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package io.netty.handler.stream;

import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufAllocator;
import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
import io.netty.channel.Channel;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelDuplexHandler;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelFuture;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelFutureListener;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelPipeline;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelProgressivePromise;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelPromise;
import io.netty.util.ReferenceCountUtil;
import io.netty.util.internal.logging.InternalLogger;
import io.netty.util.internal.logging.InternalLoggerFactory;

import java.nio.channels.ClosedChannelException;
import java.util.ArrayDeque;
import java.util.Queue;

A ChannelHandler that adds support for writing a large data stream asynchronously neither spending a lot of memory nor getting OutOfMemoryError. Large data streaming such as file transfer requires complicated state management in a ChannelHandler implementation. ChunkedWriteHandler manages such complicated states so that you can send a large data stream without difficulties.

To use ChunkedWriteHandler in your application, you have to insert a new ChunkedWriteHandler instance:

ChannelPipeline p = ...; p.addLast("streamer", new ChunkedWriteHandler());
p.addLast("handler", new MyHandler());
Once inserted, you can write a ChunkedInput so that the ChunkedWriteHandler can pick it up and fetch the content of the stream chunk by chunk and write the fetched chunk downstream:
Channel ch = ...; ch.write(new ChunkedFile(new File("video.mkv")); 

Sending a stream which generates a chunk intermittently

Some ChunkedInput generates a chunk on a certain event or timing. Such ChunkedInput implementation often returns null on ChunkedInput.readChunk(ChannelHandlerContext), resulting in the indefinitely suspended transfer. To resume the transfer when a new chunk is available, you have to call resumeTransfer().
/** * A {@link ChannelHandler} that adds support for writing a large data stream * asynchronously neither spending a lot of memory nor getting * {@link OutOfMemoryError}. Large data streaming such as file * transfer requires complicated state management in a {@link ChannelHandler} * implementation. {@link ChunkedWriteHandler} manages such complicated states * so that you can send a large data stream without difficulties. * <p> * To use {@link ChunkedWriteHandler} in your application, you have to insert * a new {@link ChunkedWriteHandler} instance: * <pre> * {@link ChannelPipeline} p = ...; * p.addLast("streamer", <b>new {@link ChunkedWriteHandler}()</b>); * p.addLast("handler", new MyHandler()); * </pre> * Once inserted, you can write a {@link ChunkedInput} so that the * {@link ChunkedWriteHandler} can pick it up and fetch the content of the * stream chunk by chunk and write the fetched chunk downstream: * <pre> * {@link Channel} ch = ...; * ch.write(new {@link ChunkedFile}(new File("video.mkv")); * </pre> * * <h3>Sending a stream which generates a chunk intermittently</h3> * * Some {@link ChunkedInput} generates a chunk on a certain event or timing. * Such {@link ChunkedInput} implementation often returns {@code null} on * {@link ChunkedInput#readChunk(ChannelHandlerContext)}, resulting in the indefinitely suspended * transfer. To resume the transfer when a new chunk is available, you have to * call {@link #resumeTransfer()}. */
public class ChunkedWriteHandler extends ChannelDuplexHandler { private static final InternalLogger logger = InternalLoggerFactory.getInstance(ChunkedWriteHandler.class); private final Queue<PendingWrite> queue = new ArrayDeque<PendingWrite>(); private volatile ChannelHandlerContext ctx; private PendingWrite currentWrite; public ChunkedWriteHandler() { }
Deprecated:use ChunkedWriteHandler()
/** * @deprecated use {@link #ChunkedWriteHandler()} */
@Deprecated public ChunkedWriteHandler(int maxPendingWrites) { if (maxPendingWrites <= 0) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "maxPendingWrites: " + maxPendingWrites + " (expected: > 0)"); } } @Override public void handlerAdded(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception { this.ctx = ctx; }
Continues to fetch the chunks from the input.
/** * Continues to fetch the chunks from the input. */
