caller
Classes:
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PendingGroup–An asynchronous context manager that automatically registers pending created in its context.
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Caller–Caller is an advanced asynchronous context manager and scheduler for managing function calls within an async kernel environment.
PendingGroup
¶
Bases: PendingTracker, AsyncContextManagerMixin
An asynchronous context manager that automatically registers pending created in its context.
All pending created within the context of PendingGroup provided that the PendingGroup is an instance
of Pending.trackers will be automatically added to the group (default for Pending).
If any pending fails, is cancelled (with the result/exception set) or the pending group is cancelled; the context will exit, and all pending will be cancelled.
Features
- The context will exit after all tracked pending are done or removed.
- Cancelled or failed pending will cancel all other pending in the group.
- Pending can be manually removed from the group while the group is active.
Parameters:
Usage
Enter the async context and create new pending.
async with PendingGroup() as pg:
assert pg.caller.to_thread(lambda: None) in pg.pending
Methods:
-
cancel–Cancel the pending group (thread-safe).
-
cancelled–Return True if the pending group is cancelled.
Attributes:
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cancellation_timeout–The maximum time to wait for cancelled pending to be done.
Source code in src/async_kernel/pending.py
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cancellation_timeout
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
cancellation_timeout = 10
The maximum time to wait for cancelled pending to be done.
cancel
¶
Cancel the pending group (thread-safe).
Source code in src/async_kernel/pending.py
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Caller
¶
Bases: AsyncContextManagerMixin
Caller is an advanced asynchronous context manager and scheduler for managing function calls within an async kernel environment.
Features
- Manages a pool of worker threads and async contexts for efficient scheduling and execution.
- Supports synchronous and asynchronous startup, shutdown, and cleanup of idle workers.
- Provides thread-safe scheduling of functions (sync/async), with support for delayed and queued execution.
- Integrates with ZeroMQ (zmq) for PUB socket communication.
- Tracks child caller instances, enabling hierarchical shutdown and resource management.
- Offers mechanisms for direct calls, queued calls, and thread offloading.
- Implements
as_completedandwaitutilities for monitoring and collecting results from scheduled tasks. - Handles cancellation, exceptions, and context propagation robustly.
Usage
- Use Caller to manage async/sync function execution, worker threads, and task scheduling in complex async applications.
- Integrate with ZeroMQ for PUB socket communication.
- Leverage child management for hierarchical resource cleanup.
- Use
as_completedandwaitfor efficient result collection and monitoring.
Methods:
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checkpoint–An awaitable that will yield execution to the event loop.
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__new__–Create or retrieve a Caller instance.
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start_sync–Start synchronously.
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stop–Stop the caller, cancelling all pending tasks and close the thread.
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get_current–A classmethod to get the caller instance from the corresponding thread if it exists.
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current_pending–A classmethod that returns the current result when called from inside a function scheduled by Caller.
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all_callers–A classmethod to get a list of the callers.
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get–Retrieves an existing child caller by name and backend, or creates a new one if not found.
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schedule_call–Schedule
functo be called inside a task running in the callers thread (thread-safe). -
call_later–Schedule func to be called in caller's event loop copying the current context.
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call_soon–Schedule func to be called in caller's event loop copying the current context.
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call_direct–Schedule
functo be called in caller's event loop directly. -
to_thread–Call func in a worker thread using the same backend as the current instance.
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queue_get–Returns
Pendinginstance forfuncwhere the queue is running. -
queue_call–Queue the execution of
funcin a queue unique to it and the caller instance (thread-safe). -
queue_close–Close the execution queue associated with
func(thread-safe). -
as_completed–An iterator to get result as they complete.
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wait–Wait for the results given by items to complete.
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create_pending_group–Create a new PendingGroup instance.
Attributes:
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MAX_IDLE_POOL_INSTANCES–The number of
poolinstances to leave idle (See also to_thread). -
IDLE_WORKER_SHUTDOWN_DURATION–The minimum duration in seconds for a worker to remain in the worker pool before it is shutdown.
