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thread

Summary

Thread-like wrappers around coroutine-backed OpenOS processes with event-aware suspension and joining.

Availability

  • Repository: opencomputers
  • System: openos
  • Type: library

Source

  • OpenComputers/src\main\resources\assets\opencomputers\loot\openos\lib\thread.lua

Usage

local thread = require("thread")

API

thread.create(fp, ...)

  • Description: Start a new managed thread around a Lua function and return the thread handle immediately.
  • Parameters:
    • fp: Function that becomes the thread body.
    • ...: Arguments passed to the thread function on its first resume.
local worker = thread.create(function(name) print(name) end, 'job-1')

thread.current()

  • Description: Return the thread handle associated with the currently running process stack, if any.
local self = thread.current()

thread.waitForAll(threads, timeout)

  • Description: Block until every thread in the list has stopped running or the timeout expires.
  • Parameters:
    • threads: Array of thread handles returned by thread.create.
    • timeout: Optional maximum number of seconds to wait.
thread.waitForAll(workers, 5)

thread.waitForAny(threads, timeout)

  • Description: Block until any thread in the list stops running or the timeout expires.
  • Parameters:
    • threads: Array of thread handles returned by thread.create.
    • timeout: Optional maximum number of seconds to wait.
thread.waitForAny(workers, 1)

Notes

  • Only exported module functions are listed on this page.