simplify IO.

src/kv.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use serde_json::Value;
+use crate::Value;
 
 use crate::{check_err, mk_payload, Body, RpcResult, Runner};
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl Kv {
     /// let kv = Kv::seq();
     /// let result = kv.read(&runner, "MY_KEY");
     /// // if "MY_KEY" had previously been written into the store, then the Result will be `Ok`
-    /// // and the body will be `Some(Value)`.
+    /// // and the body will always be `Some(Value)`.
     /// assert!(result.is_ok() && result.unwrap().is_some());
     /// ```
     pub fn read(&self, runner: &Runner, key: &str) -> RpcResult {

src/lib.rs

@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ impl Runner {
     /// ```no_run
     /// use nebkor_maelstrom::{Body, Message, Node, Runner};
     /// struct Foo;
-    /// impl Node for Foo {fn handle(&mut self, _runner: &Runner, _msg: Message) { /* empty impl here*/ }}
+    /// impl Node for Foo {fn handle(&mut self, _runner: &Runner, _msg: Message) { /* empty impl */ }}
     ///
     /// let runner = Runner::new(Foo);
     ///
     /// let on_init = |rnr: &Runner| {
     ///     eprintln!("received the `init` message!");
-    ///     let msg = Message { body: Body::from_type("ignore_me"), ..Default::default() };
+    ///     let msg = Message { body: Body::from_type("yo_yo_yo"), ..Default::default() };
     ///     // send `msg` to the node to be processed by its `handle()` method
     ///     rnr.get_backdoor().send(msg).unwrap();
     /// };
@@ -73,32 +73,19 @@ impl Runner {
     /// runner.run(Some(on_init));
     /// ```
     pub fn run(&self, on_init: Option<OnInit>) {
-        let (stdin_tx, stdin_rx) = channel();
-        thread::spawn(move || {
-            let stdin = std::io::stdin().lock().lines();
-            for line in stdin {
-                stdin_tx.send(line.unwrap()).unwrap();
-            }
-        });
+        let (outbound_tx, outbound_rx) = channel();
+        let _ = self.outbound_tx.get_or_init(|| outbound_tx);
 
-        let (stdout_tx, stdout_rx) = channel();
+        // decouple processing output from handling messages
         thread::spawn(move || {
             let mut stdout = std::io::stdout().lock();
-            for msg in stdout_rx {
+            while let Ok(msg) = outbound_rx.recv() {
+                let msg = serde_json::to_string(&msg).unwrap();
                 writeln!(&mut stdout, "{msg}").unwrap();
             }
         });
 
-        let (outbound_tx, outbound_rx) = channel();
-        let _ = self.outbound_tx.get_or_init(|| outbound_tx);
-        thread::spawn(move || {
-            while let Ok(msg) = outbound_rx.recv() {
-                let msg = serde_json::to_string(&msg).unwrap();
-                stdout_tx.send(msg).unwrap();
-            }
-        });
-
-        self.process_input(stdin_rx, on_init);
+        self.process_input(on_init);
     }
 
     /// Get a Sender that will send Messages to the node as input. Useful for triggering periodic
@@ -175,23 +162,30 @@ impl Runner {
         let _ = self.nodes.get_or_init(|| nodes);
     }
 
-    fn process_input(&self, stdin_rx: Receiver<String>, on_init: Option<OnInit>) {
-        let (json_tx, json_rx) = channel();
-        let _ = self.backdoor.get_or_init(|| json_tx.clone());
+    fn process_input(&self, on_init: Option<OnInit>) {
+        // for sending Messages to the node's inputs
+        let (encoded_input_tx, encoded_input_rx) = channel();
+        let _ = self.backdoor.get_or_init(|| encoded_input_tx.clone());
+
+        // decouple stdin from processing
         let proms = self.promises.clone();
         thread::spawn(move || {
-            for line in stdin_rx {
+            let stdin = std::io::stdin().lock();
+            for line in stdin.lines().map_while(std::result::Result::ok) {
                 let msg: Message = serde_json::from_str(&line).unwrap();
                 let irt = msg.body.in_reply_to;
-                if let Some(tx) = proms.lock().unwrap().remove(&irt) {
-                    tx.send(msg).unwrap();
+                if let Some(promise) = proms.lock().unwrap().remove(&irt) {
+                    // this is the result of an RPC call
+                    promise.send(msg).unwrap();
                 } else {
-                    json_tx.send(msg).unwrap();
+                    // just let the node's `handle()` method handle it
+                    encoded_input_tx.send(msg).unwrap();
                 }
             }
         });
 
-        let msg = json_rx.recv().unwrap();
+        // first Message is always `init`:
+        let msg = encoded_input_rx.recv().unwrap();
         {
             self.init(&msg);
             let body = Body::from_type("init_ok");
@@ -201,8 +195,9 @@ impl Runner {
             }
         }
 
+        // every other message is for the node's handle() method
         let mut node = self.node.lock().unwrap();
-        for msg in json_rx {
+        for msg in encoded_input_rx {
             node.handle(self, msg);
         }
     }