lib/actors/examples/thread-ring/thread_ring.nit

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  15 # Example implemented from "The computer Language Benchmarks Game" - Thread-Ring
  16 # http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/
  17 #
  18 # Complete description of the thread-ring :
  19 # http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/u64q/threadring-description.html#threadring
  20 module thread_ring is example
  21
  22 import actors
  23
  24 # One Actor, who will receive the token
  25 class ThreadRing
  26         actor
  27
  28         # Identification of `self`
  29         var id: Int
  30
  31         # The next Actor to which `self` send the token
  32         var next: ThreadRing is noinit
  33
  34         # Receive a token, then send it to `next` unless its value is `0`
  35         fun send_token(message: Int) do
  36                 if message == 0 then print id
  37                 if message >= 1 then next.async.send_token(message - 1)
  38         end
  39 end
  40
  41 redef class Sys
  42         # numbers of actors to create the ring
  43         var nb_actors = 503
  44 end
  45
  46 var first = new ThreadRing(1)
  47 var current = new ThreadRing(2)
  48 first.next = current
  49 for i in [3..nb_actors] do
  50         var t = new ThreadRing(i)
  51         current.next = t
  52         current = t
  53 end
  54 current.next = first
  55 var n = if args.is_empty then 1000 else args[0].to_i
  56 first.send_token(n)