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require("rubygems")
require("rubinius/actor")
Actor = Rubinius Actor

class Actor {
  """
  Primitive Actor class.
  Actors can be sent messages asynchronously. They process incoming messages
  (which can be any object, including Tuples, Arrays, Numbers ...) in a
  first-come, first-serve manner.

  Actors are used to implement asynchronous and future message sends in Fancy
  using the @ and @@ syntax.

  Example:
        a = Actor spawn: {
          loop: {
            match Actor receive {
              case 'hello -> \"Hello World\" println
              case 'quit ->
                \"OK, done!\" println
                break # Quit loop and let actor die
            }
          }
        }

        10 times: {
          a ! 'hello # send 'hello to actor asynchronously
        }
        a ! 'quit
  """

  alias_method(':!, '<<)

  forwards_unary_ruby_methods
  metaclass forwards_unary_ruby_methods

  def Actor spawn: block {
    """
    @block @Block@ that represents the @Actor@'s code body to be executed in a new @Thread@.
    @return A new @Actor@ running @block in a seperate @Thread@.

    Example:
          Actor spawn: {
            loop: {
              Actor receive println # print all incoming messages
            }
          }
    """

    Actor spawn(&block)
  }
}

Version data entries

2 entries across 2 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
fancy-0.10.0	lib/rbx/actor.fy
fancy-0.9.0	lib/rbx/actor.fy