feat: relax the lifetime constraints on the actions

.gitignore

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ Cargo.lock
 
 # IDE
 .idea
-.vscode
+/.vscode/*
+!/.vscode/settings.json
 
 # Exclude execute log
-/*.log
+/*.log

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo.features": "all"
+}

README.md

@@ -55,18 +55,21 @@ Users need to program to implement the `Action` trait to define the specific log
 - `predecessor_tasks`: the predecessor tasks of this task
 - `action`: is a dynamic type that implements the Action trait in user programming, and it is the specific logic to be executed by the task
 
+
+Here is the `examples/impl_action.rs` example:
+
 ```rust
+//! Implement the Action trait to define the task logic.
+
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use dagrs::{
-    Action,
-    Dag, DefaultTask, EnvVar,log, Input, Output, RunningError,LogLevel
-};
+use dagrs::{log, Action, Dag, DefaultTask, EnvVar, Input, LogLevel, Output, RunningError};
 
 struct SimpleAction(usize);
+
 /// Implement the `Action` trait for `SimpleAction`, defining the logic of the `run` function.
-/// The logic here is simply to get the output value (`usize`) of all predecessor tasks and then accumulate.
-impl Action for SimpleAction{
-    fn run(&self, input: Input,env:Arc<EnvVar>) -> Result<Output,RunningError> {
+/// The logic here is simply to get the output value (usize) of all predecessor tasks and then accumulate.
+impl Action for SimpleAction {
+    fn run(&self, input: Input, env: Arc<EnvVar>) -> Result<Output, RunningError> {
         let base = env.get::<usize>("base").unwrap();
         let mut sum = self.0;
         input
@@ -76,27 +79,29 @@ impl Action for SimpleAction{
     }
 }
 
-// Initialize the global logger
-let _initialized = log::init_logger(LogLevel::Info,None);
-// Generate four tasks.
-let a= DefaultTask::new(SimpleAction(10),"Task a");
-let mut b=DefaultTask::new(SimpleAction(20),"Task b");
-let mut c=DefaultTask::new(SimpleAction(30),"Task c");
-let mut d=DefaultTask::new(SimpleAction(40),"Task d");
-// Set the precursor for each task.
-b.set_predecessors(&[&a]);
-c.set_predecessors(&[&a]);
-d.set_predecessors(&[&b,&c]);
-// Take these four tasks as a Dag.
-let mut dag=Dag::with_tasks(vec![a,b,c,d]);
-// Set a global environment variable for this dag.
-let mut env = EnvVar::new();
-env.set("base", 2usize);
-dag.set_env(env);
-// Begin execution.
-assert!(dag.start().unwrap());
-// Get execution result
-assert_eq!(dag.get_result::<usize>().unwrap(),220);
+fn main() {
+    // Initialize the global logger
+    let _initialized = log::init_logger(LogLevel::Info, None);
+    // Generate four tasks.
+    let a = DefaultTask::new(SimpleAction(10), "Task a");
+    let mut b = DefaultTask::new(SimpleAction(20), "Task b");
+    let mut c = DefaultTask::new(SimpleAction(30), "Task c");
+    let mut d = DefaultTask::new(SimpleAction(40), "Task d");
+    // Set the precursor for each task.
+    b.set_predecessors(&[&a]);
+    c.set_predecessors(&[&a]);
+    d.set_predecessors(&[&b, &c]);
+    // Take these four tasks as a Dag.
+    let mut dag = Dag::with_tasks(vec![a, b, c, d]);
+    // Set a global environment variable for this dag.
+    let mut env = EnvVar::new();
+    env.set("base", 2usize);
+    dag.set_env(env);
+    // Begin execution.
+    assert!(dag.start().unwrap());
+    // Get execution result
+    assert_eq!(dag.get_result::<usize>().unwrap(), 220);
+}
 ```
 
