Simply event interface design and make only one pre-process thread.

This makes event pre-processing actually safe for multiple interfaces since multiple events will never be pre-processed simultaneously and the pre-process order is definitely the same as the execute order.


git-svn-id: http://svn.drobilla.net/lad/trunk/ingen@4323 a436a847-0d15-0410-975c-d299462d15a1

15 files changed, 99 insertions, 263 deletions

diff --git a/src/server/Engine.cpp b/src/server/Engine.cpp
index 7138d2ea..c2cc7cab 100644
--- a/src/server/Engine.cpp
+++ b/src/server/Engine.cpp
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
 #include "Engine.hpp"
 #include "EngineStore.hpp"
 #include "Event.hpp"
-#include "EventSource.hpp"
 #include "EventWriter.hpp"
 #include "MessageContext.hpp"
 #include "NodeFactory.hpp"
 #include "PatchImpl.hpp"
 #include "PostProcessor.hpp"
+#include "PreProcessor.hpp"
 #include "ProcessContext.hpp"
 #include "ThreadManager.hpp"
 
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ Engine::Engine(Ingen::Shared::World* a_world)
 	, _maid(new Raul::Maid(event_queue_size()))
 	, _message_context(new MessageContext(*this))
 	, _node_factory(new NodeFactory(a_world))
+	, _pre_processor(new PreProcessor())
 	, _post_processor(new PostProcessor(*this))
+	, _event_writer(new EventWriter(*this))
 	, _quit_flag(false)
 {
 	if (a_world->store()) {
@@ -123,15 +125,6 @@ Engine::main_iteration()
 }
 
 void
-Engine::add_event_source(SharedPtr<EventSource> source)
-{
-	// FIXME: Not thread-safe
-	_maid->manage(source);
-	source->_next = _event_sources;
-	_event_sources = source;
-}
-
-void
 Engine::set_driver(SharedPtr<Driver> driver)
 {
 	_driver = driver;
@@ -235,24 +228,24 @@ Engine::deactivate()
 	ThreadManager::single_threaded = true;
 }
 
+bool
+Engine::pending_events()
+{
+	return !_pre_processor->empty();
+}
+
+void
+Engine::enqueue_event(Event* ev)
+{
+	ThreadManager::assert_not_thread(THREAD_PROCESS);
+	_pre_processor->event(ev);
+}
+
 void
 Engine::process_events(ProcessContext& context)
 {
 	ThreadManager::assert_thread(THREAD_PROCESS);
-
-	SharedPtr<EventSource> src  = _event_sources;
-	SharedPtr<EventSource> prev = src;
-	for (; src; src = src->_next) {
-		if (!src->process(*_post_processor, context)) {
-			// Source is finished, remove
-			if (src == _event_sources) {
-				_event_sources = src->_next;
-			} else {
-				prev->_next = src->_next;
-			}
-		}
-		prev = src;
-	}
+	_pre_processor->process(*_post_processor, context);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/server/Engine.hpp b/src/server/Engine.hpp
index 5f218078..042264e4 100644
--- a/src/server/Engine.hpp
+++ b/src/server/Engine.hpp
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 #ifndef INGEN_ENGINE_ENGINE_HPP
 #define INGEN_ENGINE_ENGINE_HPP
 
-#include <vector>
-
 #include <boost/utility.hpp>
 
 #include "ingen/EngineBase.hpp"
@@ -38,10 +36,12 @@ class ClientBroadcaster;
 class ControlBindings;
 class Driver;
 class EngineStore;
-class EventSource;
+class Event;
+class EventWriter;
 class MessageContext;
 class NodeFactory;
 class PostProcessor;
+class PreProcessor;
 class ProcessContext;
 
 /**
@@ -69,11 +69,14 @@ public:
 	virtual bool unregister_client(const Raul::URI& uri);
 
 	void set_driver(SharedPtr<Driver> driver);
-	void add_event_source(SharedPtr<EventSource> source);
+
+	bool pending_events();
+	void enqueue_event(Event* ev);
 	void process_events(ProcessContext& context);
 
