Semaphore

public struct Semaphore

DispatchSemaphore struct wrapper.

  • Creates new counting semaphore with an initial value. Passing zero for the value is useful for when two threads need to reconcile the completion of a particular event. Passing a value greater than zero is useful for managing a finite pool of resources, where the pool size is equal to the value.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public init(poolSize: Int = 0)

    Parameters

    poolSize

    The starting value for the semaphore. Passing a value less than zero will cause nil to be returned.
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  • Wait for a continue function call.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @discardableResult
public func wait(_ timeout: DispatchTime = .distantFuture) -> DispatchTimeoutResult

    Parameters

    timeout

    The timeout DispatchTime. Default is .distantFuture.

    Return Value

    Returns a DispatchTimeoutResult.

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  • This function returns non-zero if a thread is woken. Otherwise, zero is returned.

    Declaration

    Swift

    @discardableResult
public func `continue`() -> Int

    Return Value

    Returns non-zero if a thread is woken. Otherwise, zero is returned.

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