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-## Nim-Codex
-## Copyright (c) 2024 Status Research & Development GmbH
-## Licensed under either of
-##  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE))
-##  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT))
-## at your option.
-## This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to
-## those terms.
-
-import std/sequtils
-
-import pkg/taskpools
-import pkg/taskpools/flowvars
-import pkg/chronos
-import pkg/chronos/threadsync
-import pkg/questionable/results
-
-import ./backend
-import ../errors
-import ../logutils
-
-logScope:
-  topics = "codex asyncerasure"
-
-const
-  CompletitionTimeout = 1.seconds # Maximum await time for completition after receiving a signal
-  CompletitionRetryDelay = 10.millis
-
-type
-  EncoderBackendPtr = ptr EncoderBackend
-  DecoderBackendPtr = ptr DecoderBackend
-
-  # Args objects are missing seq[seq[byte]] field, to avoid unnecessary data copy
-  EncodeTaskArgs = object
-    signal: ThreadSignalPtr
-    backend: EncoderBackendPtr
-    blockSize: int
-    ecM: int
-
-  DecodeTaskArgs = object
-    signal: ThreadSignalPtr
-    backend: DecoderBackendPtr
-    blockSize: int
-    ecK: int
-
-  SharedArrayHolder*[T] = object
-    data: ptr UncheckedArray[T]
-    size: int
-
-  EncodeTaskResult = Result[SharedArrayHolder[byte], cstring]
-  DecodeTaskResult = Result[SharedArrayHolder[byte], cstring]
-
-proc encodeTask(args: EncodeTaskArgs, data: seq[seq[byte]]): EncodeTaskResult =
-  var
-    data = data.unsafeAddr
-    parity = newSeqWith[seq[byte]](args.ecM, newSeq[byte](args.blockSize))
-
-  try:
-    let res = args.backend[].encode(data[], parity)
-
-    if res.isOk:
-      let
-        resDataSize = parity.len * args.blockSize
-        resData = cast[ptr UncheckedArray[byte]](allocShared0(resDataSize))
-        arrHolder = SharedArrayHolder[byte](
-          data: resData,
-          size: resDataSize
-        )
-
-      for i in 0..<parity.len:
-        copyMem(addr resData[i * args.blockSize], addr parity[i][0], args.blockSize)
-
-      return ok(arrHolder)
-    else:
-      return err(res.error)
-  except CatchableError as exception:
-    return err(exception.msg.cstring)
-  finally:
-    if err =? args.signal.fireSync().mapFailure.errorOption():
-      error "Error firing signal", msg = err.msg
-
-proc decodeTask(args: DecodeTaskArgs, data: seq[seq[byte]], parity: seq[seq[byte]]): DecodeTaskResult =
-  var
-    data = data.unsafeAddr
-    parity = parity.unsafeAddr
-    recovered = newSeqWith[seq[byte]](args.ecK, newSeq[byte](args.blockSize))
-
-  try:
-    let res = args.backend[].decode(data[], parity[], recovered)
-
-    if res.isOk:
-      let
-        resDataSize = recovered.len * args.blockSize
-        resData = cast[ptr UncheckedArray[byte]](allocShared0(resDataSize))
-        arrHolder = SharedArrayHolder[byte](
-          data: resData,
-          size: resDataSize
-        )
-
-      for i in 0..<recovered.len:
-        copyMem(addr resData[i * args.blockSize], addr recovered[i][0], args.blockSize)
-
-      return ok(arrHolder)
-    else:
-      return err(res.error)
-  except CatchableError as exception:
-    return err(exception.msg.cstring)
-  finally:
-    if err =? args.signal.fireSync().mapFailure.errorOption():
-      error "Error firing signal", msg = err.msg
-
-proc proxySpawnEncodeTask(
