventfd: int  # used to signal writer closed
+
+    buf_size: int
+
+    def as_msg(self):
+        return to_builtins(self)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_msg(cls, msg: dict) -> RBToken:
+        if isinstance(msg, RBToken):
+            return msg
+
+        return RBToken(**msg)
+
+    @property
+    def fds(self) -> tuple[int, int, int]:
+        '''
+        Useful for `pass_fds` params
+
+        '''
+        return (
+            self.write_eventfd,
+            self.wrap_eventfd,
+            self.eof_eventfd
+        )
+
+
+@cm
+def open_ringbuf(
+    shm_name: str,
+    buf_size: int = _DEFAULT_RB_SIZE,
+) -> ContextManager[RBToken]:
+    '''
+    Handle resources for a ringbuf (shm, eventfd), yield `RBToken` to
+    be used with `attach_to_ringbuf_sender` and `attach_to_ringbuf_receiver`
+
+    '''
+    shm = SharedMemory(
+        name=shm_name,
+        size=buf_size,
+        create=True
+    )
+    try:
+        with (
+            EventFD(open_eventfd(), 'r') as write_event,
+            EventFD(open_eventfd(), 'r') as wrap_event,
+            EventFD(open_eventfd(), 'r') as eof_event,
+        ):
+            token = RBToken(
+                shm_name=shm_name,
+                write_eventfd=write_event.fd,
+                wrap_eventfd=wrap_event.fd,
+                eof_eventfd=eof_event.fd,
+                buf_size=buf_size
+            )
+            yield token
+
+    finally:
+        shm.unlink()
+
+
+Buffer = bytes | bytearray | memoryview
+
+
+'''
+IPC Reliable Ring Buffer
+
+`eventfd(2)` is used for wrap around sync, to signal writes to
+the reader and end of stream.
+
+'''
+
+
+class RingBuffSender(trio.abc.SendStream):
+    '''
+    Ring Buffer sender side implementation
+
+    Do not use directly! manage with `attach_to_ringbuf_sender`
+    after having opened a ringbuf context with `open_ringbuf`.
+
+    '''
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        token: RBToken,
+        cleanup: bool = False
+    ):
+        self._token = RBToken.from_msg(token)
+        self._shm: SharedMemory | None = None
+        self._write_event = EventFD(self._token.write_eventfd, 'w')
+        self._wrap_event = EventFD(self._token.wrap_eventfd, 'r')
+        self._eof_event = EventFD(self._token.eof_eventfd, 'w')
+        self._ptr = 0
+
+        self._cleanup = cleanup
+        self._send_lock = trio.StrictFIFOLock()
+
+    @property
+    def name(self) -> str:
+        if not self._shm:
+            raise ValueError('shared memory not initialized yet!')
+        return self._shm.name
+
+    @property
+    def size(self) -> int:
+        return self._token.buf_size
+
+    @property
+    def ptr(self) -> int:
+        return self._ptr
+
+    @property
+    def write_fd(self) -> int:
+        return self._write_event.fd
+
+    @property
+    def wrap_fd(self) -> int:
+        return self._wrap_event.fd
+
+    async def send_all(self, data: Buffer):
+        async with self._send_lock:
+            # while data is larger than the remaining buf
+            target_ptr = self.ptr + len(data)
+            while target_ptr > self.size:
+                # write all bytes that fit
+                remaining = self.size - self.ptr
+                self._shm.buf[self.ptr:] = data[:remaining]
+                # signal write and wait for reader wrap around
+                self._write_event.write(remaining)
+                await self._wrap_event.read()
+
+                # wrap around and trim already written bytes
+                self._ptr = 0
+                data = data[remaining:]
+                target_ptr = self._ptr + len(data)
+
+            # remaining data fits on buffer
+            self._shm.buf[self.ptr:target_ptr] = data
+            self._write_event.write(len(data))
+            self._ptr = target_ptr
+
+    async def wait_send_all_might_not_block(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def open(self):
+        self._shm = SharedMemory(
+            name=self._token.shm_name,
+            size=self._token.buf_size,
+            create=False
+        )
+        self._write_event.open()
+        self._wrap_event.open()
+        self._eof_event.open()
+
+    def close(self):
+        self._eof_event.write(
+            self._ptr if self._ptr > 0 else self.size
+        )
+
+        if self._cleanup:
+            self._write_event.close()
+            self._wrap_event.close()
+            self._eof_event.close()
+            self._shm.close()
+
+    async def aclose(self):
+        async with self._send_lock:
+            self.close()
+
+    async def __aenter__(self):
+        self.open()
+        return self
+
+
+class RingBuffReceiver(trio.abc.ReceiveStream):
+    '''
+    Ring Buffer receiver side implementation
+
+    Do not use directly! manage with `attach_to_ringbuf_receiver`
+    after having opened a ringbuf context with `open_ringbuf`.
+
+    '''
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        token: RBToken,
+        cleanup: bool = True,
+    ):
+        self._token = RBToken.from_msg(token)
+        self._shm: SharedMemory | None = None
+        self._write_event = EventFD(self._token.write_eventfd, 'w')
+        self._wrap_event = EventFD(self._token.wrap_eventfd, 'r')
+        self._eof_event = EventFD(self._token.eof_eventfd, 'r')
+        self._ptr: int = 0
+        self._write_ptr: int = 0
