made ipc reader on gui side more robuts, but deadlocking issue on ipc server still exists (caused by sending log messages).

src/gui/gui.pro

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ SOURCES += src/main.cpp \
     src/QSynergyApplication.cpp \
     src/VersionChecker.cpp \
     src/SetupWizard.cpp \
-    src/IpcClient.cpp
+    src/IpcClient.cpp \
+    src/IpcReader.cpp
 HEADERS += src/MainWindow.h \
     src/AboutDialog.h \
     src/ServerConfig.h \
@@ -59,7 +60,9 @@ HEADERS += src/MainWindow.h \
     src/QSynergyApplication.h \
     src/VersionChecker.h \
     src/SetupWizard.h \
-    src/IpcClient.h
+    src/IpcClient.h \
+    src/IpcReader.h \
+    src/Ipc.h
 RESOURCES += res/Synergy.qrc
 RC_FILE = res/win/Synergy.rc
 TRANSLATIONS = res/lang/nl_NL.ts

src/gui/src/Ipc.h

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * synergy -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Nick Bolton
+ *
+ * This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * found in the file COPYING that should have accompanied this file.
+ *
+ * This package 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#define IPC_HOST "127.0.0.1"
+#define IPC_PORT 24801
+
+enum qIpcMessageType {
+	kIpcHello,
+	kIpcLogLine,
+	kIpcCommand,
+	kIpcShutdown,
+};
+
+enum qIpcClientType {
+	kIpcClientUnknown,
+	kIpcClientGui,
+	kIpcClientNode,
+};

src/gui/src/IpcClient.cpp

@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@
 #include <QHostAddress>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <QTimer>
+#include "IpcReader.h"
+#include "Ipc.h"
 
 IpcClient::IpcClient()
 {
 	m_Socket = new QTcpSocket(this);
-	connect(m_Socket, SIGNAL(readyRead()), this, SLOT(read()));
+	m_Reader = new IpcReader(m_Socket);
 	connect(m_Socket, SIGNAL(connected()), this, SLOT(connected()));
 	connect(m_Socket, SIGNAL(error(QAbstractSocket::SocketError)), this, SLOT(error(QAbstractSocket::SocketError)));
+	connect(m_Reader, SIGNAL(readLogLine(const QString&)), this, SLOT(handleReadLogLine(const QString&)));
 }
 
 IpcClient::~IpcClient()
@@ -40,6 +43,8 @@ void IpcClient::connected()
 	write(kIpcHello, 1, typeBuf);
 
 	infoMessage("connection established");
+
+	m_Reader->start();
 }
 
 void IpcClient::connectToHost()
@@ -48,38 +53,6 @@ void IpcClient::connectToHost()
 	m_Socket->connectToHost(QHostAddress(QHostAddress::LocalHost), IPC_PORT);
 }
 
-void IpcClient::read()
-{
-	QDataStream stream(m_Socket);
-
-	while (m_Socket->bytesAvailable() != 0) {
-
-		char codeBuf[1];
-		stream.readRawData(codeBuf, 1);
-
-		switch (codeBuf[0]) {
-			case kIpcLogLine: {
-				char lenBuf[2];
-				stream.readRawData(lenBuf, 2);
-				int len = bytesToInt(lenBuf, 2);
-				std::cout << "told len: " << len << std::endl;
-
-				char* data = new char[len];
-				stream.readRawData(data, len);
-
-				QString line = QString::fromUtf8(data, len);
-				std::cout << "actual len: " << line.size() << std::endl;
-				readLogLine(line);
-				break;
-			}
-
-			default:
-				std::cerr << "message type not supported: " << codeBuf[0] << std::endl;
-				break;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 void IpcClient::error(QAbstractSocket::SocketError error)
 {
 	QString text;
@@ -121,17 +94,9 @@ void IpcClient::write(int code, int length, const char* data)
 	}
 }
 
-// TODO: qt must have a built in way of converting bytes to int.
+void IpcClient::handleReadLogLine(const QString& text)
-int IpcClient::bytesToInt(const char *buffer, int size)
 {
-	if (size == 2) {
+	readLogLine(text);
-		return (((unsigned char)buffer[0]) << 8)
-				+ (unsigned char)buffer[1];
-	}
-	else {
-		// TODO: other sizes, if needed.
-		return 0;
-	}
 }
 
 // TODO: qt must have a built in way of converting int to bytes.