-  tp: Taskpool,
-  args: EncodeTaskArgs,
-  data: ref seq[seq[byte]]
-): Flowvar[EncodeTaskResult] =
-  # FIXME Uncomment the code below after addressing an issue:
-  # https://github.com/codex-storage/nim-codex/issues/854
-
-  # tp.spawn encodeTask(args, data[])
-
-  let fv = EncodeTaskResult.newFlowVar
-  fv.readyWith(encodeTask(args, data[]))
-  return fv
-
-proc proxySpawnDecodeTask(
-  tp: Taskpool,
-  args: DecodeTaskArgs,
-  data: ref seq[seq[byte]],
-  parity: ref seq[seq[byte]]
-): Flowvar[DecodeTaskResult] =
-  # FIXME Uncomment the code below after addressing an issue:
-  # https://github.com/codex-storage/nim-codex/issues/854
-  
-  # tp.spawn decodeTask(args, data[], parity[])
-
-  let fv = DecodeTaskResult.newFlowVar
-  fv.readyWith(decodeTask(args, data[], parity[]))
-  return fv
-
-proc awaitResult[T](signal: ThreadSignalPtr, handle: Flowvar[T]): Future[?!T] {.async.} =
-  await wait(signal)
-
-  var
-    res: T
-    awaitTotal: Duration
-  while awaitTotal < CompletitionTimeout:
-      if handle.tryComplete(res):
-        return success(res)
-      else:
-        awaitTotal += CompletitionRetryDelay
-        await sleepAsync(CompletitionRetryDelay)
-
-  return failure("Task signaled finish but didn't return any result within " & $CompletitionRetryDelay)
-
-proc asyncEncode*(
-  tp: Taskpool,
-  backend: EncoderBackend,
-  data: ref seq[seq[byte]],
-  blockSize: int,
-  ecM: int
-): Future[?!ref seq[seq[byte]]] {.async.} =
-  without signal =? ThreadSignalPtr.new().mapFailure, err:
-    return failure(err)
-
-  try:
-    let
-      blockSize = data[0].len
-      args = EncodeTaskArgs(signal: signal, backend: unsafeAddr backend, blockSize: blockSize, ecM: ecM)
-      handle = proxySpawnEncodeTask(tp, args, data)
-
-    without res =? await awaitResult(signal, handle), err:
-      return failure(err)
-
-    if res.isOk:
-      var parity = seq[seq[byte]].new()
-      parity[].setLen(ecM)
-
-      for i in 0..<parity[].len:
-        parity[i] = newSeq[byte](blockSize)
-        copyMem(addr parity[i][0], addr res.value.data[i * blockSize], blockSize)
-
-      deallocShared(res.value.data)
-
-      return success(parity)
-    else:
-      return failure($res.error)
-  finally:
-    if err =? signal.close().mapFailure.errorOption():
-      error "Error closing signal", msg = $err.msg
-
-proc asyncDecode*(
-  tp: Taskpool,
-  backend: DecoderBackend,
-  data, parity: ref seq[seq[byte]],
-  blockSize: int
-): Future[?!ref seq[seq[byte]]] {.async.} =
-  without signal =? ThreadSignalPtr.new().mapFailure, err:
-    return failure(err)
-
-  try:
-    let
-      ecK = data[].len
-      args = DecodeTaskArgs(signal: signal, backend: unsafeAddr backend, blockSize: blockSize, ecK: ecK)
-      handle = proxySpawnDecodeTask(tp, args, data, parity)
-
-    without res =? await awaitResult(signal, handle), err:
-      return failure(err)
-
-    if res.isOk:
-      var recovered = seq[seq[byte]].new()
-      recovered[].setLen(ecK)
-
-      for i in 0..<recovered[].len:
-        recovered[i] = newSeq[byte](blockSize)
-        copyMem(addr recovered[i][0], addr res.value.data[i * blockSize], blockSize)
-
-      deallocShared(res.value.data)
-
-      return success(recovered)
-    else:
-      return failure($res.error)
-  finally:
-    if err =? signal.close().mapFailure.errorOption():
-      error "Error closing signal", msg = $err.msg