Singleton Pattern

In the context of turbo-tasks, the singleton pattern can be used to intern a value into a Vc. This ensures that for a single value, there is exactly one resolved Vc. This makes it safer to compare [ResolvedVc]s for equality and use them as keys in IndexMaps or HashMaps.

Usage

To use the singleton pattern in turbo-tasks:

1. Make the .cell() method private (Use #[turbo_tasks::value] instead of #[turbo_tasks::value(shared)]).
2. Only call the .cell() method in a single #[turbo_tasks::function] which acts as a constructor.
3. The constructor arguments act as a key for the constructor task which ensures that the same value is always celled in the same task.
4. Keep in mind that you should only compare ResolvedVcs by equality. Unresolved Vcs might not be equal to each other.

Example

#[turbo_tasks::value]
struct SingletonString {
    value: String,
}

#[turbo_tasks::value_impl]
impl SingletonString {
    #[turbo_tasks::function]
    fn new(value: String) -> Vc<SingletonString> {
        Self { value }.cell()
    }
}

#[test]
fn test_singleton() {
    let a1 = SingletonString::new("a".to_string()).to_resolved().await?;
    let a2 = SingletonString::new("a".to_string()).to_resolved().await?;
    let b = SingletonString::new("b".to_string()).to_resolved().await?;
    assert_eq!(a1, a2); // Resolved Vcs are equal
    assert_ne!(a1, b);

    let set = HashSet::from([a1, a2, b]);
    assert_eq!(set.len(), 2); // Only two different values
}

In this example, SingletonString is a struct that contains a single String value. The new function acts as a constructor for SingletonString, ensuring that the same string value is always celled in the same task.