reimplement reconfigure as an event that is transmitted to all modules whenever the config file changes. THis allows reconfiguration to be done in a threadsafe and relatively simple way.

src/lib.rs

@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ impl Tenquestionmarks {
         Result::Ok(Tenquestionmarks::with_modules(modules))
     }
 
-    pub fn reconfigure (&mut self, configuration: &Table) {
+    pub fn reconfigure (&self, configuration: &Table) {
         for (key, module_configuration) in configuration {
-            if let (Some(module_configuration_table), Some(ref mut module)) = (module_configuration.as_table(), self.modules.get_mut(key)) {
+            if let (Some(module_configuration_table), Some(ref module)) = (module_configuration.as_table(), self.modules.get(key)) {
                 module.reconfigure(module_configuration_table.clone());
             }
         }

src/main.rs

@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ fn main () {
         Ok(tqm) => {
             info!("tenquestionmarks initialized successfully");
             crossbeam::scope(|scope| {
-                //scope.spawn(move || {
+                //scope.spawn(|| {
-                //    tqm_mut.reconfigure(&read_config_from_file(&config_file_name));
+                //    tqm.reconfigure(&read_config_from_file(&config_file_name));
                 //});
 
                 tqm.run();

src/modules/lua.rs

@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ implement_lua_push!(Message, |mut metatable| {
 });
 
 impl EventLoop for LuaModule {
-    fn reconfigure (&mut self, configuration: &Table) {
-        self.variables = configuration.clone();
-    }
-
     fn run (&self, _: Box<ExtSender<Event>>, receiver: Receiver<Arc<Envelope>>) {
         let mut lua = Lua::new();
         lua.openlibs();
@@ -76,6 +72,11 @@ impl EventLoop for LuaModule {
             match receiver.recv() {
                 Ok(envelope) => {
                     match envelope.event {
+                        Event::Configure { ref configuration } => {
+                            for (key, value) in configuration {
+                                set(&mut lua, key, value);
+                            }
+                        },
                         Event::Message { ref message } => {
                             let on_message: Option<LuaFunction<_>> = lua.get("on_message");
                             match on_message {

src/modules/mod.rs

@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@ impl Module {
         self.event_loop.run(sender, receiver);
     }
 
-    pub fn reconfigure (&mut self, configuration: Table) {
+    pub fn reconfigure (&self, configuration: Table) {
-        self.event_loop.reconfigure(&configuration);
+        self.send(Envelope {
-        self.config = configuration;
+            from: "reconfigure".to_owned(),
+            event: Event::Configure {
+                configuration: configuration
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     pub fn send (&self, event: Envelope) {
@@ -74,7 +78,6 @@ impl Module {
     }
 }
 
-pub trait EventLoop : Sync {
+pub trait EventLoop : Sync + Send {
     fn run (&self, _: Box<ExtSender<Event>>, _: Receiver<Arc<Envelope>>) {}
-    fn reconfigure (&mut self, _: &Table) {}
 }

src/modules/random.rs

@@ -12,15 +12,13 @@ use event::{Event, Envelope};
 use rand;
 
 pub struct RandomModule {
-    pattern: Regex,
+    initial_configuration: Table,
-    responses: Vec<String>
 }
 
 impl RandomModule {
     pub fn new (_: &Table, configuration: &Table) -> Box<EventLoop> {
         Box::new(RandomModule {
-            pattern: RandomModule::pattern_from_config(&configuration),
+            initial_configuration: configuration.clone()
-            responses: RandomModule::responses_from_config(&configuration)
         })
     }
 
@@ -47,24 +45,28 @@ impl RandomModule {
 }
 
 impl EventLoop for RandomModule {
-    fn reconfigure (&mut self, configuration: &Table) {
-        self.pattern = RandomModule::pattern_from_config(&configuration);
-        self.responses = RandomModule::responses_from_config(&configuration)
-    }
-
     fn run (&self, _: Box<ExtSender<Event>>, receiver: Receiver<Arc<Envelope>>) {
         let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+        let mut pattern = RandomModule::pattern_from_config(&self.initial_configuration);
+        let mut responses = RandomModule::responses_from_config(&self.initial_configuration);
 
         loop {
             match receiver.recv() {
                 Ok(envelope) => {
-                    if let Event::Message { ref message } = envelope.event {
+                    match envelope.event {
+                        Event::Configure { ref configuration } => {
+                            pattern = RandomModule::pattern_from_config(configuration);
+                            responses = RandomModule::responses_from_config(configuration);
+                        },
+                        Event::Message { ref message } => {
                             debug!("Received message from module {:?}... {:?}", envelope.from, message.content);
-                        if let Some(captures) = self.pattern.captures(&message.content) {
+                            if let Some(captures) = pattern.captures(&message.content) {
                                 let mut response = String::new();
-                            captures.expand(&rand::sample(&mut rng, &self.responses, 1)[0], &mut response);
+                                captures.expand(&rand::sample(&mut rng, &responses, 1)[0], &mut response);
                                 message.reply(&response);
                             }
+                        },
+                        _ => {}
                     }
                 }
                 Err(error) => { error!("Error {:?}", error) }