 	Ingen::Shared::World* world() const { return _world; }
 
+	EventWriter*          interface()        const { return _event_writer; }
 	ClientBroadcaster*    broadcaster()      const { return _broadcaster; }
 	BufferFactory*        buffer_factory()   const { return _buffer_factory; }
 	ControlBindings*      control_bindings() const { return _control_bindings; }
@@ -97,9 +100,9 @@ private:
 	Raul::Maid*        _maid;
 	MessageContext*    _message_context;
 	NodeFactory*       _node_factory;
+	PreProcessor*      _pre_processor;
 	PostProcessor*     _post_processor;
-
-	SharedPtr<EventSource> _event_sources;  ///< Intrusive linked list
+	EventWriter*       _event_writer;
 
 	bool _quit_flag;
 };
diff --git a/src/server/EventSink.hpp b/src/server/EventSink.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e24fa5e9..00000000
--- a/src/server/EventSink.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
-  This file is part of Ingen.
-  Copyright 2007-2012 David Robillard <http://drobilla.net/>
-
-  Ingen is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
-  terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free
-  Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or any later version.
-
-  Ingen is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
-  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
-  A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Affero General Public License for details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-  along with Ingen.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-
-#ifndef INGEN_ENGINE_EVENTSINK_HPP
-#define INGEN_ENGINE_EVENTSINK_HPP
-
-namespace Ingen {
-namespace Server {
-
-class Event;
-
-class EventSink
-{
-public:
-	virtual ~EventSink() {}
-
-	virtual void event(Event* ev) = 0;
-};
-
-} // namespace Server
-} // namespace Ingen
-
-#endif // INGEN_ENGINE_EVENTSINK_HPP
-
diff --git a/src/server/EventSource.hpp b/src/server/EventSource.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 320b6b7a..00000000
--- a/src/server/EventSource.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/*
-  This file is part of Ingen.
-  Copyright 2007-2012 David Robillard <http://drobilla.net/>
-
-  Ingen is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
-  terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free
-  Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or any later version.
-
-  Ingen is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
-  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
-  A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Affero General Public License for details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-  along with Ingen.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-
-#ifndef INGEN_ENGINE_EVENTSOURCE_HPP
-#define INGEN_ENGINE_EVENTSOURCE_HPP
-
-#include <raul/SharedPtr.hpp>
-#include <raul/Deletable.hpp>
-
-namespace Ingen {
-namespace Server {
-
-class Event;
-class PostProcessor;
-class ProcessContext;
-
-/** Source for events to run in the audio thread.
- *
- * The Driver gets events from an EventQueue in the process callback and
- * executes them, then they are sent to the PostProcessor and finalised
- * (post-processing thread).
- */
-class EventSource : public Raul::Deletable
-{
-public:
-	EventSource() {}
-	virtual ~EventSource() {}
-
-	/** Process events for a cycle.
-	 * @return False iff this source is finished and should be removed.
-	 */
-	virtual bool process(PostProcessor&  dest,
-	                     ProcessContext& context,
-	                     bool            limit = true) = 0;
-
-private:
-	friend class Engine;
-	SharedPtr<EventSource> _next;  ///< Intrusive linked list for Engine
-};
-
-} // namespace Server
-} // namespace Ingen
-
-#endif // INGEN_ENGINE_EVENTSOURCE_HPP
-
diff --git a/src/server/EventWriter.cpp b/src/server/EventWriter.cpp
index 4725835b..ca8ad196 100644
--- a/src/server/EventWriter.cpp
+++ b/src/server/EventWriter.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "ClientBroadcaster.hpp"
 #include "Driver.hpp"
 #include "Engine.hpp"
-#include "EventQueue.hpp"
 #include "EventWriter.hpp"
 #include "events.hpp"
 
