19 lines
1.1 KiB
Go
19 lines
1.1 KiB
Go
// Package async provides unbounded channel and queue structures that are
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// designed for caching unlimited number of a concrete type. For better
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// performance, a given type should be less or euqal than 16 bytes.
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//
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// The difference of an unbounded channel or queue is that unbounde channels
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// can utilize select and channel semantics, whereas queue cannot. A user of
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// this package should balance this tradeoff. For instance, an unbounded
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// channel can provide zero waiting cost when trying to receiving an object
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// when the receiving select statement has a default case, and a queue can
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// only receive the object with a time amount of time, but depending on the
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// number of queue item producer, the receiving time may increase accordingly.
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//
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// Delicate dance: One must aware that an unbounded channel may lead to
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// OOM when the consuming speed of the buffer is lower than the producing
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// speed constantly. However, such a channel may be fairly used for event
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// delivering if the consumer of the channel consumes the incoming
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// forever, such as even processing.
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package async
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