diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 20b91f6b..6368ac41 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ _manifest
ARROW
# Agent files
-.claude
\ No newline at end of file
+.claude
+CLAUDE.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 74da390b..3807276e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
Please see each crate's change log below:
+- [`async_once`](./crates/async_once/CHANGELOG.md)
- [`bytesbuf`](./crates/bytesbuf/CHANGELOG.md)
- [`bytesbuf_io`](./crates/bytesbuf_io/CHANGELOG.md)
- [`data_privacy`](./crates/data_privacy/CHANGELOG.md)
@@ -16,3 +17,4 @@ Please see each crate's change log below:
- [`thread_aware_macros`](./crates/thread_aware_macros/CHANGELOG.md)
- [`thread_aware_macros_impl`](./crates/thread_aware_macros_impl/CHANGELOG.md)
- [`tick`](./crates/tick/CHANGELOG.md)
+- [`uniflight`](./crates/uniflight/CHANGELOG.md)
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b4bb9653..22039bbb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ version = "1.0.100"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "a23eb6b1614318a8071c9b2521f36b424b2c83db5eb3a0fead4a6c0809af6e61"
+[[package]]
+name = "async-once-cell"
+version = "0.5.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4288f83726785267c6f2ef073a3d83dc3f9b81464e9f99898240cced85fce35a"
+
[[package]]
name = "autocfg"
version = "1.5.0"
@@ -256,6 +262,7 @@ dependencies = [
"serde",
"serde_json",
"tinytemplate",
+ "tokio",
"walkdir",
]
@@ -269,12 +276,32 @@ dependencies = [
"itertools 0.13.0",
]
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-utils"
+version = "0.8.21"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d0a5c400df2834b80a4c3327b3aad3a4c4cd4de0629063962b03235697506a28"
+
[[package]]
name = "crunchy"
version = "0.2.4"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "460fbee9c2c2f33933d720630a6a0bac33ba7053db5344fac858d4b8952d77d5"
+[[package]]
+name = "dashmap"
+version = "6.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5041cc499144891f3790297212f32a74fb938e5136a14943f338ef9e0ae276cf"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+ "hashbrown 0.14.5",
+ "lock_api",
+ "once_cell",
+ "parking_lot_core",
+]
+
[[package]]
name = "data_privacy"
version = "0.10.0"
@@ -574,6 +601,12 @@ dependencies = [
"byteorder",
]
+[[package]]
+name = "hashbrown"
+version = "0.14.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e5274423e17b7c9fc20b6e7e208532f9b19825d82dfd615708b70edd83df41f1"
+
[[package]]
name = "hashbrown"
version = "0.16.1"
@@ -621,7 +654,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "0ad4bb2b565bca0645f4d68c5c9af97fba094e9791da685bf83cb5f3ce74acf2"
dependencies = [
"equivalent",
- "hashbrown",
+ "hashbrown 0.16.1",
]
[[package]]
@@ -1383,6 +1416,16 @@ version = "2.7.0"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "bbbb5d9659141646ae647b42fe094daf6c6192d1620870b449d9557f748b2daa"
+[[package]]
+name = "singleflight-async"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ffae0d841b8012a86beec66a3f9c57b7b331a10366c764cd40bd6faebe3ad77c"
+dependencies = [
+ "parking_lot",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
[[package]]
name = "siphasher"
version = "1.0.1"
@@ -1639,6 +1682,7 @@ version = "1.48.0"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "ff360e02eab121e0bc37a2d3b4d4dc622e6eda3a8e5253d5435ecf5bd4c68408"
dependencies = [
+ "parking_lot",
"pin-project-lite",
"tokio-macros",
]
@@ -1773,6 +1817,19 @@ version = "0.2.6"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "ebc1c04c71510c7f702b52b7c350734c9ff1295c464a03335b00bb84fc54f853"
+[[package]]
+name = "uniflight"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-once-cell",
+ "criterion",
+ "dashmap",
+ "futures-util",
+ "singleflight-async",
+ "tick",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
[[package]]
name = "walkdir"
version = "2.5.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b40f8f95..f36529b5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,16 +39,20 @@ thread_aware = { path = "crates/thread_aware", default-features = false, version
thread_aware_macros = { path = "crates/thread_aware_macros", default-features = false, version = "0.6.0" }
thread_aware_macros_impl = { path = "crates/thread_aware_macros_impl", default-features = false, version = "0.6.0" }
tick = { path = "crates/tick", default-features = false, version = "0.1.2" }
+uniflight = { path = "crates/uniflight", default-features = false, version = "0.1.0" }