@@ -35,9 +34,8 @@ using namespace Raul;
 namespace Ingen {
 namespace Server {
 
-EventWriter::EventWriter(Engine& engine, EventSink& sink)
+EventWriter::EventWriter(Engine& engine)
 	: _request_client(NULL)
-	, _sink(sink)
 	, _request_id(-1)
 	, _engine(engine)
 	, _in_bundle(false)
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@ EventWriter::put(const URI&                  uri,
                  const Resource::Properties& properties,
                  const Resource::Graph       ctx)
 {
-	_sink.event(new Events::SetMetadata(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now(), true, ctx, uri, properties));
+	_engine.enqueue_event(new Events::SetMetadata(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now(), true, ctx, uri, properties));
 }
 
 void
@@ -100,14 +98,14 @@ EventWriter::delta(const URI&                  uri,
                    const Resource::Properties& remove,
                    const Resource::Properties& add)
 {
-	_sink.event(new Events::SetMetadata(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now(), false, Resource::DEFAULT, uri, add, remove));
+	_engine.enqueue_event(new Events::SetMetadata(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now(), false, Resource::DEFAULT, uri, add, remove));
 }
 
 void
 EventWriter::move(const Path& old_path,
                   const Path& new_path)
 {
-	_sink.event(new Events::Move(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now(), old_path, new_path));
+	_engine.enqueue_event(new Events::Move(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now(), old_path, new_path));
 }
 
 void
@@ -119,7 +117,7 @@ EventWriter::del(const URI& uri)
 		}
 		_engine.quit();
 	} else {
-		_sink.event(new Events::Delete(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now(), uri));
+		_engine.enqueue_event(new Events::Delete(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now(), uri));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -127,7 +125,7 @@ void
 EventWriter::connect(const Path& tail_path,
                      const Path& head_path)
 {
-	_sink.event(new Events::Connect(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now(), tail_path, head_path));
+	_engine.enqueue_event(new Events::Connect(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now(), tail_path, head_path));
 
 }
 
@@ -141,7 +139,7 @@ EventWriter::disconnect(const Path& src,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	_sink.event(new Events::Disconnect(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now(),
+	_engine.enqueue_event(new Events::Disconnect(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now(),
 	                                   Path(src.str()), Path(dst.str())));
 }
 
@@ -149,7 +147,7 @@ void
 EventWriter::disconnect_all(const Path& patch_path,
                             const Path& path)
 {
-	_sink.event(new Events::DisconnectAll(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now(), patch_path, path));
+	_engine.enqueue_event(new Events::DisconnectAll(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now(), patch_path, path));
 }
 
 void
@@ -161,16 +159,16 @@ EventWriter::set_property(const URI&  uri,
 	    && value.type() == _engine.world()->forge().Bool) {
 		if (value.get_bool()) {
 			_engine.activate();
-			_sink.event(new Events::Ping(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now()));
+			_engine.enqueue_event(new Events::Ping(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now()));
 		} else {
-			_sink.event(new Events::Deactivate(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now()));
+			_engine.enqueue_event(new Events::Deactivate(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now()));
 		}
 	} else {
 		Resource::Properties remove;
 		remove.insert(make_pair(predicate, _engine.world()->uris()->wildcard));
 		Resource::Properties add;
 		add.insert(make_pair(predicate, value));
-		_sink.event(new Events::SetMetadata(
+		_engine.enqueue_event(new Events::SetMetadata(
 			            _engine, _request_client, _request_id, now(), false, Resource::DEFAULT,
 			            uri, add, remove));
 	}
@@ -181,7 +179,7 @@ EventWriter::set_property(const URI&  uri,
 void
 EventWriter::get(const URI& uri)
 {
-	_sink.event(new Events::Get(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now(), uri));
+	_engine.enqueue_event(new Events::Get(_engine, _request_client, _request_id, now(), uri));
 }
 
 } // namespace Server
diff --git a/src/server/EventWriter.hpp b/src/server/EventWriter.hpp
index 771d22f5..1c5d11db 100644
--- a/src/server/EventWriter.hpp
+++ b/src/server/EventWriter.hpp
@@ -31,17 +31,13 @@ namespace Ingen {
 namespace Server {
 
 class Engine;
-class EventSink;
 
