RTU/TCP sync: Add optional timeout

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 ## v0.7.0 (Unreleased)
 
+- Added: Optional timeout for synchronous RTU/TCP operations [#125](https://github.com/slowtec/tokio-modbus/issues/125).
+
 ### Breaking Changes
 
 - Features: Added "rtu-sync" as a replacement and superset of "rtu" and "sync"

Cargo.toml

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ tcp-server-unstable = [
     "tokio/rt-multi-thread",
 ]
 # The following features are internal and must not be used in dependencies.
-sync = []
+sync = ["dep:futures", "tokio/time"]
 server = ["dep:futures"]
 
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src/client/sync/mod.rs

@@ -11,15 +11,35 @@ pub mod rtu;
 #[cfg(feature = "tcp-sync")]
 pub mod tcp;
 
+use std::{future::Future, io::Result, time::Duration};
+
+use futures::future::Either;
+
+use crate::{frame::*, slave::*};
+
 use super::{
     Client as AsyncClient, Context as AsyncContext, Reader as AsyncReader, SlaveContext,
     Writer as AsyncWriter,
 };
 
-use crate::frame::*;
-use crate::slave::*;
-
-use std::io::Result;
+fn block_on_with_timeout<T>(
+    runtime: &tokio::runtime::Runtime,
+    timeout: Option<Duration>,
+    task: impl Future<Output = Result<T>>,
+) -> Result<T> {
+    let task = if let Some(duration) = timeout {
+        Either::Left(async move {
+            tokio::time::timeout(duration, task)
+                .await
+                .unwrap_or_else(|elapsed| {
+                    Err(std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::TimedOut, elapsed))
+                })
+        })
+    } else {
+        Either::Right(task)
+    };
+    runtime.block_on(task)
+}
 
 /// A transport independent synchronous client trait.
 pub trait Client: SlaveContext {
@@ -52,13 +72,33 @@ pub trait Writer: Client {
 /// A synchronous Modbus client context.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Context {
-    core: tokio::runtime::Runtime,
+    runtime: tokio::runtime::Runtime,
     async_ctx: AsyncContext,
+    timeout: Option<Duration>,
+}
+
+impl Context {
+    /// Returns the current timeout.
+    pub const fn timeout(&self) -> Option<Duration> {
+        self.timeout
+    }
+
+    /// Sets a timeout duration for all subsequent operations.
+    ///
+    /// The timeout is disabled by passing `None`.
+    pub fn set_timeout(&mut self, duration: impl Into<Option<Duration>>) {
+        self.timeout = duration.into()
+    }
+
+    /// Disables the timeout for all subsequent operations.
+    pub fn reset_timeout(&mut self) {
+        self.timeout = None;
+    }
 }
 
 impl Client for Context {
     fn call(&mut self, req: Request) -> Result<Response> {
-        self.core.block_on(self.async_ctx.call(req))
+        block_on_with_timeout(&self.runtime, self.timeout, self.async_ctx.call(req))
     }
 }
 
@@ -70,22 +110,35 @@ impl SlaveContext for Context {
 
 impl Reader for Context {
     fn read_coils(&mut self, addr: Address, cnt: Quantity) -> Result<Vec<Coil>> {
-        self.core.block_on(self.async_ctx.read_coils(addr, cnt))
+        block_on_with_timeout(
+            &self.runtime,
+            self.timeout,
+            self.async_ctx.read_coils(addr, cnt),
+        )
     }
 
     fn read_discrete_inputs(&mut self, addr: Address, cnt: Quantity) -> Result<Vec<Coil>> {
-        self.core
-            .block_on(self.async_ctx.read_discrete_inputs(addr, cnt))
+        block_on_with_timeout(
+            &self.runtime,
+            self.timeout,
+            self.async_ctx.read_discrete_inputs(addr, cnt),
+        )
     }
 
     fn read_input_registers(&mut self, addr: Address, cnt: Quantity) -> Result<Vec<Word>> {
-        self.core
-            .block_on(self.async_ctx.read_input_registers(addr, cnt))
+        block_on_with_timeout(
+            &self.runtime,
+            self.timeout,
+            self.async_ctx.read_input_registers(addr, cnt),
+        )
     }
 
     fn read_holding_registers(&mut self, addr: Address, cnt: Quantity) -> Result<Vec<Word>> {
-        self.core
-            .block_on(self.async_ctx.read_holding_registers(addr, cnt))
+        block_on_with_timeout(
+            &self.runtime,
+            self.timeout,
+            self.async_ctx.read_holding_registers(addr, cnt),
+        )
     }
 
     fn read_write_multiple_registers(
@@ -95,7 +148,9 @@ impl Reader for Context {
         write_addr: Address,
         write_data: &[Word],
     ) -> Result<Vec<Word>> {
-        self.core.block_on(
+        block_on_with_timeout(
+            &self.runtime,
+            self.timeout,
             self.async_ctx
                 .read_write_multiple_registers(read_addr, read_cnt, write_addr, write_data),
         )
@@ -104,22 +159,34 @@ impl Reader for Context {
 
 impl Writer for Context {
     fn write_single_register(&mut self, addr: Address, data: Word) -> Result<()> {
-        self.core
-            .block_on(self.async_ctx.write_single_register(addr, data))
+        block_on_with_timeout(
+            &self.runtime,
+            self.timeout,
+            self.async_ctx.write_single_register(addr, data),
+        )
     }
 
