I second the request to add a "count" field to the channel protocol.
I also agree that having to keep track of the buffer just to get the count is hacky-ish. On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 3:29 PM, Paul Viola <vi...@highspot.com> wrote: > > Still finding my way around Clojure... sorry if this is trivial. > > I am using core.async to implement a queue for a collection of workers > that pull jobs and complete them (there may be multiple producers as well). > > All looks great so far. Except when it comes time to close down the pipe > (and drain if possible). > > I don't see a good way to get the number of items in a channel. I could > construct the fixedbuffer explicitly and then keep a hold on it... but > this feels non-idiomatic (the buffer is mutated at a distance by operations > on the channel). > > Why not add a count operation to the channel?? It also seems useful for > getting status information about the overall process (what is the average > depth??). > > Happy to be educated. > > Thanks, > Paul > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > your first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Clojure" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
