DataContext is not thread-safe, as it is intended for access by a
single user.
DataDomain and the rest of the stack underneath the DataContext is
thread-safe.
If a there is a chance of multiple threads belonging to the same user
to access the context (and its DataObjects) simultaneously, you'll
have to synchronize manually.
Andrus
On Sep 29, 2006, at 9:46 AM, Øyvind Harboe wrote:
> Where can I read more about Cayenne and behaviour of objects when
> accessed from multiple threads simultaneously?
>
>
> We've screwed up a bit(how much I need to find out :-) when using
> Tapestry + Cayenne, but things work surprisingly well even so. That
> things appear to work fine is perhaps the scariest thing. I'd rather
> they'd break immediately.
>
> Basically we have multiple threads accessing/modifying a list of
> CayenneDataObjects.
>
> The problems started in our Visit object implementation in Tapestry:
>
> class Visit
> {
> public List getFoo()
> {
> if (list==null)
> {
> List l=someCayenneQuery();
> Thread.sleep(5000); // (A)
> list=l;
> }
> return list;
> }
> }
>
>
> Several problems:
>
> - There is a race condition. Context switch at (A) and a subsequent
> getFoo() invocation will will cause any number of someCayenneQuery()
> method calls thus each thread may be operating on a different list of
> objects.
> - Items might be added/removed from multiple threads. A simple
> LinkedList() is not thread safe, what about something returned from a
> Cayenne query?
>
> - How will a CayenneDataObject respond to multiple threads
> modifying properties?
>
> - How will a CayenneDataObject respond to multiple threads reading
> properties?
>
>
> Possible solutions for us that I'm pondering:
>
> - Read up more on Cayenne to understand the threading model better.
> Multiple threads reading/writing the same CayenneDataObjects may be
> fine.
> - I could single thread all modifications of the session/visit state.
> - use serialization somehow to create and write back a copy of each
> object per HTTP request.
> - Does some framework which can be used with Cayenne & Tapestry exist
> that can help me address the issues?
> - Can I make my Tapestry application single threaded? (I believe the
> answer is Bad Idea :-)
>
>
> --
> Øyvind Harboe
> http://www.zylin.com
>
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