# external dependencies
alloc_tracker = { version = "0.5.9", default-features = false }
+async-once-cell = { version = "0.5", default-features = false }
anyhow = { version = "1.0.100", default-features = false }
bytes = { version = "1.11.0", default-features = false }
chrono = { version = "0.4.40", default-features = false }
chrono-tz = { version = "0.10.4", default-features = false }
criterion = { version = "0.7.0", default-features = false }
+dashmap = { version = "6.1", default-features = false }
derive_more = { version = "2.0.1", default-features = false }
duct = { version = "1.1.1", default-features = false }
+event-listener = { version = "5.4.0", default-features = false }
futures = { version = "0.3.31", default-features = false }
futures-core = { version = "0.3.31", default-features = false }
futures-util = { version = "0.3.31", default-features = false }
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ new_zealand = { version = "1.0.1", default-features = false }
nm = { version = "0.1.21", default-features = false }
num-traits = { version = "0.2.19", default-features = false }
once_cell = { version = "1.21.3", default-features = false }
+parking_lot = { version = "0.12.5", default-features = false }
pin-project-lite = { version = "0.2.13", default-features = false }
pretty_assertions = { version = "1.4.1", default-features = false }
prettyplease = { version = "0.2.37", default-features = false }
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ rustc-hash = { version = "2.1.0", default-features = false }
serde = { version = "1.0.228", default-features = false }
serde_core = { version = "1.0.228", default-features = false }
serde_json = { version = "1.0.145", default-features = false }
+singleflight-async = { version = "0.2", default-features = false }
smallvec = { version = "1.15.1", default-features = false }
static_assertions = { version = "1.1.0", default-features = false }
syn = { version = "2.0.111", default-features = false }
@@ -88,6 +94,7 @@ trait-variant = { version = "0.1.2", default-features = false }
trybuild = { version = "1.0.114", default-features = false }
typeid = { version = "1.0.3", default-features = false }
windows-sys = { version = "0.61.2", default-features = false }
+xutex = { version = "0.2.0", default-features = false }
xxhash-rust = { version = "0.8.15", default-features = false }
[workspace.lints.rust]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 313a69ed..2a5c20aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@
This repository contains a set of crates that help you build robust highly scalable services in Rust.
-- [Crates](#crates)
-- [About this Repo](#about-this-repo)
+- [The Oxidizer Project](#the-oxidizer-project)
+ - [Crates](#crates)
+ - [About this Repo](#about-this-repo)
- [Adding New Crates](#adding-new-crates)
- [Publishing Crates](#publishing-crates)
- [Documenting Crates](#documenting-crates)
- [CI Workflows](#ci-workflows)
- [Pull Request Gates](#pull-request-gates)
-- [Trademarks](#trademarks)
+ - [Trademarks](#trademarks)
## Crates
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ These are the crates built out of this repo:
- [`thread_aware_macros`](./crates/thread_aware_macros/README.md) - Macros for the `thread_aware` crate.
- [`thread_aware_macros_impl`](./crates/thread_aware_macros_impl/README.md) - Macros for the `thread_aware` crate.
- [`tick`](./crates/tick/README.md) - Provides primitives to interact with and manipulate machine time.
+- [`uniflight`](./crates/uniflight/README.md) - Coalesces duplicate async tasks into a single execution.
## About this Repo
diff --git a/crates/uniflight/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/uniflight/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0906fd27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/uniflight/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [0.1.0] - 2025-12-10
+
+- 🧩 Miscellaneous
+
+ - Initial commit of uniflight
+
diff --git a/crates/uniflight/Cargo.toml b/crates/uniflight/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54e44f0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/uniflight/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+# Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+[package]
+name = "uniflight"
+description = "Coalesces multiple ongoing tasks into a leader which does the work, and follower tasks that wait on the result, to prevent duplicate I/O or other downstream overhead."
