IOS学习之路八（GCD与多线程）

 

•      Serial Dispatch Queue -- 线程池只提供一个线程用来执行任务，所以后一个任务必须等到前一个任务执行结束才能开始。
•      Concurrent Dispatch Queue -- 线程池提供多个线程来执行任务，所以可以按序启动多个任务并发执行。

  1. Basic Management

       我们可以通过dispatch_queue_cretae来创建队列，然后用dispatch_release释放。比如下面两段代码分别创建串行队列和并行队列：

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  1. dispatch_queue_t serialQ = dispatch_queue_create("eg.gcd.SerialQueue", DISPATCH_QUEUE_SERIAL);  
  2. dispatch_async(serialQ, ^{  
  3.     // Code here  
  4. });  
  5. dispatch_release(serialQ);  
  6.   
  7. dispatch_queue_t concurrentQ = dispatch_queue_create("eg.gcd.ConcurrentQueue", DISPATCH_QUEUE_CONCURRENT);  
  8. dispatch_async(concurrentQ, ^{  
  9.     // Code here  
  10. });  
  11. dispatch_release(concurrentQ);  
   而系统默认就有一个串行队列main_queue和并行队列global_queue：
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  1. dispatch_queue_t globalQ = dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0);  
  2. dispatch_queue_t mainQ = dispatch_get_main_queue();  
  
       通常，我们可以在global_queue中做一些long-running的任务，完成后在main_queue中更新UI，避免UI阻塞，无法响应用户操作：
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  1. dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), ^{  
  2.     // long-running task  
  3.     dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{  
  4.         // update UI  
  5.     });  
  6. });  
       上面提到dispatch_async这个接口，用来提交blcok给指定queue进行异步执行。这个接口会在成功提交block后立即返回，然后继续执行下去。由于block是定义在栈上的，所以需要将其复制到堆上，见这里。

       与之相对应的是dispatch_sync接口，提交block以供同步执行。这个接口会等到block执行结束才返回，所以不需要复制block。So，如果在调用该接口在当前queue上指派任务，就会导致deadlock。维基百科上给了段示例代码：

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  1. dispatch_queue_t exampleQueue = dispatch_queue_create("com.example.unique.identifier", NULL );  
  2. dispatch_sync( exampleQueue,^{  
  3.   dispatch_sync( exampleQueue,^{  
  4.     printf("I am now deadlocked...\n");  
  5.   });});  
  6. dispatch_release( exampleQueue );  
       如果追求的是并发，那么dispatch_sync有什么用呢？关于dispatch_sync的用途，StackOverFlow是这样讨论的：

  Can anyone explain with really clear use cases what the purpose of dispatch_sync in GCD is for? I can't understand where and why I would have to use this.

  高手回答：

  You use it when you want to execute a block and wait for the results.

  One example of this is the pattern where you're using a dispatch queue instead of locks for synchronization. For example, assume you have a shared NSMutableArray a, with access mediated by dispatch queue q. A background thread might be appending to the array (async), while your foreground thread is pulling the first item off (synchronously):

  NSMutableArray *a = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
  // All access to `a` is via this dispatch queue!
  dispatch_queue_t q = dispatch_queue_create("com.foo.samplequeue", NULL);
  
  dispatch_async(q, ^{ [a addObject:something]; }); // append to array, non-blocking
  
  __block Something *first = nil;            // "__block" to make results from block available
  dispatch_sync(q, ^{                        // note that these 3 statements...
          if ([a count] > 0) {               // ...are all executed together...
               first = [a objectAtIndex:0];  // ...as part of a single block...
               [a removeObjectAtIndex:0];    // ...to ensure consistent results
          }
  });

  
  

  
  

  下面附上一个Demo  :(后台队列下载图片，当下载完后，调用主线程在前台显示)

  在Concoller中:

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  1. -(void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated{  
  2.   
  3.   
  4.     dispatch_queue_t concurrentQueue = dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0);  
  5.     dispatch_async(concurrentQueue, ^{  
  6.         __block UIImage *image = nil;  
  7.         dispatch_sync(concurrentQueue, ^{  
  8.             /* 下载图片 */  
  9.              
  10.             NSString *urlAsString = @"http://images.apple.com/mac/home/images/promo_lead_macbook_air.jpg";  
  11.            NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:urlAsString];  
  12.             NSURLRequest *urlRequest = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:url];  
  13.             NSError *downloadError = nil;  
  14.             NSData *imageData = [NSURLConnection sendSynchronousRequest:urlRequest returningResponse:nil error:&downloadError];  
  15.             if (downloadError == nil && imageData != nil){  
  16.                image = [UIImage imageWithData:imageData];  
  17.             } else if(downloadError!=nil){  
  18.                 NSLog(@"Error happened = %@", downloadError);  
  19.             }else {  
  20.                 NSLog(@"No data could get downloaded from the URL.");  
  21.             }  
  22.         });  
  23.         //在主队列中把图片展示给用户  
  24.         dispatch_sync(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{  
  25.               
  26.             if (image != nil){  
  27.                 /* 创建一个UIImageView */  
  28.                 UIImageView *imageView = [[UIImageView alloc]  
  29.                                           initWithFrame:self.view.bounds];  
  30.                 /* 设置图片*/  
  31.                 [imageView setImage:image];  
  32.                 /* 设置图片比例*/  
  33.                 [imageView setContentMode:UIViewContentModeScaleAspectFit];  
  34.                 /* 添加视图 */  
  35.                 [self.view addSubview:imageView];  
  36.             } else {  
  37.                 NSLog(@"Image isn't downloaded. Nothing to display.");  
  38.             } });  
  39.      });   
  40.   
  41. }  
  
  
  

  运行结果：