remote,workermanage: use enums for markers

Enum has a unique type, unlike `object()`, enabling better typing.

src/xdist/remote.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ needs not to be installed in remote environments.
 """
 
 import contextlib
+import enum
 import os
 import sys
 import time
@@ -57,10 +58,12 @@ def worker_title(title):
         pass
 
 
-class WorkerInteractor:
+class Marker(enum.Enum):
-    SHUTDOWN_MARK = object()
+    SHUTDOWN = 0
-    QUEUE_REPLACED_MARK = object()
+    QUEUE_REPLACED = 1
 
+
+class WorkerInteractor:
     def __init__(self, config, channel):
         self.config = config
         self.workerid = config.workerinput.get("workerid", "?")
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ class WorkerInteractor:
         is replaced concurrently in another thread.
         """
         result = self.torun.get()
-        while result is self.QUEUE_REPLACED_MARK:
+        while result is Marker.QUEUE_REPLACED:
             result = self.torun.get()
         return result
 
@@ -114,8 +117,8 @@ class WorkerInteractor:
         self.sendevent("collectionstart")
 
     def handle_command(self, command):
-        if command is self.SHUTDOWN_MARK:
+        if command is Marker.SHUTDOWN:
-            self.torun.put(self.SHUTDOWN_MARK)
+            self.torun.put(Marker.SHUTDOWN)
             return
 
         name, kwargs = command
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@ class WorkerInteractor:
             for i in range(len(self.session.items)):
                 self.torun.put(i)
         elif name == "shutdown":
-            self.torun.put(self.SHUTDOWN_MARK)
+            self.torun.put(Marker.SHUTDOWN)
         elif name == "steal":
             self.steal(kwargs["indices"])
 
@@ -149,14 +152,14 @@ class WorkerInteractor:
                 self.torun.put(i)
 
         self.sendevent("unscheduled", indices=stolen)
-        old_queue.put(self.QUEUE_REPLACED_MARK)
+        old_queue.put(Marker.QUEUE_REPLACED)
 
     @pytest.hookimpl
     def pytest_runtestloop(self, session):
         self.log("entering main loop")
-        self.channel.setcallback(self.handle_command, endmarker=self.SHUTDOWN_MARK)
+        self.channel.setcallback(self.handle_command, endmarker=Marker.SHUTDOWN)
         self.nextitem_index = self._get_next_item_index()
-        while self.nextitem_index is not self.SHUTDOWN_MARK:
+        while self.nextitem_index is not Marker.SHUTDOWN:
             self.run_one_test()
             if session.shouldfail or session.shouldstop:
                 break
@@ -168,7 +171,7 @@ class WorkerInteractor:
 
         items = self.session.items
         item = items[self.item_index]
-        if self.nextitem_index is self.SHUTDOWN_MARK:
+        if self.nextitem_index is Marker.SHUTDOWN:
             nextitem = None
         else:
             nextitem = items[self.nextitem_index]

src/xdist/workermanage.py

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import enum
 import fnmatch
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -230,9 +233,11 @@ def make_reltoroot(roots: Sequence[Path], args: List[str]) -> List[str]:
     return result
 
 
-class WorkerController:
+class Marker(enum.Enum):
-    ENDMARK = -1
+    END = -1
 
+
+class WorkerController:
     class RemoteHook:
         @pytest.hookimpl(trylast=True)
         def pytest_xdist_getremotemodule(self):
@@ -283,7 +288,7 @@ class WorkerController:
         self.channel.send((self.workerinput, args, option_dict, change_sys_path))
 
         if self.putevent:
-            self.channel.setcallback(self.process_from_remote, endmarker=self.ENDMARK)
+            self.channel.setcallback(self.process_from_remote, endmarker=Marker.END)
 
     def ensure_teardown(self):
         if hasattr(self, "channel"):
@@ -331,7 +336,7 @@ class WorkerController:
         avoid raising exceptions or doing heavy work.
         """
         try:
-            if eventcall == self.ENDMARK:
+            if eventcall is Marker.END:
                 err = self.channel._getremoteerror()
                 if not self._down:
                     if not err or isinstance(err, EOFError):