threadpool: add ranged Submit overload

Co-authored-by: l0rinc <pap.lorinc@gmail.com>

src/test/threadpool_tests.cpp

@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
 #include <util/time.h>
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+#include <array>
+#include <functional>
 #include <latch>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <semaphore>
 
 // General test values
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@ struct ThreadPoolFixture {
 // 11) Start() must not cause a deadlock when called during Stop().
 // 12) Ensure queued tasks complete after Interrupt().
 // 13) Ensure the Stop() calling thread helps drain the queue.
+// 14) Submit range of tasks in one lock acquisition.
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(threadpool_tests, ThreadPoolFixture)
 
 #define WAIT_FOR(futures)                                                         \
@@ -107,6 +112,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(submit_fails_with_correct_error)
     res = threadPool.Submit(fn_empty);
     BOOST_CHECK(!res);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(SubmitErrorString(res.error()), "No active workers");
+
+    std::vector<std::function<void()>> tasks;
+    const auto range_res{threadPool.Submit(std::move(tasks))};
+    BOOST_CHECK(!range_res);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(SubmitErrorString(range_res.error()), "No active workers");
 }
 
 // Test 1, submit tasks and verify completion
@@ -323,6 +333,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(interrupt_blocks_new_submissions)
     BOOST_CHECK(!res);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(SubmitErrorString(res.error()), "Interrupted");
 
+    std::vector<std::function<void()>> tasks;
+    const auto range_res{threadPool.Submit(std::move(tasks))};
+    BOOST_CHECK(!range_res);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(SubmitErrorString(range_res.error()), "Interrupted");
+
     // Reset pool
     threadPool.Stop();
 
@@ -442,4 +457,43 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stop_active_wait_drains_queue)
     WAIT_FOR(blocking_tasks);
 }
 
+// Test 14, submit range of tasks in one lock acquisition
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(submit_range_of_tasks_complete_successfully)
+{
+    constexpr int32_t num_tasks{50};
+
+    ThreadPool threadPool{POOL_NAME};
+    threadPool.Start(NUM_WORKERS_DEFAULT);
+    std::atomic_int32_t sum{0};
+    const auto square{[&sum](int32_t i) {
+        sum.fetch_add(i, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+        return i * i;
+    }};
+
+    std::array<std::function<int32_t()>, static_cast<size_t>(num_tasks)> array_tasks;
+    std::vector<std::function<int32_t()>> vector_tasks;
+    vector_tasks.reserve(static_cast<size_t>(num_tasks));
+    for (const auto i : std::views::iota(int32_t{1}, num_tasks + 1)) {
+        array_tasks.at(static_cast<size_t>(i - 1)) = [i, square] { return square(i); };
+        vector_tasks.emplace_back([i, square] { return square(i); });
+    }
+
+    auto futures{std::move(*Assert(threadPool.Submit(std::move(array_tasks))))};
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(futures.size(), static_cast<size_t>(num_tasks));
+    std::ranges::move(*Assert(threadPool.Submit(std::move(vector_tasks))), std::back_inserter(futures));
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(futures.size(), static_cast<size_t>(num_tasks * 2));
+
+    auto squares_sum{0};
+    for (auto& future : futures) {
+        squares_sum += future.get();
+    }
+
+    // 2x Gauss sum.
+    const auto expected_sum{2 * ((num_tasks * (num_tasks + 1)) / 2)};
+    const auto expected_squares_sum{2 * ((num_tasks * (num_tasks + 1) * ((num_tasks * 2) + 1)) / 6)};
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(sum, expected_sum);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(squares_sum, expected_squares_sum);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(threadPool.WorkQueueSize(), 0);
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()

src/util/threadpool.h

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 #include <sync.h>
 #include <tinyformat.h>
-#include <util/expected.h>
 #include <util/check.h>
+#include <util/expected.h>
 #include <util/thread.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <future>
 #include <queue>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <thread>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
@@ -156,6 +157,15 @@ public:
         Interrupted,
     };
 
+    template <class F>
+    using Future = std::future<std::invoke_result_t<F>>;
+
+    template <class R>
+    using RangeFuture = Future<std::ranges::range_reference_t<R>>;
+
+    template <class F>
+    using PackagedTask = std::packaged_task<std::invoke_result_t<F>()>;
+
     /**
      * @brief Enqueues a new task for asynchronous execution.
      *
@@ -171,9 +181,9 @@ public:
      *          uncaught exceptions, as they would otherwise be silently discarded.
      */
     template <class F>
-    [[nodiscard]] util::Expected<std::future<std::invoke_result_t<F>>, SubmitError> Submit(F&& fn) noexcept EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_mutex)
+    [[nodiscard]] util::Expected<Future<F>, SubmitError> Submit(F&& fn) noexcept EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_mutex)
     {
-        std::packaged_task<std::invoke_result_t<F>()> task{std::forward<F>(fn)};
+        PackagedTask<F> task{std::forward<F>(fn)};
         auto future{task.get_future()};
         {
             LOCK(m_mutex);
@@ -186,6 +196,46 @@ public:
         return {std::move(future)};
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Enqueues a range of tasks for asynchronous execution.
+     *
+     * @param  fns Callables to execute asynchronously.
+     * @return On success, a vector of futures containing each element of fns's result in order.
+     *         On failure, an error indicating why the range was rejected:
+     *         - SubmitError::Inactive: Pool has no workers (never started or already stopped).
+     *         - SubmitError::Interrupted: Pool task acceptance has been interrupted.
+     *
+     * This is more efficient when submitting many tasks at once, since
+     * the queue lock is only taken once internally and all worker threads are
+     * notified. For single tasks, Submit() is preferred since only one worker
+     * thread is notified.
+     *
+     * Thread-safe: Can be called from any thread, including within submitted callables.
+     *
+     * @warning Ignoring the returned futures requires guarding tasks against
+     *          uncaught exceptions, as they would otherwise be silently discarded.
+     */
+    template <std::ranges::sized_range R>
+        requires(!std::is_lvalue_reference_v<R>)
+    [[nodiscard]] util::Expected<std::vector<RangeFuture<R>>, SubmitError> Submit(R&& fns) noexcept EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_mutex)
+    {
+        std::vector<RangeFuture<R>> futures;
+        futures.reserve(std::ranges::size(fns));
+
+        {
+            LOCK(m_mutex);
+            if (m_workers.empty()) return util::Unexpected{SubmitError::Inactive};
+            if (m_interrupt) return util::Unexpected{SubmitError::Interrupted};
+            for (auto&& fn : fns) {
+                PackagedTask<std::ranges::range_reference_t<R>> task{std::move(fn)};
+                futures.emplace_back(task.get_future());
+                m_work_queue.emplace(std::move(task));
+            }
+        }
+        m_cv.notify_all();
+        return {std::move(futures)};
+    }
+
     /**
      * @brief Execute a single queued task synchronously.
      * Removes one task from the queue and executes it on the calling thread.