66 lines
1.6 KiB
Markdown
66 lines
1.6 KiB
Markdown
Threads are being executed simultaneously.
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## start
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starts a new thread and executes the function
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#### Parameters:
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1. `function` the function which should be executed
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#### Returns:
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1. `object` The object in use
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#### Usage:
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* Starts a new thread
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```lua
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local mainFrame = basalt.createFrame()
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local aThread = mainFrame:addThread()
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local function randomThreadFunction()
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while true do
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basalt.debug("Thread is active")
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os.sleep(1) -- a sleep/coroutine.yield() or pullEvent is required otherwise we will never come back to the main program (error)
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end
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end
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aThread:start(randomThreadfunction)
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```
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```lua
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basalt.setVariable("myThread", function() while true do os.sleep(1) end end)
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```
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```xml
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<thread thread="myThread" start="true"/>
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```
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## stop
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stops the thread
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#### Returns:
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1. `object` The object in use
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#### Usage:
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* Stops the current running thread by clicking on a button
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```lua
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local mainFrame = basalt.createFrame()
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local aThread = mainFrame:addThread()
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local function randomThreadFunction()
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while true do
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basalt.debug("Thread is active")
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os.sleep(1) -- a sleep/coroutine.yield() or pullEvent is required otherwise we will never come back to the main program (error)
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end
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end
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aThread:start(randomThreadfunction)
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local aButton = mainFrame:addButton():setText("Stop Thread"):onClick(function() aThread:stop() end)
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```
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## getStatus
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gets the current thread status
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#### Returns:
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1. `string` current status - ("running", "normal", "suspended", "dead")
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#### Usage:
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```lua
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local mainFrame = basalt.createFrame()
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local aThread = mainFrame:addThread()
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basalt.debug(aThread:getStatus())
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```
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