Threads

Async utilities for running user code on different threads while having control/logging over them.

Lucas Bubner, 2024

1.0.0-pre

Functions

Check if a task is currently running.

open fun restart(task: Runnable)

open fun restart(task: String)

Restart a specific task by stopping it and then starting it again.

open fun start(task: Runnable)

open fun start(task: Runnable, name: String)

Start a new thread with the given task.

open fun startLoop(task: Runnable, name: String)

open fun startLoop(task: Runnable, loopSleepDuration: Measure<Time>)

open fun startLoop(task: Runnable, name: String, loopSleepDuration: Measure<Time>)

Start a new thread with the given infinite loop task.

open fun stop(task: Runnable)

open fun stop(task: String)

Stop a specific task that is currently running.

open fun stopAll()

Stop all threads that are currently running.

open fun waitFor(task: Runnable)

open fun waitFor(task: String)

Wait for a specific task to finish running.

open fun waitFor(task: Runnable, interrupt: Boolean)

open fun waitFor(task: String, interrupt: Boolean)

Wait for a specific task to finish running, with the option to interrupt it.