feature(WorkerThread): Tick() returns bool to allow the thread function to stop the thread gracefully

Assets/Mirror/Core/Threading/WorkerThread.cs

@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ public class WorkerThread
         // callbacks need to be set after constructor.
         // inheriting classes can't pass their member funcs to base ctor.
         // don't set them while the thread is running!
+        // -> Tick() returns a bool so it can easily stop the thread
+        //    without needing to throw InterruptExceptions or similar.
         public Action Init;
-        public Action Tick;
+        public Func<bool> Tick;
         public Action Cleanup;
 
         public WorkerThread(string identifier)
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ public bool StopBlocking(float timeout)
         // always define them, and make them call actions.
         // those can be set at any time.
         void OnInit()    => Init?.Invoke();
-        void OnTick()    => Tick?.Invoke();
+        bool OnTick()    => Tick?.Invoke() ?? false;
         void OnCleanup() => Cleanup?.Invoke();
 
         // guarded wrapper for thread code.
@@ -128,7 +130,9 @@ public void Guard(string identifier)
                 // run thread func while active
                 while (active)
                 {
-                    OnTick();
+                    // Tick() returns a bool so it can easily stop the thread
+                    // without needing to throw InterruptExceptions or similar.
+                    if (!OnTick()) break;
                 }
             }
             // Thread.Interrupt() will gracefully raise a InterruptedException.

Assets/Mirror/Tests/Editor/Threading/WorkerThreadTests.cs

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public void Callbacks()
             int tickCalled = 0;
             int cleanupCalled = 0;
             void Init()    => Interlocked.Increment(ref initCalled);
-            void Tick()    => Interlocked.Increment(ref tickCalled);
+            bool Tick() { Interlocked.Increment(ref tickCalled); return true; }
             void Cleanup() => Interlocked.Increment(ref cleanupCalled);
 
             // ctor runs thread and calls callback immediately
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public void ExceptionInTick()
             // exceptions in threads are silent by default.
             // guarantee we try/catch them.
             int cleanupCalled = 0;
-            void Tick()    => throw new Exception("Test Exception");
+            bool Tick()    => throw new Exception("Test Exception");
             void Cleanup() => Interlocked.Increment(ref cleanupCalled);
 
             // ctor runs thread and calls callback immediately
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ public void IsAlive()
         {
             thread = new WorkerThread("WorkerThreadTests");
             Assert.False(thread.IsAlive);
+            thread.Tick = () => true;
             thread.Start();
 
             Thread.Sleep(10);
@@ -111,13 +112,26 @@ public void IsAlive()
             Assert.False(thread.IsAlive);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TickIndicatesEnd()
+        {
+            thread = new WorkerThread("WorkerThreadTests");
+            Assert.False(thread.IsAlive);
+            // returning false should automatically stop the thread
+            thread.Tick = () => false;
+            thread.Start();
+
+            Thread.Sleep(10);
+            Assert.False(thread.IsAlive);
+        }
+
         // make sure stop returns immediately, but does stop it eventually
         [Test]
         public void SignalStop()
         {
             thread = new WorkerThread("WorkerThreadTests");
             Assert.False(thread.IsAlive);
-            thread.Tick = () => Thread.Sleep(50);
+            thread.Tick = () => { Thread.Sleep(50); return true; };
             thread.Start();
 
             // stop should return immediately, while thread is shutting down
@@ -135,7 +149,7 @@ public void StopBlocking()
         {
             thread = new WorkerThread("WorkerThreadTests");
             Assert.False(thread.IsAlive);
-            thread.Tick = () => Thread.Sleep(50);
+            thread.Tick = () => { Thread.Sleep(50); return true; };
             thread.Start();
 
             // stop should wait until fully stopped
@@ -149,7 +163,7 @@ public void StopBlocking_Deadlocked()
         {
             thread = new WorkerThread("WorkerThreadTests");
             Assert.That(thread.IsAlive, Is.False);
-            thread.Tick = () => Thread.Sleep(5000);
+            thread.Tick = () => { Thread.Sleep(5000); return true; };
             thread.Start();
 
             // wait for it to start

Assets/Mirror/Transports/Threaded/ThreadedTransport.cs

@@ -263,7 +263,9 @@ void ProcessThreadQueue()
             }
         }
 
-        void ThreadTick()
+        // Tick() returns a bool so it can easily stop the thread
+        // without needing to throw InterruptExceptions or similar.
+        bool ThreadTick()
         {
             // early update the implementation first
             ThreadedClientEarlyUpdate();
@@ -279,6 +281,7 @@ void ThreadTick()
             // save some cpu power.
             // TODO update interval and sleep extra time would be ideal
             Thread.Sleep(1);
+            return true;
         }
 
         // threaded callbacks to call from transport thread.