+version = "0.1.0"
+readme = "README.md"
+keywords = ["oxidizer", "coalescing", "stempede", "singleflight", "deduplication"]
+categories = ["concurrency"]
+
+edition.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+authors.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+homepage.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+async-once-cell.workspace = true
+dashmap.workspace = true
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+criterion = { workspace = true, features = ["async_tokio"] }
+futures-util = { workspace = true, features = ["alloc", "std"] }
+singleflight-async.workspace = true
+tick = { workspace = true, features = ["tokio"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = [
+ "macros",
+ "rt",
+ "time",
+ "rt-multi-thread",
+] }
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "comparison"
+harness = false
+
+[[example]]
+name = "cache_population"
diff --git a/crates/uniflight/README.md b/crates/uniflight/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09d79345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/uniflight/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+
+

+
+# Uniflight
+
+[](https://crates.io/crates/uniflight)
+[](https://docs.rs/uniflight)
+[](https://crates.io/crates/uniflight)
+[](https://github.com/microsoft/oxidizer/actions)
+[](https://codecov.io/gh/microsoft/oxidizer)
+[](../LICENSE)
+
+
+
+* [Summary](#summary)
+
+## Summary
+
+
+
+Coalesces duplicate async tasks into a single execution.
+
+This crate provides [`Merger`], a mechanism for deduplicating concurrent async operations.
+When multiple tasks request the same work (identified by a key), only the first task (the
+"leader") performs the actual work while subsequent tasks (the "followers") wait and receive
+a clone of the result.
+
+## When to Use
+
+Use `Merger` when you have expensive or rate-limited operations that may be requested
+concurrently with the same parameters:
+
+- **Cache population**: Prevent thundering herd when a cache entry expires
+- **API calls**: Deduplicate concurrent requests to the same endpoint
+- **Database queries**: Coalesce identical queries issued simultaneously
+- **File I/O**: Avoid reading the same file multiple times concurrently
+
+## Example
+
+```rust
+use uniflight::Merger;
+
+let group: Merger<&str, String> = Merger::new();
+
+// Multiple concurrent calls with the same key will share a single execution
+let result = group.work("user:123", || async {
+ // This expensive operation runs only once, even if called concurrently
+ "expensive_result".to_string()
+}).await;
+```
+
+## Cancellation and Panic Safety
+
+`Merger` handles task cancellation and panics gracefully:
+
+- If the leader task is cancelled or dropped, a follower becomes the new leader
+- If the leader task panics, a follower becomes the new leader and executes its work
+- Followers that join before the leader completes receive the cached result
+
+## Thread Safety
+
+[`Merger`] is `Send` and `Sync`, and can be shared across threads. The returned futures
+are `Send` when the closure, future, key, and value types are `Send`.
+
+## Performance
+
+Benchmarks comparing `uniflight` against `singleflight-async` show the following characteristics:
+
+- **Concurrent workloads** (10+ tasks): uniflight is 1.2-1.3x faster, demonstrating better scalability under contention
+- **Single calls**: singleflight-async has lower per-call overhead (~2x faster for individual operations)
+- **Multiple keys**: uniflight performs 1.3x faster when handling multiple distinct keys concurrently
+
+uniflight's DashMap-based architecture provides excellent scaling properties for high-concurrency scenarios,
+making it well-suited for production workloads with concurrent access patterns. For low-contention scenarios
+with predominantly single calls, the performance difference is minimal (sub-microsecond range).
+
+
+
+
+
+This crate was developed as part of [The Oxidizer Project](https://github.com/microsoft/oxidizer).
+
+
diff --git a/crates/uniflight/benches/comparison.rs b/crates/uniflight/benches/comparison.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd53077d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/uniflight/benches/comparison.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+//! Benchmarks comparing uniflight against singleflight-async.
