From: "Hal E. Fulton" <hal9000@...>
Date: 2003-03-12T03:10:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Threads and DRb

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Klemme" <bob.news@gmx.net>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ruby
To: "ruby-talk ML" <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 3:50 AM
Subject: Re: Threads and DRb


> 
> "Kent Dahl" <kentda@stud.ntnu.no> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:3E6D8640.68BEFA28@stud.ntnu.no...
> > "Hal E. Fulton" wrote:
> > > >   a.extend ThreadSafe
> >
> > If it is always done like above, couldn't you do the
> >
> > > if not @__tsmutex then @__tsmutex = Mutex.new end
> >
> > In a system hook once per server object?
> >
> >  http://www.rubycentral.com/book/ref_c_module.html#Module.extend_object
> 
> Can't one just alias initialze and rededine it?
> 
> module ThreadSafe
>   alias __tsinit initialize
> 
>   def initialize(*args)
>     @__tsmutex = Mutex.new
>     __tsinit(*args)
>   end
>   def __send__(*args)
>     @__tsmutex.synchronize { super(*args) }
>   end
> end

Good ideas, Kent and Robert.

I think I like this one best so far.

I'm still curious to know the potential
dangers of redefining __send__, if anyone
can elaborate.

Hal