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go-koans/about_channels.go
Tommy Parnell a7d91efcfc finished woo
2017-07-08 01:22:34 -04:00

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package go_koans
func aboutChannels() {
ch := make(chan string, 2)
assert(len(ch) == 0) // channels are like buffers
ch <- "foo" // i mean, "metaphors are like similes"
assert(len(ch) == 1) // they can be queried for queued items
assert(<-ch == "foo") // items can be popped out of them
assert(len(ch) == 0) // and len() always reflects the "current" queue status
// the 'go' keyword runs a function-call in a new "goroutine"
// which executes "concurrently" with the calling "goroutine"
go func() {
// your code goes here
}()
// assert(__delete_me__) // we'll need to make room for the queue, or suffer deadlocks
// ch <- "bar" // this send will succeed
// ch <- "quux" // there's enough room for this send too
// ch <- "extra" // but the buffer only has two slots
}