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Async JavaScript Semaphores
function semSetPromise(sem) {
delete sem.promise;
delete sem.resolve;
sem.promise = new Promise(resolve => {
if (sem.left) {
--sem.left;
resolve();
} else {
sem.resolve = resolve;
}
});
}
function semTake(sem) {
return sem.promise.then(() => semSetPromise(sem));
}
function semPut(sem) {
++sem.left;
if (sem.resolve) {
sem.resolve();
semSetPromise(sem);
}
}
export class Sem {
static async create(n) {
const sem = new Sem();
sem.left = n;
semSetPromise(sem);
return sem;
}
take() {
return semTake(this);
}
put() {
semPut(this);
}
}
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