utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/SerialExecutor.java

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package org.onlab.util;

import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.concurrent.Executor;

/**
 * Executor that executes tasks in serial on a shared thread pool.
 * <p>
 * The serial executor behaves semantically like a single-threaded executor, but multiplexes tasks on a shared thread
 * pool, ensuring blocked threads in the shared thread pool don't block individual serial executors.
 */
public class SerialExecutor implements Executor {
    private final Executor parent;
    private final LinkedList<Runnable> tasks = new LinkedList<>();
    private boolean running;

    public SerialExecutor(Executor parent) {
        this.parent = parent;
    }

    private void run() {
        for (;;) {
            final Runnable task;
            synchronized (tasks) {
                task = tasks.poll();
                if (task == null) {
                    running = false;
                    return;
                }
            }
            task.run();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void execute(Runnable command) {
        synchronized (tasks) {
            tasks.add(command);
            if (!running) {
                running = true;
                parent.execute(this::run);
            }
        }
    }
}