Move test_threaded_import.py to test_importlib/ (GH-14582)

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+# This is a variant of the very old (early 90's) file
+# Demo/threads/bug.py.  It simply provokes a number of threads into
+# trying to import the same module "at the same time".
+# There are no pleasant failure modes -- most likely is that Python
+# complains several times about module random having no attribute
+# randrange, and then Python hangs.
+
+import _imp as imp
+import os
+import importlib
+import sys
+import time
+import shutil
+import threading
+import unittest
+from unittest import mock
+from test.support import (
+    verbose, run_unittest, TESTFN, reap_threads,
+    forget, unlink, rmtree, start_threads)
+
+def task(N, done, done_tasks, errors):
+    try:
+        # We don't use modulefinder but still import it in order to stress
+        # importing of different modules from several threads.
+        if len(done_tasks) % 2:
+            import modulefinder
+            import random
+        else:
+            import random
+            import modulefinder
+        # This will fail if random is not completely initialized
+        x = random.randrange(1, 3)
+    except Exception as e:
+        errors.append(e.with_traceback(None))
+    finally:
+        done_tasks.append(threading.get_ident())
+        finished = len(done_tasks) == N
+        if finished:
+            done.set()
+
+def mock_register_at_fork(func):
+    # bpo-30599: Mock os.register_at_fork() when importing the random module,
+    # since this function doesn't allow to unregister callbacks and would leak
+    # memory.
+    return mock.patch('os.register_at_fork', create=True)(func)
+
+# Create a circular import structure: A -> C -> B -> D -> A
+# NOTE: `time` is already loaded and therefore doesn't threaten to deadlock.
+
+circular_imports_modules = {
+    'A': """if 1:
+        import time
+        time.sleep(%(delay)s)
+        x = 'a'
+        import C
+        """,
+    'B': """if 1:
+        import time
+        time.sleep(%(delay)s)
+        x = 'b'
+        import D
+        """,
+    'C': """import B""",
+    'D': """import A""",
+}
+
+class Finder:
+    """A dummy finder to detect concurrent access to its find_spec()
+    method."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.numcalls = 0
+        self.x = 0
+        self.lock = threading.Lock()
+
+    def find_spec(self, name, path=None, target=None):
+        # Simulate some thread-unsafe behaviour. If calls to find_spec()
+        # are properly serialized, `x` will end up the same as `numcalls`.
+        # Otherwise not.
+        assert imp.lock_held()
+        with self.lock:
+            self.numcalls += 1
+        x = self.x
+        time.sleep(0.01)
+        self.x = x + 1
+
+class FlushingFinder:
+    """A dummy finder which flushes sys.path_importer_cache when it gets
+    called."""
+
+    def find_spec(self, name, path=None, target=None):
+        sys.path_importer_cache.clear()
+
+
+class ThreadedImportTests(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.old_random = sys.modules.pop('random', None)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        # If the `random` module was already initialized, we restore the
+        # old module at the end so that pickling tests don't fail.
+        # See http://bugs.python.org/issue3657#msg110461
+        if self.old_random is not None:
+            sys.modules['random'] = self.old_random
+
+    @mock_register_at_fork
+    def check_parallel_module_init(self, mock_os):
+        if imp.lock_held():
+            # This triggers on, e.g., from test import autotest.
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("can't run when import lock is held")
+
+        done = threading.Event()
+        for N in (20, 50) * 3:
+            if verbose:
+                print("Trying", N, "threads ...", end=' ')
+            # Make sure that random and modulefinder get reimported freshly
+            for modname in ['random', 'modulefinder']:
+                try:
+                    del sys.modules[modname]
+                except KeyError:
+                    pass
+            errors = []
+            done_tasks = []
+            done.clear()
+            t0 = time.monotonic()
+            with start_threads(threading.Thread(target=task,
+                                                args=(N, done, done_tasks, errors,))
+                               for i in range(N)):
+                pass
+            completed = done.wait(10 * 60)
+            dt = time.monotonic() - t0
+            if verbose:
+                print("%.1f ms" % (dt*1e3), flush=True, end=" ")
+            dbg_info = 'done: %s/%s' % (len(done_tasks), N)
+            self.assertFalse(errors, dbg_info)
+            self.assertTrue(completed, dbg_info)
+            if verbose:
+                print("OK.")
