lumiera_/tests/library/lazy-init-test.cpp
Ichthyostega 8de3fe21bb Chain-Load: detect small-object optimisation
- Helper function to find out of two objects are located
  "close to each other" -- which can be used as heuristics
  to distinguish heap vs. stack storage

- further investigation shows that libstdc++ applies the
  small-object optimisation for functor up to »two slots«
  in size -- but only if the copy-ctor is trivial. Thus
  a lambda capturing a shared_ptr by value will *always*
  be maintained in heap storage (and LazyInit must be
  redesigned accordingly)...

- the verify_inlineStorage() unit test will now trigger
  if some implementation does not apply small-object optimisation
  under these minimal assumptions
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/*
LazyInit(Test) - verify a mechanism to install a self-initialising functor
Copyright (C) Lumiera.org
2023, Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>
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* *****************************************************/
/** @file lazy-init-test.cpp
** unit test \ref LazyInit_test
*/
#include "lib/test/run.hpp"
#include "lib/lazy-init.hpp"
//#include "lib/format-string.hpp"
//#include "lib/test/test-helper.hpp"
//#include "lib/test/testdummy.hpp"
#include "lib/test/diagnostic-output.hpp" /////////////////////TODO TODOH
#include "lib/util.hpp"
//#include <array>
namespace lib {
namespace test{
// using util::_Fmt;
using util::isSameObject;
using lib::meta::isFunMember;
// using lib::meta::_FunRet;
// using err::LUMIERA_ERROR_LIFECYCLE;
namespace { // policy and configuration for test...
//
}//(End) Test config
/***********************************************************************************//**
* @test Verify a mix-in to allow for lazy initialisation of complex infrastructure
* tied to a std::function; the intention is to have a »trap« hidden in the
* function itself to trigger on first use and perform the one-time
* initialisation, then finally lock the object in place.
* @see lazy-init.hpp
* @see lib::RandomDraw
*/
class LazyInit_test
: public Test
{
void
run (Arg)
{
simpleUse();
verify_trojanLambda();
verify_inlineStorage();
// verify_numerics();
// verify_adaptMapping();
// verify_dynamicChange();
}
/** @test demonstrate a basic usage scenario
*/
void
simpleUse()
{
}
/** @test verify construction of the »trap« front-end eventually to trigger initialisation
* - this test does not involve any std::function, rather a heap-allocated copy of a λ
* # the _target function_ finally to be invoked performs a verifiable computation
* # the _delegate_ receives an memory location and returns a reference to the target
* # the generated _»trojan λ«_ captures its own address, invokes the delegate,
* retrieves a reference to a target functor, and invokes these with actual arguments.
* @remark the purpose of this convoluted scheme is for the _delegate to perform initialisation,_
* taking into account the current memory location „sniffed“ by the trojan.
*/
void
verify_trojanLambda()
{
size_t beacon;
auto fun = [&](uint challenge){ return beacon+challenge; };
using Sig = size_t(uint);
CHECK (isFunMember<Sig> (&fun));
beacon = rand();
uint c = beacon % 42;
// verify we can invoke the target function
CHECK (beacon+c == fun(c));
// verify we can also invoke the target function through a reference
using FunType = decltype(fun);
FunType& funRef = fun;
CHECK (beacon+c == funRef(c));
// construct delegate function exposing the expected behaviour;
// additionally this function captures the passed-in address.
RawAddr location{nullptr};
auto delegate = [&](RawAddr adr) -> FunType&
{
location = adr;
return fun;
};
using Delegate = decltype(delegate);
Delegate *delP = new Delegate(delegate);
// verify the heap-allocated copy of the delegate behaves as expected
location = nullptr;
CHECK (beacon+c == (*delP)(this)(c));
CHECK (location == this);
// now (finally) build the »trap function«,
// taking ownership of the heap-allocated delegate copy
auto trojanLambda = TrojanFun<Sig>::generateTrap (delP);
CHECK (sizeof(trojanLambda) == sizeof(size_t));
// on invocation...
// - it captures its current location
// - passes this to the delegate
// - invokes the target function returned from the delegate
CHECK (beacon+c == trojanLambda(c));
CHECK (location == &trojanLambda);
// repeat that with a copy, and changed beacon value
auto trojanClone = trojanLambda;
beacon = rand();
c = beacon % 55;
CHECK (beacon+c == trojanClone(c));
CHECK (location == &trojanClone);
CHECK (beacon+c == trojanLambda(c));
CHECK (location == &trojanLambda);
}
/** @test verify that std::function indeed stores a simple functor inline
* @remark The implementation of LazyInit relies crucially on a known optimisation
* in the standard library ─ which unfortunately is not guaranteed by the standard:
* Typically, std::function will apply _small object optimisation_ to place a very
* small functor directly into the wrapper, if the payload has a trivial copy-ctor.
* Libstdc++ is known to be rather restrictive, other implementations trade increased
* storage size of std::function against more optimisation possibilities.
* LazyInit exploits this optimisation to „spy“ about the current object location,
* to allow executing the lazy initialisation on first use, without further help
* by client code. This trickery seems to be the only way, since λ-capture by reference
* is broken after copying or moving the host object (which is required for DSL use).
* In case this turns out to be fragile, LazyInit should become a "LateInit" and needs
* help by the client or the user to trigger initialisation; alternatively the DSL
* could be split off into a separate builder object distinct from RandomDraw.
*/
void
verify_inlineStorage()
{
// char payload[24];// ◁─────────────────────────────── use this to make the test fail....
const char* payload = "Outer Space";
auto lambda = [payload]{ return RawAddr(&payload); };
RawAddr location = lambda();
CHECK (location == &lambda);
std::function funWrap{lambda};
CHECK (funWrap);
CHECK (not isSameObject (funWrap, lambda));
location = funWrap();
CHECK (util::isCloseBy (location, funWrap));
// if »small object optimisation« was used,
// the lambda will be copied directly into the std:function;
// otherwise it will be heap allocated and this test fails.
// for context: these are considered "close by",
// since both are sitting right here in the same stack frame
CHECK (util::isCloseBy (funWrap, lambda));
}
};
/** Register this test class... */
LAUNCHER (LazyInit_test, "unit common");
}} // namespace lib::test