odin_test1/otest/thr4.odin

package main

import "core:fmt"
import "core:thread"
import "core:time"
import "core:sync"
import "core:sync/chan"

my_mutex :sync.Mutex

wData :: struct{
  waitgroupdata: ^sync.Wait_Group,
  // message_channel is like a cannal/converbelt 
  // through which we can pass things
  message_channel: ^chan.Chan(int)
}

main :: proc(){
  wg : sync.Wait_Group
  // creating a new channel which can pass int type data
  mchan, err := chan.create(chan.Chan(int), context.allocator)
  
  t1 := thread.create(worker1)
  t2 := thread.create(worker2)
  
  t1.init_context = context
  t1.user_index = 1
  
  t2.init_context = context
  t2.user_index = 2
  
  t1.data = &wData{ waitgroupdata = &wg, message_channel = &mchan }
  t2.data = &wData{ waitgroupdata = &wg, message_channel = &mchan }
  
  sync.wait_group_add(&wg, 2)
  thread.start(t1) 
  thread.start(t2) 
  sync.wait_group_wait(&wg)
}

worker1 :: proc(t: ^thread.Thread){
  fmt.printf("work of t1 started\n")
  dereferenced_value := (cast(^wData)t.data)
  
  // passing 24 through our channel
  // now this 24 can be picked up by other threads using this channel 
  ok := chan.send(dereferenced_value.message_channel^, 24)
  if ok{
    fmt.println("t1 sent message via chan")
  }else{
    fmt.println("couldn't send message")
  }
  
  sync.wait_group_done(dereferenced_value.waitgroupdata)
}

worker2 :: proc (t: ^thread.Thread){
  fmt.printf("work of t2 started \n")
  dereferenced_value := (cast(^wData)t.data)
  
  // This will wait here till we recieve any data through channel
  // once we get data from channel we can move forward
  data, ok := chan.recv(dereferenced_value.message_channel^)
  if ok{
    fmt.printf("Recieved %d from t1\n", data)
  }else{
    fmt.printf("Something went wrong\n")
  }
  
  sync.wait_group_done(dereferenced_value.waitgroupdata)
}


/*

make o thr4
odin run thr4.odin -file
work of t1 started
work of t2 started
Recieved 24 from t1
t1 sent message via chan

make o thr4
odin run thr4.odin -file
work of t2 started
work of t1 started
Recieved 24 from t1
t1 sent message via chan

*/