public void resumeTransfer() { final ChannelHandlerContext ctx = this.ctx; if (ctx == null) { return; } if (ctx.executor().inEventLoop()) { resumeTransfer0(ctx); } else { // let the transfer resume on the next event loop round ctx.executor().execute(new Runnable() { @Override public void run() { resumeTransfer0(ctx); } }); } } private void resumeTransfer0(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) { try { doFlush(ctx); } catch (Exception e) { if (logger.isWarnEnabled()) { logger.warn("Unexpected exception while sending chunks.", e); } } } @Override public void write(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Object msg, ChannelPromise promise) throws Exception { queue.add(new PendingWrite(msg, promise)); } @Override public void flush(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception { doFlush(ctx); } @Override public void channelInactive(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception { doFlush(ctx); ctx.fireChannelInactive(); } @Override public void channelWritabilityChanged(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception { if (ctx.channel().isWritable()) { // channel is writable again try to continue flushing doFlush(ctx); } ctx.fireChannelWritabilityChanged(); } private void discard(Throwable cause) { for (;;) { PendingWrite currentWrite = this.currentWrite; if (this.currentWrite == null) { currentWrite = queue.poll(); } else { this.currentWrite = null; } if (currentWrite == null) { break; } Object message = currentWrite.msg; if (message instanceof ChunkedInput) { ChunkedInput<?> in = (ChunkedInput<?>) message; try { if (!in.isEndOfInput()) { if (cause == null) { cause = new ClosedChannelException(); } currentWrite.fail(cause); } else { currentWrite.success(in.length()); } closeInput(in); } catch (Exception e) { currentWrite.fail(e); logger.warn(ChunkedInput.class.getSimpleName() + ".isEndOfInput() failed", e); closeInput(in); } } else { if (cause == null) { cause = new ClosedChannelException(); } currentWrite.fail(cause); } } } private void doFlush(final ChannelHandlerContext ctx) { final Channel channel = ctx.channel(); if (!channel.isActive()) { discard(null); return; } boolean requiresFlush = true; ByteBufAllocator allocator = ctx.alloc(); while (channel.isWritable()) { if (currentWrite == null) { currentWrite = queue.poll(); } if (currentWrite == null) { break; } final PendingWrite currentWrite = this.currentWrite; final Object pendingMessage = currentWrite.msg; if (pendingMessage instanceof ChunkedInput) { final ChunkedInput<?> chunks = (ChunkedInput<?>) pendingMessage; boolean endOfInput; boolean suspend; Object message = null; try { message = chunks.readChunk(allocator); endOfInput = chunks.isEndOfInput(); if (message == null) { // No need to suspend when reached at the end. suspend = !endOfInput; } else { suspend = false; } } catch (final Throwable t) { this.currentWrite = null; if (message != null) { ReferenceCountUtil.release(message); } currentWrite.fail(t); closeInput(chunks); break; } if (suspend) { // ChunkedInput.nextChunk() returned null and it has // not reached at the end of input. Let's wait until // more chunks arrive. Nothing to write or notify. break; } if (message == null) { // If message is null write an empty ByteBuf. // See https://github.com/netty/netty/issues/1671 message = Unpooled.EMPTY_BUFFER; } ChannelFuture f = ctx.write(message); if (endOfInput) { this.currentWrite = null; // Register a listener which will close the input once the write is complete. // This is needed because the Chunk may have some resource bound that can not // be closed before its not written. // // See https://github.com/netty/netty/issues/303 f.addListener(new ChannelFutureListener() { @Override public void operationComplete(ChannelFuture future) throws Exception { currentWrite.progress(chunks.progress(), chunks.length()); currentWrite.success(chunks.length()); closeInput(chunks); } }); } else if (channel.isWritable()) { f.addListener(new ChannelFutureListener() { @Override public void operationComplete(ChannelFuture future) throws Exception { if (!future.isSuccess()) { closeInput((ChunkedInput<?>) pendingMessage); currentWrite.fail(future.cause()); } else { currentWrite.progress(chunks.progress(), chunks.length()); } } }); } else { f.addListener(new ChannelFutureListener() { @Override public void operationComplete(ChannelFuture future) throws Exception { if (!future.isSuccess()) { closeInput((ChunkedInput<?>) pendingMessage); currentWrite.fail(future.cause()); } else { currentWrite.progress(chunks.progress(), chunks.length()); if (channel.isWritable()) { resumeTransfer(); } } } }); } // Flush each chunk to conserve memory ctx.flush(); requiresFlush = false; } else { this.currentWrite = null; ctx.write(pendingMessage, currentWrite.promise); requiresFlush = true; } if (!channel.isActive()) { discard(new ClosedChannelException()); break; } } if (requiresFlush) { ctx.flush(); } } private static void closeInput(ChunkedInput<?> chunks) { try { chunks.close(); } catch (Throwable t) { if (logger.isWarnEnabled()) { logger.warn("Failed to close a chunked input.", t); } } } private static final class PendingWrite { final Object msg; final ChannelPromise promise; PendingWrite(Object msg, ChannelPromise promise) { this.msg = msg; this.promise = promise; } void fail(Throwable cause) { ReferenceCountUtil.release(msg); promise.tryFailure(cause); } void success(long total) { if (promise.isDone()) { // No need to notify the progress or fulfill the promise because it's done already. return; } progress(total, total); promise.trySuccess(); } void progress(long progress, long total) { if (promise instanceof ChannelProgressivePromise) { ((ChannelProgressivePromise) promise).tryProgress(progress, total); } } } }