better threading (hopefully)

src/lib.rs

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
+#![feature(io_error_more)]
+
 use rustls::{OwnedTrustAnchor, ClientConfig, RootCertStore, ClientConnection};
 use anyhow::{Result as AResult, bail};
 use std::net::{TcpStream, ToSocketAddrs};
-use std::io::{self, ErrorKind, Read, Write};
+use std::io::{self, ErrorKind, Read, Write, Error as IOError};
 use std::process::Command;
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::thread;
-use std::mem;
 use clap::Parser;
 
 #[derive(Parser, Clone)]
@@ -42,14 +43,6 @@ pub struct Cli {
 	verbose: u8,
 }
 
-#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
-enum State {
-	Unauthenticated,
-	Authenticated,
-	Inbox,
-	Idling
-}
-
 /// runs the command if one of the following conditions is satisfied:
 /// - `new_mail` is true
 /// - the command hasn't been run yet
@@ -60,7 +53,6 @@ enum State {
 /// the command was run, and `cli.interval` minus the time elapsed since the last run
 /// in case the command was not run.
 /// If `cli.interval` is `None`, the return value will be `None`.
-
 pub fn run_command_if_needed(cli: &Cli, lastrun_mutex: &Mutex<Option<SystemTime>>, new_mail: bool) -> Option<Duration> {
 	// locks the mutex until the end of the function, also preventing that the command is run concurrently
 	let mut last = lastrun_mutex.lock().unwrap();
@@ -112,27 +104,147 @@ pub fn run_command_if_needed(cli: &Cli, lastrun_mutex: &Mutex<Option<SystemTime>
 	});
 }
 
-pub fn run(cli: &Cli) -> AResult<()> {
+#[derive(Debug)]
-	// a mutex to avoid running the command concurrently
+struct Status {
-	let mutex_mainthread = Arc::new(Mutex::new(()));
+	connected: bool,
-	let mutex_subthread = Arc::clone(&mutex_mainthread);
+	last_run: SystemTime
+}
 
-	if let Some(interval) = cli.interval {
+const CONNECTION_LOST_ERRORS: &[ErrorKind] = &[
+	ErrorKind::Interrupted,
+	ErrorKind::WouldBlock,      // when a read times out
+];
+
+const CANT_CONNECT_ERRORS: &[ErrorKind] = &[
+	ErrorKind::ConnectionAborted,
+	ErrorKind::ConnectionReset,
+	ErrorKind::NotConnected,
+	ErrorKind::NetworkUnreachable,
+	ErrorKind::HostUnreachable,
+];
+
+pub fn run() -> AResult<()> {
+	let cli = Cli::parse();
+
+	let connection_status: Arc<Mutex<Status>> = Arc::new(Mutex::new(
+		Status { connected: false, last_run: SystemTime::now() }
+	));
+
+	// if interval is given, spawn a thread to take care of the regular calls
+	let timer_handle = cli.interval.map(|interval| {
 		let cmd = cli.command.clone();
+		let connection_status_subthread = Arc::clone(&connection_status);
 		thread::spawn(move || {
+			let interval_duration = Duration::from_secs(interval);
+			let mut wait_time = interval_duration;
+
 			loop {
-				thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(interval));
+				// we just want to sleep, but park_timeout() allows
-				let lock = mutex_subthread.lock().unwrap();
+				// interruption by the main thread
+				thread::park_timeout(wait_time);
+
+				let mut status = connection_status_subthread.lock().unwrap();
+
+				// check here if we should really run, and how long to wait for if not
+				// interval, SystemTime::now(), status.connected, status.last_run -> wait_time
+				let elapsed = status.last_run.elapsed().unwrap_or_default();
+				let run = status.connected && elapsed >= interval_duration;
+
+				println!("time = {:?}, run = {}", SystemTime::now(), run);
+
+				if run {
 					println!("Interval timer expired, running command ...");
+
 					Command::new(cmd.as_os_str())
 						.output()
 						.expect("command execution failed");
-				println!("Command finished.");
-				mem::drop(lock);
-			}
-		});
-	}
 
+					println!("Command finished.");
+
+					status.last_run = SystemTime::now();
+
+					wait_time = interval_duration;
+				} else {
+					wait_time = interval_duration - elapsed;
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	});
+
+	// what to do as soon as we're connected
+	let connect_callback = || {
+		if let Some(th) = &timer_handle {
+			connection_status.lock().unwrap().connected = true;
+
+			// we unpark the thread after reconnecting since a common cause of
+			// disconnects is suspend, after which the sleep timer might not do what
+			// we want
+			th.thread().unpark();
+		}
+	};
+
+	// what to do when the server tells us we got an email
+	let mail_callback = || {
+		let mut status = connection_status.lock().unwrap();
+
+		println!("New email, running command ...");
+
+		Command::new(cli.command.as_os_str())
+			.output()
+			.expect("command execution failed");
+
+		println!("Command finished.");
+
+		status.last_run = SystemTime::now();
+	};
+
+	// reconnect in an infinite loop
+	loop {
+		return match connect_and_idle(&cli, connect_callback , mail_callback) {
+			Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+			Err(err) => match err.downcast_ref::<IOError>() {
+				Some(io_err) if CONNECTION_LOST_ERRORS.contains(&io_err.kind()) => {
+					connection_status.lock().unwrap().connected = false;
+
+					let secs_to_reconnect = 10;
+					println!("Connection lost, reconnecting in {secs_to_reconnect} seconds");
+					thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(secs_to_reconnect));
+
+					continue;
+				},
+				Some(io_err) if CANT_CONNECT_ERRORS.contains(&io_err.kind()) => {
+					connection_status.lock().unwrap().connected = false;
+
+					let secs_to_reconnect = 10*60;
+					println!("Cannot connect currently, retrying in {secs_to_reconnect} seconds");
+					thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(secs_to_reconnect));
+
+					continue;
+				},
+				Some(io_err) => {
+					println!("{:?}", io_err.kind());
+					Err(err)
+				}
+				_ => Err(err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+enum ImapState {
+	Unauthenticated,
+	Authenticated,
+	Inbox,
+	Idling
+}
+
+/// establish a connection to IMAP server, log in, run IDLE command, and wait
+/// for mail to arrive
+pub fn connect_and_idle<F: Fn(), G: Fn()>(cli: &Cli,
+												 connected_callback: F,
+												 mail_callback: G)
+												 -> AResult<()> {
 	let tls_config = ClientConfig::builder()
 		.with_safe_defaults()
 		.with_root_certificates(RootCertStore {
@@ -153,7 +265,7 @@ pub fn run(cli: &Cli) -> AResult<()> {
 		.map_err(|e|io::Error::new(ErrorKind::NotConnected, e.to_string()))?
 		.collect::<Vec<_>>();
 	let mut socket = TcpStream::connect(addrs.as_slice())?;
-	let mut state = State::Unauthenticated;
+	let mut state = ImapState::Unauthenticated;
 
