Adding the ability to use multiple worker threads.

ProtocolLib/src/com/comphenix/protocol/async/AsyncListenerHandler.java

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class AsyncListenerHandler {
 	private volatile boolean cancelled;
 	
 	// If we've started the listener loop before
-	private volatile boolean started;
+	private volatile int started;
 	
 	// The packet listener
 	private PacketListener listener;
@@ -78,18 +78,26 @@ public class AsyncListenerHandler {
 		return nullPacketListener;
 	}
 	
+	private String getPluginName() {
+		return PacketAdapter.getPluginName(listener);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the plugin associated with this async listener.
+	 * @return The plugin.
+	 */
+	public Plugin getPlugin() {
+		return listener != null ? listener.getPlugin() : null;
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * Cancel the handler.
 	 */
 	public void cancel() {
 		// Remove the listener as quickly as possible
 		close();
-		
-		// Poison Pill Shutdown
-		queuedPackets.clear();
-		queuedPackets.add(INTERUPT_PACKET);
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Queue a packet for processing.
 	 * @param packet - a packet for processing.
@@ -116,19 +124,36 @@ public class AsyncListenerHandler {
 		};
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Start a singler worker thread handling the asynchronous.
+	 */
+	public void start() {
+		if (listener.getPlugin() == null)
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot start task without a valid plugin.");
+		
+		filterManager.scheduleAsyncTask(listener.getPlugin(), getListenerLoop());
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Start multiple worker threads for this listener.
+	 * @param count - number of worker threads to start.
+	 */
+	public void start(int count) {
+		for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+			start();
+	}
+	
 	// DO NOT call this method from the main thread
 	private void listenerLoop() {
 		
 		// Danger, danger!
 		if (Thread.currentThread().getId() == mainThread.getId()) 
 			throw new IllegalStateException("Do not call this method from the main thread.");
-		if (started) 
-			throw new IllegalStateException("A listener cannot be run by multiple threads. Create a new listener instead.");
 		if (cancelled)
 			throw new IllegalStateException("Listener has been cancelled. Create a new listener instead.");
 		
 		// Proceed
-		started = true;
+		started++;
 		
 		try {
 			mainLoop:
@@ -171,40 +196,32 @@ public class AsyncListenerHandler {
 			
 		} catch (InterruptedException e) {
 			// We're done
+		} finally {
+			// Clean up
+			started--;
+			close();
 		}
-		
-		// Clean up
-		close();
 	}
 	
-	private void close() {
+	private synchronized void close() {
 		// Remove the listener itself
 		if (!cancelled) {
 			filterManager.unregisterAsyncHandlerInternal(this);
 			cancelled = true;
-			started = false;
+			
+			// Tell every uncancelled thread to end
+			stopThreads();
 		}
 	}
 	
-	private String getPluginName() {
-		return PacketAdapter.getPluginName(listener);
-	}
-
 	/**
-	 * Retrieve the plugin associated with this async listener.
-	 * @return The plugin.
+	 * Use the poision pill method to stop every worker thread.
 	 */
-	public Plugin getPlugin() {
-		return listener != null ? listener.getPlugin() : null;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Start the asynchronous listener using the Bukkit scheduler.
-	 */
-	public void start() {
-		if (listener.getPlugin() == null)
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot start task without a valid plugin.");
+	private void stopThreads() {
+		// Poison Pill Shutdown
+		queuedPackets.clear();
 		
-		filterManager.scheduleAsyncTask(listener.getPlugin(), getListenerLoop());
+		for (int i = 0; i < started; i++)
+			queuedPackets.add(INTERUPT_PACKET);
 	}
 }