src/gui/src/IpcClient.h

@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QAbstractSocket>
 
-#define IPC_PORT 24801
-
 class QTcpSocket;
+class IpcReader;
 
 class IpcClient : public QObject
 {
@@ -38,13 +37,12 @@ public slots:
 	void connectToHost();
 
 private:
-	int bytesToInt(const char* buffer, int size);
 	void intToBytes(int value, char* buffer, int size);
 
 private slots:
 	void connected();
-	void read();
 	void error(QAbstractSocket::SocketError error);
+	void handleReadLogLine(const QString& text);
 
 signals:
 	void readLogLine(const QString& text);
@@ -53,17 +51,5 @@ signals:
 
 private:
 	QTcpSocket* m_Socket;
-};
+	IpcReader* m_Reader;
-
-enum qIpcMessageType {
-	kIpcHello,
-	kIpcLogLine,
-	kIpcCommand,
-	kIpcShutdown,
-};
-
-enum qIpcClientType {
-	kIpcClientUnknown,
-	kIpcClientGui,
-	kIpcClientNode,
 };

src/gui/src/IpcReader.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/*
+ * synergy -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Nick Bolton
+ *
+ * This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * found in the file COPYING that should have accompanied this file.
+ *
+ * This package 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "IpcReader.h"
+#include <QTcpSocket>
+#include "Ipc.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <QMutex>
+
+IpcReader::IpcReader(QTcpSocket* socket) :
+m_Socket(socket)
+{
+	connect(socket, SIGNAL(readyRead()), this, SLOT(readyRead()));
+}
+
+IpcReader::~IpcReader()
+{
+}
+
+void IpcReader::readyRead()
+{
+	std::cout << "ready read" << std::endl;
+	m_Ready.wakeAll();
+}
+
+void IpcReader::run()
+{
+	m_Socket->waitForConnected(-1);
+	while (true) {
+
+		char codeBuf[1];
+		readStream(codeBuf, 1);
+
+		switch (codeBuf[0]) {
+			case kIpcLogLine: {
+				char lenBuf[4];
+				readStream(lenBuf, 4);
+				int len = bytesToInt(lenBuf, 4);
+
+				char* data = new char[len];
+				readStream(data, len);
+
+				QString line = QString::fromUtf8(data, len);
+				readLogLine(line);
+				break;
+			}
+
+			default:
+				std::cerr << "aborting, message invalid: " << codeBuf[0] << std::endl;
+				return;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void IpcReader::readStream(char* buffer, int length)
+{
+	QMutex mutex;
+	mutex.lock();
+	
+	QDataStream stream(m_Socket);
+	std::cout << "reading stream" << std::endl;
+
+	int read = 0;
+	while (read < length) {
+		int ask = length - read;
+		int got = stream.readRawData(buffer, ask);
+
+		if (got == 0) {
+			std::cout << "end of buffer, waiting" << std::endl;
+			m_Ready.wait(&mutex);
+		}
+		else if (got == -1) {
+			std::cout << "socket ended, aborting" << std::endl;
+			return;
+		}
+		else {
+			read += got;
+			buffer += got;
+
+			std::cout << "> ask=" << ask << " got=" << got
+				<< " read=" << read << std::endl;
+
+			if (length - read > 0) {
+				std::cout << "more remains" << std::endl;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TODO: qt must have a built in way of converting bytes to int.
+int IpcReader::bytesToInt(const char *buffer, int size)
+{
+	if (size == 2) {
+		return
+			(((unsigned char)buffer[0]) << 8) +
+			  (unsigned char)buffer[1];
+	}
+	else if (size == 4) {
+		return
+			(((unsigned char)buffer[0]) << 24) +
+			(((unsigned char)buffer[1]) << 16) +
+			(((unsigned char)buffer[2]) << 8) +
+			  (unsigned char)buffer[3];
+	}
+	else {
+		// TODO: other sizes, if needed.
+		return 0;
+	}
+}

src/gui/src/IpcReader.h

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * synergy -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Nick Bolton
+ *
+ * This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * found in the file COPYING that should have accompanied this file.
+ *
+ * This package 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QThread>
+#include <QWaitCondition>
+
+class QTcpSocket;
+
+class IpcReader : public QThread
+{
+	Q_OBJECT;
+
+public:
+	IpcReader(QTcpSocket* socket);
+	virtual ~IpcReader();
+	void run();
+	void stop();
+
+signals:
+	void readLogLine(const QString& text);
+
+private:
+	void readStream(char* buffer, int length);
+	int bytesToInt(const char* buffer, int size);
+
+private slots:
+	void readyRead();
+
+private:
+	QTcpSocket* m_Socket;
+	QWaitCondition m_Ready;
+};

src/gui/src/MainWindow.h

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "AppConfig.h"
 #include "VersionChecker.h"
 #include "IpcClient.h"
+#include "Ipc.h"
 
 class QAction;
 class QMenu;

