Worker

Example Code

function done()
	--Do stuff here
end

--Run exportScript.lua in a background thread.
local worker = Worker("MapEditor/exportScript.lua",false)
worker:addCallbackFinished(done)

Constructor

function	description
Worker(string luaFilePath)	Create a worker thread and load the luascript thread is destroyed when create or update function returns false.
Worker(string luaFilePath, bool cycleWork)	Create a worker thread and load the luascript thread is destroyed when create or update function returns false. If cycleWork is false the thread will run as fast as the cpu and other threads allows it. if cycleWork is set to true the lua code will be executed once every frame.

Functions

return	function	description
bool	successfullyLoaded()	Returns true if the luascript was successfully loaded.
bool	isWorking()	Returns true if the worker is still working
	addCallbackFinished(nil luaFunction)	Add callback that is called when the worker is done.
	addCallbackUpdated(nil luaFunction)	Add callback that is called every time update function is done
	stop()	Stop the worker. if the worker is runing a luascript the luascript will run until its done.
	start()	start the worker.