Context::request_repaint will wake up the UI thread

This adds a callback (set by `Context::set_request_repaint_callback`)
which integration can use to wake up the UI thread.

eframe (egui_web and egui_glow) will use this, replacing
`epi::Frame::request_repaint`.

Existing code calling `epi::Frame::request_repaint` should be changed
to instead call `egui::Context::request_repaint`.

This is the first callback added to the egui API, which otherwise is
completely driven by data.

The purpose of this is to remove the confusion between the two
`request_repaint` methods (by removing one). Furthermore, it makes
`epi::Frame` a lot simpler, allowing future simplifications to it
(perhaps no longer having it be `Send+Sync+Clone`).

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ NOTE: [`epaint`](epaint/CHANGELOG.md), [`eframe`](eframe/CHANGELOG.md), [`egui_w
 ### Added ⭐
 * Add `Shape::Callback` for backend-specific painting ([#1351](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1351)).
 * Added `Frame::canvas` ([#1362](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1362)).
+* `Context::request_repaint` will wake up UI thread, if integrations has called `Context::set_request_repaint_callback` ([#1366](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1366)).
 
 ### Changed 🔧
 * `ClippedMesh` has been replaced with `ClippedPrimitive` ([#1351](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1351)).

eframe/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ NOTE: [`egui_web`](../egui_web/CHANGELOG.md), [`egui-winit`](../egui-winit/CHANG
 ## Unreleased
 * Remove the `egui_glium` feature. `eframe` will now always use `egui_glow` as the native backend ([#1357](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1357)).
 * Change default for `NativeOptions::drag_and_drop_support` to `true` ([#1329](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1329)).
+* Removed `Frame::request_repaint` - just call `egui::Context::request_repaint` for the same effect ([#1366](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1366)).
 
 
 ## 0.17.0 - 2022-02-22

eframe/examples/download_image.rs

@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@ impl epi::App for MyApp {
         "Download and show an image with eframe/egui"
     }
 
-    fn update(&mut self, ctx: &egui::Context, frame: &epi::Frame) {
+    fn update(&mut self, ctx: &egui::Context, _frame: &epi::Frame) {
         let promise = self.promise.get_or_insert_with(|| {
             // Begin download.
             // We download the image using `ehttp`, a library that works both in WASM and on native.
             // We use the `poll-promise` library to communicate with the UI thread.
-            let frame = frame.clone();
+            let ctx = ctx.clone();
             let (sender, promise) = Promise::new();
             let request = ehttp::Request::get("https://picsum.photos/seed/1.759706314/1024");
             ehttp::fetch(request, move |response| {
                 let image = response.and_then(parse_response);
                 sender.send(image); // send the results back to the UI thread.
-                frame.request_repaint(); // wake up UI thread
+                ctx.request_repaint(); // wake up UI thread
             });
             promise
         });

egui-winit/src/epi.rs

@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ impl EpiIntegration {
         max_texture_side: usize,
         window: &winit::window::Window,
         gl: &std::rc::Rc<glow::Context>,
-        repaint_signal: std::sync::Arc<dyn epi::backend::RepaintSignal>,
         persistence: crate::epi::Persistence,
         app: Box<dyn epi::App>,
     ) -> Self {
@@ -252,7 +251,6 @@ impl EpiIntegration {
                 native_pixels_per_point: Some(crate::native_pixels_per_point(window)),
             },
             output: Default::default(),
-            repaint_signal,
         });
 
         if prefer_dark_mode == Some(true) {

egui/src/context.rs

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct ContextImpl {
 
     /// While positive, keep requesting repaints. Decrement at the end of each frame.
     repaint_requests: u32,
+    request_repaint_callbacks: Option<Box<dyn Fn() + Send + Sync>>,
 }
 
 impl ContextImpl {
@@ -533,11 +534,28 @@ impl Context {
 
 impl Context {
     /// Call this if there is need to repaint the UI, i.e. if you are showing an animation.
+    ///
     /// If this is called at least once in a frame, then there will be another frame right after this.
     /// Call as many times as you wish, only one repaint will be issued.
+    ///
+    /// If called from outside the UI thread, the UI thread will wake up and run,
+    /// provided the egui integration has set that up via [`Self::set_request_repaint_callback`]
+    /// (this will work on `eframe`).
     pub fn request_repaint(&self) {
         // request two frames of repaint, just to cover some corner cases (frame delays):
-        self.write().repaint_requests = 2;
+        let mut ctx = self.write();
+        ctx.repaint_requests = 2;
+        if let Some(callback) = &ctx.request_repaint_callbacks {
+            (callback)();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// For integrations: this callback will be called when an egui user calls [`Self::request_repaint`].
+    ///
+    /// This lets you wake up a sleeping UI thread.
+    pub fn set_request_repaint_callback(&self, callback: impl Fn() + Send + Sync + 'static) {
+        let callback = Box::new(callback);
+        self.write().request_repaint_callbacks = Some(callback);
     }
 
     /// Tell `egui` which fonts to use.

egui_demo_lib/Cargo.toml

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ epi = { version = "0.17.0", path = "../epi" }
 
 chrono = { version = "0.4", optional = true, features = ["js-sys", "wasmbind"] }
 enum-map = { version = "2", features = ["serde"] }
+tracing = "0.1"
 unicode_names2 = { version = "0.5.0", default-features = false }
 
