threaded_processor 0.1

data/lib/threaded_processor.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+VERSION = 0.1
+
+require 'thread'
+
+class ThreadedProcessorError < StandardError; end
+
+class ThreadedProcessor
+  attr_accessor :list, :max_threads, :block
+  
+  # Provide an object list array, thread count (Integer), 
+  # and a block to run
+  def initialize(object_list=[], thread_count=3, &block)
+    @list = object_list
+    @max_threads = thread_count
+    @queue = Queue.new
+    @block = block
+    self
+  end
+  
+  # Append an item to the object list
+  def <<(obj)
+    @list << obj
+  end
+  
+  # Empty the object list
+  def empty!
+    @list = []
+  end
+  
+  # Run the multithreaded process.
+  def run!
+    raise ThreadedProcessorError.new("Object list is empty!") if (@list.empty? || !@list.is_a?(Array))
+    raise ThreadedProcessorError.new("Assign block") if @block.nil?
+    threads = (1..@max_threads).map do |i|
+     Thread.new(@queue) do |q|
+       until ( q == ( obj = q.deq ) )
+         @block.call(obj)
+       end
+     end
+    end
+    @list.each{|o| @queue.enq o}
+    threads.size.times{@queue.enq @queue}
+    threads.each{|t| t.join}
+    true
+  end
+end
+

metadata

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: threaded_processor
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  version: "0.1"
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Patrick Morgan
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2010-02-05 00:00:00 -06:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: A simple wrapper for Ruby Threads and SizedQueue.
+email: patrick@patrick-morgan.net
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- lib/threaded_processor.rb
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: http://www.patrick-morgan.net
+licenses: []
+
+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: 
+rubygems_version: 1.3.5
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Threaded processor with specifiable thread pool size.
+test_files: []
+