+        self._end_ptr: int = -1
+
+        self._cleanup: bool = cleanup
+
+    @property
+    def name(self) -> str:
+        if not self._shm:
+            raise ValueError('shared memory not initialized yet!')
+        return self._shm.name
+
+    @property
+    def size(self) -> int:
+        return self._token.buf_size
+
+    @property
+    def ptr(self) -> int:
+        return self._ptr
+
+    @property
+    def write_fd(self) -> int:
+        return self._write_event.fd
+
+    @property
+    def wrap_fd(self) -> int:
+        return self._wrap_event.fd
+
+    async def _eof_monitor_task(self):
+        '''
+        Long running EOF event monitor, automatically run in bg by
+        `attach_to_ringbuf_receiver` context manager, if EOF event
+        is set its value will be the end pointer (highest valid
+        index to be read from buf, after setting the `self._end_ptr`
+        we close the write event which should cancel any blocked
+        `self._write_event.read()`s on it.
+
+        '''
+        try:
+            self._end_ptr = await self._eof_event.read()
+            self._write_event.close()
+
+        except EFDReadCancelled:
+            ...
+
+        except trio.Cancelled:
+            ...
+
+    async def receive_some(self, max_bytes: int | None = None) -> bytes:
+        '''
+        Receive up to `max_bytes`, if no `max_bytes` is provided
+        a reasonable default is used.
+
+        '''
+        if max_bytes is None:
+            max_bytes: int = _DEFAULT_RB_SIZE
+
+        if max_bytes < 1:
+            raise ValueError("max_bytes must be >= 1")
+
+        # delta is remaining bytes we havent read
+        delta = self._write_ptr - self._ptr
+        if delta == 0:
+            # we have read all we can, see if new data is available
+            if self._end_ptr < 0:
+                # if we havent been signaled about EOF yet
+                try:
+                    delta = await self._write_event.read()
+                    self._write_ptr += delta
+
+                except EFDReadCancelled:
+                    # while waiting for new data `self._write_event` was closed
+                    # this means writer signaled EOF
+                    if self._end_ptr > 0:
+                        # final self._write_ptr modification and recalculate delta
+                        self._write_ptr = self._end_ptr
+                        delta = self._end_ptr - self._ptr
+
+                    else:
+                        # shouldnt happen cause self._eof_monitor_task always sets
+                        # self._end_ptr before closing self._write_event
+                        raise InternalError(
+                            'self._write_event.read cancelled but self._end_ptr is not set'
+                        )
+
+            else:
+                # no more bytes to read and self._end_ptr set, EOF reached
+                return b''
+
+        # dont overflow caller
+        delta = min(delta, max_bytes)
+
+        target_ptr = self._ptr + delta
+
+        # fetch next segment and advance ptr
+        segment = bytes(self._shm.buf[self._ptr:target_ptr])
+        self._ptr = target_ptr
+
+        if self._ptr == self.size:
+            # reached the end, signal wrap around
+            self._ptr = 0
+            self._write_ptr = 0
+            self._wrap_event.write(1)
+
+        return segment
+
+    def open(self):
+        self._shm = SharedMemory(
+            name=self._token.shm_name,
+            size=self._token.buf_size,
+            create=False
+        )
+        self._write_event.open()
+        self._wrap_event.open()
+        self._eof_event.open()
+
+    def close(self):
+        if self._cleanup:
+            self._write_event.close()
+            self._wrap_event.close()
+            self._eof_event.close()
+            self._shm.close()
+
+    async def aclose(self):
+        self.close()
+
+    async def __aenter__(self):
+        self.open()
+        return self
+
+
+@acm
+async def attach_to_ringbuf_receiver(
+    token: RBToken,
+    cleanup: bool = True
+) -> AsyncContextManager[RingBuffReceiver]:
+    '''
+    Attach a RingBuffReceiver from a previously opened
+    RBToken.
+
+    Launches `receiver._eof_monitor_task` in a `trio.Nursery`.
+    '''
+    async with (
+        trio.open_nursery() as n,
+        RingBuffReceiver(
+            token,
+            cleanup=cleanup
+        ) as receiver
+    ):
+        n.start_soon(receiver._eof_monitor_task)
+        yield receiver
+
+
+@acm
+async def attach_to_ringbuf_sender(
+    token: RBToken,
+    cleanup: bool = True
+) -> AsyncContextManager[RingBuffSender]:
+    '''
+    Attach a RingBuffSender from a previously opened
+    RBToken.
+
+    '''
+    async with RingBuffSender(
+        token,
+        cleanup=cleanup
+    ) as sender:
+        yield sender
+
+
+@cm
+def open_ringbuf_pair(
+    name: str,
+    buf_size: int = _DEFAULT_RB_SIZE
+) -> ContextManager[tuple(RBToken, RBToken)]:
+    '''
+    Handle resources for a ringbuf pair to be used for
+    bidirectional messaging.
+
+    '''
+    with (
+        open_ringbuf(
+            name + '.pair0',
+            buf_size=buf_size
+        ) as token_0,
+
+        open_ringbuf(
+            name + '.pair1',
+            buf_size=buf_size
+        ) as token_1
+    ):
+        yield token_0, token_1
+
+
+@acm
