ITT 2014 - Chris Eidhof - Practical Concurrent Programming

Chris highlightes the benefits and different techniques of doing concurrent programming and show how developers can avoid some obvious and some not so obvious mistakes.

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1. Practical Concurrent Programming Chris Eidhof
2. Merhabā
4. Why is concurrency hard?
9. When to use concurrency? Always use the main thread
10. When to use concurrency? — Networking — Expensive stuff
11. Decision workflow 1. Measure 2. Change 3. Measure again
12. How to draw things in the background
14. Recipe 1. Take drawRect: code 2. Put it in a background thread 3. Update the main thread
15. The drawRect: code - (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect { CGContextRef ctx = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext(); // expensive // drawing // code }
16. Moving it to a different thread [queue addOperationWithBlock:^{ UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, NO, 0); // expensive // drawing // code UIImage *i = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext(); UIGraphicsEndImageContext(); // TODO: update the main thread }];
17. Updating the main thread [queue addOperationWithBlock:^{ UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(size, NO, 0); // expensive // drawing // code UIImage *i = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext(); UIGraphicsEndImageContext(); [[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] addOperationWithBlock:^{ self.imageView.image = i; }]; }];
18. Deckset filters
20. [self.queue addOperationWithBlock:^{ CIImage *ciImage = [CIImage imageWithContentsOfURL:sourceURL]; CIFilter *depthOfFieldFilter = [CIFilter filterWithName:@"CIDepthOfField"]; ... CIImage *finalImage = [alphaFilter valueForKey:kCIOutputImageKey]; CGContextRef cgContext = CGBitmapContextCreate(NULL, size.width, size.height, 8, size.width * 4, colorSpace, kCGImageAlphaPremultipliedLast); CIContext *context = [CIContext contextWithCGContext:cgContext options:nil]; CGImageRef outputImage = [context createCGImage:finalImage fromRect:ciImage.extent]; ... CGImageDestinationAddImage(destination, outputImage, nil); CGImageDestinationFinalize(destination); }];
21. ... the shared resource was the GPU!
22. Solution NSDictionary *options = @{kCIContextUseSoftwareRenderer: @YES}; CIContext *context = [CIContext contextWithCGContext:cgContext options:options]; ... and ... self.queue.maxConcurrentOperationCount = 1;
23. Solution, part 2 ... we removed the complicated filter
25. How to not load things from the network dispatch_async(backgroundQueue, ^{ NSData *data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:url]; NSArray *graphItems = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:data options:0 error:&error]; UIImage* image = [self drawGraph:graphItems]; dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{ self.imageView.image = image; }); });
26. Grand Central Dispatch
29. Threading is hard GCD moves it to the system- level
30. GCD Thread Pool Main Thread High Priority Queue Serial Queue Parallel Queue Serial Queue Main Queue Serial Queue Concurrent Queue Serial Queue Default Priority Queue Low Priority Queue Background Priority Queue Custom Queues GCD Queues Threads
31. — Simpler — Faster — Thread-pool management — Memory-efficient — Async means: no deadlock!
32. How to load things from the network Use NSURLSession
33. Operation Queues
34. dispatch_async(backgroundQueue, ^{ NSArray *graphData = [self generateDataPointsForGraph]; UIImage* image = [self drawGraph:graphData]; dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{ self.imageView.image = image; }); });
35. Step 1: Use NSOperation NSOperationQueue* drawingQueue = [[NSOperationQueue alloc] init]; [drawingQueue addOperationWithBlock:^{ NSArray *graphData = [self generateDataPointsForGraph]; UIImage* image = [self drawGraph:graphData]; [[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] addOperationWithBlock:^{ self.imageView.image = image; }]; }]; How to cancel this?
36. Step 2: Use NSBlockOperation NSBlockOperation* drawingOperation = [NSBlockOperation blockOperationWithBlock:^{ NSArray *graphData = [self generateDataPointsForGraph]; UIImage* image = [self drawGraph:graphData]; [[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] addOperationWithBlock:^{ self.imageView.image = image; }]; }]; [drawingQueue addOperation:drawingOperation];
37. Step 3: Pull out the completion handler NSOperation* drawingOperation = [NSBlockOperation blockOperationWithBlock:^{ NSArray *graphData = [self generateDataPointsForGraph]; self.image = [self drawGraph:graphData]; }]; drawingOperation.completionBlock = ^{ [[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] addOperationWithBlock:^{ self.imageView.image = self.image; }]; };
38. Step 4: Custom NSOperation subclass NSData *data = [self generateDataPointsForGraph]; NSOperation* drawingOperation = [DrawingOperation drawingOperationWithData:data]; drawingOperation.completionBlock = ^{ [[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] addOperationWithBlock:^{ self.imageView.image = image; }]; };
39. How to efficiently import data into Core Data
41. Efficiently Importing Data — Implement Find-or-Create Efficiently — Reduce Peak Memory Footprint https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/ documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/CoreData/ Articles/cdImporting.html
