chore: move event loop recreation check into backends themselves

src/event_loop.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 #[cfg(any(x11_platform, wayland_platform))]
 use std::os::unix::io::{AsFd, AsRawFd, BorrowedFd, RawFd};
-use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 
 use rwh_06::{DisplayHandle, HandleError, HasDisplayHandle};
 pub use winit_core::event_loop::*;
@@ -53,8 +52,6 @@ pub struct EventLoopBuilder {
     pub(crate) platform_specific: platform_impl::PlatformSpecificEventLoopAttributes,
 }
 
-static EVENT_LOOP_CREATED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
-
 impl EventLoopBuilder {
     /// Builds a new event loop.
     ///
@@ -93,10 +90,6 @@ impl EventLoopBuilder {
     pub fn build(&mut self) -> Result<EventLoop, EventLoopError> {
         let _span = tracing::debug_span!("winit::EventLoopBuilder::build").entered();
 
-        if EVENT_LOOP_CREATED.swap(true, Ordering::Relaxed) {
-            return Err(EventLoopError::RecreationAttempt);
-        }
-
         // Certain platforms accept a mutable reference in their API.
         #[allow(clippy::unnecessary_mut_passed)]
         Ok(EventLoop {
@@ -104,11 +97,6 @@ impl EventLoopBuilder {
             _marker: PhantomData,
         })
     }
-
-    #[cfg(web_platform)]
-    pub(crate) fn allow_event_loop_recreation() {
-        EVENT_LOOP_CREATED.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
-    }
 }
 
 impl EventLoop {

src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/mod.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+
 use winit_core::application::ApplicationHandler;
 use winit_core::error::{EventLoopError, NotSupportedError};
 use winit_core::event_loop::ActiveEventLoop as RootActiveEventLoop;
@@ -20,11 +22,22 @@ pub struct EventLoop {
 #[derive(Default, Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub(crate) struct PlatformSpecificEventLoopAttributes {}
 
+static EVENT_LOOP_CREATED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+
 impl EventLoop {
     pub(crate) fn new(_: &PlatformSpecificEventLoopAttributes) -> Result<Self, EventLoopError> {
+        if EVENT_LOOP_CREATED.swap(true, Ordering::Relaxed) {
+            // For better cross-platformness.
+            return Err(EventLoopError::RecreationAttempt);
+        }
+
         Ok(EventLoop { elw: ActiveEventLoop::new() })
     }
 
+    fn allow_event_loop_recreation() {
+        EVENT_LOOP_CREATED.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    }
+
     pub fn run_app<A: ApplicationHandler>(self, app: A) -> ! {
         let app = Box::new(app);
 

src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/runner.rs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use super::super::main_thread::MainThreadMarker;
 use super::super::monitor::MonitorHandler;
 use super::proxy::EventLoopProxy;
 use super::state::State;
-use super::{backend, ActiveEventLoop};
+use super::{backend, ActiveEventLoop, EventLoop};
 use crate::platform::web::{PollStrategy, WaitUntilStrategy};
 use crate::platform_impl::platform::backend::{EventListenerHandle, SafeAreaHandle};
 use crate::platform_impl::platform::r#async::DispatchRunner;
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ impl Shared {
         //     * The `register_redraw_request` closure.
         //     * The `destroy_fn` closure.
         if self.0.event_loop_recreation.get() {
-            crate::event_loop::EventLoopBuilder::allow_event_loop_recreation();
+            EventLoop::allow_event_loop_recreation();
         }
     }
 

winit-android/src/event_loop.rs

@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ const GLOBAL_WINDOW: WindowId = WindowId::from_raw(0);
 
 impl EventLoop {
     pub fn new(attributes: &PlatformSpecificEventLoopAttributes) -> Result<Self, EventLoopError> {
+        static EVENT_LOOP_CREATED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+        if EVENT_LOOP_CREATED.swap(true, Ordering::Relaxed) {
+            // For better cross-platformness.
+            return Err(EventLoopError::RecreationAttempt);
+        }
+
         let android_app = attributes.android_app.as_ref().expect(
             "An `AndroidApp` as passed to android_main() is required to create an `EventLoop` on \
              Android",

winit-appkit/src/app_state.rs

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl AppState {
         activation_policy: Option<NSApplicationActivationPolicy>,
         default_menu: bool,
         activate_ignoring_other_apps: bool,
-    ) -> Rc<Self> {
+    ) -> Option<Rc<Self>> {
         let event_loop_proxy = Arc::new(EventLoopProxy::new(mtm, move || {
             Self::get(mtm).with_handler(|app, event_loop| app.proxy_wake_up(event_loop));
         }));
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ impl AppState {
             pending_redraw: RefCell::new(vec![]),
         });
 