+async def attach_to_ringbuf_stream(
+    token_in: RBToken,
+    token_out: RBToken,
+    cleanup_in: bool = True,
+    cleanup_out: bool = True
+) -> AsyncContextManager[trio.StapledStream]:
+    '''
+    Attach a trio.StapledStream from a previously opened
+    ringbuf pair.
+
+    '''
+    async with (
+        attach_to_ringbuf_receiver(
+            token_in,
+            cleanup=cleanup_in
+        ) as receiver,
+        attach_to_ringbuf_sender(
+            token_out,
+            cleanup=cleanup_out
+        ) as sender,
+    ):
+        yield trio.StapledStream(sender, receiver)
+
+
+
+class RingBuffBytesSender(trio.abc.SendChannel[bytes]):
+    '''
+    In order to guarantee full messages are received, all bytes
+    sent by `RingBuffBytesSender` are preceded with a 4 byte header
+    which decodes into a uint32 indicating the actual size of the
+    next payload.
+
+    Optional batch mode:
+
+    If `batch_size` > 1 messages wont get sent immediately but will be
+    stored until `batch_size` messages are pending, then it will send
+    them all at once.
+
+    `batch_size` can be changed dynamically but always call, `flush()`
+    right before.
+
+    '''
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        sender: RingBuffSender,
+        batch_size: int = 1
+    ):
+        self._sender = sender
+        self.batch_size = batch_size
+        self._batch_msg_len = 0
+        self._batch: bytes = b''
+
+    async def flush(self) -> None:
+        await self._sender.send_all(self._batch)
+        self._batch = b''
+        self._batch_msg_len = 0
+
+    async def send(self, value: bytes) -> None:
+        msg: bytes = struct.pack("<I", len(value)) + value
+        if self.batch_size == 1:
+            await self._sender.send_all(msg)
+            return
+
+        self._batch += msg
+        self._batch_msg_len += 1
+        if self._batch_msg_len == self.batch_size:
+            await self.flush()
+
+
+    async def aclose(self) -> None:
+        await self._sender.aclose()
+
+
+class RingBuffBytesReceiver(trio.abc.ReceiveChannel[bytes]):
+    '''
+    See `RingBuffBytesSender` docstring.
+
+    A `tricycle.BufferedReceiveStream` is used for the
+    `receive_exactly` API.
+    '''
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        receiver: RingBuffReceiver
+    ):
+        self._receiver = receiver
+
+    async def _receive_exactly(self, num_bytes: int) -> bytes:
+        '''
+        Fetch bytes from receiver until we read exactly `num_bytes`
+        or end of stream is signaled.
+
+        '''
+        payload = b''
+        while len(payload) < num_bytes:
+            remaining = num_bytes - len(payload)
+
+            new_bytes = await self._receiver.receive_some(
+                max_bytes=remaining
+            )
+
+            if new_bytes == b'':
+                raise trio.EndOfChannel
+
+            payload += new_bytes
+
+        return payload
+
+    async def receive(self) -> bytes:
+        header: bytes = await self._receive_exactly(4)
+        size: int
+        size, = struct.unpack("<I", header)
+        if size == 0:
+            raise trio.EndOfChannel
+        return await self._receive_exactly(size)
+
+    async def aclose(self) -> None:
+        await self._receiver.aclose()
+
+
+@acm
+async def attach_to_ringbuf_rchannel(
+    token: RBToken,
+    cleanup: bool = True
+) -> AsyncContextManager[RingBuffBytesReceiver]:
+    '''
+    Attach a RingBuffBytesReceiver from a previously opened
+    RBToken.
+    '''
+    async with attach_to_ringbuf_receiver(
+        token, cleanup=cleanup
+    ) as receiver:
+        yield RingBuffBytesReceiver(receiver)
+
+
+@acm
+async def attach_to_ringbuf_schannel(
+    token: RBToken,
+    cleanup: bool = True,
+    batch_size: int = 1,
+) -> AsyncContextManager[RingBuffBytesSender]:
+    '''
+    Attach a RingBuffBytesSender from a previously opened
+    RBToken.
+    '''
+    async with attach_to_ringbuf_sender(
+        token, cleanup=cleanup
+    ) as sender:
+        yield RingBuffBytesSender(sender, batch_size=batch_size)
+
+
+class RingBuffChannel(trio.abc.Channel[bytes]):
+    '''
+    Combine `RingBuffBytesSender` and `RingBuffBytesReceiver`
+    in order to expose the bidirectional `trio.abc.Channel` API.
+
+    '''
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        sender: RingBuffBytesSender,
+        receiver: RingBuffBytesReceiver
+    ):
+        self._sender = sender
+        self._receiver = receiver
+
+    async def send(self, value: bytes):
+        await self._sender.send(value)
+
+    async def receive(self) -> bytes:
+        return await self._receiver.receive()
+
+    async def aclose(self):
+        await self._receiver.aclose()
+        await self._sender.aclose()
+
+
+@acm
+async def attach_to_ringbuf_channel(
+    token_in: RBToken,
+    token_out: RBToken,
+    cleanup_in: bool = True,
+    cleanup_out: bool = True
+) -> AsyncContextManager[RingBuffChannel]:
+    '''
+    Attach to an already opened ringbuf pair and return
+    a `RingBuffChannel`.
+
+    '''
+    async with (
+        attach_to_ringbuf_rchannel(
+            token_in,
+            cleanup=cleanup_in
+        ) as receiver,
+        attach_to_ringbuf_schannel(
+            token_out,
+            cleanup=cleanup_out
+        ) as sender,
+    ):
+        yield RingBuffChannel(sender, receiver)