     fn write_multiple_registers(&mut self, addr: Address, data: &[Word]) -> Result<()> {
-        self.core
-            .block_on(self.async_ctx.write_multiple_registers(addr, data))
+        block_on_with_timeout(
+            &self.runtime,
+            self.timeout,
+            self.async_ctx.write_multiple_registers(addr, data),
+        )
     }
 
     fn write_single_coil(&mut self, addr: Address, coil: Coil) -> Result<()> {
-        self.core
-            .block_on(self.async_ctx.write_single_coil(addr, coil))
+        block_on_with_timeout(
+            &self.runtime,
+            self.timeout,
+            self.async_ctx.write_single_coil(addr, coil),
+        )
     }
 
     fn write_multiple_coils(&mut self, addr: Address, coils: &[Coil]) -> Result<()> {
-        self.core
-            .block_on(self.async_ctx.write_multiple_coils(addr, coils))
+        block_on_with_timeout(
+            &self.runtime,
+            self.timeout,
+            self.async_ctx.write_multiple_coils(addr, coils),
+        )
     }
 }

src/client/sync/rtu.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2017-2023 slowtec GmbH <[email protected]>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT OR Apache-2.0
 
-use super::{Context, Result};
+use std::{io::Result, time::Duration};
+
+use super::{block_on_with_timeout, Context};
 
 use tokio_serial::{SerialPortBuilder, SerialStream};
 
@@ -14,17 +16,36 @@ pub fn connect(builder: &SerialPortBuilder) -> Result<Context> {
     connect_slave(builder, Slave::broadcast())
 }
 
+/// Connect to no particular Modbus slave device for sending
+/// broadcast messages with a timeout.
+pub fn connect_with_timeout(
+    builder: &SerialPortBuilder,
+    timeout: Option<Duration>,
+) -> Result<Context> {
+    connect_slave_with_timeout(builder, Slave::broadcast(), timeout)
+}
+
 /// Connect to any kind of Modbus slave device.
 pub fn connect_slave(builder: &SerialPortBuilder, slave: Slave) -> Result<Context> {
-    let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+    connect_slave_with_timeout(builder, slave, None)
+}
+
+/// Connect to any kind of Modbus slave device with a timeout.
+pub fn connect_slave_with_timeout(
+    builder: &SerialPortBuilder,
+    slave: Slave,
+    timeout: Option<Duration>,
+) -> Result<Context> {
+    let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
         .enable_io()
         .build()?;
     // SerialStream::open requires a runtime at least on cfg(unix).
-    let serial = rt.block_on(async { SerialStream::open(builder) })?;
-    let async_ctx = rt.block_on(async_connect_slave(serial, slave))?;
+    let serial = runtime.block_on(async { SerialStream::open(builder) })?;
+    let async_ctx = block_on_with_timeout(&runtime, timeout, async_connect_slave(serial, slave))?;
     let sync_ctx = Context {
-        core: rt,
+        runtime,
         async_ctx,
+        timeout,
     };
     Ok(sync_ctx)
 }

src/client/sync/tcp.rs

@@ -3,29 +3,46 @@
 
 //! TCP client connections
 
-use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::{io::Result, net::SocketAddr, time::Duration};
 
-use crate::client::tcp::connect_slave as async_connect_slave;
-use crate::slave::Slave;
+use crate::{client::tcp::connect_slave as async_connect_slave, slave::Slave};
 
-use super::{Context, Result};
+use super::{block_on_with_timeout, Context};
 
 /// Establish a direct connection to a Modbus TCP coupler.
 pub fn connect(socket_addr: SocketAddr) -> Result<Context> {
     connect_slave(socket_addr, Slave::tcp_device())
 }
 
+/// Establish a direct connection to a Modbus TCP coupler with a timeout.
+pub fn connect_with_timeout(socket_addr: SocketAddr, timeout: Option<Duration>) -> Result<Context> {
+    connect_slave_with_timeout(socket_addr, Slave::tcp_device(), timeout)
+}
+
 /// Connect to any kind of Modbus slave device, probably through a Modbus TCP/RTU
 /// gateway that is forwarding messages to/from the corresponding unit identified
 /// by the slave parameter.
 pub fn connect_slave(socket_addr: SocketAddr, slave: Slave) -> Result<Context> {
-    let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+    connect_slave_with_timeout(socket_addr, slave, None)
+}
+
+/// Connect to any kind of Modbus slave device, probably through a Modbus TCP/RTU
+/// gateway that is forwarding messages to/from the corresponding unit identified
+/// by the slave parameter.
+pub fn connect_slave_with_timeout(
+    socket_addr: SocketAddr,
+    slave: Slave,
+    timeout: Option<Duration>,
+) -> Result<Context> {
+    let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
         .enable_io()
         .build()?;
-    let async_ctx = rt.block_on(async_connect_slave(socket_addr, slave))?;
+    let async_ctx =
+        block_on_with_timeout(&runtime, timeout, async_connect_slave(socket_addr, slave))?;
     let sync_ctx = Context {
-        core: rt,
+        runtime,
         async_ctx,
+        timeout,
     };
     Ok(sync_ctx)
 }