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stopped–A thread-safe Event for when the caller is stopped.
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log(LoggerAdapter[Any]) – -
iopub_sockets(dict[int, Socket]) – -
iopub_url(ClassVar) – -
name(str) –The name of the thread when the caller was created.
-
ident(int) –The ident for the caller.
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backend(Backend) –The
anyiobackend the caller is running in. -
protected(bool) –Returns
Trueif the caller is protected from stopping. -
zmq_context(Context | None) –A zmq socket, which if present indicates that an iopub socket is loaded.
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running–Returns
Truewhen the caller is available to run requests. -
children(frozenset[Self]) –A frozenset copy of the instances that were created by the caller.
-
parent(Self | None) –The parent if it exists.
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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MAX_IDLE_POOL_INSTANCES
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
MAX_IDLE_POOL_INSTANCES = 10
The number of pool instances to leave idle (See also to_thread).
IDLE_WORKER_SHUTDOWN_DURATION
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
IDLE_WORKER_SHUTDOWN_DURATION = 0 if 'pytest' in modules else 60
The minimum duration in seconds for a worker to remain in the worker pool before it is shutdown.
Set to 0 to disable (default when running tests).
stopped
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
A thread-safe Event for when the caller is stopped.
zmq_context
property
¶
zmq_context: Context | None
A zmq socket, which if present indicates that an iopub socket is loaded.
children
property
¶
A frozenset copy of the instances that were created by the caller.
Notes
- When the parent is stopped, all children are stopped.
- All children are stopped prior to the parent exiting its async context.
checkpoint
¶
checkpoint() -> Awaitable[None]
An awaitable that will yield execution to the event loop.
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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__new__
¶
__new__(
modifier: Literal[
"CurrentThread", "MainThread", "NewThread", "manual"
] = "CurrentThread",
/,
**kwargs: Unpack[CallerCreateOptions],
) -> Self
Create or retrieve a Caller instance.
Parameters:
-
(modifier¶Literal['CurrentThread', 'MainThread', 'NewThread', 'manual'], default:'CurrentThread') –Specifies how the Caller instance should be created or retrieved.
- "CurrentThread": Automatically create or retrieve the instance.
- "MainThread": Use the main thread for the Caller.
- "NewThread": Create a new thread.
- "manual": Manually create a new instance for the current thread.
-
(**kwargs¶Unpack[CallerCreateOptions], default:{}) –Additional options for Caller creation, such as: - name: The name to use. - backend: The async backend to use. - backend_options: Options for the backend. - protected: Whether the Caller is protected. - zmq_context: ZeroMQ context. - log: Logger instance.
Returns:
-
Self(Self) –The created or retrieved Caller instance.
Raises:
-
RuntimeError–If the backend is not provided and backend can't be determined.
-
ValueError–If the thread and caller's name do not match.
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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start_sync
¶
start_sync() -> None
Start synchronously.
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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stop
¶
stop(*, force=False) -> CallerState
Stop the caller, cancelling all pending tasks and close the thread.
If the instance is protected, this is no-op unless force is used.
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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get_current
classmethod
¶
A classmethod to get the caller instance from the corresponding thread if it exists.
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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current_pending
classmethod
¶
A classmethod that returns the current result when called from inside a function scheduled by Caller.
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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all_callers
classmethod
¶
A classmethod to get a list of the callers.
Parameters:
-
(running_only¶bool, default:True) –Restrict the list to callers that are active (running in an async context).
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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get
¶
get(**kwargs: Unpack[CallerCreateOptions]) -> Self
Retrieves an existing child caller by name and backend, or creates a new one if not found.
Parameters:
-
(**kwargs¶Unpack[CallerCreateOptions], default:{}) –Options for creating or retrieving a caller instance. - name: The name of the child caller to retrieve. - backend: The backend to match or assign to the caller. - backend_options: Options for the backend. - zmq_context: ZeroMQ context to use.
