channels 0.0.1

data/lib/channel.rb

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+class Channel
+  attr_reader :thread
+
+  def initialize(*params, &block)
+    @writing_thread = nil
+    @reading_thread = nil
+    @mutex = Mutex.new
+    @value = []
+    @write_mutex = Mutex.new
+    @thread = Thread.new do
+      yield self
+    end
+  end
+
+  def write(value)
+    @write_mutex.synchronize {
+      @mutex.synchronize {
+        @value.push value
+        if @reading_thread.nil?
+          @writing_thread = Thread.current
+          @mutex.sleep
+          @write_mutex.unlock
+          @writing_thread = nil
+        else
+          @reading_thread.wakeup
+          @reading_thread = nil
+        end
+      }
+    }
+  end
+
+  def read
+    @mutex.synchronize {
+      if @writing_thread 
+        @writing_thread.wakeup
+        @writing_thread = nil
+      else 
+        @reading_thread = Thread.current
+        @mutex.sleep
+        @reading_thread = nil
+      end
+      @value.shift
+    }
+  end
+
+  def kill
+    @thread.kill
+  end
+end

data/lib/channels.rb

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+require 'channel'

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: channels
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.1
+  prerelease: 
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Matthew Wastrodowski
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2010-01-20 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies: []
+description: Go-lang style channels in ruby
+email: towski@gmail.com
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- lib/channel.rb
+- lib/channels.rb
+homepage: http://rubygems.org/gems/channels
+licenses:
+- MIT
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.8.25
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Channels
+test_files: []