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renames threadpool.await to blockUntil; refs #7853

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Araq 2018-08-14 01:28:04 +02:00
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doc/spawn.txt
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@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Spawn statement
A standalone ``spawn`` statement is a simple construct. It executes
the passed expression on the thread pool and returns a `data flow variable`:idx:
``FlowVar[T]`` that can be read from. The reading with the ``^`` operator is
**blocking**. However, one can use ``awaitAny`` to wait on multiple flow
**blocking**. However, one can use ``blockUntilAny`` to wait on multiple flow
variables at the same time:
.. code-block:: nim
@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ variables at the same time:
var responses = newSeq[FlowVarBase](3)
for i in 0..2:
responses[i] = spawn tellServer(Update, "key", "value")
var index = awaitAny(responses)
var index = blockUntilAny(responses)
assert index >= 0
responses.del(index)
discard awaitAny(responses)
discard blockUntilAny(responses)
Data flow variables ensure that no data races
are possible. Due to technical limitations not every type ``T`` is possible in