feat: items with arc instead of arena

src/app_common/Model.zig

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 running: bool = true,
 usage_number: locked(u16) = .{ .data = 0 },
-current_items: locked(?[]*models.Item) = .{ .data = null },
+current_items: locked(?[]Arc(*models.Item).Weak) = .{ .data = null },
 allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
 appState: AppState,
 _private: Private,
@@ -24,20 +24,36 @@ pub fn init(model: *Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, appState: AppState) !voi
     try model.appState.tabPreCurrentItemsUnload.attach(&model._private.preCurrentItemsUnload);
 }
 
-pub fn updateCurrentItems(self: *Self, tab_current_items: *std.ArrayList(*models.Item)) !void {
+pub fn updateCurrentItems(self: *Self, tab_current_items: *std.ArrayList(Arc(*models.Item))) !void {
     self.resetCurrentItems();
 
-    const items = try self.allocator.alloc(*models.Item, tab_current_items.items.len);
+    var items = try self.allocator.alloc(Arc(*models.Item).Weak, tab_current_items.items.len);
     errdefer {
         self.allocator.free(items);
         self.current_items.data = null;
     }
-    for (tab_current_items.items, 0..) |item, i| {
+    for (tab_current_items.items, 0..) |*item, i| {
-        items[i] = item;
+        items[i] = item.downgrade();
     }
 
-    std.mem.sort(*models.Item, items, {}, struct {
+    std.mem.sort(Arc(*models.Item).Weak, items, {}, struct {
-        fn sort(_: void, lhs: *models.Item, rhs: *models.Item) bool {
+        fn sort(_: void, lhs_weak: Arc(*models.Item).Weak, rhs_weak: Arc(*models.Item).Weak) bool {
+            const lhs_arc = @constCast(&lhs_weak).upgrade();
+            defer if (lhs_arc) |l1| if (l1.releaseUnwrap()) |l2| l2.deinit();
+
+            const rhs_arc = @constCast(&rhs_weak).upgrade();
+            defer if (rhs_arc) |r1| if (r1.releaseUnwrap()) |r2| r2.deinit();
+
+            const lhs = if (lhs_arc) |l|
+                l.value.*
+            else
+                return false;
+
+            const rhs = if (rhs_arc) |r|
+                r.value.*
+            else
+                return false;
+
             if (lhs.item == .container and rhs.item == .element) return true;
             if (lhs.item == .element and rhs.item == .container) return false;
             return std.mem.order(u8, lhs.displayName, rhs.displayName) == .lt;
@@ -65,6 +81,9 @@ fn resetCurrentItems(self: *@This()) void {
     // self.current_items.data = null;
 
     if (data) |currentItems| {
+        for (currentItems) |item| {
+            item.release();
+        }
         self.allocator.free(currentItems);
     }
 }
@@ -82,4 +101,5 @@ const Tab = @import("../core/tab/tab.zig").Tab;
 const locked = @import("../core/sync.zig").locked;
 const AppState = @import("../core/app_state.zig").AppState;
 const Observer = @import("../core/observable.zig").Observer;
+const Arc = @import("zigrc").Arc;
 const Self = @This();

src/console/main.zig

@@ -124,8 +124,15 @@ const Model = struct {
             defer vm.app_common_model.current_items.mutex.unlock();
 
             break :blk2 if (vm.app_common_model.current_items.data) |items| blk: {
-                const children = try ctx.arena.alloc(*vxfw.Text, items.len);
+                const children = try ctx.arena.create(std.ArrayList(*vxfw.Text));
-                for (0.., items[0..children.len]) |i, child| {
+                children.* = std.ArrayList(*vxfw.Text).init(ctx.arena);
+
+                // const children = try ctx.arena.alloc(*vxfw.Text, items.len);
+                for (0.., items) |i, *weak_child| {
+                    const arc_child = weak_child.upgrade() orelse continue;
+                    defer if (arc_child.releaseUnwrap()) |item| item.deinit();
+
+                    const child = arc_child.value.*;
                     const is_active = i == vm.current_items_view.cursor;
 
                     const fg, const bg = colors: {
@@ -162,14 +169,18 @@ const Model = struct {
                         },
                     };
 
-                    children[i] = text_element;
+                    // children[i] = text_element;
+                    try children.append(text_element);
                 }
                 break :blk children;
-            } else &.{};
+            } else {
+                vm.current_items_view.children.slice = &.{};
+                return;
+            };
         };
 
