handle messages concurrently

include/protocol.hpp

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class draw_rectangle : public generic_message<Type::DRAW_RECTANGLE> {
   virtual void handle_message() override {
     spdlog::debug("draw_rectangle::handle_message()");
     spdlog::debug("Position: X = {}, Y = {}", position.x, position.y);
+    spdlog::debug("handle_message sleeps for 1 sec to test concurrency");
     std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
   }
 
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ class draw_pixel : public generic_message<Type::DRAW_PIXEL> {
   virtual void handle_message() override {
     spdlog::debug("draw_pixel::handle_message()");
     spdlog::debug("Color: ({}, {}, {})", color.x, color.y, color.z);
+    spdlog::debug("handle_message sleeps for 1 sec to test concurrency");
     std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
   }
 

include/server.hpp

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/asio.hpp>
 #include <cstdlib>
+#include <future>
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include "protocol.hpp"
@@ -12,6 +13,15 @@ namespace commons {
 using boost::asio::ip::udp;
 using namespace protocol;
 
+class fake_thread_pool {
+ public:
+  template <typename Task>
+  static void add_task(Task&& task) {
+    std::thread t{std::forward<Task&&>(task)};
+    t.detach();
+  }
+};
+
 class server {
  public:
   server(boost::asio::io_context& io_context, short port)
@@ -25,14 +35,20 @@ class server {
         boost::asio::buffer(data_.data(), max_length), sender_endpoint_,
         [this](boost::system::error_code ec, std::size_t bytes_recvd) {
           if (!ec && bytes_recvd > 0) {
-            auto msg_obj = deserialize(data_.data(), bytes_recvd);
-            msg_obj->handle_message();
+            std::shared_ptr<protocol::generic_message_base> msg_obj =
+                deserialize(data_.data(), bytes_recvd);
 
-            do_send(bytes_recvd);
+            fake_thread_pool::add_task([msg_obj = std::move(msg_obj)]() {
+              msg_obj->handle_message();
+            });
+
+            // do_send(bytes_recvd);
             spdlog::debug("leaving do receive");
           } else {
-            do_receive();
+            spdlog::error("error during do receive");
           }
+
+          do_receive();
         });
   }
 

src/main.cpp

@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ void init_spdlog() {
   spdlog::debug("Setting Loglevel to debug...");
 }
 
-void run_client() {
-  boost::asio::io_context io_context;
+auto run_client(boost::asio::io_context& context) {
   spdlog::info("Running client...");
-  commons::client s(io_context, boost::asio::ip::make_address("0.0.0.0"), 9000,
-                    0);
+  auto s = std::make_unique<commons::client>(
+      context, boost::asio::ip::make_address("0.0.0.0"), 9000, 0);
 
   for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
     auto msg = std::make_shared<commons::protocol::draw_pixel>();
@@ -23,34 +22,45 @@ void run_client() {
 
     // used as lifetime expansion so that msg doesnt go out of scope till it
     // actually was sent
-    s.send(msg->serialize(),
-           std::bind(&commons::protocol::generic_message_base::handle_sent, msg,
-                     std::placeholders::_1));
+    s->send(msg->serialize(),
+            std::bind(&commons::protocol::generic_message_base::handle_sent,
+                      msg, std::placeholders::_1));
   }
 
-  io_context.run();
+  return s;
 }
 
-void run_server() {
-  boost::asio::io_context io_context;
+auto run_server(boost::asio::io_context& context) {
   spdlog::info("Running server...");
-  commons::server s(io_context, 9000);
-  io_context.run();
+  return std::make_unique<commons::server>(context, 9000);
 }
 
-int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   init_spdlog();
 
   try {
+    boost::asio::io_context io_context;
+    std::unique_ptr<commons::server> server = nullptr;
+    std::unique_ptr<commons::client> client = nullptr;
     if (argc == 1) {
-      run_client();
+      client = run_client(io_context);
     }
 
     if (argc == 2) {
-      run_server();
+      server = run_server(io_context);
     }
 
-  } catch (std::exception &e) {
+    std::vector<std::thread> asio_pool;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < std::thread::hardware_concurrency() - 1; ++i) {
+      asio_pool.emplace_back([&]() { io_context.run(); });
+    }
+
+    for (auto& context : asio_pool) {
+      context.join();
+    }
+
+  } catch (std::exception& e) {
     std::cerr << "Exception: " << e.what() << "\n";
   }