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chrisaiv on 10/22/07


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Simple Example of Threading in Ruby

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You can run functions in parallel without any problems as long as you have enough memory in your computer and none of your functions are dependant on one another. THink about how quickly you can complete your cron jobs now!

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  1. def func1
  2.   i = 0
  3.   while i <= 5
  4.     puts "func1 at: #{Time.now}"
  5.     sleep(2)
  6.     i = i + 1
  7.   end
  8. end
  9. def func2
  10.   i = 0
  11.   while i <= 5
  12.     puts "func2 at: #{Time.now}"
  13.     sleep(1)
  14.     i = i + 1
  15.   end
  16. end
  17.  
  18. puts "Start at: #{Time.now}"
  19. t1 = Thread.new{func1()}
  20. t2 = Thread.new{func2()}
  21. t1.join
  22. t2.join
  23. puts "End at: #{Time.now}"

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Posted By: DIGJAM on March 18, 2008

HI

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