thread 0.0.6.2 → 0.0.7

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data/README.md

@@ -85,6 +85,29 @@ p << 2
 puts ~p # => 16
 ```
 
+Process
+=======
+A process helps reducing programming errors coming from race conditions and the
+like, the only way to interact with a process is through messages.
+
+Multiple processes should talk with eachother through messages.
+
+Example
+-------
+
+```ruby
+require 'thread/process'
+
+p = Thread.process {
+  loop {
+    puts receive.inspect
+  }
+}
+
+p << 42
+p << 23
+```
+
 Promise
 =======
 This implements the promise pattern, allowing you to pass around an object

data/lib/thread/process.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#--
+#            DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE
+#                    Version 2, December 2004
+#
+#            DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE
+#   TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
+#
+#  0. You just DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO.
+#++
+
+require 'thread/channel'
+
+# A process should only interact with the outside the outside through messages,
+# it still uses a thread, but it should make it safer to use than sharing and
+# locks.
+class Thread::Process
+	def self.all
+		@@processes ||= {}
+	end
+
+	def self.register (name, process)
+		all[name] = process
+	end
+
+	def self.unregister (name)
+		all.delete(name)
+	end
+
+	def self.[] (name)
+		all[name]
+	end
+
+	# Create a new process executing the block.
+	def initialize (&block)
+		@channel = Thread::Channel.new
+
+		Thread.new {
+			instance_eval(&block)
+
+			@channel = nil
+		}
+	end
+
+	# Send a message to the process.
+	def send (what)
+		unless @channel
+			raise RuntimeError, 'the process has terminated'
+		end
+
+		@channel.send(what)
+
+		self
+	end
+
+	alias << send
+
+private
+	def receive
+		@channel.receive
+	end
+
+	def receive!
+		@channel.receive!
+	end
+end
+
+class Thread
+	# Helper to create a process.
+	def self.process (&block)
+		Thread::Process.new(&block)
+	end
+end

data/thread.gemspec

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Gem::Specification.new {|s|
 	s.name         = 'thread'
-	s.version      = '0.0.6.2'
+	s.version      = '0.0.7'
 	s.author       = 'meh.'
 	s.email        = 'meh@schizofreni.co'
 	s.homepage     = 'http://github.com/meh/ruby-thread'

metadata

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
 name: thread
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
-  version: 0.0.6.2
+  version: 0.0.7
 platform: ruby
 authors:
 - meh.
 autorequire: 
 bindir: bin
 cert_chain: []
-date: 2013-04-08 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+date: 2013-04-24 00:00:00.000000000 Z
 dependencies:
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
   name: rspec
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ files:
 - lib/thread/future.rb
 - lib/thread/pipe.rb
 - lib/thread/pool.rb
+- lib/thread/process.rb
 - lib/thread/promise.rb
 - lib/thread/recursive_mutex.rb
 - tests/channel_spec.rb