This PR adds a new type event.FeedOf[T], which is like event.Feed but parameterized
over the channel element type. Performance is unchanged, and it still uses reflect. But
unlike Feed, the generic version doesn't need to type-check interface{} arguments.
All panic cases are gone from the API.
Feed keeps active subscription channels in a slice called 'f.sendCases'.
The Send method tracks the active cases in a local variable 'cases'
whose value is f.sendCases initially. 'cases' shrinks to a shorter
prefix of f.sendCases every time a send succeeds, moving the successful
case out of range of the active case list.
This can be confusing because the two slices share a backing array. Add
more comments to document what is going on. Also add a test for removing
a case that is in 'f.sentCases' but not 'cases'.
event: address Feed review issues
event: clarify role of NewSubscription function
event: more Feed review fixes
* take sendLock after dropping f.mu
* add constant for number of special cases
event: fix subscribing/unsubscribing while Send is blocked
This commit introduces a new Subscription type, which is synonymous with
ethereum.Subscription. It also adds a couple of utilities that make
working with Subscriptions easier. The mot complex utility is Feed, a
synchronisation device that implements broadcast subscriptions. Feed is
slightly faster than TypeMux and will replace uses of TypeMux across the
go-ethereum codebase in the future.
Péter Szilágyi
Felix Lange
Boqin Qin
Felix Lange