blocking channel demonstration

blocking.go

package main

import "fmt"

const mock = "haha you waited"

func main() {

	c := make(chan string)

	go func() {
		fmt.Println("go routing was run")
		// Leveraging closure here with c
		c <- mock
	}()

	fmt.Printf("Ublocking the channel now from main: %s\n", <-c)

}

Blocking demonstration

@arch-lt ~> cat /tmp/blocking.go 
package main

import "fmt"

const mock = "haha you waited"

func main() {

	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	// the gofunc will block on the channel		    //
	// to ensure it is run before main continues	    //
	// this is synchronous				    //
	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	c := make(chan string)

	go func() {
		fmt.Println("go routing was run")
		// Leveraging closure here with c
		c <- mock
	}()

	fmt.Printf("Ublocking the channel now from main: %s\n", <-c)

}
@arch-lt ~> 
@arch-lt ~> 
@arch-lt ~> go run /tmp/blocking.go
go routing was run
Ublocking the channel now from main: haha you waited
@arch-lt ~>