+
+    def test_parallel_module_init(self):
+        self.check_parallel_module_init()
+
+    def test_parallel_meta_path(self):
+        finder = Finder()
+        sys.meta_path.insert(0, finder)
+        try:
+            self.check_parallel_module_init()
+            self.assertGreater(finder.numcalls, 0)
+            self.assertEqual(finder.x, finder.numcalls)
+        finally:
+            sys.meta_path.remove(finder)
+
+    def test_parallel_path_hooks(self):
+        # Here the Finder instance is only used to check concurrent calls
+        # to path_hook().
+        finder = Finder()
+        # In order for our path hook to be called at each import, we need
+        # to flush the path_importer_cache, which we do by registering a
+        # dedicated meta_path entry.
+        flushing_finder = FlushingFinder()
+        def path_hook(path):
+            finder.find_spec('')
+            raise ImportError
+        sys.path_hooks.insert(0, path_hook)
+        sys.meta_path.append(flushing_finder)
+        try:
+            # Flush the cache a first time
+            flushing_finder.find_spec('')
+            numtests = self.check_parallel_module_init()
+            self.assertGreater(finder.numcalls, 0)
+            self.assertEqual(finder.x, finder.numcalls)
+        finally:
+            sys.meta_path.remove(flushing_finder)
+            sys.path_hooks.remove(path_hook)
+
+    def test_import_hangers(self):
+        # In case this test is run again, make sure the helper module
+        # gets loaded from scratch again.
+        try:
+            del sys.modules['test.threaded_import_hangers']
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+        import test.threaded_import_hangers
+        self.assertFalse(test.threaded_import_hangers.errors)
+
+    def test_circular_imports(self):
+        # The goal of this test is to exercise implementations of the import
+        # lock which use a per-module lock, rather than a global lock.
+        # In these implementations, there is a possible deadlock with
+        # circular imports, for example:
+        # - thread 1 imports A (grabbing the lock for A) which imports B
+        # - thread 2 imports B (grabbing the lock for B) which imports A
+        # Such implementations should be able to detect such situations and
+        # resolve them one way or the other, without freezing.
+        # NOTE: our test constructs a slightly less trivial import cycle,
+        # in order to better stress the deadlock avoidance mechanism.
+        delay = 0.5
+        os.mkdir(TESTFN)
+        self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, TESTFN)
+        sys.path.insert(0, TESTFN)
+        self.addCleanup(sys.path.remove, TESTFN)
+        for name, contents in circular_imports_modules.items():
+            contents = contents % {'delay': delay}
+            with open(os.path.join(TESTFN, name + ".py"), "wb") as f:
+                f.write(contents.encode('utf-8'))
+            self.addCleanup(forget, name)
+
+        importlib.invalidate_caches()
+        results = []
+        def import_ab():
+            import A
+            results.append(getattr(A, 'x', None))
+        def import_ba():
+            import B
+            results.append(getattr(B, 'x', None))
+        t1 = threading.Thread(target=import_ab)
+        t2 = threading.Thread(target=import_ba)
+        t1.start()
+        t2.start()
+        t1.join()
+        t2.join()
+        self.assertEqual(set(results), {'a', 'b'})
+
+    @mock_register_at_fork
+    def test_side_effect_import(self, mock_os):
+        code = """if 1:
+            import threading
+            def target():
+                import random
+            t = threading.Thread(target=target)
+            t.start()
+            t.join()
+            t = None"""
+        sys.path.insert(0, os.curdir)
+        self.addCleanup(sys.path.remove, os.curdir)
+        filename = TESTFN + ".py"
+        with open(filename, "wb") as f:
+            f.write(code.encode('utf-8'))
+        self.addCleanup(unlink, filename)
+        self.addCleanup(forget, TESTFN)
+        self.addCleanup(rmtree, '__pycache__')
+        importlib.invalidate_caches()
+        __import__(TESTFN)
+        del sys.modules[TESTFN]
+
+
+@reap_threads
+def test_main():
+    old_switchinterval = None
+    try:
+        old_switchinterval = sys.getswitchinterval()
+        sys.setswitchinterval(1e-5)
+    except AttributeError:
+        pass
+    try:
+        run_unittest(ThreadedImportTests)
+    finally:
+        if old_switchinterval is not None:
+            sys.setswitchinterval(old_switchinterval)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_main()