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+//! Small services library with named ports
+//! see test for usage
+
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, RwLock};
+use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver, Sender};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+use std::thread::{spawn, JoinHandle};
+use std::time::Duration;
+use streamer;
+use result::Result;
+use result::Error;
+
+pub enum Port {
+    Main,
+    PacketReader,
+    Accountant,
+    PacketSender,
+}
+
+impl Port {
+    fn to_usize(self) -> usize {
+        match self {
+            Port::Main => 0,
+            Port::PacketReader => 1,
+            Port::Accountant => 2,
+            Port::PacketSender => 3,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub enum Data {
+    Signal,
+    SharedPacketData(streamer::SharedPacketData),
+}
+
+struct Locked {
+    ports: Vec<Sender<Data>>,
+    readers: Vec<Arc<Mutex<Receiver<Data>>>>,
+    threads: Vec<Arc<Option<JoinHandle<Result<()>>>>>,
+}
+
+pub struct Services {
+    lock: Arc<RwLock<Locked>>,
+    exit: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+}
+
+pub type Ports = Vec<Sender<Data>>;
+
+impl Services {
+    pub fn new() -> Services {
+        let (s1, r1) = channel();
+        let (s2, r2) = channel();
+        let (s3, r3) = channel();
+        let (s4, r4) = channel();
+        let (s5, r5) = channel();
+        let locked = Locked {
+            ports: [s1, s2, s3, s4, s5].to_vec(),
+            readers: [
+                Arc::new(Mutex::new(r1)),
+                Arc::new(Mutex::new(r2)),
+                Arc::new(Mutex::new(r3)),
+                Arc::new(Mutex::new(r4)),
+                Arc::new(Mutex::new(r5)),
+            ].to_vec(),
+            threads: [
+                Arc::new(None),
+                Arc::new(None),
+                Arc::new(None),
+                Arc::new(None),
+                Arc::new(None),
+            ].to_vec(),
+        };
+        let exit = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+        Services {
+            lock: Arc::new(RwLock::new(locked)),
+            exit: exit,
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn source<F>(&self, port: Port, func: F) -> Result<()>
+    where
+        F: Send + 'static + Fn(&Ports) -> Result<()>,
+    {
+        let mut w = self.lock.write().unwrap();
+        let pz = port.to_usize();
+        if w.threads[pz].is_some() {
+            return Err(Error::Services);
+        }
+        let c_ports = w.ports.clone();
+        let c_exit = self.exit.clone();
+        let j = spawn(move || loop {
+            match func(&c_ports) {
+                Ok(()) => (),
+                e => return e,
+            }
+            if c_exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) == true {
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        });
+        w.threads[pz] = Arc::new(Some(j));
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    pub fn listen<F>(&mut self, port: Port, func: F) -> Result<()>
+    where
+        F: Send + 'static + Fn(&Ports, Data) -> Result<()>,
+    {
+        let mut w = self.lock.write().unwrap();
+        let pz = port.to_usize();
+        if w.threads[pz].is_some() {
+            return Err(Error::Services);
+        }
+        let recv_lock = w.readers[pz].clone();
+        let c_ports = w.ports.clone();
+        let c_exit = self.exit.clone();
+        let j: JoinHandle<Result<()>> = spawn(move || loop {
+            let recv = recv_lock.lock().unwrap();
+            let timer = Duration::new(0, 500000);
+            match recv.recv_timeout(timer) {
+                Ok(val) => func(&c_ports, val).expect("services listen"),
+                _ => (),
+            }
+            if c_exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        });
+        w.threads[pz] = Arc::new(Some(j));
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    pub fn send(ports: &Ports, to: Port, m: Data) -> Result<()> {
+        ports[to.to_usize()]
+            .send(m)
+            .or_else(|_| Err(Error::SendError))
+    }
+    pub fn join(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        let pz = Port::Main.to_usize();
+        let recv = self.lock.write().unwrap().readers[pz].clone();
+        recv.lock().unwrap().recv()?;
+        self.shutdown()?;
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    pub fn shutdown(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.exit.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        let r = self.lock.read().unwrap();
+        for t in r.threads.iter() {
+            match Arc::try_unwrap((*t).clone()) {
+                Ok(Some(j)) => j.join()??,
+                _ => (),
+            };
+        }
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use services::Services;
+    use services::Port::{Accountant, Main, PacketReader};
+    use services::Data::Signal;
+    use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_init() {
+        let mut o = Services::new();
+        assert_matches!(o.shutdown(), Ok(()));
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn test_join() {
+        let mut o = Services::new();
+        assert_matches!(
+            o.source(PacketReader, move |ports| Services::send(
+                ports,
+                Main,
+                Signal
+            )),
+            Ok(())
+        );
+        assert_matches!(o.join(), Ok(()));
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn test_source() {
+        let mut o = Services::new();
+        assert_matches!(
+            o.source(PacketReader, move |ports| Services::send(
+                ports,
+                Main,
+                Signal
+            )),
+            Ok(())
+        );
+        assert!(o.source(PacketReader, move |_ports| Ok(())).is_err());
+        assert!(o.listen(PacketReader, move |_ports, _data| Ok(())).is_err());
+        assert_matches!(o.join(), Ok(()));
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn test_listen() {
+        let mut o = Services::new();
+        let val = Arc::new(Mutex::new(false));
+        assert_matches!(
+            o.source(PacketReader, move |ports| Services::send(
+                ports,
+                Accountant,
+                Signal
+            )),
+            Ok(())
+        );
+        let c_val = val.clone();
+        assert_matches!(
+            o.listen(Accountant, move |ports, data| match data {
+                Signal => {
+                    *c_val.lock().unwrap() = true;
+                    Services::send(ports, Main, Signal)
+                }
+                _ => Ok(()),
+            }),
+            Ok(())
+        );
+        assert_matches!(o.join(), Ok(()));
+        assert_eq!(*val.lock().unwrap(), true);
+    }
+
+}