HaxeFoundation.haxe/std/neko/vm/Tls.hx

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package neko.vm;

/**
	Creates thread local storage.
*/
class Tls<T> {

	var t : Dynamic;
	public var value(get,set) : T;

	/**
		Creates thread local storage. This is placeholder that can store
		a value that will be different depending on the local thread. 
		Set the tls value to `null` before exiting the thread 
		or the memory will never be collected.
	*/
	public function new() {
		t = tls_create();
	}

	/**
		Returns the value set by tls_set for the local thread.
	*/
	function get_value() : T {
		return tls_get(t);
	}

	/**
		Set the value of the TLS for the local thread.
	*/
	function set_value( v : T ) {
		tls_set(t,v);
		return v;
	}

	static var tls_create = neko.Lib.load("std","tls_create",0);
	static var tls_get = neko.Lib.load("std","tls_get",1);
	static var tls_set = neko.Lib.load("std","tls_set",2);
}