# -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
"""Threading support"""
# Copyright (C) 2000-2004  Bastian Kleineidam
#
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import time
try:
    import threading
except ImportError:
    import dummy_threading as threading


class Threader (object):
    """A thread generating class"""

    def __init__ (self, num=5):
        """store maximum number of threads to generate, and initialize
           an empty thread list
        """
        # this allows negative numbers
        self.threads_max = max(num, 1)
        # list of active threads to watch
        self.threads = []

    def _acquire (self):
        """Wait until we are allowed to start a new thread"""
        while self.active_threads() >= self.threads_max:
            self._reduce_threads()
            time.sleep(0.1)

    def _reduce_threads (self):
        """remove inactive threads"""
        self.threads = [ t for t in self.threads if t.isAlive() ]

    def active_threads (self):
        """return number of active threads"""
        return len(self.threads)

    def finished (self):
        """return True if no active threads are left"""
        if self.threads_max > 0:
            self._reduce_threads()
        return self.active_threads() == 0

    def finish (self):
        """remove inactive threads"""
        self._reduce_threads()
        # XXX don't know how to stop a thread

    def start_thread (self, func, args):
        """Generate a new thread"""
        if self.threads_max < 1:
            # threading is disabled
            func(*args)
        else:
            self._acquire()
            t = threading.Thread(None, func, None, args)
            t.start()
            self.threads.append(t)

    def __str__ (self):
        """string representation of threader state"""
        return "Threader with %d threads (max %d)" % \
            (self.active_threads(), self.threads_max)