Fix gil cross threads between C++ and Python

src/TableFunctions/TableFunctionPython.cpp

@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 #include <Storages/StoragePython.h>
 #include <TableFunctions/TableFunctionFactory.h>
 #include <TableFunctions/TableFunctionPython.h>
+#include <pybind11/gil.h>
 #include <pybind11/pybind11.h>
 #include <pybind11/pytypes.h>
+#include <Poco/Logger.h>
 #include <Common/Exception.h>
 #include <Common/logger_useful.h>
 
@@ -21,8 +23,73 @@ extern const int PY_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND;
 extern const int PY_EXCEPTION_OCCURED;
 }
 
+// Helper function to check if an object's class is or inherits from PyReader with a maximum depth
+bool is_or_inherits_from_pyreader(const py::handle & obj, int depth = 3)
+{
+    // Base case: if depth limit reached, stop the recursion
+    if (depth == 0)
+        return false;
+
+    // Check directly if obj is an instance of PyReader
+    if (py::isinstance(obj, py::module_::import("chdb").attr("PyReader")))
+        return true;
+
+    // Check if obj's class or any of its bases is PyReader
+    py::object cls = obj.attr("__class__");
+    if (py::hasattr(cls, "__bases__"))
+    {
+        for (auto base : cls.attr("__bases__"))
+            if (py::str(base.attr("__name__")).cast<std::string>() == "PyReader" || is_or_inherits_from_pyreader(base, depth - 1))
+                return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+// Function to find instances of PyReader or classes derived from PyReader, filtered by variable name
+std::vector<py::object> find_instances_of_pyreader(const std::string & var_name)
+{
+    std::vector<py::object> instances;
+
+    // Access the main module and its global dictionary
+    py::dict globals = py::reinterpret_borrow<py::dict>(py::module_::import("__main__").attr("__dict__"));
+
+    // Search in global scope
+    if (globals.contains(var_name))
+    {
+        py::object obj = globals[var_name.data()];
+        if (py::isinstance<py::object>(obj) && py::hasattr(obj, "__class__"))
+        {
+            if (is_or_inherits_from_pyreader(obj))
+                instances.push_back(obj);
+        }
+    }
+    if (!instances.empty())
+        return instances;
+
+    // Check objects in the garbage collector if nothing found, filtering by var_name
+    // typically used to find objects that are not in the global scope, like in functions
+    LOG_DEBUG(&Poco::Logger::get("TableFunctionPython"), "Searching for PyReader objects in the garbage collector");
+    py::module_ gc = py::module_::import("gc");
+    py::list all_objects = gc.attr("get_objects")();
+
+    for (auto obj : all_objects)
+    {
+        if (py::isinstance<py::object>(obj) && py::hasattr(obj, "__class__"))
+        {
+            if (is_or_inherits_from_pyreader(obj) && py::str(obj.attr("__class__").attr("__name__")).cast<std::string>() == var_name)
+            {
+                if (std::find(instances.begin(), instances.end(), obj) == instances.end())
+                    instances.push_back(obj.cast<py::object>());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return instances;
+}
+
 void TableFunctionPython::parseArguments(const ASTPtr & ast_function, ContextPtr context)
 {
+    py::gil_scoped_acquire acquire;
     const auto & func_args = ast_function->as<ASTFunction &>();
 
     if (!func_args.arguments)
@@ -37,10 +104,10 @@ void TableFunctionPython::parseArguments(const ASTPtr & ast_function, ContextPtr
 
     try
     {
-        py::dict global_vars = py::globals();
-        LOG_DEBUG(logger, "Globals content: {}", String(py::str(global_vars)));
-        py::dict main_vars = py::reinterpret_borrow<py::dict>(py::module_::import("__main__").attr("__dict__").ptr());
-        LOG_DEBUG(logger, "Main content: {}", String(py::str(main_vars)));
+        // py::dict global_vars = py::globals();
+        // LOG_DEBUG(logger, "Globals content: {}", String(py::str(global_vars)));
+        // py::dict main_vars = py::reinterpret_borrow<py::dict>(py::module_::import("__main__").attr("__dict__").ptr());
+        // LOG_DEBUG(logger, "Main content: {}", String(py::str(main_vars)));
 
         // get the py_reader_arg without quotes
         auto py_reader_arg_str = py_reader_arg->as<ASTLiteral &>().value.safeGet<String>();
@@ -51,14 +118,19 @@ void TableFunctionPython::parseArguments(const ASTPtr & ast_function, ContextPtr
             std::remove_if(py_reader_arg_str.begin(), py_reader_arg_str.end(), [](char c) { return c == '\'' || c == '\"' || c == '`'; }),
             py_reader_arg_str.end());
 
-        // try global_vars first, if not found, try main_vars
-        py::object obj_by_name
-            = global_vars.contains(py_reader_arg_str.data()) ? global_vars[py_reader_arg_str.data()] : main_vars[py_reader_arg_str.data()];
+        auto instances = find_instances_of_pyreader(py_reader_arg_str);
+        if (instances.empty())
+            throw Exception(ErrorCodes::PY_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND, "PyReader object not found in the Python environment");
+        if (instances.size() > 1)
+            throw Exception(ErrorCodes::PY_EXCEPTION_OCCURED, "Multiple PyReader objects found in the Python environment");
+
+        LOG_DEBUG(
+            logger,
+            "PyReader object found in Python environment with name: {} type: {}",
+            py_reader_arg_str,
+            py::str(instances[0].attr("__class__")).cast<std::string>());
 
-        // check if obj_by_name is a PyReader object or a subclass object of PyReader
-        if (!py::isinstance<PyReader>(obj_by_name))
-            throw Exception(ErrorCodes::NUMBER_OF_ARGUMENTS_DOESNT_MATCH, "Python object is not a PyReader object");
-        reader = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<PyReader>(obj_by_name.cast<std::shared_ptr<PyReader>>());
+        reader = instances[0];
     }
     catch (py::error_already_set & e)
     {
@@ -73,6 +145,7 @@ StoragePtr TableFunctionPython::executeImpl(
     ColumnsDescription /*cached_columns*/,
     bool is_insert_query) const
 {
+    py::gil_scoped_acquire acquire;
     if (!reader)
         throw Exception(ErrorCodes::NUMBER_OF_ARGUMENTS_DOESNT_MATCH, "Python reader not initialized");
 

src/TableFunctions/TableFunctionPython.h

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <Storages/ColumnsDescription.h>
 #include <Storages/StoragePython.h>
 #include <TableFunctions/ITableFunction.h>
+#include <pybind11/pytypes.h>
 #include <Poco/Logger.h>
-#include "Storages/ColumnsDescription.h"
 
 namespace DB
 {
@@ -13,6 +14,13 @@ class TableFunctionPython : public ITableFunction
 public:
     static constexpr auto name = "python";
     std::string getName() const override { return name; }
+    ~TableFunctionPython() override
+    {
+        // Acquire the GIL before destroying the reader object
+        py::gil_scoped_acquire acquire;
+        reader.dec_ref();
+        reader.release();
+    }
 
 private:
     Poco::Logger * logger = &Poco::Logger::get("TableFunctionPython");
@@ -27,7 +35,7 @@ class TableFunctionPython : public ITableFunction
     void parseArguments(const ASTPtr & ast_function, ContextPtr context) override;
 
     ColumnsDescription getActualTableStructure(ContextPtr context, bool is_insert_query) const override;
-    std::shared_ptr<PyReader> reader;
+    py::object reader;
 };
 
 }