 	socket.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(10*60)))?;
 
@@ -177,7 +289,7 @@ pub fn run(cli: &Cli) -> AResult<()> {
 
 			for response in responses {
 				if cli.verbose > 0 {
-					if state == State::Unauthenticated {
+					if state == ImapState::Unauthenticated {
 						if let Some(suite) = tls_client.negotiated_cipher_suite() {
 							println!("negotiated cipher suite: {:?}", suite);
 						}
@@ -187,33 +299,29 @@ pub fn run(cli: &Cli) -> AResult<()> {
 				}
 
 				match state {
-					State::Unauthenticated => if response.starts_with(b"* OK") {
+					ImapState::Unauthenticated => if response.starts_with(b"* OK") {
 						let request = format!("A001 login {} {}\r\n", cli.username, cli.password);
 						tls_client.writer().write(request.as_bytes())?;
-						state = State::Authenticated;
+						state = ImapState::Authenticated;
 					},
-					State::Authenticated => if response.starts_with(b"A001 OK") {
+					ImapState::Authenticated => if response.starts_with(b"A001 OK") {
 						tls_client.writer().write(b"A002 select inbox\r\n")?;
-						state = State::Inbox;
+						state = ImapState::Inbox;
 					} else if response.starts_with(b"A001") {
 						bail!("The server rejected authentication");
 					},
-					State::Inbox => if response.starts_with(b"A002 OK") {
+					ImapState::Inbox => if response.starts_with(b"A002 OK") {
 						tls_client.writer().write(b"A003 idle\r\n")?;
-						state = State::Idling;
+						state = ImapState::Idling;
+						connected_callback();
+						// notify timer thread that we're live
 					} else if response.starts_with(b"A002") {
 						bail!("Selecting inbox failed");
 					},
-					State::Idling => if response.starts_with(b"+ idling") {
+					ImapState::Idling => if response.starts_with(b"+ idling") {
 						println!("Connected and idling ...");
 					} else if response.starts_with(b"*") && response.ends_with(b"EXISTS") {
-						let lock = mutex_mainthread.lock().unwrap();
+						mail_callback();
-						println!("New email, running command ...");
-						Command::new(cli.command.as_os_str())
-							.output()
-							.expect("command execution failed");
-						println!("Command finished.");
-						mem::drop(lock);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -224,13 +332,3 @@ pub fn run(cli: &Cli) -> AResult<()> {
 
 	Ok(())
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-	use super::*;
-
-	#[test]
-	fn test_dns_lookup() {
-
-	}
-}

src/main.rs

@@ -1,49 +1,10 @@
-#![feature(io_error_more)]
-
 use anyhow::Result as AResult;
-use std::io::{Error as IOError, ErrorKind};
-use std::thread;
-use std::time::Duration;
-use clap::Parser;
-
-const CONNECTION_LOST_ERRORS: &[ErrorKind] = &[
-	ErrorKind::Interrupted,
-	ErrorKind::WouldBlock,      // when a read times out
-];
-
-const CANT_CONNECT_ERRORS: &[ErrorKind] = &[
-	ErrorKind::ConnectionAborted,
-	ErrorKind::ConnectionReset,
-	ErrorKind::NotConnected,
-	ErrorKind::NetworkUnreachable,
-	ErrorKind::HostUnreachable,
-];
 
 fn main() -> AResult<()> {
-	let cli = imapidle::Cli::parse();
+	if let Err(err) = imapidle::run() {
-
+		println!("{err:?}");
-	loop {
-		return match imapidle::run(&cli) {
-			Ok(_) => Ok(()),
-			Err(err) => match err.downcast_ref::<IOError>() {
-				Some(io_err) if CONNECTION_LOST_ERRORS.contains(&io_err.kind()) => {
-					let secs_to_reconnect = 10;
-					println!("Connection lost, reconnecting in {secs_to_reconnect} seconds");
-					thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(secs_to_reconnect));
-					continue;
-				},
-				Some(io_err) if CANT_CONNECT_ERRORS.contains(&io_err.kind()) => {
-					let secs_to_reconnect = 10*60;
-					println!("Cannot connect currently, retrying in {secs_to_reconnect} seconds");
-					thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(secs_to_reconnect));
-					continue;
-				},
-				Some(io_err) => {
-					println!("{:?}", io_err.kind());
 		Err(err)
-				}
+	} else {
-				_ => Err(err)
+		Ok(())
-			}
-		}
 	}
 }