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Holger Hildebrandtfa074992020-03-27 15:42:06 +00001/*
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17
18// Package buffer provides an implementation of an unbounded buffer.
19package buffer
20
21import "sync"
22
23// Unbounded is an implementation of an unbounded buffer which does not use
24// extra goroutines. This is typically used for passing updates from one entity
25// to another within gRPC.
26//
27// All methods on this type are thread-safe and don't block on anything except
28// the underlying mutex used for synchronization.
29type Unbounded struct {
30 c chan interface{}
31 mu sync.Mutex
32 backlog []interface{}
33}
34
35// NewUnbounded returns a new instance of Unbounded.
36func NewUnbounded() *Unbounded {
37 return &Unbounded{c: make(chan interface{}, 1)}
38}
39
40// Put adds t to the unbounded buffer.
41func (b *Unbounded) Put(t interface{}) {
42 b.mu.Lock()
43 if len(b.backlog) == 0 {
44 select {
45 case b.c <- t:
46 b.mu.Unlock()
47 return
48 default:
49 }
50 }
51 b.backlog = append(b.backlog, t)
52 b.mu.Unlock()
53}
54
55// Load sends the earliest buffered data, if any, onto the read channel
56// returned by Get(). Users are expected to call this every time they read a
57// value from the read channel.
58func (b *Unbounded) Load() {
59 b.mu.Lock()
60 if len(b.backlog) > 0 {
61 select {
62 case b.c <- b.backlog[0]:
63 b.backlog[0] = nil
64 b.backlog = b.backlog[1:]
65 default:
66 }
67 }
68 b.mu.Unlock()
69}
70
71// Get returns a read channel on which values added to the buffer, via Put(),
72// are sent on.
73//
74// Upon reading a value from this channel, users are expected to call Load() to
75// send the next buffered value onto the channel if there is any.
76func (b *Unbounded) Get() <-chan interface{} {
77 return b.c
78}