tractor/ipc/_shm.py

@@ -32,10 +32,14 @@ from multiprocessing.shared_memory import (
     ShareableList,
 )
 
-from msgspec import Struct
+from msgspec import (
+    Struct,
+    to_builtins
+)
 import tractor
 
-from .log import get_logger
+from tractor.ipc._mp_bs import disable_mantracker
+from tractor.log import get_logger
 
 
 _USE_POSIX = getattr(shm, '_USE_POSIX', False)
@@ -54,34 +58,6 @@ except ImportError:
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
-def disable_mantracker():
-    '''
-    Disable all ``multiprocessing``` "resource tracking" machinery since
-    it's an absolute multi-threaded mess of non-SC madness.
-
-    '''
-    from multiprocessing import resource_tracker as mantracker
-
-    # Tell the "resource tracker" thing to fuck off.
-    class ManTracker(mantracker.ResourceTracker):
-        def register(self, name, rtype):
-            pass
-
-        def unregister(self, name, rtype):
-            pass
-
-        def ensure_running(self):
-            pass
-
-    # "know your land and know your prey"
-    # https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6ozzco
-    mantracker._resource_tracker = ManTracker()
-    mantracker.register = mantracker._resource_tracker.register
-    mantracker.ensure_running = mantracker._resource_tracker.ensure_running
-    mantracker.unregister = mantracker._resource_tracker.unregister
-    mantracker.getfd = mantracker._resource_tracker.getfd
-
-
 disable_mantracker()
 
