concur/Channel.fz
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# Source code of Fuzion concur.Channel
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# a Channel can be used to send values
# to another thread
#
# NYI: UNDER DEVELOPMENT: max buf size
public Channel(T type/*, buf_size i32*/) ref : Iterator T, Sending_Channel T, Receiving_Channel T is
cnd := concur.sync.condition.new.val # NYI: error handling
bq := Blocking_Queue T cnd
# send a value to this Channel
# returns true if sending was successful,
# false if not
#
public redef infix <- (to T) bool
=>
bq.enqueue to
# close the Channel
#
# infix <- will now always return false
# has_next will return nil once Channel is empty
#
public redef close unit =>
bq.is_closed.write true
# NYI free/dispose cnd
# returns nil when Channel is closed and empty
# otherwise returns the next received value
#
public redef has_next option T =>
bq.dequeue