 **explain:**

dagrs_core/Cargo.toml

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = "dagrs_core"
 version = "0.3.0"
 edition = "2021"
+license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
@@ -21,4 +22,4 @@ yaml = []
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "dagrs"
-required-features = ["yaml"]
+required-features = ["yaml"]

dagrs_core/src/engine/dag.rs

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ impl Dag {
     }
 
     /// Create a dag by adding a series of tasks.
-    pub fn with_tasks(tasks: Vec<impl Task + 'static>) -> Dag {
+    pub fn with_tasks(tasks: Vec<impl Task + 'static>) -> Self {
         let mut dag = Dag::new();
         tasks.into_iter().for_each(|task| {
             let task = Box::new(task) as Box<dyn Task>;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl Dag {
     #[cfg(feature = "yaml")]
     pub fn with_yaml(
         file: &str,
-        specific_actions: HashMap<String, Arc<dyn Action + Send + Sync + 'static>>,
+        specific_actions: HashMap<String, Arc<dyn Action + Send + Sync>>,
     ) -> Result<Dag, DagError> {
         use crate::YamlParser;
         let parser = Box::new(YamlParser);
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ impl Dag {
     pub fn with_config_file_and_parser(
         file: &str,
         parser: Box<dyn Parser>,
-        specific_actions: HashMap<String, Arc<dyn Action + Send + Sync + 'static>>,
+        specific_actions: HashMap<String, Arc<dyn Action + Send + Sync>>,
     ) -> Result<Dag, DagError> {
         Dag::read_tasks(file, parser, specific_actions)
     }
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ impl Dag {
     fn read_tasks(
         file: &str,
         parser: Box<dyn Parser>,
-        specific_actions: HashMap<String, Arc<dyn Action + Send + Sync + 'static>>,
+        specific_actions: HashMap<String, Arc<dyn Action + Send + Sync>>,
     ) -> Result<Dag, DagError> {
         let mut dag = Dag::new();
         let tasks = parser.parse_tasks(file, specific_actions)?;

dagrs_core/src/parser/mod.rs

@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@ pub trait Parser {
     fn parse_tasks(
         &self,
         file: &str,
-        specific_actions: HashMap<String, Arc<dyn Action + Send + Sync + 'static>>,
+        specific_actions: HashMap<String, Arc<dyn Action + Send + Sync>>,
     ) -> Result<Vec<Box<dyn Task>>, ParserError>;
 }

dagrs_core/src/parser/yaml_parser.rs

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl YamlParser {
         &self,
         id: &str,
         item: &Yaml,
-        specific_action: Option<Arc<dyn Action + Send + Sync + 'static>>,
+        specific_action: Option<Arc<dyn Action + Send + Sync>>,
     ) -> Result<YamlTask, YamlTaskError> {
         // Get name first
         let name = item["name"]
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl YamlParser {
                 id,
                 precursors,
                 name,
-                Arc::new(CommandAction::new(cmd)) as Arc<dyn Action + Send + Sync + 'static>,
+                Arc::new(CommandAction::new(cmd)) as Arc<dyn Action + Send + Sync >,
             ))
         }
     }
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl Parser for YamlParser {
     fn parse_tasks(
         &self,
         file: &str,
-        mut specific_actions: HashMap<String, Arc<dyn Action + Send + Sync + 'static>>,
+        mut specific_actions: HashMap<String, Arc<dyn Action + Send + Sync>>,
     ) -> Result<Vec<Box<dyn Task>>, ParserError> {
         let content = self.load_file(file)?;
         // Parse Yaml