+
+use std::sync::{
+ Arc,
+ atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering},
+};
+
+use criterion::{Criterion, criterion_group, criterion_main};
+
+// Benchmark 1: Single call (no contention)
+fn bench_single_call(c: &mut Criterion) {
+ let rt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();
+
+ let mut group = c.benchmark_group("single_call");
+
+ // Use atomic counter for unique keys
+ static COUNTER1: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
+
+ // Our implementation - pre-create the merger
+ let our_merger = Arc::new(uniflight::Merger::::new());
+ group.bench_function("uniflight", |b| {
+ b.to_async(&rt).iter(|| {
+ let merger = Arc::clone(&our_merger);
+ async move {
+ let key = format!("key_{}", COUNTER1.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed));
+ merger.work(key, || async { "value".to_string() }).await
+ }
+ });
+ });
+
+ // singleflight-async - pre-create the group
+ let their_group = Arc::new(singleflight_async::SingleFlight::::new());
+ group.bench_function("singleflight_async", |b| {
+ b.to_async(&rt).iter(|| {
+ let group = Arc::clone(&their_group);
+ async move {
+ let key = format!("key_{}", COUNTER1.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed));
+ group.work(key, || async { "value".to_string() }).await
+ }
+ });
+ });
+
+ group.finish();
+}
+
+// Benchmark 2: Concurrent calls (10 tasks, same key)
+fn bench_concurrent_10(c: &mut Criterion) {
+ let rt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();
+
+ let mut group = c.benchmark_group("concurrent_10_tasks");
+
+ // Use atomic counter for unique keys per iteration
+ static COUNTER2: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
+
+ // Our implementation - pre-create the merger
+ let our_merger = Arc::new(uniflight::Merger::::new());
+ group.bench_function("uniflight", |b| {
+ b.to_async(&rt).iter(|| {
+ let merger = Arc::clone(&our_merger);
+ async move {
+ let key = format!("key_{}", COUNTER2.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed));
+ let handles: Vec<_> = (0..10)
+ .map(|_| {
+ let merger = Arc::clone(&merger);
+ let key = key.clone();
+ tokio::spawn(async move { merger.work(key, || async { "value".to_string() }).await })
+ })
+ .collect();
+
+ for handle in handles {
+ handle.await.unwrap();
+ }
+ }
+ });
+ });
+
+ // singleflight-async - pre-create the group
+ let their_group = Arc::new(singleflight_async::SingleFlight::::new());
+ group.bench_function("singleflight_async", |b| {
+ b.to_async(&rt).iter(|| {
+ let group = Arc::clone(&their_group);
+ async move {
+ let key = format!("key_{}", COUNTER2.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed));
+ let handles: Vec<_> = (0..10)
+ .map(|_| {
+ let group = Arc::clone(&group);
+ let key = key.clone();
+ tokio::spawn(async move { group.work(key, || async { "value".to_string() }).await })
+ })
+ .collect();
+
+ for handle in handles {
+ handle.await.unwrap();
+ }
+ }
+ });
+ });
+
+ group.finish();
+}
+
+// Benchmark 3: High contention (100 tasks, same key)
+fn bench_concurrent_100(c: &mut Criterion) {
+ let rt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();
+
+ let mut group = c.benchmark_group("concurrent_100_tasks");
+
+ // Use atomic counter for unique keys per iteration
+ static COUNTER3: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
+
+ // Our implementation - pre-create the merger
+ let our_merger = Arc::new(uniflight::Merger::::new());
+ group.bench_function("uniflight", |b| {
+ b.to_async(&rt).iter(|| {
+ let merger = Arc::clone(&our_merger);
+ async move {
+ let key = format!("key_{}", COUNTER3.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed));
+ let handles: Vec<_> = (0..100)
+ .map(|_| {
+ let merger = Arc::clone(&merger);
+ let key = key.clone();
+ tokio::spawn(async move { merger.work(key, || async { "value".to_string() }).await })
+ })
+ .collect();
+
+ for handle in handles {
+ handle.await.unwrap();
+ }
+ }
+ });
+ });
+
+ // singleflight-async - pre-create the group
+ let their_group = Arc::new(singleflight_async::SingleFlight::::new());
+ group.bench_function("singleflight_async", |b| {
+ b.to_async(&rt).iter(|| {
+ let group = Arc::clone(&their_group);
+ async move {
+ let key = format!("key_{}", COUNTER3.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed));
+ let handles: Vec<_> = (0..100)
+ .map(|_| {
+ let group = Arc::clone(&group);
+ let key = key.clone();
+ tokio::spawn(async move { group.work(key, || async { "value".to_string() }).await })
+ })
+ .collect();
+
+ for handle in handles {
+ handle.await.unwrap();
+ }
+ }
+ });
+ });
+
+ group.finish();
+}
+
+// Benchmark 4: Multiple different keys (10 keys, 10 tasks each)
+fn bench_multiple_keys(c: &mut Criterion) {
+ let rt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();
+
+ let mut group = c.benchmark_group("multiple_keys_10x10");
+
+ // Use atomic counter for unique key prefix per iteration
+ static COUNTER4: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
+
+ // Our implementation - pre-create the merger
+ let our_merger = Arc::new(uniflight::Merger::::new());
+ group.bench_function("uniflight", |b| {
+ b.to_async(&rt).iter(|| {
+ let merger = Arc::clone(&our_merger);
+ async move {
+ let iteration = COUNTER4.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+ let handles: Vec<_> = (0..10)
