The scheduler integration (#44810) removed the special handling for
realtime audio tasks that spawn them on a dedicated thread. This caused
a panic in the Mac dispatcher when RealtimeAudio priority was passed to
the regular dispatch path.
This restores the original behavior: RealtimeAudio tasks are spawned on
a dedicated thread via dispatcher.spawn_realtime(), using a bounded
channel to send runnables to it.
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## Motivation
This PR unifies the async execution infrastructure between GPUI and
other components that depend on the `scheduler` crate (such as our cloud
codebase). By having a scheduler that lives independently of GPUI, we
can enable deterministic testing across the entire stack - testing GPUI
applications alongside cloud services with a single, unified scheduler.
## Summary
This PR completes the integration of the `scheduler` crate into GPUI,
unifying async execution and enabling deterministic testing of GPUI
combined with other components that depend on the scheduler crate.
## Key Changes
### Scheduler Integration (Phases 1-5, previously completed)
- `TestDispatcher` now delegates to `TestScheduler` for timing, clock,
RNG, and task scheduling
- `PlatformScheduler` implements the `Scheduler` trait for production
use
- GPUI executors wrap scheduler executors, selecting `TestScheduler` or
`PlatformScheduler` based on environment
- Unified blocking logic via `Scheduler::block()`
### Dead Code Cleanup
- Deleted orphaned `crates/gpui/src/platform/platform_scheduler.rs`
(older incompatible version)
## Intentional Removals
### `spawn_labeled` and `deprioritize` removed
The `TaskLabel` system (`spawn_labeled`, `deprioritize`) was removed
during this integration. It was only used in a few places for test
ordering control.
cc @maxbrunsfeld @as-cii - The new priority-weighted scheduling in
`TestScheduler` provides similar functionality through
`Priority::High/Medium/Low`. If `deprioritize` is important for specific
test scenarios, we could add it back to the scheduler crate. Let me know
if this is blocking anything.
### `start_waiting` / `finish_waiting` debug methods removed
Replaced by `TracingWaker` in `TestScheduler` - run tests with
`PENDING_TRACES=1` to see backtraces of pending futures when parking is
forbidden.
### Realtime Priority removed
The realtime priority feature was unused in the codebase. I'd prefer to
reintroduce it when we have an actual use case, as the implementation
(bounded channel with capacity 1) could potentially block the main
thread. Having a real use case will help us validate the design.
## Testing
- All GPUI tests pass
- All scheduler tests pass
- Clippy clean
## Architecture
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ GPUI │
│ ┌──────────────────────┐ ┌────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ gpui::Background- │ │ gpui::ForegroundExecutor │ │
│ │ Executor │ │ - wraps scheduler:: │ │
│ │ - scheduler: Arc< │ │ ForegroundExecutor │ │
│ │ dyn Scheduler> │ └────────────┬───────────────┘ │
│ └──────────┬───────────┘ │ │
│ │ │ │
│ └──────────┬──────────────────┘ │
│ ▼ │
│ ┌───────────────────────┐ │
│ │ Arc<dyn Scheduler> │ │
│ └───────────┬───────────┘ │
│ ┌──────────────┴──────────────┐ │
│ ▼ ▼ │
│ ┌──────────────────┐ ┌────────────────────┐ │
│ │ PlatformScheduler│ │ TestScheduler │ │
│ │ (production) │ │ (deterministic) │ │
│ └──────────────────┘ └────────────────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
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Co-authored-by: Antonio Scandurra <me@as-cii.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Yara <git@yara.blue>
Co-authored-by: Zed Zippy <234243425+zed-zippy[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
This allows ITERATIONS and SEED environment variables to override the
hard coded values during testing.
cc @ConradIrwin @as-cii
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Co-authored-by: Conrad Irwin <conrad.irwin@gmail.com>
Extracts and cleans up GPUI's scheduler code into a new `scheduler`
crate, making it pluggable by external runtimes. This will enable
deterministic integration testing with cloud components by providing a
unified test scheduler across Zed and backend code. In Zed, it will
replace the existing GPUI scheduler for consistent async task management
across platforms.
## Changes
- **Core Implementation**: `TestScheduler` with seed-based
randomization, session tracking (`SessionId`), and foreground/background
task separation for reproducible testing.
- **Executors**: `ForegroundExecutor` (!Send, thread-local) and
`BackgroundExecutor` (Send, with blocking/timeout support) as
GPUI-compatible wrappers.
- **Clock and Timer**: Controllable `TestClock` and future-based `Timer`
for time-sensitive tests.
- **Testing APIs**: `once()`, `with_seed()`, and `many()` methods for
configurable test runs.
- **Dependencies**: Added `async-task`, `chrono`, `futures`, etc., with
updates to `Cargo.toml` and lock file.
## Benefits
- **Integration Testing**: Facilitates reliable async tests involving
cloud sessions, reducing flakiness via deterministic execution.
- **Pluggability**: Trait-based design (`Scheduler`) allows easy
integration into non-GPUI runtimes while maintaining GPUI compatibility.
- **Cleanup**: Refactors GPUI scheduler logic for clarity, correctness
(no `unwrap()`, proper error handling), and extensibility.
Follows Rust guidelines; run `./script/clippy` for verification.
- [x] Define and test a core scheduler that we think can power our cloud
code and GPUI
- [ ] Replace GPUI's scheduler
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Co-authored-by: Antonio Scandurra <me@as-cii.com>
Conrad Irwin