-/** An Interface that creates and writes Events to an EventSink.
- *
- * This is where Interface calls get turned into Events which are actually
- * processed by the engine to do things.
+/** An Interface that creates and enqueues Events for the Engine to execute.
  */
 class EventWriter : public Interface
 {
 public:
-	explicit EventWriter(Engine& engine, EventSink& sink);
+	explicit EventWriter(Engine& engine);
 	virtual ~EventWriter();
 
 	Raul::URI uri() const { return "http://drobilla.net/ns/ingen#internal"; }
@@ -87,7 +83,6 @@ public:
 
 protected:
 	Interface* _request_client;
-	EventSink& _sink;
 	int32_t    _request_id;
 	Engine&    _engine;
 	bool       _in_bundle;  ///< True iff a bundle is currently being received
@@ -99,4 +94,4 @@ private:
 } // namespace Server
 } // namespace Ingen
 
-#endif // INGEN_ENGINE_QUEUEDENGINEINTERFACE_HPP
+#endif // INGEN_ENGINE_EVENTWRITER_HPP
diff --git a/src/server/EventQueue.cpp b/src/server/PreProcessor.cpp
index 585eaa34..a88b74e5 100644
--- a/src/server/EventQueue.cpp
+++ b/src/server/PreProcessor.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 */
 
 #include "Event.hpp"
-#include "EventQueue.hpp"
 #include "PostProcessor.hpp"
+#include "PreProcessor.hpp"
 #include "ProcessContext.hpp"
 #include "ThreadManager.hpp"
 
@@ -25,23 +25,24 @@ using namespace std;
 namespace Ingen {
 namespace Server {
 
-EventQueue::EventQueue()
+PreProcessor::PreProcessor()
 {
 	Thread::set_context(THREAD_PRE_PROCESS);
-	set_name("EventQueue");
+	set_name("PreProcessor");
 	start();
 }
 
-EventQueue::~EventQueue()
+PreProcessor::~PreProcessor()
 {
 	stop();
 }
 
-/** Push an unprepared event onto the queue.
- */
 void
-EventQueue::event(Event* const ev)
+PreProcessor::event(Event* const ev)
 {
+	// TODO: Probably possible to make this lock-free with CAS
+	Glib::Mutex::Lock lock(_mutex);
+
 	assert(!ev->is_prepared());
 	assert(!ev->next());
 
@@ -63,12 +64,8 @@ EventQueue::event(Event* const ev)
 	whip();
 }
 
-/** Process all events for a cycle.
- *
- * Executed events will be pushed to @a dest.
- */
 bool
-EventQueue::process(PostProcessor& dest, ProcessContext& context, bool limit)
+PreProcessor::process(PostProcessor& dest, ProcessContext& context, bool limit)
 {
 	ThreadManager::assert_thread(THREAD_PROCESS);
 
@@ -111,7 +108,7 @@ EventQueue::process(PostProcessor& dest, ProcessContext& context, bool limit)
 
 /** Pre-process a single event */
 void
-EventQueue::_whipped()
+PreProcessor::_whipped()
 {
 	Event* ev = _prepared_back.get();
 	if (!ev)
@@ -126,4 +123,3 @@ EventQueue::_whipped()
 
 } // namespace Server
 } // namespace Ingen
-
diff --git a/src/server/EventQueue.hpp b/src/server/PreProcessor.hpp
index edd6c6b4..4fd1c91e 100644
--- a/src/server/EventQueue.hpp
+++ b/src/server/PreProcessor.hpp
@@ -14,14 +14,12 @@
   along with Ingen.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-#ifndef INGEN_ENGINE_EVENTQUEUE_HPP
-#define INGEN_ENGINE_EVENTQUEUE_HPP
+#ifndef INGEN_ENGINE_PREPROCESSOR_HPP
+#define INGEN_ENGINE_PREPROCESSOR_HPP
 
-#include "raul/AtomicPtr.hpp"
-#include "raul/Slave.hpp"
+#include <glibmm/thread.h>
 