 
@@ -142,7 +118,7 @@ class NDToken(Struct, frozen=True):
         ).descr
 
     def as_msg(self):
-        return self.to_dict()
+        return to_builtins(self)
 
     @classmethod
     def from_msg(cls, msg: dict) -> NDToken:

tractor/ipc/_tcp.py

@@ -13,31 +13,19 @@
 
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+'''
+TCP implementation of tractor.ipc._transport.MsgTransport protocol 
 
-"""
+'''
-Inter-process comms abstractions
-
-"""
 from __future__ import annotations
 from collections.abc import (
     AsyncGenerator,
     AsyncIterator,
 )
-from contextlib import (
-    asynccontextmanager as acm,
-    contextmanager as cm,
-)
-import platform
-from pprint import pformat
 import struct
-import typing
 from typing import (
     Any,
     Callable,
-    runtime_checkable,
-    Protocol,
-    Type,
-    TypeVar,
 )
 
 import msgspec
@@ -47,7 +35,6 @@ import trio
 from tractor.log import get_logger
 from tractor._exceptions import (
     MsgTypeError,
-    pack_from_raise,
     TransportClosed,
     _mk_send_mte,
     _mk_recv_mte,
@@ -59,11 +46,11 @@ from tractor.msg import (
     types as msgtypes,
     pretty_struct,
 )
+from tractor.ipc import MsgTransport
+
 
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
-_is_windows = platform.system() == 'Windows'
-
 
 def get_stream_addrs(
     stream: trio.SocketStream
@@ -85,56 +72,6 @@ def get_stream_addrs(
     )
 
 
-# from tractor.msg.types import MsgType
-# ?TODO? this should be our `Union[*msgtypes.__spec__]` alias now right..?
-# => BLEH, except can't bc prots must inherit typevar or param-spec
-#   vars..
-MsgType = TypeVar('MsgType')
-
-
-# TODO: break up this mod into a subpkg so we can start adding new
-# backends and move this type stuff into a dedicated file.. Bo
-#
-@runtime_checkable
-class MsgTransport(Protocol[MsgType]):
-#
-# ^-TODO-^ consider using a generic def and indexing with our
-# eventual msg definition/types?
-# - https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Protocol
-
-    stream: trio.SocketStream
-    drained: list[MsgType]
-
-    def __init__(self, stream: trio.SocketStream) -> None:
-        ...
-
-    # XXX: should this instead be called `.sendall()`?
-    async def send(self, msg: MsgType) -> None:
-        ...
-
-    async def recv(self) -> MsgType:
-        ...
-
-    def __aiter__(self) -> MsgType:
-        ...
-
-    def connected(self) -> bool:
-        ...
-
-    # defining this sync otherwise it causes a mypy error because it
-    # can't figure out it's a generator i guess?..?
-    def drain(self) -> AsyncIterator[dict]:
-        ...
-
-    @property
-    def laddr(self) -> tuple[str, int]:
-        ...
-
-    @property
-    def raddr(self) -> tuple[str, int]:
-        ...
-
-
 # TODO: typing oddity.. not sure why we have to inherit here, but it
 # seems to be an issue with `get_msg_transport()` returning
 # a `Type[Protocol]`; probably should make a `mypy` issue?
@@ -255,8 +192,8 @@ class MsgpackTCPStream(MsgTransport):
                 raise TransportClosed(
                     message=(
                         f'IPC transport already closed by peer\n'
-                        f'x]> {type(trans_err)}\n'
+                        f'x)> {type(trans_err)}\n'
-                        f'  |_{self}\n'
+                        f' |_{self}\n'
                     ),
                     loglevel=loglevel,
                 ) from trans_err
@@ -273,8 +210,8 @@ class MsgpackTCPStream(MsgTransport):
                 raise TransportClosed(
                     message=(
                         f'IPC transport already manually closed locally?\n'
-                        f'x]> {type(closure_err)} \n'
+                        f'x)> {type(closure_err)} \n'
-                        f'  |_{self}\n'
+                        f' |_{self}\n'
                     ),
                     loglevel='error',
                     raise_on_report=(
@@ -289,8 +226,8 @@ class MsgpackTCPStream(MsgTransport):
                 raise TransportClosed(
                     message=(
                         f'IPC transport already gracefully closed\n'
-                        f']>\n'
+                        f')>\n'
-                        f' |_{self}\n'
+                        f'|_{self}\n'
                     ),
                     loglevel='transport',
                     # cause=???  # handy or no?
@@ -466,355 +403,3 @@ class MsgpackTCPStream(MsgTransport):
 