 # feature "http":

egui_demo_lib/src/apps/http_app.rs

@@ -78,11 +78,10 @@ impl epi::App for HttpApp {
 
             if trigger_fetch {
                 let ctx = ctx.clone();
-                let frame = frame.clone();
                 let (sender, promise) = Promise::new();
                 let request = ehttp::Request::get(&self.url);
                 ehttp::fetch(request, move |response| {
-                    frame.request_repaint(); // wake up UI thread
+                    ctx.request_repaint(); // wake up UI thread
                     let resource = response.map(|response| Resource::from_response(&ctx, response));
                     sender.send(resource);
                 });

egui_glow/Cargo.toml

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ epi = { version = "0.17.0", path = "../epi", optional = true }
 bytemuck = "1.7"
 glow = "0.11"
 memoffset = "0.6"
+parking_lot = "0.12"
 tracing = "0.1"
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))'.dependencies]

egui_glow/src/epi_backend.rs

@@ -3,14 +3,6 @@ use egui_winit::winit;
 
 struct RequestRepaintEvent;
 
-struct GlowRepaintSignal(std::sync::Mutex<winit::event_loop::EventLoopProxy<RequestRepaintEvent>>);
-
-impl epi::backend::RepaintSignal for GlowRepaintSignal {
-    fn request_repaint(&self) {
-        self.0.lock().unwrap().send_event(RequestRepaintEvent).ok();
-    }
-}
-
 #[allow(unsafe_code)]
 fn create_display(
     window_builder: winit::window::WindowBuilder,
@@ -56,22 +48,24 @@ pub fn run(app: Box<dyn epi::App>, native_options: &epi::NativeOptions) -> ! {
     let (gl_window, gl) = create_display(window_builder, &event_loop);
     let gl = std::rc::Rc::new(gl);
 
-    let repaint_signal = std::sync::Arc::new(GlowRepaintSignal(std::sync::Mutex::new(
-        event_loop.create_proxy(),
-    )));
-
     let mut painter = crate::Painter::new(gl.clone(), None, "")
         .unwrap_or_else(|error| panic!("some OpenGL error occurred {}\n", error));
     let mut integration = egui_winit::epi::EpiIntegration::new(
         "egui_glow",
         painter.max_texture_side(),
         gl_window.window(),
         &gl,
-        repaint_signal,
         persistence,
         app,
     );
 
+    {
+        let event_loop_proxy = parking_lot::Mutex::new(event_loop.create_proxy());
+        integration.egui_ctx.set_request_repaint_callback(move || {
+            event_loop_proxy.lock().send_event(RequestRepaintEvent).ok();
+        });
+    }
+
     let mut is_focused = true;
 
     event_loop.run(move |event, _, control_flow| {

egui_web/src/backend.rs

@@ -50,12 +50,6 @@ impl NeedRepaint {
     }
 }
 
-impl epi::backend::RepaintSignal for NeedRepaint {
-    fn request_repaint(&self) {
-        self.0.store(true, SeqCst);
-    }
-}
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 fn web_location() -> epi::Location {
@@ -150,8 +144,6 @@ impl AppRunner {
 
         let prefer_dark_mode = crate::prefer_dark_mode();
 
-        let needs_repaint: std::sync::Arc<NeedRepaint> = Default::default();
-
         let frame = epi::Frame::new(epi::backend::FrameData {
             info: epi::IntegrationInfo {
                 name: "egui_web",
@@ -163,10 +155,19 @@ impl AppRunner {
                 native_pixels_per_point: Some(native_pixels_per_point()),
             },
             output: Default::default(),
-            repaint_signal: needs_repaint.clone(),
         });
 
+        let needs_repaint: std::sync::Arc<NeedRepaint> = Default::default();
+
         let egui_ctx = egui::Context::default();
+
+        {
+            let needs_repaint = needs_repaint.clone();
+            egui_ctx.set_request_repaint_callback(move || {
+                needs_repaint.0.store(true, SeqCst);
+            });
+        }
+
         load_memory(&egui_ctx);
         if prefer_dark_mode == Some(true) {
             egui_ctx.set_visuals(egui::Visuals::dark());

epi/src/lib.rs

@@ -359,13 +359,6 @@ impl Frame {
         self.lock().output.drag_window = true;
     }
 
-    /// This signals the [`egui`] integration that a repaint is required.
-    ///
-    /// Call this e.g. when a background process finishes in an async context and/or background thread.
-    pub fn request_repaint(&self) {
-        self.lock().repaint_signal.request_repaint();
-    }
-
     /// for integrations only: call once per frame
     pub fn take_app_output(&self) -> crate::backend::AppOutput {
         std::mem::take(&mut self.lock().output)
@@ -524,24 +517,13 @@ pub const APP_KEY: &str = "app";
 pub mod backend {
     use super::*;
 
-    /// How to signal the [`egui`] integration that a repaint is required.
-    pub trait RepaintSignal: Send + Sync {
-        /// This signals the [`egui`] integration that a repaint is required.
-        ///
-        /// Call this e.g. when a background process finishes in an async context and/or background thread.
-        fn request_repaint(&self);
-    }
-
     /// The data required by [`Frame`] each frame.
     pub struct FrameData {
         /// Information about the integration.
         pub info: IntegrationInfo,
 
         /// Where the app can issue commands back to the integration.
         pub output: AppOutput,
-
-        /// If you need to request a repaint from another thread, clone this and send it to that other thread.
-        pub repaint_signal: std::sync::Arc<dyn RepaintSignal>,
     }
 
     /// Action that can be taken by the user app.