-#include "EventSink.hpp"
-#include "EventSource.hpp"
+#include "raul/Slave.hpp"
 
 namespace Ingen {
 namespace Server {
@@ -30,27 +28,33 @@ class Event;
 class PostProcessor;
 class ProcessContext;
 
-/** An EventSource which prepares events in its own thread.
- */
-class EventQueue : public EventSource
-                 , public EventSink
-                 , public Raul::Slave
+class PreProcessor : public Raul::Slave
 {
 public:
-	explicit EventQueue();
-	virtual ~EventQueue();
+	explicit PreProcessor();
 
-	bool process(PostProcessor& dest, ProcessContext& context, bool limit=true);
+	~PreProcessor();
 
-	inline bool unprepared_events() const { return _prepared_back.get(); }
-	inline bool empty()             const { return !_head.get(); }
+	/** Return true iff no events are enqueued. */
+	inline bool empty() const { return !_head.get(); }
 
-protected:
+	/** Enqueue an event.
+	 * This is safe to call from any non-realtime thread (it locks).
+	 */
 	void event(Event* ev);
 
-	virtual void _whipped(); ///< Prepare 1 event
+	/** Process events for a cycle.
+	 * @return False iff this source is finished and should be removed.
+	 */
+	bool process(PostProcessor&  dest,
+	             ProcessContext& context,
+	             bool            limit = true);
+
+protected:
+	virtual void _whipped();  ///< Prepare 1 event
 
 private:
+	Glib::Mutex            _mutex;
 	Raul::AtomicPtr<Event> _head;
 	Raul::AtomicPtr<Event> _prepared_back;
 	Raul::AtomicPtr<Event> _tail;
@@ -59,5 +63,5 @@ private:
 } // namespace Server
 } // namespace Ingen
 
-#endif // INGEN_ENGINE_EVENTQUEUE_HPP
+#endif // INGEN_ENGINE_PREPROCESSOR_HPP
 
diff --git a/src/server/ingen_engine.cpp b/src/server/ingen_engine.cpp
index 28659ec6..917e83cf 100644
--- a/src/server/ingen_engine.cpp
+++ b/src/server/ingen_engine.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "ingen/shared/World.hpp"
 #include "Engine.hpp"
 #include "EventWriter.hpp"
-#include "EventQueue.hpp"
 #include "util.hpp"
 
 using namespace Ingen;
@@ -28,11 +27,9 @@ struct IngenEngineModule : public Ingen::Shared::Module {
 		Server::set_denormal_flags();
 		SharedPtr<Server::Engine> engine(new Server::Engine(world));
 		world->set_local_engine(engine);
-		SharedPtr<Server::EventQueue> queue(new Server::EventQueue());
-		SharedPtr<Server::EventWriter> interface(
-			new Server::EventWriter(*engine.get(), *queue.get()));
-		world->set_engine(interface);
-		engine->add_event_source(queue);
+		if (!world->engine()) {
+			world->set_engine(SharedPtr<Interface>(engine->interface(), NullDeleter<Interface>));
+		}
 		assert(world->local_engine() == engine);
 	}
 };
diff --git a/src/server/ingen_lv2.cpp b/src/server/ingen_lv2.cpp
index 94e7344d..731c2f6f 100644
--- a/src/server/ingen_lv2.cpp
+++ b/src/server/ingen_lv2.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include "AudioBuffer.hpp"
 #include "Driver.hpp"
 #include "Engine.hpp"
-#include "EventQueue.hpp"
 #include "EventWriter.hpp"
 #include "PatchImpl.hpp"
 #include "PostProcessor.hpp"
@@ -426,12 +425,10 @@ ingen_instantiate(const LV2_Descriptor*    descriptor,
 	plugin->main = new MainThread(engine);
 	plugin->main->set_name("Main");
 
-	SharedPtr<Server::EventQueue> queue(new Server::EventQueue());
-	SharedPtr<Server::EventWriter> interface(
-		new Server::EventWriter(*engine.get(), *queue.get()));
+	SharedPtr<EventWriter> interface =
+		SharedPtr<EventWriter>(engine->interface(), NullDeleter<EventWriter>);
 
 	plugin->world->set_engine(interface);
-	engine->add_event_source(queue);
 
