linkchecker/linkcheck/Threader.py
2003-08-11 13:19:39 +00:00

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# -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
"""Threading support"""
# Copyright (C) 2000-2003 Bastian Kleineidam
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
from threading import *
class Threader (object):
"A thread generating class"
def __init__ (self, num=5):
self.maxThreads = num
self.threads = []
def acquire (self):
"Wait until we are allowed to start a new thread"
while True:
self.reduceThreads()
if len(self.threads) < self.maxThreads:
break
def reduceThreads (self):
for t in self.threads:
if not t.isAlive():
self.threads.remove(t)
def finished (self):
return not len(self.threads)
def finish (self):
self.reduceThreads()
# dont know how to stop a thread
def startThread (self, callable, args):
"Generate a new thread"
self.acquire()
t = Thread(None, callable, None, args)
t.start()
self.threads.append(t)