Thread:defer

Registers a function that will be executed when this thread runs to completion or stops.

Deferred functions run in the order opposite of their registration.

Usage

thread:defer(deferred_function)

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
deferred_function	function(self: Thread)	Function to run when this thread finishes or stops.

Examples

local script = crystal.Script:new();
script:run_thread(function(self)
  self:defer(function(self)
    print("Hi from deferred function!");
  end);
  self:defer(function(self)
    print("I run first");
  end);
  self:wait_for("my_signal");
  print("thread logic");
end);

-- Prints "thread logic", "I run first", and "Hi from deferred function!" (in this order)
script:signal("my_signal");