fifosync

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Overview

Package fifosync provides a pattern on Unix-like operating systems for synchronizing across processes using Unix FIFOs (named pipes).

Index

• type Trigger
  • func NewTrigger(name string, mode uint32) (Trigger, error)
• type Waiter
  • func NewWaiter(name string, mode uint32) (Waiter, error)

Types

type Trigger

type Trigger interface {
	// Name returns the name of the trigger
	Name() string
	// Trigger triggers another process to proceed.
	Trigger() error
}

Trigger is a FIFO which is used to signal another process to proceed.

func NewTrigger

func NewTrigger(name string, mode uint32) (Trigger, error)

NewTrigger creates a new Trigger

type Waiter

type Waiter interface {
	// Name returns the name of the waiter
	Name() string
	// Wait waits for a trigger from another process.
	Wait() error
}

Waiter is a FIFO which is used to wait for trigger provided by another process.

func NewWaiter

func NewWaiter(name string, mode uint32) (Waiter, error)

NewWaiter creates a new Waiter