+ .flat_map(|key_id| {
+ let merger = Arc::clone(&merger);
+ (0..10).map(move |_| {
+ let merger = Arc::clone(&merger);
+ let key = format!("key_{}_{key_id}", iteration);
+ tokio::spawn(async move { merger.work(key, || async { "value".to_string() }).await })
+ })
+ })
+ .collect();
+
+ for handle in handles {
+ handle.await.unwrap();
+ }
+ }
+ });
+ });
+
+ // singleflight-async - pre-create the group
+ let their_group = Arc::new(singleflight_async::SingleFlight::::new());
+ group.bench_function("singleflight_async", |b| {
+ b.to_async(&rt).iter(|| {
+ let group = Arc::clone(&their_group);
+ async move {
+ let iteration = COUNTER4.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+ let handles: Vec<_> = (0..10)
+ .flat_map(|key_id| {
+ let group = Arc::clone(&group);
+ (0..10).map(move |_| {
+ let group = Arc::clone(&group);
+ let key = format!("key_{}_{key_id}", iteration);
+ tokio::spawn(async move { group.work(key, || async { "value".to_string() }).await })
+ })
+ })
+ .collect();
+
+ for handle in handles {
+ handle.await.unwrap();
+ }
+ }
+ });
+ });
+
+ group.finish();
+}
+
+// Benchmark 5: Reuse existing group (pre-created, multiple operations)
+fn bench_reuse_group(c: &mut Criterion) {
+ let rt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();
+
+ let mut group = c.benchmark_group("reuse_group");
+
+ // Use atomic counter for unique keys
+ static COUNTER5: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
+
+ // Our implementation - pre-create the merger
+ let our_merger = Arc::new(uniflight::Merger::::new());
+ group.bench_function("uniflight", |b| {
+ b.to_async(&rt).iter(|| {
+ let merger = Arc::clone(&our_merger);
+ async move {
+ // Each iteration uses a unique key to avoid caching effects
+ let key = format!("key_{}", COUNTER5.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed));
+ merger.work(key, || async { "value".to_string() }).await
+ }
+ });
+ });
+
+ // singleflight-async - pre-create the group
+ let their_group = Arc::new(singleflight_async::SingleFlight::::new());
+ group.bench_function("singleflight_async", |b| {
+ b.to_async(&rt).iter(|| {
+ let group = Arc::clone(&their_group);
+ async move {
+ let key = format!("key_{}", COUNTER5.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed));
+ group.work(key, || async { "value".to_string() }).await
+ }
+ });
+ });
+
+ group.finish();
+}
+
+criterion_group!(
+ benches,
+ bench_single_call,
+ bench_concurrent_10,
+ bench_concurrent_100,
+ bench_multiple_keys,
+ bench_reuse_group,
+);
+
+criterion_main!(benches);
diff --git a/crates/uniflight/examples/cache_population.rs b/crates/uniflight/examples/cache_population.rs
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+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+//! Demonstrates using `UniFlight` to prevent thundering herd when populating a cache.
+//!
+//! Multiple concurrent requests for the same cache key will share a single execution,
+//! with the first request (leader) performing the work and subsequent requests (followers)
+//! receiving a copy of the result.
+
+use std::{
+ sync::{
+ Arc,
+ atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
+ },
+ time::Duration,
+};
+
+use tick::Clock;
+use uniflight::Merger;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() {
+ // Create a shared UniFlight instance for cache operations
+ let cache_group = Arc::new(Merger::::new());
+
+ // Track how many times the work closure actually executes
+ let execution_count = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+
+ println!("Starting 5 concurrent requests for user:123...\n");
+
+ // Simulate 5 concurrent requests for the same user data
+ let mut handles = Vec::new();
+ for i in 1..=5 {
+ let group = Arc::clone(&cache_group);
+ let counter = Arc::clone(&execution_count);
+ let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+ let clock = Clock::new_tokio();
+ let start = clock.instant();
+
+ let result = group
+ .work("user:123".to_string(), || async {
+ let count = counter.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst) + 1;
+ println!(" [Request {i}] I'm the leader! Fetching from database... (execution #{count})");
+
+ // Simulate expensive database query
+ clock.delay(Duration::from_millis(500)).await;
+
+ "UserData(name: Alice, age: 30)".to_string()
+ })
+ .await;
+
+ let elapsed = start.elapsed();
+ println!(" [Request {i}] Got result in {elapsed:?}: {result}");
+ });
+
+ handles.push(handle);
+
+ // Stagger the requests slightly to see the deduplication in action
+ tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+ }
+
+ // Wait for all requests to complete
+ for handle in handles {
+ handle.await.expect("Task panicked");
+ }
+
+ let total_executions = execution_count.load(Ordering::SeqCst);
+ println!("\nAll requests completed! Database query executed {total_executions} time(s) for 5 requests.");
+}
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diff --git a/crates/uniflight/src/lib.rs b/crates/uniflight/src/lib.rs
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+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+// Based on singleflight-async by ihciah
+// Original: https://github.com/ihciah/singleflight-async
+// Licensed under MIT/Apache-2.0
+
+//! Coalesces duplicate async tasks into a single execution.
