disable code causing deadlock

src/index/mod.rs

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub trait IndexView<Key> : View<Msg = Key> {
 
     fn get(&self, key: &Key) -> Self::Item;
 
+    // todo: AreaIterator enum to switch between Allocated and Procedural area
     fn area(&self) -> Option<Vec<Key>> {
         None
     }

src/main.rs

@@ -33,28 +33,6 @@ use {
     }
 };
 
-struct TermLabel(String);
-impl ImplIndexView for TermLabel {
-    type Key = Point2<i16>;
-    type Value = Option<TerminalAtom>;
-
-    fn get(&self, pos: &Point2<i16>) -> Option<TerminalAtom> {
-        if pos.y == 5 {
-            Some(TerminalAtom::from(self.0.chars().nth(pos.x as usize)?))
-        } else {
-            None
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn area(&self) -> Option<Vec<Point2<i16>>> {
-        Some(
-            GridWindowIterator::from(
-                Point2::new(0, 5) .. Point2::new(self.0.chars().count() as i16, 6)
-            ).collect()
-        )
-    }
-}
-
 //<<<<>>>><<>><><<>><<<*>>><<>><><<>><<<<>>>>
 
 #[async_std::main]
@@ -77,7 +55,6 @@ async fn main() {
         let window_size_port = ViewPort::new();
         let window_size = SingletonBuffer::new(Vector2::new(0, 0), window_size_port.inner());
 
-
         //<<<<>>>><<>><><<>><<<*>>><<>><><<>><<<<>>>>
         // string editor
         let edit_port = ViewPort::<dyn TerminalView>::new();        
@@ -103,7 +80,6 @@ async fn main() {
 
         edit_o.write().unwrap().set_offset(Vector2::new(40, 4));
 
-
         //<<<<>>>><<>><><<>><<<*>>><<>><><<>><<<<>>>>
         // stupid label animation
         let label_port = ViewPort::<dyn TerminalView>::new();
@@ -133,7 +109,6 @@ async fn main() {
         let vec_seq_port = ViewPort::new();
         let vec_seq = sequence::VecSequence::new(vec_seq_port.inner());
         vec_port.add_observer(vec_seq.clone());
-
         let vec_term_view = vec_seq_port.outer()
             .to_index()
             .map_key(
@@ -163,12 +138,10 @@ async fn main() {
                 TerminalEvent::Input(Event::Key(Key::Home)) => editor.goto(0),
                 TerminalEvent::Input(Event::Key(Key::End)) => editor.goto_end(),
                 TerminalEvent::Input(Event::Key(Key::Char('\n'))) => {},
-                TerminalEvent::Input(Event::Key(Key::Char(c))) => {editor.insert(c); vec_buf.push(c); },
+                TerminalEvent::Input(Event::Key(Key::Char(c))) => editor.insert(c),
                 TerminalEvent::Input(Event::Key(Key::Delete)) => editor.delete(),
                 TerminalEvent::Input(Event::Key(Key::Backspace)) => { editor.prev(); editor.delete(); },
-                TerminalEvent::Input(Event::Key(Key::Ctrl('c'))) => {
+                TerminalEvent::Input(Event::Key(Key::Ctrl('c'))) => break,
-                    break
-                }
                 _ => {}
             }
         }
@@ -183,7 +156,6 @@ async fn main() {
 }
 
 //<<<<>>>><<>><><<>><<<*>>><<>><><<>><<<<>>>>
-
 struct Checkerboard;
 impl ImplIndexView for Checkerboard {
     type Key = Point2<i16>;
@@ -209,7 +181,29 @@ impl ImplIndexView for Checkerboard {
 }
 
 //<<<<>>>><<>><><<>><<<*>>><<>><><<>><<<<>>>>
+struct TermLabel(String);
+impl ImplIndexView for TermLabel {
+    type Key = Point2<i16>;
+    type Value = Option<TerminalAtom>;
 
+    fn get(&self, pos: &Point2<i16>) -> Option<TerminalAtom> {
+        if pos.y == 5 {
+            Some(TerminalAtom::from(self.0.chars().nth(pos.x as usize)?))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn area(&self) -> Option<Vec<Point2<i16>>> {
+        Some(
+            GridWindowIterator::from(
+                Point2::new(0, 5) .. Point2::new(self.0.chars().count() as i16, 6)
+            ).collect()
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+//<<<<>>>><<>><><<>><<<*>>><<>><><<>><<<<>>>>
 struct ScrambleBackground;
 impl ImplIndexView for ScrambleBackground {
     type Key = Point2<i16>;
@@ -225,7 +219,6 @@ impl ImplIndexView for ScrambleBackground {
 
     fn area(&self) -> Option<Vec<Point2<i16>>> {
         None
-        //Some(Point2::new(0,0) .. Point2::new(50,30))
     }
 }
 

src/terminal/compositor.rs

@@ -24,9 +24,13 @@ impl Observer<dyn TerminalView> for CompositeLayer {
         let comp = self.comp.upgrade().unwrap();
         let mut c = comp.write().unwrap();
 
-        {
+        let mut v = &mut c.layers.get_mut(&self.idx).unwrap().1;
-            let old_view = c.layers[&self.idx].1.clone();
+        let old_view = v.clone();
-            c.layers.get_mut(&self.idx).unwrap().1 = view.clone();
+        *v = view.clone();
+        drop(v);
+
+        //todo: fixme: why does this cause a deadlock?
+        //c.update_range();
 
         if let Some(old_view) = old_view {
             if let Some(area) = old_view.area() {
@@ -41,9 +45,6 @@ impl Observer<dyn TerminalView> for CompositeLayer {
         }
     }
 
-        c.update_range();
-    }
-
     fn notify(&self, pos: &Point2<i16>) {
         self.comp
             .upgrade().unwrap()
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ impl TerminalCompositor {
             TerminalCompositeView {
                 idx_count: 0,
                 layers: HashMap::new(),
-                area: Some(Vec::new()),
+                area: None,//Some(Vec::new()),
                 cast: port.get_broadcast()
             }
         ));