     def connected(self) -> bool:
         return self.stream.socket.fileno() != -1
-
-
-def get_msg_transport(
-
-    key: tuple[str, str],
-
-) -> Type[MsgTransport]:
-
-    return {
-        ('msgpack', 'tcp'): MsgpackTCPStream,
-    }[key]
-
-
-class Channel:
-    '''
-    An inter-process channel for communication between (remote) actors.
-
-    Wraps a ``MsgStream``: transport + encoding IPC connection.
-
-    Currently we only support ``trio.SocketStream`` for transport
-    (aka TCP) and the ``msgpack`` interchange format via the ``msgspec``
-    codec libary.
-
-    '''
-    def __init__(
-
-        self,
-        destaddr: tuple[str, int]|None,
-
-        msg_transport_type_key: tuple[str, str] = ('msgpack', 'tcp'),
-
-        # TODO: optional reconnection support?
-        # auto_reconnect: bool = False,
-        # on_reconnect: typing.Callable[..., typing.Awaitable] = None,
-
-    ) -> None:
-
-        # self._recon_seq = on_reconnect
-        # self._autorecon = auto_reconnect
-
-        self._destaddr = destaddr
-        self._transport_key = msg_transport_type_key
-
-        # Either created in ``.connect()`` or passed in by
-        # user in ``.from_stream()``.
-        self._stream: trio.SocketStream|None = None
-        self._transport: MsgTransport|None = None
-
-        # set after handshake - always uid of far end
-        self.uid: tuple[str, str]|None = None
-
-        self._aiter_msgs = self._iter_msgs()
-        self._exc: Exception|None = None  # set if far end actor errors
-        self._closed: bool = False
-
-        # flag set by ``Portal.cancel_actor()`` indicating remote
-        # (possibly peer) cancellation of the far end actor
-        # runtime.
-        self._cancel_called: bool = False
-
-    @property
-    def msgstream(self) -> MsgTransport:
-        log.info(
-            '`Channel.msgstream` is an old name, use `._transport`'
-        )
-        return self._transport
-
-    @property
-    def transport(self) -> MsgTransport:
-        return self._transport
-
-    @classmethod
-    def from_stream(
-        cls,
-        stream: trio.SocketStream,
-        **kwargs,
-
-    ) -> Channel:
-
-        src, dst = get_stream_addrs(stream)
-        chan = Channel(
-            destaddr=dst,
-            **kwargs,
-        )
-
-        # set immediately here from provided instance
-        chan._stream: trio.SocketStream = stream
-        chan.set_msg_transport(stream)
-        return chan
-
-    def set_msg_transport(
-        self,
-        stream: trio.SocketStream,
-        type_key: tuple[str, str]|None = None,
-
-        # XXX optionally provided codec pair for `msgspec`:
-        # https://jcristharif.com/msgspec/extending.html#mapping-to-from-native-types
-        codec: MsgCodec|None = None,
-
-    ) -> MsgTransport:
-        type_key = (
-            type_key
-            or
-            self._transport_key
-        )
-        # get transport type, then
-        self._transport = get_msg_transport(
-            type_key
-        # instantiate an instance of the msg-transport
-        )(
-            stream,
-            codec=codec,
-        )
-        return self._transport
-
-    @cm
-    def apply_codec(
-        self,
-        codec: MsgCodec,
-
-    ) -> None:
-        '''
-        Temporarily override the underlying IPC msg codec for
-        dynamic enforcement of messaging schema.
-
-        '''
-        orig: MsgCodec = self._transport.codec
-        try:
-            self._transport.codec = codec
-            yield
-        finally:
-            self._transport.codec = orig
-
-    # TODO: do a .src/.dst: str for maddrs?
-    def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        if not self._transport:
-            return '<Channel with inactive transport?>'
-
-        return repr(
-            self._transport.stream.socket._sock
-        ).replace(  # type: ignore
-            "socket.socket",
-            "Channel",
-        )
-
-    @property
-    def laddr(self) -> tuple[str, int]|None:
-        return self._transport.laddr if self._transport else None
-
-    @property
-    def raddr(self) -> tuple[str, int]|None:
-        return self._transport.raddr if self._transport else None
-
-    async def connect(
-        self,
-        destaddr: tuple[Any, ...] | None = None,
-        **kwargs
-
-    ) -> MsgTransport:
-
-        if self.connected():
-            raise RuntimeError("channel is already connected?")
-
-        destaddr = destaddr or self._destaddr
-        assert isinstance(destaddr, tuple)
-
-        stream = await trio.open_tcp_stream(
-            *destaddr,
-            **kwargs
-        )
-        transport = self.set_msg_transport(stream)
-
-        log.transport(
-            f'Opened channel[{type(transport)}]: {self.laddr} -> {self.raddr}'
-        )
-        return transport
-
-    # TODO: something like,
-    # `pdbp.hideframe_on(errors=[MsgTypeError])`
-    # instead of the `try/except` hack we have rn..
-    # seems like a pretty useful thing to have in general
-    # along with being able to filter certain stack frame(s / sets)
-    # possibly based on the current log-level?
-    async def send(
-        self,
-        payload: Any,
-
-        hide_tb: bool = False,
-
-    ) -> None:
-        '''
