package.path="?/init.lua;?.lua;"..package.path multi,thread = require("multi"):init() multi.OnLoad(function() print("Code Loaded!") end) t = os.clock() co = 0 multi.OnExit(function(n) print("Code Exited: ".. os.clock()-t .." Count: ".. co) end) test = thread:newFunction(function() thread.sleep(1) -- Internally this throws a yield call which sends to the scheduler to sleep 1 second for this thread! return 1,math.random(2,100) end) multi:newThread(function() while true do thread.skip() co = co + 1 end end) -- We can get around the yielding across metamethods by using a threadedFunction -- For Example example = {} setmetatable(example,{ __newindex = function(t,k,v) -- Using a threaded function inside of a normal function print("Inside metamethod",t,k,v) local a,b = test().wait() -- This function holds the code and "yields" see comment inside the test function! -- we should see a 1 seconde delay since the function sleeps for a second than returns print("We did it!",a,b) rawset(t,k,v) -- This means by using a threaded function we can get around the yielding across metamethods. -- This is useful if you aren't using luajit, or if you using lua in an enviroment that is on version 5.1 -- There is a gotcha however, if using code that was meant to work with another coroutine based scheduler this may not work end, __index = thread:newFunction(function(t,k,v) -- Using a threaded function as the metamethod -- This works by returning a table with a __call metamethod. Will this work? Will lua detect this as a function or a table? thread.sleep(1) return "You got a string" end,true) -- Tell the code to force a wait and to identify as a function. We need to do this for metamethods -- If we don't pass true this is a table with a __call metamethod }) example["test"] = "We set a variable!" print(example["test"]) print(example.hi) -- When not in a threaded enviroment at root level we need to tell the code that we are waiting! Alternitavely after the function argument we can pass true to force a wait c,d = test().wait() print(c,d) a,b = 6,7 multi:newThread(function() -- a,b = test().wait() -- Will modify Global -- when wait is used the special metamethod routine is not triggered and variables are set as normal a,b = test() -- Will modify GLocal -- the threaded function test triggers a special routine within the metamethod that alters the thread's enviroment instead of the global enviroment. print("Waited:",a,b) --This returns instantly even though the function isn't done! test().connect(function(a,b) print("Connected:",a,b) os.exit() end) -- This waits for the returns since we are demanding them end) multi:mainloop()