Make an STM-enabled reactor
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@exarkun reported |
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| Trac ID | trac#5526 |
| Type | task |
| Created | 2012-03-12 05:55:25Z |
| Branch | https://github.com/twisted/twisted/tree/stm-5526 |
A reactor implementation that executes the handlers for different events in different transactions (STM transactions) might be really fast.
PyPy has an experimental STM API with a multithreaded backend that we can try to use.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the stm-5526 branch and PyPy's experimental STM API described in the issue. The issue does not name specific files or tests; done would require a working reactor that executes handlers for different events in separate STM transactions.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend, networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 15/100