-        Send a coded msg-blob over the transport.
-
-        '''
-        __tracebackhide__: bool = hide_tb
-        try:
-            log.transport(
-                '=> send IPC msg:\n\n'
-                f'{pformat(payload)}\n'
-            )
-            # assert self._transport  # but why typing?
-            await self._transport.send(
-                payload,
-                hide_tb=hide_tb,
-            )
-        except BaseException as _err:
-            err = _err  # bind for introspection
-            if not isinstance(_err, MsgTypeError):
-                # assert err
-                __tracebackhide__: bool = False
-            else:
-                assert err.cid
-
-            raise
-
-    async def recv(self) -> Any:
-        assert self._transport
-        return await self._transport.recv()
-
-        # TODO: auto-reconnect features like 0mq/nanomsg?
-        # -[ ] implement it manually with nods to SC prot
-        #      possibly on multiple transport backends?
-        #  -> seems like that might be re-inventing scalability
-        #     prots tho no?
-        # try:
-        #     return await self._transport.recv()
-        # except trio.BrokenResourceError:
-        #     if self._autorecon:
-        #         await self._reconnect()
-        #         return await self.recv()
-        #     raise
-
-    async def aclose(self) -> None:
-
-        log.transport(
-            f'Closing channel to {self.uid} '
-            f'{self.laddr} -> {self.raddr}'
-        )
-        assert self._transport
-        await self._transport.stream.aclose()
-        self._closed = True
-
-    async def __aenter__(self):
-        await self.connect()
-        return self
-
-    async def __aexit__(self, *args):
-        await self.aclose(*args)
-
-    def __aiter__(self):
-        return self._aiter_msgs
-
-    # ?TODO? run any reconnection sequence?
-    # -[ ] prolly should be impl-ed as deco-API?
-    #
-    # async def _reconnect(self) -> None:
-    #     """Handle connection failures by polling until a reconnect can be
-    #     established.
-    #     """
-    #     down = False
-    #     while True:
-    #         try:
-    #             with trio.move_on_after(3) as cancel_scope:
-    #                 await self.connect()
-    #             cancelled = cancel_scope.cancelled_caught
-    #             if cancelled:
-    #                 log.transport(
-    #                     "Reconnect timed out after 3 seconds, retrying...")
-    #                 continue
-    #             else:
-    #                 log.transport("Stream connection re-established!")
-
-    #                 # on_recon = self._recon_seq
-    #                 # if on_recon:
-    #                 #     await on_recon(self)
-
-    #                 break
-    #         except (OSError, ConnectionRefusedError):
-    #             if not down:
-    #                 down = True
-    #                 log.transport(
-    #                     f"Connection to {self.raddr} went down, waiting"
-    #                     " for re-establishment")
-    #             await trio.sleep(1)
-
-    async def _iter_msgs(
-        self
-    ) -> AsyncGenerator[Any, None]:
-        '''
-        Yield `MsgType` IPC msgs decoded and deliverd from
-        an underlying `MsgTransport` protocol.
-
-        This is a streaming routine alo implemented as an async-gen
-        func (same a `MsgTransport._iter_pkts()`) gets allocated by
-        a `.__call__()` inside `.__init__()` where it is assigned to
-        the `._aiter_msgs` attr.
-
-        '''
-        assert self._transport
-        while True:
-            try:
-                async for msg in self._transport:
-                    match msg:
-                        # NOTE: if transport/interchange delivers
-                        # a type error, we pack it with the far
-                        # end peer `Actor.uid` and relay the
-                        # `Error`-msg upward to the `._rpc` stack
-                        # for normal RAE handling.
-                        case MsgTypeError():
-                            yield pack_from_raise(
-                                local_err=msg,
-                                cid=msg.cid,
-
-                                # XXX we pack it here bc lower
-                                # layers have no notion of an
-                                # actor-id ;)
-                                src_uid=self.uid,
-                            )
-                        case _:
-                            yield msg
-
-            except trio.BrokenResourceError:
-
-                # if not self._autorecon:
-                raise
-
-            await self.aclose()
-
-            # if self._autorecon:  # attempt reconnect
-            #     await self._reconnect()
-            #     continue
-
-    def connected(self) -> bool:
-        return self._transport.connected() if self._transport else False
-
-
-@acm
-async def _connect_chan(
-    host: str,
-    port: int
-
-) -> typing.AsyncGenerator[Channel, None]:
-    '''
-    Create and connect a channel with disconnect on context manager
-    teardown.
-
-    '''
-    chan = Channel((host, port))
-    await chan.connect()
-    yield chan
-    with trio.CancelScope(shield=True):
-        await chan.aclose()