42. Importing employees for (WebserviceEmployee *webserviceEmployee) { NSNumber *identifier = webserviceEmployee.identifier; Employee *employee = [self findEmployeeWithIdentifier:identifier]; if (employee == nil) { employee = [self createEmployeWithIdentifier:identifier]; } // Update data }
43. Importing more efficiently NSMutableArray *identifiers = [NSMutableArray array]; for (WebserviceEmployee *webserviceEmployee) { NSNumber *identifier = webserviceEmployee.identifier; [identifiers addObject:identifier]; } NSFetchRequest *fetchRequest = [[NSFetchRequest alloc] init]; fetchRequest.predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"(employeeID IN %@)", identifiers];
44. Import in batches Use a separate context
45. Normal Core Data Stack
46. NSManagedObjectContext NSManagedObjectContext NSManagedObjectContext SQLite NSPersistentStore NSPersistentStoreCoordinator Double MOC Stack
47. Small imports NSManagedObjectContext* context = [[NSManagedObjectContext alloc] initWithConcurrencyType:NSPrivateQueueConcurrencyType]; context.persistentStoreCoordinator = self.ptStoreCoordinator; [self.context performBlock:^{ [self import]; }];
48. [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserverForName:NSManagedObjectContextDidSaveNotification object:nil queue:nil usingBlock:^(NSNotification* note) { NSManagedObjectContext *moc = self.mainMOC; if (note.object != moc) { [moc performBlock:^(){ [moc mergeChangesFromContextDidSaveNotification:note]; }]; }; }];
49. NSManagedObjectContext NSManagedObjectContext NSManagedObjectContext ! SQLite NSPersistentStore NSPersistentStoreCoordinator ! ! ! Double MOC Stack
50. You might want to consider using a different concurrency style, and this time you have two persistent store coordinators, two almost completely separate Core Data stacks. Source: http://asciiwwdc.com/2013/sessions/ 211
51. SQLite ! NSPersistentStore NSPersistentStoreCoordinator NSManagedObjectContext NSPersistentStore NSPersistentStoreCoordinator NSManagedObjectContext ! ! ! NSPersistentStore NSPersistentStoreCoordinator NSManagedObjectContext NSPersistentStore NSPersistentStoreCoordinator NSManagedObjectContext ! ! !
52. SQLite ! NSPersistentStore NSPersistentStoreCoordinator NSManagedObjectContext NSPersistentStore NSPersistentStoreCoordinator NSManagedObjectContext ! ! ! NSPersistentStore NSPersistentStoreCoordinator NSManagedObjectContext NSPersistentStore NSPersistentStoreCoordinator NSManagedObjectContext ! ! ! NSManagedObjectContext NSManagedObjectContext NSManagedObjectContext ! SQLite NSPersistentStore NSPersistentStoreCoordinator ! ! !
53. Importing Recap Didn't turn out to be a problem: we shipped the sqlite file for the initial import.
54. How to make objects play well when concurrent
55. @interface Account : NSObject @property (nonatomic) double balance; - (void)transfer:(double)euros to:(Account*)other; @end
56. - (void)transfer:(double)euros to:(Account*)other { self.balance = self.balance - euros; other.balance = other.balance + euros; } What happens if two methods call this method at the same time? From different threads?
57. The same code, how the compiler sees it - (void)transfer:(double)euros to:(Account*)other { double currentBalance = self.balance; self.balance = currentBalance - euros; double otherBalance = other.balance; other.balance = otherBalance + euros; }
58. a b [a.transfer:20 to:b] [a.transfer:30 to:b] 100 0 currentBalance = 100 currentBalance = 100 100 0 a.balance = 100 - 20 80 0 b.balance = b.balance + 20 80 20 a.balance = 100 - 30 70 20
59. a b [a.transfer:20 to:b] [a.transfer:30 to:b] 100 0 currentBalance = 100 currentBalance = 100 100 0 a.balance = 100 - 20 80 0 b.balance = b.balance + 20 80 20 a.balance = 100 - 30 70 20
60. - (void)transfer:(double)euros to:(Account*)other { @synchronized(self) { self.balance = self.balance - euros; other.balance = other.balance + euros; } }
61. - (void)transfer:(double)euros to:(Account*)other { @synchronized(self) { @synchronized(other) { self.balance = self.balance - euros; other.balance = other.balance + euros; } } } Problem: deadlock.
62. - (void)transfer:(double)euros to:(Account*)other { @synchronized(self.class) { self.balance = self.balance - euros; other.balance = other.balance + euros; } }
63. Solution: move concurrency to a different level
64. Do it the GCD way Account* account = [Account new]; Account* other = [Account new]; dispatch_queue_t accountOperations = dispatch_queue_create("accounting", DISPATCH_QUEUE_SERIAL); dispatch_async(accountOperations, ^{ [account transfer:200 to:other]; }); dispatch_async will never block.
66. There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult. — Tony Hoare
67. Thanks — @chriseidhof — http://www.objc.io — http://www.uikonf.com — http://www.decksetapp.com
68. Resources — Concurrency Programming Guide — Threading Programming Guide — NSOperationQueue class reference — http://www.objc.io/issue-2/ — http://www.opensource.apple.com/source/ objc4/objc4-551.1/runtime/objc-sync.mm — http://googlemac.blogspot.de/2006/10/ synchronized-swimming.html — WWDC12 #211: Concurrent User Interfaces on iOS
69. Icons are from the Noun Project: — Coffee Maker by Maureen Placente — Coffee by Julia Soderberg — Railroad Crossing by Edward Boatman — Database by Stefan Parnarov — Drawing by Daniel Shannon — Hammer by Alex AS — Lock by P.J. Onori — Photoshop by Joe Harrison — Register by Wilson Joseph