require 'promise' ## # A delayed-execution result, optimistically evaluated in a new thread. # # @example # x = future { sleep 5; 1 + 2 } # # do stuff... # y = x * 2 # => 6. blocks unless 5 seconds has passed. # class Future < defined?(BasicObject) ? BasicObject : Object instance_methods.each { |m| undef_method m unless m =~ /^(__.*|object_id)$/ } ## # Creates a new future. # # @yield [] The block to evaluate optimistically. # @see Kernel#future def initialize(&block) @promise = ::Promise.new(&block) @thread = ::Thread.new { @promise.__force__ } end ## # The value of the future's evaluation. Blocks until result available. # # @return [Object] def __force__ @thread.join if @thread @promise end alias_method :force, :__force__ ## # Does this future support the given method? # # @param [Symbol] # @return [Boolean] def respond_to?(method, include_all=false) :force.equal?(method) || :__force__.equal?(method) || __force__.respond_to?(method, include_all) end private def method_missing(method, *args, &block) __force__.__send__(method, *args, &block) end end module Kernel ## # Creates a new future. # # @example Evaluate an operation in another thread # x = future { 3 + 3 } # # @yield [] # A block to be optimistically evaluated in another thread. # @yieldreturn [Object] # The return value of the block will be the evaluated value of the future. # @return [Future] def future(&block) Future.new(&block) end end