Module: Await

Extended by:: Await

Included in:: Await

Defined in:: lib/await.rb

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: ThreadExtension

Instance Method Summary collapse

#await(&block) ⇒ Object

Define a group of operations that need to be completed before execution will continue.
#defer(*args, &block) ⇒ Object

Used to define a deferred operation.

Instance Method Details

#await(&block) ⇒ `Object`

Define a group of operations that need to be completed before execution will continue. The current fiber is suspended until all of the defer operations have completed.



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# File 'lib/await.rb', line 73

def await(&block)
  Thread.current.await(&block)
end

#defer(*args, &block) ⇒ `Object`

Used to define a deferred operation. The return value is a Proc that can be passed through as a callback argument to any method. Once the callback has been executed it is considered complete unless within that callback other defer or await calls are made.



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# File 'lib/await.rb', line 81

def defer(*args, &block)
  Thread.current.defer(*args, &block)
end