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elixir-koans/lib/koans/11_task.ex
2016-03-08 15:16:34 +02:00

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defmodule Tasks do
use Koans
koan "Tasks can be used for asynchronous computations with results" do
task = Task.async(fn -> 3 *3 end)
do_other_stuff()
assert Task.await(task) + 1 == 10
end
koan "if you don't need a result, use start_link/1" do
{:ok, _pid} = Task.start_link(fn -> 1+1 end)
end
koan "yield returns nil if the task isn't done yet" do
handle = Task.async(fn ->
:timer.sleep(100)
3 * 3
end)
assert Task.yield(handle, 10) == nil
assert Task.await(handle) == 9
end
koan "tasks can be aborted with shutdown" do
handle = Task.async(fn ->
:timer.sleep(100)
3 * 3
end)
refute Task.shutdown(handle)
end
koan "shutdown will give you an answer if it has it" do
handle = Task.async(fn -> 3 * 3 end)
:timer.sleep(10)
assert Task.shutdown(handle) == {:ok, 9}
end
koan "you can yield to multiple tasks at once and extract the results" do
squares = [1,2,3,4]
|> Enum.map(fn(number) -> Task.async(fn -> number * number end) end)
|> Task.yield_many(100)
|> Enum.map(fn({_task,{:ok, result}}) -> result end)
assert squares == [1,4,9,16]
end
def do_other_stuff do
:timer.sleep(50)
end
end