Returns:
-
Self(Self) –The retrieved or newly created caller instance.
Raises:
-
RuntimeError–If a caller with the specified name exists but the backend does not match.
Notes
- The returned caller is added to
childrenand stopped with this instance. - If 'backend' and 'zmq_context' are not specified they are copied from this instance.
- Usage Usage Caller Caller.get
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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schedule_call
¶
schedule_call(
func: Callable[..., CoroutineType[Any, Any, T] | T],
args: tuple,
kwargs: dict,
context: Context | None = None,
trackers: type[PendingTracker] | tuple[type[PendingTracker], ...] = PendingTracker,
/,
**metadata: Any,
) -> Pending[T]
Schedule func to be called inside a task running in the callers thread (thread-safe).
The methods call_soon and call_later use this method in the background, they should be used in preference to this method since they provide type hinting for the arguments.
Parameters:
-
(func¶Callable[..., CoroutineType[Any, Any, T] | T]) –The function to be called. If it returns a coroutine, it will be awaited and its result will be returned.
-
(args¶tuple) –Arguments corresponding to in the call to
func. -
(kwargs¶dict) –Keyword arguments to use with in the call to
func. -
(context¶Context | None, default:None) –The context to use, if not provided the current context is used.
-
(trackers¶type[PendingTracker] | tuple[type[PendingTracker], ...], default:PendingTracker) –The tracker subclasses of active trackers which to add the pending.
-
(**metadata¶Any, default:{}) –Additional metadata to store in the instance.
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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call_later
¶
call_later(
delay: float,
func: Callable[P, T | CoroutineType[Any, Any, T]],
/,
*args: args,
**kwargs: kwargs,
) -> Pending[T]
Schedule func to be called in caller's event loop copying the current context.
Parameters:
-
(func¶Callable[P, T | CoroutineType[Any, Any, T]]) –The function.
-
(delay¶float) –The minimum delay to add between submission and execution.
-
(*args¶args, default:()) –Arguments to use with func.
-
(**kwargs¶kwargs, default:{}) –Keyword arguments to use with func.
Info
All call arguments are packed into the instance's metadata.
-
Reference
caller
Callerschedule_call
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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call_soon
¶
call_soon(
func: Callable[P, T | CoroutineType[Any, Any, T]], /, *args: args, **kwargs: kwargs
) -> Pending[T]
Schedule func to be called in caller's event loop copying the current context.
Parameters:
-
(func¶Callable[P, T | CoroutineType[Any, Any, T]]) –The function.
-
(*args¶args, default:()) –Arguments to use with func.
-
(**kwargs¶kwargs, default:{}) –Keyword arguments to use with func.
- Reference
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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call_direct
¶
call_direct(
func: Callable[P, T | CoroutineType[Any, Any, T]], /, *args: args, **kwargs: kwargs
) -> None
Schedule func to be called in caller's event loop directly.
This method is provided to facilitate lightweight thread-safe function calls that need to be performed from within the callers event loop/taskgroup.
Parameters:
-
(func¶Callable[P, T | CoroutineType[Any, Any, T]]) –The function.
-
(*args¶args, default:()) –Arguments to use with func.
-
(**kwargs¶kwargs, default:{}) –Keyword arguments to use with func.
Warning:
**Use this method for lightweight calls only!**
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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to_thread
¶
to_thread(
func: Callable[P, T | CoroutineType[Any, Any, T]], /, *args: args, **kwargs: kwargs
) -> Pending[T]
Call func in a worker thread using the same backend as the current instance.
Parameters:
-
(func¶Callable[P, T | CoroutineType[Any, Any, T]]) –The function.
-
(*args¶args, default:()) –Arguments to use with func.
-
(**kwargs¶kwargs, default:{}) –Keyword arguments to use with func.
Notes
- A minimum number of caller instances are retained for this method.
- Async code run inside func should use taskgroups for creating task.
- Reference
- Usage Usage
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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queue_get
¶
Returns Pending instance for func where the queue is running.
