docs/changes.md

@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ Table of contents
 # Update 16.0.0 - Connecting the dots
 Added
 ---
+- multi:setCurrentProcess() -- Used to set the current processor. It should only be called on a processor object
+- multi.warn(...) -- Sends a warning. 
+- multi.error(err) -- When called this function will gracefully kill multi, cleaning things up.
 - THREAD.setENV(table) -- Set a simple table that will be merged into the global namespace
 	
 	**Note:** To maintain compatibility between each integration use simple tables. No self references, and string indices only
@@ -201,6 +204,7 @@ Added
 
 Changed
 ---
+- multi.print shows "INFO" before it's message.
 - Connections internals changed, not too much changed on the surface.
 - newConnection(protect, func, kill)
 	- `protect` disables fastmode, but protects the connection

init.lua

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ function multi:newConnection(protect, func, kill)
 				cn:Fire(obj1(...))
 			end)
 		else
-			error("Invalid mod!", type(obj1), type(obj2),"Expected function, connection(table)")
+			multi.error("Invalid mod!", type(obj1), type(obj2),"Expected function, connection(table)")
 		end
 		return cn
 	end,
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ function multi:newConnection(protect, func, kill)
 				end)
 			end
 		else
-			error("Invalid concat!", type(obj1), type(obj2),"Expected function/connection(table), connection(table)/function")
+			multi.error("Invalid concat!", type(obj1), type(obj2),"Expected function/connection(table), connection(table)/function")
 		end
 		return cn
 	end,
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ end
 --Constructors [CORE]
 local _tid = 0
 function multi:newBase(ins)
-	if not(self.Type=='rootprocess' or self.Type=='process') then error('Can only create an object on multi or an interface obj') return false end
+	if not(self.Type=='rootprocess' or self.Type=='process') then multi.error('Can only create an object on multi or an interface obj') return false end
 	local c = {}
 	if self.Type=='process' then
 		setmetatable(c, {__index = multi})
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ function thread.hold(n,opt)
 	elseif type(n) == "function" then
 		return yield(CMD, t_hold, n or dFunc, nil, interval)
 	else
-		error("Invalid argument passed to thread.hold(...)!")
+		multi.error("Invalid argument passed to thread.hold(...)!")
 	end
 end
 
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ function thread.skip(n)
 end
 
 function thread.kill()
-	error("thread killed!")
+	multi.error("thread killed!")
 end
 
 function thread.yield()
@@ -1759,7 +1759,7 @@ function multi:newService(func) -- Priority managed threads
 end
 
 -- Multi runners
-local function mainloop(self)
+function multi:mainloopRef()
 	__CurrentProcess = self
 	multi.OnPreLoad:Fire()
 	self.uManager = self.uManagerRef
@@ -1782,9 +1782,9 @@ local function mainloop(self)
 	end
 end
 
-multi.mainloop = mainloop
+multi.mainloop = multi.mainloopRef
 
-local function p_mainloop(self)
+function multi:p_mainloop()
 	__CurrentProcess = self
 	multi.OnPreLoad:Fire()
 	self.uManager = self.uManagerRefP1
@@ -1859,11 +1859,15 @@ local function doOpt()
 			end
 			return yield(CMD, t_hold, n or dFunc, nil, interval)
 		else
-			error("Invalid argument passed to thread.hold(...)!")
+			multi.error("Invalid argument passed to thread.hold(...)!")
 		end
 	end
 end
 
+function multi:setCurrentProcess()
+	__CurrentProcess = self
+end
+
 local init = false
 function multi.init(settings, realsettings)
 	if settings == multi then settings = realsettings end
@@ -1872,9 +1876,9 @@ function multi.init(settings, realsettings)
 	if type(settings)=="table" then
 		multi.defaultSettings = settings
 		if settings.priority then
-			multi.mainloop = p_mainloop
+			multi.mainloop = multi.p_mainloop
 		else
-			multi.mainloop = mainloop
+			multi.mainloop = multi.mainloopRef
 		end
 		if settings.findopt then
 			find_optimization = true
@@ -2195,10 +2199,20 @@ end
 
 function multi.print(...)
 	if multi.defaultSettings.print then
-		print(...)
+		print("INFO:", table.concat({...}, " "))
 	end
 end
 
+function multi.warn(...)
+	if multi.defaultSettings.warn then
+		print("WARNING:", table.concat({...}, " "))
+	end
+end
+
+function multi.error(err)
+	error("ERROR: " .. err)
+end
+
 multi.GetType		=	multi.getType
 multi.IsPaused		=	multi.isPaused
 multi.IsActive		=	multi.isActive

integration/priorityManager/init.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+-- Advanced process management. Mutates the multi namespace
+local multi, thread = require("multi"):init()
+local ok, chronos = pcall(require, "chronos") -- hpc
+
+if not ok then chronos = nil end
+
+-- This is an integration, we cannot directly access locals that are in the main file.
+
+local PList = {
+	multi.Priority_Core,
+	multi.Priority_Very_High,
+	multi.Priority_High,
+	multi.Priority_Above_Normal,
+	multi.Priority_Normal,
+	multi.Priority_Below_Normal,
+	multi.Priority_Low,
+	multi.Priority_Very_Low,
+	multi.Priority_Idle
+}
+
+-- Restructered these functions since they rely on local variables from the core library
+
+local mainloop = multi.mainloopRef
+local mainloop_p = multi.mainloop_p
+local uManagerRef = multi.uManagerRef
+local uManagerRefP = multi.uManagerRefP1
+
+-- self:setCurrentProcess() a bit slower than using the local var, but there isn't another option
+
+-- function multi:uManagerRef()
+-- 	if self.Active then
+-- 		self:setCurrentProcess()
+-- 		local Loop=self.Mainloop
+-- 		for _D=#Loop,1,-1 do
+-- 			__CurrentTask = Loop[_D]
+-- 			__CurrentTask:Act()
+-- 			self:setCurrentProcess()
+-- 		end
+-- 	end
+-- end
+
+local function init()
+	local RR, PB, TB = 0, 1, 2
+
+    multi.priorityScheme = {
+        RoundRobin = 0,
+        PriorityBased = 1,
+        TimedBased = 2
+    }
+
+    function multi:setPriorityScheme(scheme)
+        if not self.Type == multi.PROCESS or not self.Type == multi.ROOTPROCESS then
+			multi.warn("You should only invoke setPriorityScheme on a processor object!")
+		end
+        if scheme == RR then
+			multi.mainloop = mainloop
+			multi.uManager = uManagerRef
+		elseif scheme == PB then
+			multi.mainloop = mainloop_p
+			multi.uManager = uManagerRefP
+		elseif scheme == TB then
+			--
+		else
+			multi.error("Invalid priority scheme passed!")
+		end
+    end
+end
+
+local function init_chronos()
+
+end
+
+if chronos then
+    init_chronos()
+else
+    multi.print("In order to have time based priority management, you need to install the chronos library!")
+end
+
+init()
+
+--chronos.nanotime()