threads

exercises/threads/threads1.rs

@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 // Execute `rustlings hint threads1` or use the `hint` watch subcommand for a
 // hint.
 
-// I AM NOT DONE
-
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
@@ -27,6 +25,9 @@ fn main() {
     let mut results: Vec<u128> = vec![];
     for handle in handles {
         // TODO: a struct is returned from thread::spawn, can you use it?
+        results.push(
+            handle.join().unwrap()
+        );
     }
 
     if results.len() != 10 {

exercises/threads/threads2.rs

@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 // Execute `rustlings hint threads2` or use the `hint` watch subcommand for a
 // hint.
 
-// I AM NOT DONE
-
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
@@ -18,14 +16,15 @@ struct JobStatus {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let status = Arc::new(JobStatus { jobs_completed: 0 });
+    // SOLUTION: added Mutex to manage the lock => Arc is an atomic reference to IMMUTABLE data 
+    let status = Arc::new(Mutex::new(JobStatus { jobs_completed: 0 }));
     let mut handles = vec![];
     for _ in 0..10 {
         let status_shared = Arc::clone(&status);
         let handle = thread::spawn(move || {
             thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(250));
             // TODO: You must take an action before you update a shared value
-            status_shared.jobs_completed += 1;
+            status_shared.lock().unwrap().jobs_completed += 1;
         });
         handles.push(handle);
     }
@@ -34,6 +33,6 @@ fn main() {
         // TODO: Print the value of the JobStatus.jobs_completed. Did you notice
         // anything interesting in the output? Do you have to 'join' on all the
         // handles?
-        println!("jobs completed {}", ???);
+        println!("jobs completed {}", status.lock().unwrap().jobs_completed);
     }
 }

exercises/threads/threads3.rs

@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ fn send_tx(q: Queue, tx: mpsc::Sender<u32>) -> () {
     let qc1 = Arc::clone(&qc);
     let qc2 = Arc::clone(&qc);
 
+    let tx1 = tx.clone();
     thread::spawn(move || {
         for val in &qc1.first_half {
             println!("sending {:?}", val);
-            tx.send(*val).unwrap();
+            tx1.send(*val).unwrap();
             thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
         }
     });