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diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/UI.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/UI.java
index e077b003b8..234a309c06 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/UI.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/UI.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
import com.vaadin.event.Action;
import com.vaadin.event.Action.Handler;
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ public abstract class UI extends AbstractSingleComponentContainer implements
/**
* The application to which this UI belongs
*/
- private VaadinSession session;
+ private volatile VaadinSession session;
/**
* List of windows in this UI.
@@ -1098,24 +1099,34 @@ public abstract class UI extends AbstractSingleComponentContainer implements
}
/**
- * Provides exclusive access to this UI from outside a request handling
- * thread.
+ * Locks the session of this UI and runs the provided Runnable right away.
* <p>
- * The given runnable is executed while holding the session lock to ensure
- * exclusive access to this UI and its session. The UI and related thread
- * locals are set properly before executing the runnable.
+ * It is generally recommended to use {@link #access(Runnable)} instead of
+ * this method for accessing a session from a different thread as
+ * {@link #access(Runnable)} can be used while holding the lock of another
+ * session. To avoid causing deadlocks, this methods throws an exception if
+ * it is detected than another session is also locked by the current thread.
* </p>
* <p>
- * RPC handlers for components inside this UI do not need this method as the
- * session is automatically locked by the framework during request handling.
- * </p>
- * <p>
- * Note that calling this method while another session is locked by the
- * current thread will cause an exception. This is to prevent deadlock
- * situations when two threads have locked one session each and are both
- * waiting for the lock for the other session.
+ * This method behaves differently than {@link #access(Runnable)} in some
+ * situations:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>If the current thread is currently holding the lock of the session,
+ * {@link #accessSynchronously(Runnable)} runs the task right away whereas
+ * {@link #access(Runnable)} defers the task to a later point in time.</li>
+ * <li>If some other thread is currently holding the lock for the session,
+ * {@link #accessSynchronously(Runnable)} blocks while waiting for the lock
+ * to be available whereas {@link #access(Runnable)} defers the task to a
+ * later point in time.</li>
+ * <li>If the session is currently not locked,
+ * {@link #accessSynchronously(Runnable)} runs the task right away whereas
+ * {@link #access(Runnable)} defers the task to a later point in time unless
+ * there are UIs with automatic push enabled.</li>
+ * </ul>
* </p>
*
+ * @since 7.1
+ *
* @param runnable
* the runnable which accesses the UI
* @throws UIDetachedException
@@ -1124,11 +1135,11 @@ public abstract class UI extends AbstractSingleComponentContainer implements
* @throws IllegalStateException
* if the current thread holds the lock for another session
*
- * @see #getCurrent()
- * @see VaadinSession#access(Runnable)
- * @see VaadinSession#lock()
+ * @see #access(Runnable)
+ * @see VaadinSession#accessSynchronously(Runnable)
*/
- public void access(Runnable runnable) throws UIDetachedException {
+ public void accessSynchronously(Runnable runnable)
+ throws UIDetachedException {
Map<Class<?>, CurrentInstance> old = null;
VaadinSession session = getSession();
@@ -1158,12 +1169,69 @@ public abstract class UI extends AbstractSingleComponentContainer implements
}
/**
- * @deprecated As of 7.1.0.beta1, use {@link #access(Runnable)} instead.
- * This method will be removed before the final 7.1.0 release.
+ * Provides exclusive access to this UI from outside a request handling
+ * thread.
+ * <p>
+ * The given runnable is executed while holding the session lock to ensure
+ * exclusive access to this UI. If the session is not locked, the lock will
+ * be acquired and the runnable is run right away. If the session is
+ * currently locked, the runnable will be run before that lock is released.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * RPC handlers for components inside this UI do not need to use this method
+ * as the session is automatically locked by the framework during RPC
+ * handling.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Please note that the runnable might be invoked on a different thread or
+ * later on the current thread, which means that custom thread locals might
+ * not have the expected values when the runnable is executed. The UI and
+ * other thread locals provided by Vaadin are set properly before executing
+ * the runnable.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * The returned future can be used to check for task completion and to
+ * cancel the task.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @see #getCurrent()
+ * @see #accessSynchronously(Runnable)
+ * @see VaadinSession#access(Runnable)
+ * @see VaadinSession#lock()
+ *
+ * @since 7.1
+ *
+ * @param runnable
+ * the runnable which accesses the UI
+ * @throws UIDetachedException
+ * if the UI is not attached to a session (and locking can
+ * therefore not be done)
+ * @return a future that can be used to check for task completion and to
+ * cancel the task
+ */
+ public Future<Void> access(final Runnable runnable) {
+ VaadinSession session = getSession();
+
+ if (session == null) {
+ throw new UIDetachedException();
+ }
+
+ return session.access(new Runnable() {
+ @Override
+ public void run() {
+ accessSynchronously(runnable);
+ }
+ });
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * @deprecated As of 7.1.0.beta1, use {@link #accessSynchronously(Runnable)}
+ * or {@link #access(Runnable)} instead. This method will be
+ * removed before the final 7.1.0 release.
*/
@Deprecated
public void runSafely(Runnable runnable) throws UIDetachedException {
- access(runnable);
+ accessSynchronously(runnable);
}
/**
@@ -1204,6 +1272,14 @@ public abstract class UI extends AbstractSingleComponentContainer implements
VaadinSession session = getSession();
if (session != null) {
assert session.hasLock();
+
+ /*
+ * Purge the pending access queue as it might mark a connector as
+ * dirty when the push would otherwise be ignored because there are
+ * no changes to push.
+ */
+ session.runPendingAccessTasks();
+
if (!getConnectorTracker().hasDirtyConnectors()) {
// Do not push if there is nothing to push
return;