src/gui/src/TcpSocketReader.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * synergy -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Nick Bolton
+ *
+ * This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * found in the file COPYING that should have accompanied this file.
+ *
+ * This package 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "TcpSocketReader.h"
+#include <QTcpSocket>
+
+IpcReader::IpcReader(QTcpSocket& socket) :
+m_Socket(socket)
+{
+	connect(m_Socket, SIGNAL(readyRead()), this, SLOT(read()));
+}
+
+IpcReader::~IpcReader()
+{
+}

src/lib/ipc/CIpcClientProxy.cpp

@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ CIpcClientProxy::~CIpcClientProxy()
 void
 CIpcClientProxy::handleDisconnect(const CEvent&, void*)
 {
-	CArchMutexLock lock(m_mutex);
 	disconnect();
 	LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "ipc client disconnected"));
 }
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ CIpcClientProxy::handleDisconnect(const CEvent&, void*)
 void
 CIpcClientProxy::handleWriteError(const CEvent&, void*)
 {
-	CArchMutexLock lock(m_mutex);
 	disconnect();
 	LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "ipc client write error"));
 }
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ CIpcClientProxy::handleWriteError(const CEvent&, void*)
 void
 CIpcClientProxy::handleData(const CEvent&, void*)
 {
-	CArchMutexLock lock(m_mutex);
 	UInt8 code[1];
 	UInt32 n = m_stream.read(code, 1);
 	while (n != 0) {
@@ -125,7 +122,10 @@ CIpcClientProxy::handleData(const CEvent&, void*)
 void
 CIpcClientProxy::send(const CIpcMessage& message)
 {
+	// don't allow other threads to write until we've finished the entire
+	// message. stream write is locked, but only for that single write.
 	CArchMutexLock lock(m_mutex);
+
 	LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "ipc client proxy write: %d", message.m_type));
 
 	UInt8 code[1];
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ CIpcClientProxy::send(const CIpcMessage& message)
 		const char* data = s->c_str();
 		
 		int len = strlen(data);
-		CProtocolUtil::writef(&m_stream, "%2i", len);
+		CProtocolUtil::writef(&m_stream, "%4i", len);
 
 		m_stream.write(data, len);
 		break;

src/lib/ipc/CIpcLogOutputter.cpp

@@ -39,33 +39,11 @@ CIpcLogOutputter::~CIpcLogOutputter()
 void
 CIpcLogOutputter::sendBuffer(CIpcClientProxy& proxy)
 {
-	// drop messages logged while sending over ipc, since ipc can cause
-	// log messages (sending these could cause recursion or deadlocks).
-	// this has the side effect of dropping messages from other threads
-	// which weren't caused by ipc, but that is just the downside of
-	// logging this way.
-	if (m_sending) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	CArchMutexLock lock(m_mutex);
-	m_sending = true;
-	try {
-		while (m_buffer.size() != 0) {
-			CString text = m_buffer.front();
-			m_buffer.pop();
-		
 	CIpcMessage message;
 	message.m_type = kIpcLogLine;
-			message.m_data = new CString(text);
+	message.m_data = new CString(m_buffer);
 	proxy.send(message);
-		}
+	m_buffer.clear();
-		m_sending = false;
-	}
-	catch (...) {
-		m_sending = false;
-		throw;
-	}
 }
 
 void
@@ -95,6 +73,7 @@ CIpcLogOutputter::write(ELevel level, const char* text)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	// protect the value of m_sending.
 	CArchMutexLock lock(m_mutex);
 	m_sending = true;
 	
@@ -106,7 +85,8 @@ CIpcLogOutputter::write(ELevel level, const char* text)
 			m_ipcServer.send(message, kIpcClientGui);
 		}
 		else {
-			m_buffer.push(text);
+			m_buffer.append(text);
+			m_buffer.append("\n");
 		}
 		m_sending = false;
 		return true;

src/lib/ipc/CIpcLogOutputter.h

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "ILogOutputter.h"
-#include <queue>
 
 class CIpcServer;
 class CEvent;
@@ -43,10 +42,8 @@ public:
 	void				sendBuffer(CIpcClientProxy& proxy);
 
 private:
-	typedef std::queue<CString> CIpcLogQueue;
-
 	CIpcServer&			m_ipcServer;
-	CIpcLogQueue		m_buffer;
+	CString				m_buffer;
 	CArchMutex			m_mutex;
 	bool				m_sending;
 };

src/lib/ipc/CIpcServerProxy.cpp

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void*
 CIpcServerProxy::parseLogLine()
 {
 	int len = 0;
-	CProtocolUtil::readf(&m_stream, "%2i", &len);
+	CProtocolUtil::readf(&m_stream, "%4i", &len);
 
 	UInt8* buffer = new UInt8[len];
 	m_stream.read(buffer, len);