-        const widgets = try ctx.arena.alloc(vxfw.Widget, text_items.len);
+        const widgets = try ctx.arena.alloc(vxfw.Widget, text_items.items.len);
-        for (text_items, 0..) |t, i| {
+        for (text_items.items, 0..) |t, i| {
             widgets[i] = t.widget();
         }
 

src/core/tab/tab.zig

@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 pub const Tab = struct {
     allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
     currentLocation: ?*Container,
-    currentItems: locked(?std.ArrayList(*Item)),
+    currentItems: locked(?std.ArrayList(Arc(*Item))),
     currentLocationChanged: Observable(?*Container),
     currentItemsChanged: bool = false,
     preCurrentItemsUnload: Observable(*Tab),
     threadPool: *std.Thread.Pool,
     rootProvider: *RootProvider,
-    _private: Private,
-
-    const Private = struct {
-        currentItemsAllocator: std.heap.ArenaAllocator,
-    };
 
     pub fn init(
         self: *Tab,
@@ -27,9 +22,6 @@ pub const Tab = struct {
             .threadPool = threadPool,
             .rootProvider = rootProvider,
             .preCurrentItemsUnload = Observable(*Tab).init(allocator),
-            ._private = .{
-                .currentItemsAllocator = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(allocator),
-            },
         };
     }
 
@@ -70,25 +62,21 @@ pub const Tab = struct {
 
             self.preCurrentItemsUnload.notify(self);
 
+            const data = self.currentItems.data;
             self.currentItems.data = null;
-        }
+            if (data) |currentItems| {
-
+                for (currentItems.items) |*item| {
-        //TODO: half the capacity to prevent "leaking" after a huuuge container has been opened once
+                    if (item.releaseUnwrap()) |i| i.deinit();
-        _ = self._private.currentItemsAllocator.reset(.retain_capacity);
+                }
-        const arena = self._private.currentItemsAllocator.allocator();
+                currentItems.deinit();
-
+            }
-        var threadSafeAllocator = std.heap.ThreadSafeAllocator{ .child_allocator = arena };
-        const allocator = threadSafeAllocator.allocator();
-
-        errdefer {
-            _ = self._private.currentItemsAllocator.reset(.free_all);
         }
 
         {
             self.currentItems.mutex.lock();
             defer self.currentItems.mutex.unlock();
 
-            self.currentItems.data = std.ArrayList(*Item).init(allocator);
+            self.currentItems.data = std.ArrayList(Arc(*Item)).init(self.allocator);
         }
         errdefer {
             self.currentItems.data.?.deinit();
@@ -101,7 +89,7 @@ pub const Tab = struct {
         }
 
         for (location.children.items) |item| {
-            const resolvedItem = location.item.provider.getItemByFullName(item, &.{ .skipChildInit = true }, allocator) catch |e| {
+            const resolvedItem = location.item.provider.getItemByFullName(item, &.{ .skipChildInit = true }, self.allocator) catch |e| {
                 //TODO: save error to container errors
                 std.debug.print("error {} {s}\r\n", .{ e, item.path });
                 continue;
@@ -110,7 +98,9 @@ pub const Tab = struct {
             self.currentItems.mutex.lock();
             defer self.currentItems.mutex.unlock();
 
-            try self.currentItems.data.?.append(resolvedItem);
+            // const arc = try Arc(*Item).init(self.allocator, resolvedItem);
+            // try self.currentItems.data.?.append(arc);
+            try self.currentItems.data.?.append(try Arc(*Item).init(self.allocator, resolvedItem));
         }
 
         {
@@ -124,7 +114,18 @@ pub const Tab = struct {
         if (self.currentLocation) |c| {
             c.item.deinit();
         }
-        self._private.currentItemsAllocator.deinit();
+
+        const data = self.currentItems.data;
+        self.currentItems.data = null;
+        if (data) |currentItems| {
+            for (currentItems.items) |arc_item| {
+                if (arc_item.releaseUnwrap()) |item| {
+                    item.deinit();
+                }
+            }
+            currentItems.deinit();
+        }
+
         self.allocator.destroy(self);
     }
 };
@@ -140,3 +141,4 @@ const Item = models.Item;
 const locked = @import("../sync.zig").locked;
 const Observable = @import("../observable.zig").Observable;
 const RootProvider = @import("../provider/root.zig").RootProvider;
+const Arc = @import("zigrc").Arc;

src/gui/main.zig

@@ -142,7 +142,12 @@ fn dvui_frame(model: *Model) !void {
         defer model.core_model.current_items.mutex.unlock();
 
         if (model.core_model.current_items.data) |current_items| {
-            for (0.., current_items) |i, item| {
+            for (0.., current_items) |i, *weak_item| {
+                const arc_item = weak_item.upgrade() orelse continue;
+                defer if (arc_item.releaseUnwrap()) |item| item.deinit();
+
+                const item = arc_item.value.*;
+
                 const is_active = i == model.selected_item;
                 const fg, const bg = colors: {
                     var fg: dvui.Color = .{ .r = 100, .g = 100, .b = 100 };