Thread.Comm.Rendezvous

Usage

(let ((rdv (make-rendezvous)))
  (bordeaux-threads:make-thread (lambda () (accept-rendezvous rdv)))
  (call-rendezvous rdv 2))

Installation

Use Quicklisp.

API

Thread.Comm.Rendezvous provides CSP(Communicating sequential processes) style inter thread communication channel.

All API are MT-Safe.

Currently run only on SBCL and Clozure-CL.

[Function] make-rendezvous (&optional name)

Make and return new rendezvous object.

[Generic Function] call-rendezvous (rendezvous value)

Send value to and wait until rendezvous acceptor thread.

Return value or acceptor thread's reply value if acceptor has :reply keyword arg.

[Generic Function] accept-rendezvous (rendezvous &key reply)

Return value from passed by rendezvous caller thread.

:reply should be one argument funcallable object. It called after accept call-rendezvous value and before restart call-rendezvous thread. It's evaluated value becomes call-rendezvous thread's return value.

[Generic Function] rendezvous-name (rendezvous)

Return rendezvous's name.

[Function] nickname-package (&optional (name :rdv))

Add nickname for this package (:THREAD.COMM.RENDEZVOUS).

Author

• Kazuo Koga

Copyright

Copyright (c) 2011 Kazuo Koga

License

Licensed under the MIT License. (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

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