Further improvements to background validation: critical section locks now in place.

src/validationthread.cpp

@@ -30,31 +30,36 @@ ValidationThread::ValidationThread (
 void *ValidationThread::Entry()
 {
 	std::auto_ptr<WrapXerces> validator ( new WrapXerces() );
-
+	
-	if ( *myReleasePtr || TestDestroy()  )
+		if ( *myReleasePtr || TestDestroy()  )
-		Exit();
+		{
+			Exit();
+			return NULL;
+		}
 	
 	bool res = validator->validateMemory (
 		myBuffer.c_str(),
 		mySystem.c_str(),
 		myBuffer.size() );
 	
-	if ( *myReleasePtr  || TestDestroy() )
+		if ( *myReleasePtr  || TestDestroy() )
-		Exit();
+		{
-	
+			Exit();
-	if ( !res )
+			return NULL;
-	{
+		}
-		*mySuccessPtr = res;
-		*myPositionPtr = validator->getErrorPosition();
-		*myMessagePtr = validator->getLastError();		
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		*mySuccessPtr = true;
-		*myPositionPtr = std::make_pair ( 0, 0 );
-		*myMessagePtr = "";
-	}
 	
+		if ( !res )
+		{
+			*mySuccessPtr = res;
+			*myPositionPtr = validator->getErrorPosition();
+			*myMessagePtr = validator->getLastError();		
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			*mySuccessPtr = true;
+			*myPositionPtr = std::make_pair ( 0, 0 );
+			*myMessagePtr = "";
+		}
 	return NULL;
 }
 

src/xmlcopyeditor.cpp

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE ( MyFrame, wxFrame )
 	#endif
 END_EVENT_TABLE()
 
-IMPLEMENT_APP ( MyApp )
+IMPLEMENT_APP ( MyApp)
 
 MyApp::MyApp() : checker ( NULL ), server ( NULL ), connection ( NULL ),
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ void MyFrame::OnIdle ( wxIdleEvent& event )
 	if ( !parent.empty() && properties.validateAsYouType && doc->getValidationRequired() )
 	{
 		// tbd: limit to parent element
-		doc->shallowValidate ( doc->LineFromPosition ( current ), true );
+		doc->backgroundValidate();
 	}
 
 
@@ -2742,7 +2742,7 @@ void MyFrame::newDocument ( const std::string& s, const std::string& path, bool
 	insertSiblingPanel->update ( doc, wxEmptyString );
 	insertEntityPanel->update ( doc );
 	if ( properties.validateAsYouType )
-		doc->shallowValidate();
+		doc->backgroundValidate();
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnOpen ( wxCommandEvent& event )
@@ -3114,7 +3114,7 @@ bool MyFrame::openFile ( wxString& fileName, bool largeFile )
 	if ( !largeFile && ( properties.validateAsYouType && doc->getGrammarFound() ) )
 	{
 		statusProgress ( _T ( "Validating document..." ) );
-		doc->shallowValidate ( finalBuffer, doc->getFullFileName().mb_str(wxConvUTF8), finalBufferLen );
+		doc->backgroundValidate ( finalBuffer, doc->getFullFileName().mb_str(wxConvUTF8), finalBufferLen );
 		statusProgress ( wxEmptyString );
 	}
 
@@ -3629,7 +3629,7 @@ void MyFrame::OnValidateDTD ( wxCommandEvent& event )
 		doc->SetSelection ( cursorPos, cursorPos );
 
 		// shallow validate all
-		doc->shallowValidate(); // has to come first as it deletes all indicators
+		doc->backgroundValidate(); // has to come first as it deletes all indicators
 		doc->setErrorIndicator ( posPair.first, posPair.second );
 
 		return;
@@ -4748,7 +4748,7 @@ bool MyFrame::saveFile ( XmlDoc *doc, wxString& fileName, bool checkLastModified
 	if ( properties.validateAsYouType && isXml )
 	{
 		doc->clearErrorIndicators();
-		doc->shallowValidate ( utf8Buffer.c_str(), doc->getFullFileName().mb_str(wxConvUTF8), utf8Buffer.size() );
+		doc->backgroundValidate ( utf8Buffer.c_str(), doc->getFullFileName().mb_str(wxConvUTF8), utf8Buffer.size() );
 	}
 
 	if ( !unlimitedUndo )

src/xmlctrl.cpp

@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE ( XmlCtrl, wxStyledTextCtrl )
 	EVT_MIDDLE_DOWN ( XmlCtrl::OnMiddleDown )
 END_EVENT_TABLE()
 
+// global protection for validation threads
+wxCriticalSection xmlcopyeditorCriticalSection;
+
 XmlCtrl::XmlCtrl (
     wxWindow *parent,
     XmlCtrlProperties propertiesParameter,
@@ -143,20 +146,24 @@ void XmlCtrl::OnIdle ( wxIdleEvent& event )
 		adjustNoColumnWidth(); // exits if unchanged
 
