num_threads 0.0.1

data/LICENSE.txt

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+Copyright (c) 2013 Jesse Storimer
+
+MIT License
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+the following conditions:
+
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+
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+WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

data/README.md

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+# num_threads
+
+A simple short-hand for running a block of Ruby code in multiple concurrent threads.
+
+``` ruby
+array = Array.new(10)
+
+10.threads do
+  array.pop
+  # interesting stuff in here
+end
+```
+
+## Huh?
+
+Call the `threads` method on a `Fixnum` and pass it a block. It spawns that many threads, runs the block, then calls `Thread#join` on each thread to wait for it to finish.
+
+## How is this useful?
+
+I was writing a lot of simple example code that spawned a few threads for [Working With Ruby Threads](http://workingwithrubythreads.com/). I got sick of writing this code:
+
+``` ruby
+threads = []
+
+10.times do
+  threads << Thread.new do
+    # interesting stuff in here
+  end  
+end
+
+threads.each(&:join)
+```
+
+The `interesting stuff` is hidden in too many layers of boilerplate. I wanted to write this:
+
+``` ruby
+10.threads do
+  # interesting stuff in here
+end
+```
+
+These two code examples are equivalent. That's the whole point of the gem. Now the interesting stuff is easier to see with less boilerplate surrounding it.
+
+I use this for writing example code. I imagine could also be useful in writing one-off scripts.
+
+## Installation
+
+Install with:
+
+    $ gem install num_threads
+
+## Contributing
+
+1. Fork it
+2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
+3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`)
+4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)
+5. Create new Pull Request

data/lib/num_threads.rb

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+module NumThreads
+  def threads(&blk)
+    threads = []
+
+    self.times do
+      threads << Thread.new do
+        blk.call
+      end
+    end
+
+    threads.each(&:join)
+  end
+end
+
+class Fixnum
+  include NumThreads
+end
+

data/lib/num_threads/version.rb

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+module NumThreads
+  VERSION = '0.0.1'
+end
+

metadata

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+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  prerelease:
+  version: 0.0.1
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Jesse Storimer
+autorequire:
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2013-02-26 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies: []
+description: A simple short-hand for running a block of code across multiple threads.
+email:
+- jesse@jstorimer.com
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+extensions: []
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+- lib/num_threads/version.rb
+- README.md
+- LICENSE.txt
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