 	Raul::Thread::get().set_context(Server::THREAD_PRE_PROCESS);
 	Server::ThreadManager::single_threaded = true;
@@ -451,23 +448,20 @@ ingen_instantiate(const LV2_Descriptor*    descriptor,
 	context.locate(0, UINT_MAX, 0);
 
 	engine->post_processor()->set_end_time(UINT_MAX);
-
-	queue->process(*engine->post_processor(), context, false);
+	engine->process_events(context);
 	engine->post_processor()->process();
 
 	plugin->world->parser()->parse_file(plugin->world,
 	                                    plugin->world->engine().get(),
 	                                    patch->filename);
 
-	while (!queue->empty()) {
-		queue->process(*engine->post_processor(), context, false);
+	while (engine->pending_events()) {
+		engine->process_events(context);
 		engine->post_processor()->process();
 	}
 
 	engine->deactivate();
 
-	//plugin->world->load_module("osc_server");
-
 	return (LV2_Handle)plugin;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/server/wscript b/src/server/wscript
index 823583ba..a043c0fa 100644
--- a/src/server/wscript
+++ b/src/server/wscript
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ def build(bld):
             Engine.cpp
             EngineStore.cpp
             Event.cpp
-            EventQueue.cpp
             EventWriter.cpp
             GraphObjectImpl.cpp
             InputPort.cpp
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ def build(bld):
             PluginImpl.cpp
             PortImpl.cpp
             PostProcessor.cpp
+            PreProcessor.cpp
             ProcessContext.cpp
             ProcessSlave.cpp
             events/Connect.cpp
diff --git a/src/socket/SocketInterface.cpp b/src/socket/SocketInterface.cpp
index 430f0962..8b9aab66 100644
--- a/src/socket/SocketInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/socket/SocketInterface.cpp
@@ -24,21 +24,18 @@
 #include "sratom/sratom.h"
 #include "SocketInterface.hpp"
 
-#include "../server/Event.hpp"
-#include "../server/PostProcessor.hpp"
-#include "../server/ThreadManager.hpp"
-
 #define LOG(s) s << "[SocketInterface] "
 
 namespace Ingen {
 namespace Socket {
 
-SocketInterface::SocketInterface(Ingen::Shared::World& world, int conn)
+SocketInterface::SocketInterface(Ingen::Shared::World& world,
+                                 Interface&            iface,
+                                 int                   conn)
 	: _world(world)
-	, _iface(*(Server::Engine*)world.local_engine().get(), *this)
+	, _iface(iface)
 	, _inserter(NULL)
 	, _msg_node(NULL)
-	, _event(NULL)
 	, _conn(conn)
 {
 	set_name("SocketInterface");
@@ -47,38 +44,11 @@ SocketInterface::SocketInterface(Ingen::Shared::World& world, int conn)
 
 SocketInterface::~SocketInterface()
 {
-	std::cerr << "SOCKET INTERFACE EXITING" << std::endl;
 	stop();
 	join();
 	close(_conn);
 }
 
-void
-SocketInterface::event(Server::Event* ev)
-{
-	if (_event) {
-		std::cerr << "DUAL EVENTS" << std::endl;
-		return;
-	}
-	assert(!_event);
-	ev->pre_process();
-	_event = ev;
-	_event->next(NULL);
-}
-
-bool
-SocketInterface::process(Server::PostProcessor&  dest,
-                         Server::ProcessContext& context,
-                         bool                    limit)
-{
-	if (_event) {
-		_event->execute(context);
-		dest.append(_event, _event);
-		_event = NULL;
-	}
-	return (_conn != -1);
-}
-
 SerdStatus
 SocketInterface::set_base_uri(SocketInterface* iface,
                               const SerdNode*  uri_node)
@@ -118,8 +88,6 @@ SocketInterface::write_statement(SocketInterface*   iface,
 void
 SocketInterface::_run()
 {
-	Thread::set_context(Server::THREAD_PRE_PROCESS);
-
 	Sord::World*  world = _world.rdf_world();
 	LV2_URID_Map* map   = &_world.lv2_uri_map()->urid_map_feature()->urid_map;
 		
