robustthread 0.1

data/lib/robustthread.rb

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+# This module allows for the creation of a thread that will not simply die when
+# the process dies. Instead, it joins all RobustThreads in Ruby's exit handler.
+#
+# Author:: Jared Kuolt (mailto:me@superjared.com)
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2009 Jared Kuolt
+# License:: MIT License
+
+module RobustThread
+  # Usage:
+  #
+  #   RobustThread.new(args) do |x, y|
+  #     do_something(x, y)
+  #   end
+  #
+  def new(*args, &block)
+    thread = Thread.new(*args) do |*targs|
+      block.call(*targs)
+    end
+    thread[:real_ultimate_power] = true
+    thread
+  end
+
+  module_function :new
+end
+
+# We define the BEGUN constant only after we've setup the exit handler
+unless defined? RobustThread::BEGUN
+  at_exit do
+    Thread.list.each do |thread|
+      thread.join if thread[:real_ultimate_power]
+    end
+  end
+  RobustThread::BEGUN = true
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: robustthread
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  version: "0.1"
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Jared Kuolt
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2009-06-02 00:00:00 -07:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: Trivial module that allows you to create threads that are not killed if the process exits cleanly
+email: me@superjared.com
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- lib/robustthread.rb
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: http://github.com/JaredKuolt/robustthread/tree/master
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
+requirements: []
+
+rubyforge_project: robustthread
+rubygems_version: 1.3.1
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 2
+summary: Threads that stay alive
+test_files: []
+