+//!
+//! This crate provides [`Merger`], a mechanism for deduplicating concurrent async operations.
+//! When multiple tasks request the same work (identified by a key), only the first task (the
+//! "leader") performs the actual work while subsequent tasks (the "followers") wait and receive
+//! a clone of the result.
+//!
+//! # When to Use
+//!
+//! Use `Merger` when you have expensive or rate-limited operations that may be requested
+//! concurrently with the same parameters:
+//!
+//! - **Cache population**: Prevent thundering herd when a cache entry expires
+//! - **API calls**: Deduplicate concurrent requests to the same endpoint
+//! - **Database queries**: Coalesce identical queries issued simultaneously
+//! - **File I/O**: Avoid reading the same file multiple times concurrently
+//!
+//! # Example
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use uniflight::Merger;
+//!
+//! # async fn example() {
+//! let group: Merger<&str, String> = Merger::new();
+//!
+//! // Multiple concurrent calls with the same key will share a single execution
+//! let result = group.work("user:123", || async {
+//! // This expensive operation runs only once, even if called concurrently
+//! "expensive_result".to_string()
+//! }).await;
+//! # }
+//! ```
+//!
+//! # Cancellation and Panic Safety
+//!
+//! `Merger` handles task cancellation and panics gracefully:
+//!
+//! - If the leader task is cancelled or dropped, a follower becomes the new leader
+//! - If the leader task panics, a follower becomes the new leader and executes its work
+//! - Followers that join before the leader completes receive the cached result
+//!
+//! # Thread Safety
+//!
+//! [`Merger`] is `Send` and `Sync`, and can be shared across threads. The returned futures
+//! are `Send` when the closure, future, key, and value types are `Send`.
+//!
+//! # Performance
+//!
+//! Benchmarks comparing `uniflight` against `singleflight-async` show the following characteristics:
+//!
+//! - **Concurrent workloads** (10+ tasks): uniflight is 1.2-1.3x faster, demonstrating better scalability under contention
+//! - **Single calls**: singleflight-async has lower per-call overhead (~2x faster for individual operations)
+//! - **Multiple keys**: uniflight performs 1.3x faster when handling multiple distinct keys concurrently
+//!
+//! uniflight's DashMap-based architecture provides excellent scaling properties for high-concurrency scenarios,
+//! making it well-suited for production workloads with concurrent access patterns. For low-contention scenarios
+//! with predominantly single calls, the performance difference is minimal (sub-microsecond range).
+
+#![doc(html_logo_url = "https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/microsoft/oxidizer/refs/heads/main/crates/uniflight/logo.png")]
+#![doc(html_favicon_url = "https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/microsoft/oxidizer/refs/heads/main/crates/uniflight/favicon.ico")]
+
+use std::{
+ fmt::Debug,
+ hash::Hash,
+ sync::{Arc, Weak},
+};
+
+use async_once_cell::OnceCell;
+use dashmap::{DashMap, Entry::{Occupied, Vacant}};
+
+/// Represents a class of work and creates a space in which units of work
+/// can be executed with duplicate suppression.
+pub struct Merger {
+ mapping: DashMap>>,
+}
+
+impl Debug for Merger {
+ fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+ f.debug_struct("Merger")
+ .field("mapping", &format_args!("DashMap<...>"))
+ .finish()
+ }
+}
+
+impl Default for Merger
+where
+ K: Hash + Eq,
+{
+ fn default() -> Self {
+ Self {
+ mapping: DashMap::new(),
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+impl Merger
+where
+ K: Hash + Eq + Clone + Send + Sync,
+ T: Send + Sync,
+{
+ /// Creates a new `Merger` instance.
+ #[inline]
+ #[must_use]
+ pub fn new() -> Self {
+ Self::default()
+ }
+
+ /// Execute and return the value for a given function, making sure that only one
+ /// operation is in-flight at a given moment. If a duplicate call comes in,
+ /// that caller will wait until the leader completes and return the same value.
+ pub fn work(&self, key: K, func: F) -> impl Future