tractor/ipc/_transport.py

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# tractor: structured concurrent "actors".
+# Copyright 2018-eternity Tyler Goodlet.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+'''
+typing.Protocol based generic msg API, implement this class to add backends for
+tractor.ipc.Channel
+
+'''
+import trio
+from typing import (
+    runtime_checkable,
+    Protocol,
+    TypeVar,
+)
+from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
+
+
+# from tractor.msg.types import MsgType
+# ?TODO? this should be our `Union[*msgtypes.__spec__]` alias now right..?
+# => BLEH, except can't bc prots must inherit typevar or param-spec
+#   vars..
+MsgType = TypeVar('MsgType')
+
+
+@runtime_checkable
+class MsgTransport(Protocol[MsgType]):
+#
+# ^-TODO-^ consider using a generic def and indexing with our
+# eventual msg definition/types?
+# - https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Protocol
+
+    stream: trio.abc.Stream
+    drained: list[MsgType]
+
+    def __init__(self, stream: trio.abc.Stream) -> None:
+        ...
+
+    # XXX: should this instead be called `.sendall()`?
+    async def send(self, msg: MsgType) -> None:
+        ...
+
+    async def recv(self) -> MsgType:
+        ...
+
+    def __aiter__(self) -> MsgType:
+        ...
+
+    def connected(self) -> bool:
+        ...
+
+    # defining this sync otherwise it causes a mypy error because it
+    # can't figure out it's a generator i guess?..?
+    def drain(self) -> AsyncIterator[dict]:
+        ...
+
+    @property
+    def laddr(self) -> tuple[str, int]:
+        ...
+
+    @property
+    def raddr(self) -> tuple[str, int]:
+        ...

tractor/log.py

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class StackLevelAdapter(LoggerAdapter):
     ) -> None:
         '''
         IPC transport level msg IO; generally anything below
-        `._ipc.Channel` and friends.
+        `.ipc.Channel` and friends.
 
         '''
         return self.log(5, msg)
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ def get_logger(
         # NOTE: for handling for modules that use ``get_logger(__name__)``
         # we make the following stylistic choice:
         # - always avoid duplicate project-package token
-        #   in msg output: i.e. tractor.tractor _ipc.py in header
+        #   in msg output: i.e. tractor.tractor.ipc._chan.py in header
         #   looks ridiculous XD
         # - never show the leaf module name in the {name} part
         #   since in python the {filename} is always this same

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 version = "0.1.0a6.dev0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
+    { name = "cffi" },
     { name = "colorlog" },
     { name = "msgspec" },
     { name = "pdbp" },
@@ -342,6 +371,7 @@ dev = [
 
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
+    { name = "cffi", specifier = ">=1.17.1" },
     { name = "colorlog", specifier = ">=6.8.2,<7" },
     { name = "msgspec", specifier = ">=0.19.0" },
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