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#!/usr/bin/env python3

import functools
import logging
import os
import threading
from typing import Callable, Optional, Tuple

# This module is commonly used by others in here and should avoid
# taking any unnecessary dependencies back on them.

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)


def current_thread_id() -> str:
    """Returns a string composed of the parent process' id, the current
    process' id and the current thread identifier.  The former two are
    numbers (pids) whereas the latter is a thread id passed during thread
    creation time.

    >>> ret = current_thread_id()
    >>> (ppid, pid, tid) = ret.split('/')
    >>> ppid.isnumeric()
    True
    >>> pid.isnumeric()
    True

    """
    ppid = os.getppid()
    pid = os.getpid()
    tid = threading.current_thread().name
    return f'{ppid}/{pid}/{tid}:'


def is_current_thread_main_thread() -> bool:
    """Returns True is the current (calling) thread is the process' main
    thread and False otherwise.

    >>> is_current_thread_main_thread()
    True

    >>> result = None
    >>> def thunk():
    ...     global result
    ...     result = is_current_thread_main_thread()

    >>> thunk()
    >>> result
    True

    >>> import threading
    >>> thread = threading.Thread(target=thunk)
    >>> thread.start()
    >>> thread.join()
    >>> result
    False

    """
    return threading.current_thread() is threading.main_thread()


def background_thread(
    _funct: Optional[Callable],
) -> Tuple[threading.Thread, threading.Event]:
    """A function decorator to create a background thread.

    *** Please note: the decorated function must take an shutdown ***
    *** event as an input parameter and should periodically check ***
    *** it and stop if the event is set.                          ***

    Usage:

        @background_thread
        def random(a: int, b: str, stop_event: threading.Event) -> None:
            while True:
                print(f"Hi there {b}: {a}!")
                time.sleep(10.0)
                if stop_event.is_set():
                    return


        def main() -> None:
            (thread, event) = random(22, "dude")
            print("back!")
            time.sleep(30.0)
            event.set()
            thread.join()

    Note: in addition to any other arguments the function has, it must
    take a stop_event as the last unnamed argument which it should
    periodically check.  If the event is set, it means the thread has
    been requested to terminate ASAP.
    """

    def wrapper(funct: Callable):
        @functools.wraps(funct)
        def inner_wrapper(*a, **kwa) -> Tuple[threading.Thread, threading.Event]:
            should_terminate = threading.Event()
            should_terminate.clear()
            newargs = (*a, should_terminate)
            thread = threading.Thread(
                target=funct,
                args=newargs,
                kwargs=kwa,
            )
            thread.start()
            logger.debug(f'Started thread {thread.name} tid={thread.ident}')
            return (thread, should_terminate)

        return inner_wrapper

    if _funct is None:
        return wrapper
    else:
        return wrapper(_funct)


def periodically_invoke(
    period_sec: float,
    stop_after: Optional[int],
):
    """
    Periodically invoke a decorated function.  Stop after N invocations
    (or, if stop_after is None, call forever).  Delay period_sec between
    invocations.

    Returns a Thread object and an Event that, when signaled, will stop
    the invocations.  Note that it is possible to be invoked one time
    after the Event is set.  This event can be used to stop infinite
    invocation style or finite invocation style decorations.

        @periodically_invoke(period_sec=0.5, stop_after=None)
        def there(name: str, age: int) -> None:
            print(f"   ...there {name}, {age}")


        @periodically_invoke(period_sec=1.0, stop_after=3)
        def hello(name: str) -> None:
            print(f"Hello, {name}")

    """

    def decorator_repeat(func):
        def helper_thread(should_terminate, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
            if stop_after is None:
                while True:
                    func(*args, **kwargs)
                    res = should_terminate.wait(period_sec)
                    if res:
                        return
            else:
                for _ in range(stop_after):
                    func(*args, **kwargs)
                    res = should_terminate.wait(period_sec)
                    if res:
                        return
                return

        @functools.wraps(func)
        def wrapper_repeat(*args, **kwargs):
            should_terminate = threading.Event()
            should_terminate.clear()
            newargs = (should_terminate, *args)
            thread = threading.Thread(target=helper_thread, args=newargs, kwargs=kwargs)
            thread.start()
            logger.debug(f'Started thread {thread.name} tid={thread.ident}')
            return (thread, should_terminate)

        return wrapper_repeat

    return decorator_repeat


if __name__ == '__main__':
    import doctest

    doctest.testmod()