docs: Task tutorial cleanup

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Brian Anderson 2012-10-01 18:03:09 -07:00
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@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ do spawn {
some_other_expensive_computation();
let result = port.recv();
# fn some_expensive_computation() -> int { 42 }
# fn some_other_expensive_computation() {}
~~~~
@ -189,10 +188,10 @@ spawns the child task.
~~~~
# use task::{spawn};
# use comm::{Port, Chan};
# use task::spawn;
# use pipes::{stream, Port, Chan};
# fn some_expensive_computation() -> int { 42 }
# let port = Port();
# let chan = port.chan();
# let (chan, port) = stream();
do spawn {
let result = some_expensive_computation();
chan.send(result);
@ -221,10 +220,29 @@ let result = port.recv();
The `Port` and `Chan` pair created by `stream` enable efficient
communication between a single sender and a single receiver, but
multiple senders cannot use a single `Chan`, nor can multiple
receivers use a single `Port`. What if our example needed to
perform multiple computations across a number of tasks? In that
case we might use a `SharedChan`, a type that allows a single
`Chan` to be used by multiple senders.
receivers use a single `Port`. What if our example needed to perform
multiple computations across a number of tasks? The following cannot
be written:
~~~ {.xfail-test}
# use task::{spawn};
# use pipes::{stream, Port, Chan};
# fn some_expensive_computation() -> int { 42 }
let (chan, port) = stream();
do spawn {
chan.send(some_expensive_computation());
}
// ERROR! The previous spawn statement already owns the channel,
// so the compiler will not allow it to be captured again
do spawn {
chan.send(some_expensive_computation());
}
~~~
Instead we can use a `SharedChan`, a type that allows a single
`Chan` to be shared by multiple senders.
~~~
# use task::spawn;
@ -263,13 +281,12 @@ might look like the example below.
# use task::spawn;
# use pipes::{stream, Port, Chan};
// Create a vector of ports, one for each child task
let ports = do vec::from_fn(3) |init_val| {
let (chan, port) = stream();
do spawn {
chan.send(some_expensive_computation(init_val));
}
port
};