the init function requires a buffer as a parameter, what happens if i give an empty one?
i just need a regular queue, im not going to interact with files or networking.
#std.io.queue.init question
sage spoke
from what i understand, std.io interface, when passing in an empty buffer, that tells the interface to immediately flush any written data. but what does that mean for a queue? does it hold off on putting the items into the actual queue data structure until the buffer is full?
if it helps, what i want is a FIFO structure. i don't care if its singlethreaded only
sage spoke
Okay, looks like it's not a good idea to use this type of queue for my purposes
it blocks if there's enough enough space and waits until space is remaining.
Guess i'll just make my own primitive FIFO structure until there's one in the std
plucky plaza
you can just use an ArrayList for your purposes.
std.Io.Queue is for sending things across async tasks or 'threads'.
if you give it a zero sized buffer it will not have any space to put data, so when you try it will block until some other task/thread reads from it, effectively using the stacks in place of the buffer.