-        GLOBAL.get(mtm).set(this.clone()).expect("application state can only be set once");
-        this
+        GLOBAL.get(mtm).set(this.clone()).ok().and(Some(this))
     }
 
     pub fn get(mtm: MainThreadMarker) -> Rc<Self> {

winit-appkit/src/event_loop.rs

@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ impl EventLoop {
             activation_policy,
             attributes.default_menu,
             attributes.activate_ignoring_other_apps,
-        );
+        )
+        .ok_or_else(|| EventLoopError::RecreationAttempt)?;
 
         // Initialize the application (if it has not already been).
         let app = NSApplication::sharedApplication(mtm);

winit-core/src/error.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,13 @@ pub enum EventLoopError {
 impl fmt::Display for EventLoopError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
-            Self::RecreationAttempt => write!(f, "EventLoop can't be recreated"),
+            Self::RecreationAttempt => {
+                write!(
+                    f,
+                    "EventLoop can't be recreated, only a single instance of it is supported (for \
+                     cross-platform compatibility)"
+                )
+            },
             Self::Os(err) => err.fmt(f),
             Self::ExitFailure(status) => write!(f, "Exit Failure: {status}"),
             Self::NotSupported(err) => err.fmt(f),

winit-orbital/src/event_loop.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::cell::Cell;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{mpsc, Arc, Mutex};
 use std::time::Instant;
 use std::{iter, mem, slice};
@@ -280,6 +281,12 @@ pub struct EventLoop {
 
 impl EventLoop {
     pub fn new(_: &PlatformSpecificEventLoopAttributes) -> Result<Self, EventLoopError> {
+        static EVENT_LOOP_CREATED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+        if EVENT_LOOP_CREATED.swap(true, Ordering::Relaxed) {
+            // For better cross-platformness.
+            return Err(EventLoopError::RecreationAttempt);
+        }
+
         // NOTE: Create a channel which can hold only one event to automatically _squash_ user
         // events.
         let (user_events_sender, user_events_receiver) = mpsc::sync_channel(1);

winit-uikit/src/event_loop.rs

@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ impl EventLoop {
 
         static mut SINGLETON_INIT: bool = false;
         unsafe {
-            assert!(
-                !SINGLETON_INIT,
-                "Only one `EventLoop` is supported on iOS. `EventLoopProxy` might be helpful"
-            );
+            if SINGLETON_INIT {
+                // Required, AppState is global state, and event loop can only be run once.
+                return Err(EventLoopError::RecreationAttempt);
+            }
             SINGLETON_INIT = true;
         }
 

winit-wayland/src/event_loop/mod.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::io::Result as IOResult;
 use std::mem;
 use std::os::fd::OwnedFd;
 use std::os::unix::io::{AsFd, AsRawFd, BorrowedFd, RawFd};
-use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Condvar, Mutex};
 use std::thread::JoinHandle;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ pub struct EventLoop {
 
 impl EventLoop {
     pub fn new() -> Result<EventLoop, EventLoopError> {
+        static EVENT_LOOP_CREATED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+        if EVENT_LOOP_CREATED.swap(true, Ordering::Relaxed) {
+            // For better cross-platformness.
+            return Err(EventLoopError::RecreationAttempt);
+        }
+
         let connection = Connection::connect_to_env().map_err(|err| os_error!(err))?;
 
         let (globals, mut event_queue) =

winit-win32/src/event_loop.rs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::cell::Cell;
 use std::ffi::c_void;
 use std::os::windows::io::{AsRawHandle as _, FromRawHandle as _, OwnedHandle, RawHandle};
 use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU32, Ordering};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU32, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, LazyLock, Mutex, MutexGuard};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use std::{fmt, mem, panic, ptr};
@@ -195,6 +195,12 @@ impl EventLoop {
     pub fn new(
         attributes: &mut PlatformSpecificEventLoopAttributes,
     ) -> Result<Self, EventLoopError> {
+        static EVENT_LOOP_CREATED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+        if EVENT_LOOP_CREATED.swap(true, Ordering::Relaxed) {
+            // For better cross-platformness.
+            return Err(EventLoopError::RecreationAttempt);
+        }
+
         let thread_id = unsafe { GetCurrentThreadId() };
 
         if !attributes.any_thread && thread_id != main_thread_id() {

winit-x11/src/event_loop.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::os::raw::*;
 use std::os::unix::io::{AsFd, AsRawFd, BorrowedFd, RawFd};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::mpsc::{self, Receiver, Sender, TryRecvError};
 use std::sync::{Arc, LazyLock, Mutex, Weak};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
@@ -207,6 +208,12 @@ struct EventLoopState {
 
 impl EventLoop {
     pub fn new() -> Result<EventLoop, EventLoopError> {
+        static EVENT_LOOP_CREATED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+        if EVENT_LOOP_CREATED.swap(true, Ordering::Relaxed) {
+            // Required?
+            return Err(EventLoopError::RecreationAttempt);
+        }
+
         let xconn = match X11_BACKEND.lock().unwrap_or_else(|e| e.into_inner()).as_ref() {
             Ok(xconn) => xconn.clone(),
             Err(err) => return Err(os_error!(err.clone()).into()),