thread.go

// Copyright 2018 The Ebiten Authors
//
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//
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package thread

import (
	"errors"
)

// Thread defines threading behavior in Ebiten.
type Thread interface {
	Call(func() error) error
	Loop()
}

// OSThread represents an OS thread.
type OSThread struct {
	funcs   chan func() error
	results chan error
}

// NewOSThread creates a new thread.
//
// It is assumed that the OS thread is fixed by runtime.LockOSThread when NewOSThread is called.
func NewOSThread() *OSThread {
	return &OSThread{
		funcs:   make(chan func() error),
		results: make(chan error),
	}
}

// BreakLoop represents an termination of the loop.
var BreakLoop = errors.New("break loop")

// Loop starts the thread loop until a posted function returns BreakLoop.
//
// Loop must be called on the thread.
func (t *OSThread) Loop() {
	for f := range t.funcs {
		err := f()
		if err == BreakLoop {
			t.results <- nil
			return
		}
		t.results <- err
	}
}

// Call calls f on the thread.
//
// Do not call this from the same thread. This would block forever.
//
// If f returns BreakLoop, Loop returns.
//
// Call blocks if Loop is not called.
func (t *OSThread) Call(f func() error) error {
	t.funcs <- f
	return <-t.results
}

// NoopThread is used to disable threading.
type NoopThread struct{}

// NewNoopThread creates a new thread that does no threading.
func NewNoopThread() Thread {
	return &NoopThread{}
}

// Loop does nothing
func (t *NoopThread) Loop() {}

// Call executes the func immediately
func (t *NoopThread) Call(f func() error) error {
	return f()
}