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"

"{ Package: 'stx:libbasic2' }"

"{ NameSpace: Smalltalk }"

ProtoObject subclass:#Lazy

	instanceVariableNames:'result startSemaphore endSemaphore'

	classVariableNames:''

	poolDictionaries:''

	category:'Kernel-Processes'

!

!Lazy class methodsFor:'documentation'!

copyright

"

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	  source and author(s) of the material are acknowledged.

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	* The material shall not be used for commercial gain without the prior

	  written consent of the author(s).

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	Subject: copyright

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!

documentation

"

    I represent an execution which may or may not be required.

    I will not start execution until at least one message has been received.

    The messages sent to me are delayed until execution has completed.

    [author:]

        tph@cs.man.ac.uk

    [see also:]

        Block LazyValue Future

"

!

examples

"

  Evaluates the factorial, starting only when the

  result is actually required (when printString is sent).

						[exBegin]

    | fac |

    fac := [100 factorial] lazyValue.

    Transcript showCR: 'Doing nothing. '.

    (Delay forSeconds: 2) wait.

    Transcript showCR: fac printString.

						[exEnd]

  Starts evaluating both factorials only when required (by the touch),

  and waits until both blocks have finished before continuing.

						[exBegin]

    | fac1 fac2 |

    fac1 := [Transcript showCR: 'Starting fac1.. '. 100 factorial] lazyValue.

    fac2 := [Transcript showCR: 'Starting fac2.. '. 120 factorial] lazyValue.

    fac2 touch.

    fac1 touch.

    Transcript showCR: 'both completed.'.

						[exEnd]

  Demonstrates how to pass arguments to a lazy evaluation block.

						[exBegin]

    | temp |

    temp := [:x :y :z | x * y * z] lazyValueWithArguments: #(2 3 4).

    Transcript  showCR: temp printString.

						[exEnd]

"

! !

!Lazy methodsFor:'evaluating'!

block: aBlock

	"Execute aBlock in parallel, but ensure that any messages sent

	 to me before execution of the block has terminated are

	 suspended until it has terminated. Do not start the evaluation

	 until at least one message has been sent to the receiver."

	startSemaphore := Semaphore new.

	endSemaphore := Semaphore new.

	[startSemaphore wait.

	 result := aBlock value.

	 endSemaphore signal] fork

!

block: aBlock value: aValue

	"Execute aBlock in parallel, but ensure that any messages sent

	 to me before execution of the block has terminated are

	 suspended until it has terminated. Do not start the evaluation

	 until at least one message has been sent to the receiver."

	startSemaphore := Semaphore new.

	endSemaphore := Semaphore new.

	[startSemaphore wait.

	 result := aBlock value: aValue.

	 endSemaphore signal] fork

!

block: aBlock value: value1 value: value2

	"Execute aBlock in parallel, but ensure that any messages sent

	 to me before execution of the block has terminated are

	 suspended until it has terminated. Do not start the evaluation

	 until at least one message has been sent to the receiver."

	startSemaphore := Semaphore new.

	endSemaphore := Semaphore new.

	[startSemaphore wait.

	 result := aBlock value: value1 value: value2.

	 endSemaphore signal] fork

!

block: aBlock value: value1 value: value2 value: value3

	"Execute aBlock in parallel, but ensure that any messages sent

	 to me before execution of the block has terminated are

	 suspended until it has terminated. Do not start the evaluation

	 until at least one message has been sent to the receiver."

	startSemaphore := Semaphore new.

	endSemaphore := Semaphore new.

	[startSemaphore wait.

	 result := aBlock value: value1 value: value2 value: value3.

	 endSemaphore signal] fork

!

block: aBlock valueWithArguments: anArray

	"Execute aBlock in parallel, but ensure that any messages sent

	 to me before execution of the block has terminated are

	 suspended until it has terminated. Do not start the evaluation

	 until at least one message has been sent to the receiver."

	startSemaphore := Semaphore new.

	endSemaphore := Semaphore new.

	[startSemaphore wait.

	 result := aBlock valueWithArguments: anArray.

	 endSemaphore signal] fork

! !

!Lazy methodsFor:'synchronising'!

doesNotUnderstand: aMessage

    "Any message to a Lazy will end up here."

    startSemaphore signal.          "Start the evaluation."

    endSemaphore waitUncounted.     "Wait until evaluation completed."

    ^ aMessage sendTo:result

! !

!Lazy methodsFor:'testing'!

isLazyValue

    ^ endSemaphore wouldBlock

! !

!Lazy class methodsFor:'documentation'!

version

    ^ '$Header$'

! !