/datum/promise 
Represents a promised value that can then be fulfilled (likely by some other execution context). Supports waiting for fulfillment.
You create this datum, give a copy to some other place and call wait() or wait_for_value() to wait for fulfillment.
The other place can then call the_promise.fulfill(value) to fulfill the promise with value value, this interrupts all the waits.
Procs | |
| fulfill | Fulfills the promise with value value. |
|---|---|
| wait | Wait for the promise to be fulfilled. |
| wait_for_value | Wait for the promise to be fulfilled and return the value. |
Proc Details
fulfill
Fulfills the promise with value value.
@param value The value to fulfill the promise with. @return TRUE if the promise was not already fulfilled, FALSE if it was.
wait
Wait for the promise to be fulfilled.
@param timeout How long to wait for fulfillment. If not provided wait indefinitely. @return TRUE if fulfilled, FALSE if not (due to timeout expiring).
wait_for_value
Wait for the promise to be fulfilled and return the value.
@param timeout How long to wait for fulfillment. If not provided wait indefinitely. @return The value of the promise or null if unfulfilled.