Spawn a separate thread to receive UCI messages via mpsc channel, simplify output to println

src/interface/uci.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
-    io::{BufRead, Write},
+    io::{self, BufRead},
     str::SplitWhitespace,
+    sync::mpsc,
+    thread,
 };
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail};
@@ -51,12 +53,6 @@ pub enum Response {
     Info(String),
 }
 
-pub fn write_response(handle_out: &mut impl Write, response: &Response) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    writeln!(handle_out, "{response}").map_err(|e| anyhow!(e))?;
-    handle_out.flush().map_err(|e| anyhow!(e))?;
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 use std::fmt;
 
 impl fmt::Display for Response {
@@ -220,16 +216,24 @@ fn parse_next<T: std::str::FromStr>(iter: &mut SplitWhitespace, val: &str) -> an
         .and_then(|v| v.parse::<T>().map_err(|_| anyhow!("Invalid {val}")))
 }
 
-pub fn uci_loop<R: BufRead, W: Write>(input: R, mut output: W) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+pub fn uci_loop() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let mut params = UciParameters::new();
+    let (uci_sender, uci_receiver) = mpsc::channel();
 
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        let input = io::stdin().lock();
         for line in input.lines() {
+            uci_sender.send(line).expect("Failed to send line");
+        }
+    });
+
+    while let Ok(line) = uci_receiver.recv() {
         let line_str = line.unwrap_or_else(|_| "quit".to_string());
         let mut parts = line_str.split_whitespace();
         let command = parse_command(&mut parts)?;
         match command {
-            Command::Uci => write_response(&mut output, &Response::UciOk)?,
+            Command::Uci => println!("{}", Response::UciOk),
-            Command::IsReady => write_response(&mut output, &Response::ReadyOk)?,
+            Command::IsReady => println!("{}", Response::ReadyOk),
             Command::UciNewGame => {
                 if let Some(game) = params.game.as_mut() {
                     game.tt = TranspositionTable::new();
@@ -243,17 +247,16 @@ pub fn uci_loop<R: BufRead, W: Write>(input: R, mut output: W) -> anyhow::Result
             Command::Go => {
                 if let Some(game) = params.game.as_mut() {
                     match uci_go(&mut parts, game) {
-                        Ok(best_move) => write_response(
+                        Ok(best_move) => {
-                            &mut output,
+                            println!("{}", Response::BestMove(best_move.parse_into_str()))
-                            &Response::BestMove(best_move.parse_into_str()),
+                        }
-                        ),
+                        Err(e) => println!("{}", Response::Info(e.to_string())),
-                        Err(e) => write_response(&mut output, &Response::Info(e.to_string())),
+                    }
-                    }?;
                 } else {
-                    write_response(
+                    println!(
-                        &mut output,
+                        "{}",
-                        &Response::Info("Failed to unwrap from UciParameter".to_string()),
+                        Response::Info("Failed to unwrap from UciParameter".to_string())
-                    )?;
+                    )
                 };
             }
             Command::Stop => break,
@@ -267,8 +270,6 @@ pub fn uci_loop<R: BufRead, W: Write>(input: R, mut output: W) -> anyhow::Result
                 };
             }
         };
-
-        output.flush().map_err(|e| anyhow!(e))?
     }
 
     Ok(())
@@ -276,8 +277,6 @@ pub fn uci_loop<R: BufRead, W: Write>(input: R, mut output: W) -> anyhow::Result
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use std::io::Cursor;
-
     use crate::{
         board::{fen::from_fen, square::Square},
         interface::uci::{parse_command, Command},
@@ -285,7 +284,6 @@ mod tests {
     };
 
     use super::uci_go;
-    use super::uci_loop;
     use super::uci_position;
 
     const FEN: [&str; 2] = [
@@ -326,28 +324,4 @@ mod tests {
 
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_uci_loop() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        init_attacks();
-        let commands = "uci\n\
-            ucinewgame\n\
-            position fen 8/8/8/8/8/4q1k1/8/5K2 b - - 0 1\n\
-            go\n\
-            quit";
-        let input = Cursor::new(commands);
-        let mut output: Vec<_> = vec![];
-
-        uci_loop(input, &mut output)?;
-
-        let expected_response = "id name zeal\n\
-            id author stefiosif\n\
-            uciok\n\
-            bestmove e3f2\n";
-        let actual_response = String::from_utf8(output).expect("Invalid UTF-8 in output");
-
-        assert_eq!(expected_response, actual_response);
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
 }

src/main.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::io;
-
 mod board;
 mod evaluation;
 mod interface;
@@ -28,9 +26,7 @@ fn main() {
     match Args::parse().mode {
         Some(Mode::Perft) => search::perft::perftree_script(),
         Some(Mode::Uci) | None => {
-            let input = io::stdin().lock();
+            uci::uci_loop().unwrap_or_else(|e| println!("{e}"));
-            let output = io::stdout().lock();
-            uci::uci_loop(input, output).unwrap_or_else(|e| println!("{e}"));
         }
     }
 }

src/search/iterative_deepening.rs

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-use std::io;
-
 use crate::{
     board::game::Game,
     evaluation::{MAX_SCORE, MIN_SCORE},
-    interface::uci::{write_response, Response},
+    interface::uci::Response,
     movegen::r#move::Move,
 };
 
@@ -19,10 +17,7 @@ pub fn iterative_deepening(
 
     for depth in 1..=max_depth {
         if time.exceed_soft_limit() {
-            write_response(
+            println!("Soft limit exceeded in negamax");
-                &mut io::stdout(),
-                &Response::Info("Soft limit exceeded in negamax".to_string()),
-            )?;
             return Ok(best_move);
         }
 
@@ -44,7 +39,7 @@ pub fn iterative_deepening(
                 let score = match score {
                     Ok(score) => score,
                     Err(ref e) => {
-                        write_response(&mut io::stdout(), &Response::Info(format!("{e}")))?;
+                        println!("Error: {}", Response::Info(e.to_string()));
                         break_from_aw = false;
                         break;
                     }
@@ -68,46 +63,25 @@ pub fn iterative_deepening(
         }
 
         if let Err(e) = score {
-            write_response(&mut io::stdout(), &Response::Info(format!("{e}")))?;
+            println!("Error: {}", Response::Info(e.to_string()));
             break;
         }
 
         best_move = game.tt.lookup(game.hash).and_then(|entry| entry.mv);
 
-        write_response(
+        println!(
-            &mut io::stdout(),
+            "info depth {} ms {} nodes {} nps {} eval {} bestmove {}",
-            &log_depth_results(
             depth,
-                time.instant.elapsed().as_secs(),
+            time.instant.elapsed().as_millis(),
             nodes,
             time.nps(nodes),
             score?,
-                best_move,
+            best_move.expect("No best move found")
-            ),
+        );
-        )?;
     }
     Ok(best_move)
 }
 
-fn log_depth_results(
-    depth: u8,
-    seconds: u64,
-    nodes: u64,
-    nps: u64,
-    best_score: i16,
-    best_move: Option<Move>,
-) -> Response {
-    Response::Info(format!(
-        "info depth {} seconds {} nodes {} nps {} eval {} bestmove {}",
-        depth,
-        seconds,
-        nodes,
-        nps,
-        best_score,
-        best_move.expect("No best move found")
-    ))
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use crate::{