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rust_crate/src/channel.rs

@@ -4,23 +4,37 @@ use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::task::{Context, Poll, Waker};
 
+/// The `MessageSender` is used to send messages into a shared message queue.
+/// It is clonable, and multiple senders can be created to send messages into
+/// the same queue. Each message is sent to a receiver, but only the currently
+/// active receiver can receive messages.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct MessageSender<T> {
     inner: Arc<Mutex<MessageChannel<T>>>,
 }
 
+/// The `MessageReceiver` is used to asynchronously receive messages from the
+/// shared message queue. Only one receiver can be active at a time; new
+/// receivers are created by cloning the original. When a receiver is cloned,
+/// it becomes the active receiver, and the previous receiver will no longer
+/// receive messages.
 pub struct MessageReceiver<T> {
     inner: Arc<Mutex<MessageChannel<T>>>,
     id: usize, // Each receiver has a unique ID
 }
 
+/// A channel holding a message queue and managing the current active receiver.
+/// Only the active receiver can receive messages.
 struct MessageChannel<T> {
     queue: VecDeque<T>,
     waker: Option<Waker>,
     active_receiver_id: usize, // Track the active receiver by ID
 }
 
 impl<T> MessageSender<T> {
+    /// Sends a message to the shared queue. If a receiver is waiting for a
+    /// message, it will be woken up. This method does not fail if the mutex
+    /// is poisoned but simply ignores the failure.
     pub fn send(&self, msg: T) {
         let mut inner = match self.inner.lock() {
             Ok(inner) => inner,
@@ -29,13 +43,18 @@ impl<T> MessageSender<T> {
 
         // Enqueue the message
         inner.queue.push_back(msg);
+        // Wake up the previous receiver making it receive `None`, if any
         if let Some(waker) = inner.waker.take() {
             waker.wake();
         }
     }
 }
 
 impl<T> MessageReceiver<T> {
+    /// Asynchronously receives the next message from the queue. Only the active
+    /// receiver is allowed to receive messages. If there are no messages in the
+    /// queue, the receiver will wait until a new message is sent. If this receiver
+    /// is not active, it will return `None`.
     pub async fn recv(&self) -> Option<T> {
         RecvFuture {
             inner: self.inner.clone(),
@@ -47,6 +66,9 @@ impl<T> MessageReceiver<T> {
 
 // Automatically make the cloned receiver the active one
 impl<T> Clone for MessageReceiver<T> {
+    /// Clones the receiver and makes the new receiver the active one. The
+    /// original receiver will no longer receive messages after this clone.
+    /// This ensures only the most recent receiver can access the message queue.
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         let mut inner = self.inner.lock().unwrap();
         let new_receiver = MessageReceiver {
@@ -61,6 +83,9 @@ impl<T> Clone for MessageReceiver<T> {
     }
 }
 
+/// A future that represents the attempt of a `MessageReceiver` to receive a
+/// message. This future is only completed when the active receiver receives
+/// a message from the queue.
 struct RecvFuture<T> {
     inner: Arc<Mutex<MessageChannel<T>>>,
     receiver_id: usize, // Track which receiver is polling
@@ -69,6 +94,10 @@ struct RecvFuture<T> {
 impl<T> Future for RecvFuture<T> {
     type Output = Option<T>;
 
+    /// Polls the future to check if the active receiver has a message in the
+    /// queue. If no message is available, the task will be put to sleep until
+    /// a message is sent. If this receiver is not the active receiver, it will
+    /// return `None`.
     fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
         let mut inner = match self.inner.lock() {
             Ok(inner) => inner,
@@ -89,7 +118,10 @@ impl<T> Future for RecvFuture<T> {
     }
 }
 
-// Create the message channel with a message queue
+/// Creates a message channel with a sender and a receiver. The sender can be
+/// used to send messages, and the receiver can be used to receive them
+/// asynchronously. Only one receiver is active at a time, and new receivers
+/// are created by cloning the original receiver.
 pub fn message_channel<T>() -> (MessageSender<T>, MessageReceiver<T>) {
     let channel = Arc::new(Mutex::new(MessageChannel {
         queue: VecDeque::new(),