Mujoco_WASM/python/mujoco/experimental/studio/launch_passive.py

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"""Non-blocking Studio launcher.

Launches the full Studio GUI in a daemon thread and returns a ``ViewerHandle``
that the calling thread uses to push simulation state into the viewer.
"""

import queue
import threading
from typing import Any

from mujoco.experimental.studio import endpoints
from mujoco.experimental.studio import messages
from mujoco.experimental.studio import viewer_handle
from mujoco.experimental.studio import viewer_protocol


class _PassiveSnapshotChannel(messages.SnapshotChannel):
  """SnapshotChannel for passive mode.

  Stores per-type snapshot by reference and wakes the viewer thread when put.
  """

  def __init__(self) -> None:
    self._pending_snapshots: dict[
        type[messages.Snapshot], messages.Snapshot
    ] = {}
    self._lock = threading.Lock()
    self._wakeup = threading.Event()

  def put(self, snapshot: messages.Snapshot) -> None:
    with self._lock:
      self._pending_snapshots[type(snapshot)] = snapshot
    self._wakeup.set()

  def get(self) -> list[messages.Snapshot]:
    self._wakeup.clear()
    with self._lock:
      out = list(self._pending_snapshots.values())
      self._pending_snapshots.clear()
      return out

  def close(self) -> None:
    pass


class _PassiveEventChannel(messages.EventChannel):
  """EventChannel for passive mode using a thread-safe queue."""

  def __init__(self) -> None:
    self._events: queue.Queue[messages.Event] = queue.Queue()

  def put(self, event: messages.Event) -> None:
    self._events.put(event)

  def get(self) -> list[messages.Event]:
    out = []
    while True:
      try:
        out.append(self._events.get_nowait())
      except queue.Empty:
        break
    return out

  def close(self) -> None:
    pass


def run_viewer_target(
    config: viewer_protocol.ViewerConfig,
    viewer_endpoint: endpoints.ViewerEndpoint,
    handlers: list[Any] | None = None,
) -> None:
  """Creates the appropriate viewer and runs the viewer loop.

  Args:
    config: Configuration specifying the viewer window settings.
    viewer_endpoint: Endpoint for communicating with the simulation side.
    handlers: Optional list of viewer-side handler instances, which are classes
      with methods decorated with ``@handler``.
  """
  if config.gfx in ('web', 'webgl'):  # In future we may add 'webgpu' here too.
    from mujoco.experimental.studio import web_viewer  # pylint: disable=g-import-not-at-top

    viewer = web_viewer.WebViewer(config, viewer_endpoint, handlers=handlers)
  else:
    from mujoco.experimental.studio import native_viewer  # pylint: disable=g-import-not-at-top

    viewer = native_viewer.NativeViewer(
        config, viewer_endpoint, handlers=handlers
    )

  viewer_protocol.run_viewer_loop(viewer)


def launch_passive(
    config: viewer_protocol.ViewerConfig,
    *,
    viewer_handlers: list[Any] | None = None,
    sim_handlers: list[Any] | None = None,
) -> viewer_handle.ViewerHandle:
  """Launches the Studio GUI in a daemon thread without blocking.

  The viewer runs the full Studio UI (toolbar, options, inspector) on the
  rendering thread.  The caller keeps running and pushes state via
  ``handle.sync()``.

  Args:
    config: Viewer window configuration.
    viewer_handlers: Optional list of viewer-side handler instances, which are
      classes with methods decorated with ``@handler``.
    sim_handlers: Optional list of sim-side handler instances, which are classes
      with methods decorated with ``@handler``.

  Returns:
    A ViewerHandle for interacting with the viewer.
  """
  viewer_endpoint, sim_endpoint = endpoints.make_endpoints(
      s2v_snapshot=_PassiveSnapshotChannel(),
      s2v_events=_PassiveEventChannel(),
      v2s_events=_PassiveEventChannel(),
      v2s_snapshot=_PassiveSnapshotChannel(),
  )

  thread = threading.Thread(
      target=run_viewer_target,
      args=(config, viewer_endpoint, viewer_handlers),
      daemon=True,
  )
  thread.start()

  handle = viewer_handle.ViewerHandle(
      sim_endpoint,
      is_alive_fn=thread.is_alive,
      shutdown_fn=thread.join,
      handlers=sim_handlers,
  )
  return handle