@@ -206,14 +174,13 @@ SocketInterface::_run()
 	}
 
 	fclose(f);
-
 	sord_inserter_free(_inserter);
 	serd_reader_end_stream(reader);
 	sratom_free(sratom);
 	serd_reader_free(reader);
 	sord_free(model);
 
-	_conn = -1;
+	delete this;
 }
 
 }  // namespace Ingen
diff --git a/src/socket/SocketInterface.hpp b/src/socket/SocketInterface.hpp
index b8d339f8..5e4daaf2 100644
--- a/src/socket/SocketInterface.hpp
+++ b/src/socket/SocketInterface.hpp
@@ -14,17 +14,10 @@
   along with Ingen.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-#include <string>
-
 #include "ingen/Interface.hpp"
-#include "raul/SharedPtr.hpp"
 #include "raul/Thread.hpp"
 #include "sord/sord.h"
 
-#include "../server/EventSink.hpp"
-#include "../server/EventSource.hpp"
-#include "../server/EventWriter.hpp"
-
 namespace Ingen {
 
 namespace Shared { class World; }
@@ -32,18 +25,9 @@ namespace Shared { class World; }
 namespace Socket {
 
 class SocketInterface : public Raul::Thread
-                      , public Server::EventSink
-                      , public Server::EventSource
 {
 public:
-	SocketInterface(Shared::World& world, int conn);
-
-	void event(Server::Event* ev);
-
-	bool process(Server::PostProcessor&  dest,
-	             Server::ProcessContext& context,
-	             bool                    limit = true);
-
+	SocketInterface(Shared::World& world, Interface& iface, int conn);
 	~SocketInterface();
 
 	SordInserter* inserter() { return _inserter; }
@@ -67,13 +51,12 @@ private:
 	                                  const SerdNode*    object_datatype,
 	                                  const SerdNode*    object_lang);
 
-	Shared::World&      _world;
-	Server::EventWriter _iface;
-	SerdEnv*            _env;
-	SordInserter*       _inserter;
-	SordNode*           _msg_node;
-	Server::Event*      _event;
-	int                 _conn;
+	Shared::World& _world;
+	Interface&     _iface;
+	SerdEnv*       _env;
+	SordInserter*  _inserter;
+	SordNode*      _msg_node;
+	int            _conn;
 };
 
 }  // namespace Ingen
diff --git a/src/socket/SocketListener.cpp b/src/socket/SocketListener.cpp
index c2ff1c10..aeb50c5f 100644
--- a/src/socket/SocketListener.cpp
+++ b/src/socket/SocketListener.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "sratom/sratom.h"
 
 #include "../server/Engine.hpp"
+#include "../server/EventWriter.hpp"
 #include "SocketListener.hpp"
 #include "SocketInterface.hpp"
 
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ namespace Socket {
 SocketListener::SocketListener(Ingen::Shared::World& world)
 	: _world(world)
 {
+	set_name("SocketListener");
+
 	// Create server socket
 	_sock = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
 	if (_sock == -1) {
@@ -91,8 +94,7 @@ SocketListener::_run()
 
 		// Make an new interface/thread to handle the connection
 		Server::Engine* engine = (Server::Engine*)_world.local_engine().get();
-		SharedPtr<SocketInterface> iface(new SocketInterface(_world, conn));
-		engine->add_event_source(iface);
+		new SocketInterface(_world, *engine->interface(), conn);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/socket/ingen_socket_server.cpp b/src/socket/ingen_socket_server.cpp
index 71b8ad64..5bf679bb 100644
--- a/src/socket/ingen_socket_server.cpp
+++ b/src/socket/ingen_socket_server.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 #include "../server/Engine.hpp"
 #include "../server/EventWriter.hpp"
-#include "../server/EventQueue.hpp"
 
 #include "SocketListener.hpp"