dagrs_core/src/task/default_task.rs

@@ -49,6 +49,39 @@ impl DefaultTask {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Allocate a new [`DefaultTask`] from any action and name.
+    /// The specific task behavior is a structure that implements [`Action`].
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use dagrs::{DefaultTask, Output,Input, Action,EnvVar,RunningError};
+    /// use std::sync::Arc;
+    /// struct SimpleAction(usize);
+    ///
+    /// impl Action for SimpleAction {
+    /// fn run(&self, input: Input, env: Arc<EnvVar>) -> Result<Output,RunningError> {
+    ///     Ok(Output::new(self.0 + 10))
+    /// }
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// let action = Arc::new(SimpleAction(10));
+    /// let task = DefaultTask::from(action, String::from("Increment action"));
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// `SimpleAction` is a struct that impl [`Action`]. Since task will be
+    ///  executed in separated threads, [`Send`] and [`Sync`] is needed.
+    ///
+    /// **Note:** This method will take the ownership of struct that impl [`Action`].
+    pub fn from(action: Arc<dyn Action + Send + Sync>, name: String) -> Self {
+        DefaultTask {
+            id: ID_ALLOCATOR.alloc(),
+            action,
+            name,
+            precursors: Vec::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Tasks that shall be executed before this one.
     ///
     /// # Example

dagrs_core/src/task/yaml_task.rs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl YamlTask {
         yaml_id: &str,
         precursors: Vec<String>,
         name: String,
-        action: Arc<dyn Action + Send + Sync + 'static>,
+        action: Arc<dyn Action + Send + Sync>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             yid: yaml_id.to_owned(),

dagrs_derive/Cargo.toml

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = "dagrs_derive"
 version = "0.3.0"
 edition = "2021"
+license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 

examples/custom_parser.rs

@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ impl MyTask {
         txt_id: &str,
         precursors: Vec<String>,
         name: String,
-        action: impl Action + Send + Sync + 'static,
+        action: Arc<dyn Action + Send + Sync>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             tid: (txt_id.to_owned(), dagrs::alloc_id()),
             name,
             precursors,
             precursors_id: Vec::new(),
-            action: Arc::new(action),
+            action,
         }
     }
 
@@ -92,19 +92,19 @@ impl ConfigParser {
     }
 
     fn parse_one(&self, item: String) -> MyTask {
-        let attr: Vec<&str> = item.split(",").collect();
+        let attr: Vec<&str> = item.split(',').collect();
 
         let pres_item = *attr.get(2).unwrap();
         let pres = if pres_item.eq("") {
             Vec::new()
         } else {
-            pres_item.split(" ").map(|pre| pre.to_string()).collect()
+            pres_item.split(' ').map(|pre| pre.to_string()).collect()
         };
 
-        let id = *attr.get(0).unwrap();
+        let id = *attr.first().unwrap();
         let name = attr.get(1).unwrap().to_string();
         let cmd = *attr.get(3).unwrap();
-        MyTask::new(id, pres, name, CommandAction::new(cmd))
+        MyTask::new(id, pres, name, Arc::new(CommandAction::new(cmd)))
     }
 }
 

examples/custom_task.rs

@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ struct MyTask {
 }
 
 impl MyTask {
-    pub fn new(action: impl Action + 'static + Send + Sync, name: &str) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(action: Arc<dyn Action  + Send + Sync>, name: &str) -> Self {
         MyTask {
             id: alloc_id(),
-            action: Arc::new(action),
+            action,
             name: name.to_owned(),
             predecessor_tasks: Vec::new(),
         }
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ macro_rules! generate_task {
                 Ok(Output::new(sum))
             }
         }
-        MyTask::new($action($val), $name)
+        MyTask::new(Arc::new($action($val)), $name)
     }};
 }
 

examples/dependencies.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use dagrs_core::{
-    log, Action, Dag, DefaultTask, EnvVar, Input, LogLevel, Output, RunningError, Task,
+    log, DefaultTask, EnvVar, LogLevel,
 };
 use dagrs_derive::dependencies;
 

examples/engine.rs

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 extern crate dagrs;
 
-use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
+use std::{collections::HashMap};
 
 use dagrs::{
-    gen_task, log, Action, Dag, DefaultTask, Engine, EnvVar, Input, LogLevel, Output, RunningError,
+    gen_task, log, Dag, DefaultTask, Engine, LogLevel,
 };
 fn main() {
     // initialization log.

tests/dag_job_test.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+//! Some tests of the dag engine.
+
 use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 
-///! Some tests of the dag engine.
 use dagrs::{
     log, Action, Dag, DagError, DefaultTask, EnvVar, Input, LogLevel, Output, RunningError,
 };