import unittest
from itertools import cycle
from threading import Event, Thread
from unittest import TestCase
from test.support import threading_helper
@threading_helper.requires_working_threading()
class TestStr(TestCase):
def test_racing_join_extend(self):
'''Test joining a string being extended by another thread'''
l = []
ITERS = 100
READERS = 10
done_event = Event()
def writer_func():
for i in range(ITERS):
l.extend(map(str, range(i)))
l.clear()
done_event.set()
def reader_func():
while not done_event.is_set():
''.join(l)
writer = Thread(target=writer_func)
readers = []
for x in range(READERS):
reader = Thread(target=reader_func)
readers.append(reader)
reader.start()
writer.start()
writer.join()
for reader in readers:
reader.join()
def test_racing_join_replace(self):
'''
Test joining a string of characters being replaced with ephemeral
strings by another thread.
'''
l = [*'abcdefg']
MAX_ORDINAL = 1_000
READERS = 10
done_event = Event()
def writer_func():
for i, c in zip(cycle(range(len(l))),
map(chr, range(128, MAX_ORDINAL))):
l[i] = c
done_event.set()
def reader_func():
while not done_event.is_set():
''.join(l)
''.join(l)
''.join(l)
''.join(l)
writer = Thread(target=writer_func)
readers = []
for x in range(READERS):
reader = Thread(target=reader_func)
readers.append(reader)
reader.start()
writer.start()
writer.join()
for reader in readers:
reader.join()
if __name__ == "__main__":
unittest.main()