 	// poll validation thread output if any
-	if (validationStarted && validationFinished)
+	
 	{
-		validationStarted = false;
+		wxCriticalSectionLocker locker ( xmlcopyeditorCriticalSection );
-		MyFrame *frame = (MyFrame *)GetGrandParent();
+		if (validationStarted && validationFinished)
-		if ( validationSuccess )
 		{
-			clearErrorIndicators ( GetLineCount() );
+			validationStarted = false;
-			frame->statusProgress ( wxEmptyString );
+			MyFrame *frame = (MyFrame *)GetGrandParent();
-		}
+			if ( validationSuccess )
-		else
+			{
-		{
+				clearErrorIndicators ( GetLineCount() );
-			clearErrorIndicators ( validationPosition.first -1 );
+				frame->statusProgress ( wxEmptyString );
-			setErrorIndicator ( validationPosition.first - 1, 0 );
+			}
-			frame->statusProgress ( wxString ( validationMessage.c_str(), wxConvUTF8, validationMessage.size() ) );
+			else
+			{
+				clearErrorIndicators ( GetLineCount() );
+				setErrorIndicator ( validationPosition.first - 1, 0 );
+				frame->statusProgress ( wxString ( validationMessage.c_str(), wxConvUTF8, validationMessage.size() ) );
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -1996,21 +2003,20 @@ std::string XmlCtrl::getElementStructure ( const wxString& element )
 	return ret;
 }
 
-bool XmlCtrl::shallowValidate ( int maxLine, bool segmentOnly )
+bool XmlCtrl::backgroundValidate()
 {
 	if ( !properties.validateAsYouType || type != FILE_TYPE_XML )
 		return true;
 
-	clearErrorIndicators ( GetLineCount() );
 	std::string bufferUtf8 = myGetTextRaw();
 	
-	return shallowValidate (
+	return backgroundValidate (
 		bufferUtf8.c_str(),
 		basePath.c_str(),
 		bufferUtf8.size() );
 }
 
-bool XmlCtrl::shallowValidate (
+bool XmlCtrl::backgroundValidate (
 				const char *buffer,
 				const char *system,
                                 size_t bufferLen
@@ -2018,8 +2024,8 @@ bool XmlCtrl::shallowValidate (
 {
 	if ( !validationRequired )
 		return true;
-
 	
+	wxCriticalSectionLocker locker ( xmlcopyeditorCriticalSection );
 	if ( validationStarted && !validationFinished )
 	{
 		validationRelease = true;
@@ -2047,43 +2053,8 @@ bool XmlCtrl::shallowValidate (
 	
 	validationStarted = true;
 	validationFinished = false;
-
 	validationThread->Run();
 	return true;
-
-/*
-	std::auto_ptr<XmlShallowValidator> validator ( new XmlShallowValidator (
-	            elementMap,
-	            attributeMap,
-	            requiredAttributeMap,
-	            entitySet,
-	            maxLine,
-	            segmentOnly ) );
-
-	bool res = validator->parse ( buffer, bufferLen, ( segmentOnly ) ? false : true );
-	if (
-		!validator->getOverrideFailure() &&
-		( !res || !validator->isValid() ) )
-	{
-		std::vector<std::pair<int, int> > positionVector = validator->getPositionVector();
-
-		if ( res == XML_STATUS_ERROR )
-		{
-			positionVector.push_back ( validator->getErrorPosition() );
-		}
-
-		std::vector<std::pair<int, int> >::iterator it;
-		for ( it = positionVector.begin(); it != positionVector.end(); it++ )
-		{
-			int line, column;
-			line = ( it->first - 1 ) + startLine;
-			column = it->second + columnOffset;
-			setErrorIndicator ( line, column );
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
-	return true;
-*/
 }
 
 std::string XmlCtrl::myGetTextRaw()
@@ -2106,12 +2077,6 @@ void XmlCtrl::setErrorIndicator ( int line, int column )
 
 	int length = endPos - startPos;
 
-	/*
-	from CellBuffer.cxx:
-	 PLATFORM_ASSERT(lengthStyle == 0 ||
-		(lengthStyle > 0 && lengthStyle + position < length));
-	*/
-
 	if ( length == 0 || ( length > 0 && length + startPos < GetLength() ) )
 	{
 		SetStyling ( length, wxSTC_INDIC2_MASK );

src/xmlctrl.h

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 /*
  * Copyright 2005-2007 Gerald Schmidt.
  *
@@ -145,8 +144,8 @@ class XmlCtrl: public wxStyledTextCtrl
 		bool canInsertAt ( int pos );
 		int getTagStartPos ( int pos );
 		void toggleLineBackground();
-		bool shallowValidate ( int maxLine = 0, bool segmentOnly = false );
+		bool backgroundValidate (  );
-		bool shallowValidate (
+		bool backgroundValidate (
 			const char *buffer,
 			const char *system,
 			size_t bufferLen );