Crate thin_main_loop

A thin main loop library for desktop applications and async I/O.

See README.md for an introduction and some examples.

Modules

future

0.3 Futures support

Structs

CbHandle

Abstraction around unix fds and windows sockets.

CbId

Callback Id, can be used to cancel callback before its run.

IOReader

The most common I/O object is one from which you can read asynchronously. This is a simple convenience wrapper for that kind of I/O object.

MainLoop

Enums

IODirection

Selects whether to wait for a CbHandle to be available for reading, writing, or both.

MainLoopError

Possible error codes returned from the main loop API.

Traits

IOAble

Represents an object that can be read from and/or written to.

Functions

call_after

Runs a function once, after a specified duration.

call_asap

Runs a function as soon as possible, i e, when the main loop runs.

call_interval

Runs a function at regular intervals

call_io

Calls IOAble’s callbacks when there is data to be read or written.

call_thread

Runs a function on another thread. The target thread must run a main loop.

terminate

Terminates the currently running main loop.