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- | SharedQueue Method Definitions
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- "======================================================================
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- | Copyright (C) 1990, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- | Written by Steve Byrne.
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- | Change Log
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- | Author Date Change
- | sbyrne 25 Apr 89 created.
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- Object subclass: #SharedQueue
- instanceVariableNames: 'queueSem valueReady queue'
- classVariableNames: ''
- poolDictionaries: ''
- category: nil!
-
- SharedQueue comment:
- 'My instances provide a guaranteed safe mechanism to allow for communication
- between processes. All access to the underlying data structures is
- controlled with critical sections so that things proceed smoothly.' !
-
-
- !SharedQueue class methodsFor: 'instance creation'!
-
- new
- ^super new init
- !!
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-
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- !SharedQueue methodsFor: 'accessing'!
-
- next
- | result |
- valueReady wait.
- queueSem critical: [ result _ queue removeFirst ].
- ^result
- !
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- nextPut: value
- queueSem critical: [ queue addLast: value ].
- valueReady signal.
- ^value
- !!
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-
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- !SharedQueue methodsFor: 'private'!
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- init
- queue _ OrderedCollection new: 10.
- valueReady _ Semaphore new.
- queueSem _ Semaphore forMutualExclusion
- !!
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