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tutorial: describe unidirectional channels

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Rob Pike 2011-11-10 14:02:14 -08:00
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@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ The <code>server</code> routine loops forever, receiving requests and, to avoid
a long-running operation, starting a goroutine to do the actual work.
<p>
<pre><!--{{code "progs/server.go" `/func.server/` `/^}/`}}
-->func server(op binOp, service chan *request) {
-->func server(op binOp, service &lt;-chan *request) {
for {
req := &lt;-service
go run(op, req) // don&#39;t wait for it
@ -1385,17 +1385,41 @@ a long-running operation, starting a goroutine to do the actual work.
}
</pre>
<p>
We construct a server in a familiar way, starting it and returning a channel
There's a new feature in the signature of <code>server</code>: the type of the
<code>service</code> channel specifies the direction of communication.
A channel of plain <code>chan</code> type can be used both for sending and receiving.
However, the type used when declaring a channel can be decorated with an arrow to
indicate that the channel can be used only to send (<code>chan&lt;-</code>) or to
receive (<code>&lt;-chan</code>) data.
The arrow points towards or away from the <code>chan</code> to indicate whether data flows into or out of
the channel.
In the <code>server</code> function, <code>service &lt;-chan *request</code> is a "receive only" channel
that the function can use only to <em>read</em> new requests.
<p>
We instantiate a server in a familiar way, starting it and returning a channel
connected to it:
<p>
<pre><!--{{code "progs/server.go" `/func.startServer/` `/^}/`}}
-->func startServer(op binOp) chan *request {
-->func startServer(op binOp) chan&lt;- *request {
req := make(chan *request)
go server(op, req)
return req
}
</pre>
<p>
The returned channel is send only, even though the channel was created bidirectionally.
The read end is passed to <code>server</code>, while the send end is returned
to the caller of <code>startServer</code>, so the two halves of the channel
are distinguished, just as we did in <code>startServer</code>.
<p>
Bidirectional channels can be assigned to unidirectional channels but not the
other way around, so if you annotate your channel directions when you declare
them, such as in function signatures, the type system can help you set up and
use channels correctly.
Note that it's pointless to <code>make</code> unidirectional channels, since you can't
use them to communicate. Their purpose is served by variables assigned from bidirectional channels
to distinguish the input and output halves.
<p>
Here's a simple test. It starts a server with an addition operator and sends out
<code>N</code> requests without waiting for the replies. Only after all the requests are sent
does it check the results.
@ -1437,7 +1461,7 @@ we can provide a second, <code>quit</code> channel to the server:
It passes the quit channel to the <code>server</code> function, which uses it like this:
<p>
<pre><!--{{code "progs/server1.go" `/func.server/` `/^}/`}}
-->func server(op binOp, service chan *request, quit chan bool) {
-->func server(op binOp, service &lt;-chan *request, quit &lt;-chan bool) {
for {
select {
case req := &lt;-service:

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@ -968,11 +968,35 @@ a long-running operation, starting a goroutine to do the actual work.
<p>
{{code "progs/server.go" `/func.server/` `/^}/`}}
<p>
We construct a server in a familiar way, starting it and returning a channel
There's a new feature in the signature of <code>server</code>: the type of the
<code>service</code> channel specifies the direction of communication.
A channel of plain <code>chan</code> type can be used both for sending and receiving.
However, the type used when declaring a channel can be decorated with an arrow to
indicate that the channel can be used only to send (<code>chan&lt;-</code>) or to
receive (<code>&lt;-chan</code>) data.
The arrow points towards or away from the <code>chan</code> to indicate whether data flows into or out of
the channel.
In the <code>server</code> function, <code>service &lt;-chan *request</code> is a "receive only" channel
that the function can use only to <em>read</em> new requests.
<p>
We instantiate a server in a familiar way, starting it and returning a channel
connected to it:
<p>
{{code "progs/server.go" `/func.startServer/` `/^}/`}}
<p>
The returned channel is send only, even though the channel was created bidirectionally.
The read end is passed to <code>server</code>, while the send end is returned
to the caller of <code>startServer</code>, so the two halves of the channel
are distinguished, just as we did in <code>startServer</code>.
<p>
Bidirectional channels can be assigned to unidirectional channels but not the
other way around, so if you annotate your channel directions when you declare
them, such as in function signatures, the type system can help you set up and
use channels correctly.
Note that it's pointless to <code>make</code> unidirectional channels, since you can't
use them to communicate. Their purpose is served by variables assigned from bidirectional channels
to distinguish the input and output halves.
<p>
Here's a simple test. It starts a server with an addition operator and sends out
<code>N</code> requests without waiting for the replies. Only after all the requests are sent
does it check the results.

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@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ func run(op binOp, req *request) {
req.replyc <- reply
}
func server(op binOp, service chan *request) {
func server(op binOp, service <-chan *request) {
for {
req := <-service
go run(op, req) // don't wait for it
}
}
func startServer(op binOp) chan *request {
func startServer(op binOp) chan<- *request {
req := make(chan *request)
go server(op, req)
return req

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@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func run(op binOp, req *request) {
req.replyc <- reply
}
func server(op binOp, service chan *request, quit chan bool) {
func server(op binOp, service <-chan *request, quit <-chan bool) {
for {
select {
case req := <-service: