#!/usr/bin/env python
def run_async(func):
"""
run_async(func)
function decorator, intended to make "func" run in a separate
thread (asynchronously).
Returns the created Thread object
E.g.:
@run_async
def task1():
do_something
@run_async
def task2():
do_something_too
t1 = task1()
t2 = task2()
...
t1.join()
t2.join()
"""
from threading import Thread
from functools import wraps
@wraps(func)
def async_func(*args, **kwargs):
func_hl = Thread(target = func, args = args, kwargs = kwargs)
func_hl.start()
return func_hl
return async_func
if __name__ == '__main__':
from time import sleep
@run_async
def print_somedata():
print 'starting print_somedata'
sleep(2)
print 'print_somedata: 2 sec passed'
sleep(2)
print 'print_somedata: 2 sec passed'
sleep(2)
print 'finished print_somedata'
def main():
print_somedata()
print 'back in main'
print_somedata()
print 'back in main'
print_somedata()
print 'back in main'
main()
