MODULE THREAD @public

summary

Classes and methods for thread support.

Still very much under development.

ENUM	State @public	The possible states a thread can be in.
ENUM	Type @public	The possible types of threads.
CLASS	E_Thread @public	Exception thrown when there is a thread related error.
CLASS	ThreadBase @public	Base class for Thread and EvalThread
CLASS	Thread @public	The builtin type thread.
CLASS	EvalThread<Titem> @public	Thread to be used for evaluating a function and returning the result through a pipe.
CLASS	Lock @public	The builtin type lock: An object to get exclusive access.
CLASS	AutoLock @public	The builtin type autoLock: an object that keeps a lock and releases it when destructed.
CLASS	Cond @public	The builtin type cond: An object to wait on a condition.

	eval<Titem>(f) pipe<Titem> @public	Create a thread to evaluate f and return a pipe from which the result can be read.
	threads() list<thread> @public	Return a list of all currently created threads. TODO
	current() thread @public	Return the object associated with the current thread. TODO
	wait() @public	Blocks until all threads, except the current one, have finished.

Return the object associated with the current thread. TODO

Not Implemented Yet

FUNC eval<Titem>(func< => Titem> f) pipe<Titem> @public

Create a thread to evaluate f and return a pipe from which the result can be read.

Example:

 pipe<string> p = THREAD.eval({ => "hello there" })
 IO.print(p.read())

Return a list of all currently created threads. TODO

Thread objects that have been created but for which start() has not been invoked are not included.

Not Implemented Yet

PROC wait() @public

Blocks until all threads, except the current one, have finished.

Not Implemented Yet

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