Warning
- This instance loops until the instance is closed or func is garbage collected.
- The pending has been modified such that waiting it will wait for the queue to be empty.
queue_closeis the preferred means to shutdown the queue.
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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queue_call
¶
queue_call(
func: Callable[P, T | CoroutineType[Any, Any, T]], /, *args: args, **kwargs: kwargs
) -> Pending[T]
Queue the execution of func in a queue unique to it and the caller instance (thread-safe).
The returned pending is 'resettable' and will provide the result of the most recent successful
call once the queue has been emptied. Exceptions are not set, instead the result would be None.
Parameters:
-
(func¶Callable[P, T | CoroutineType[Any, Any, T]]) –The function.
-
(*args¶args, default:()) –Arguments to use with
func. -
(**kwargs¶kwargs, default:{}) –Keyword arguments to use with
func.
Returns:
-
Pending(Pending[T]) –The pending where the queue loop is running.
Warning
- Do not assume the result corresponds to the function call.
- The returned pending returns the last result of the queue call once the queue becomes empty.
Notes
- The queue runs in a task wrapped with a async_kernel.pending.Pending that remains running until one of the following occurs:
- The pending is cancelled.
- The method Caller.queue_close is called with
funcorfunc's hash. funcis deleted (utilising weakref.finalize).
- The context of the initial call is used for subsequent queue calls.
- Exceptions are 'swallowed'; the last successful result is set on the pending.
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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queue_close
¶
Close the execution queue associated with func (thread-safe).
Parameters:
-
Reference
caller
Callerqueue_call
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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as_completed
async
¶
as_completed(
items: Iterable[Awaitable[T]] | AsyncGenerator[Awaitable[T]],
*,
max_concurrent: NoValue | int = NoValue,
cancel_unfinished: bool = True,
) -> AsyncGenerator[Pending[T], Any]
An iterator to get result as they complete.
Parameters:
-
(items¶Iterable[Awaitable[T]] | AsyncGenerator[Awaitable[T]]) –Either a container with existing results or generator of Pendings.
-
(max_concurrent¶NoValue | int, default:NoValue) –The maximum number of concurrent results to monitor at a time. This is useful when
itemsis a generator utilising Caller.to_thread. By default this will limit toCaller.MAX_IDLE_POOL_INSTANCES. -
(cancel_unfinished¶bool, default:True) –Cancel any
pendingwhen exiting.
Tip
- Pass a generator if you wish to limit the number result jobs when calling to_thread/to_task etc.
- Pass a container with all results when the limiter is not relevant.
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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wait
async
¶
wait(
items: Iterable[Awaitable[T]],
*,
timeout: float | None = None,
return_when: Literal[
"FIRST_COMPLETED", "FIRST_EXCEPTION", "ALL_COMPLETED"
] = "ALL_COMPLETED",
) -> tuple[set[Pending[T]], set[Pending[T]]]
Wait for the results given by items to complete.
Returns two sets of the results: (done, pending).
Parameters:
-
(items¶Iterable[Awaitable[T]]) –An iterable of results to wait for.
-
(timeout¶float | None, default:None) –The maximum time before returning.
-
(return_when¶Literal['FIRST_COMPLETED', 'FIRST_EXCEPTION', 'ALL_COMPLETED'], default:'ALL_COMPLETED') –The same options as available for asyncio.wait.
Example
done, pending = await asyncio.wait(items)
Info: - This does not raise a TimeoutError! - Pendings that aren't done when the timeout occurs are returned in the second set.
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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create_pending_group
¶
create_pending_group(*, shield: bool = False)
Create a new PendingGroup instance.
The pending group will wait for all pending created in its context to complete (except for those that opt out). If any pending result in exception, the pending group and all registered pending are cancelled. If the pending group context is cancelled or results in exception, all pending in the group are also cancelled.
Parameters:
Usage:
```python
async with Caller().create_pending_group() as pg:
pg.caller.to_thread(my_func)
...
```
Source code in src/async_kernel/caller.py
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