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Executors in Dart for Flutter
import 'dart:async';
import 'dart:isolate';
void main(List<String> arguments) async {
Executor executor = await Executor.create();
executor.run(Task('Name 1', task1));
executor.run(Task('Name 2', task2));
executor.run(Task('Name 3', task3));
print('sent');
await Future.delayed(Duration(seconds: 4));
executor.dispose();
print('done');
}
Future<void> task1() async {
print('hello');
await Future.delayed(Duration(milliseconds: 500));
}
Future<void> task2() async {
print('world');
await Future.delayed(Duration(milliseconds: 500));
}
Future<void> task3() async {
print('dart');
await Future.delayed(Duration(milliseconds: 500));
}
typedef TaskHandler<TResult> = TResult Function();
class Task<TResult> {
final String name;
final TaskHandler<TResult> handler;
const Task(this.name, this.handler);
TResult call() {
print('start $this');
final result = handler();
print('end $this');
return result;
}
@override
String toString() {
return 'Task{$name}';
}
}
class Executor {
Isolate _isolate;
SendPort _taskPort;
SendPort _quitPort;
Executor._();
static Future<Executor> create() async {
final executor = Executor._();
final startupPort = ReceivePort();
executor._isolate = await Isolate.spawn(_spawn, startupPort.sendPort);
List<SendPort> ports = await startupPort.first;
executor._taskPort = ports[0];
executor._quitPort = ports[1];
return executor;
}
void run<T>(Task<T> task) {
_taskPort.send(task);
}
void dispose() {
_quitPort.send(null);
_isolate.kill();
}
static void _spawn(SendPort executorPort) {
final ReceivePort taskPort = ReceivePort();
final ReceivePort quitPort = ReceivePort();
executorPort.send([taskPort.sendPort, quitPort.sendPort]);
taskPort.listen((task) async {
print('running $task');
task();
});
quitPort.first.then((_) {
quitPort.close();
taskPort.close();
});
}
}
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