tools/thread_pool.py

#!/usr/bin/env python2.7

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import multiprocessing
import signal
import sys

# Catch SIGINT to gracefully exit when ctrl+C is pressed.
def SigIntHandler(signal, frame):
  sys.exit(1)

signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, SigIntHandler)

# This function can't run in parallel due to constraints from the
# multiprocessing module.
__run_tests_lock__ = multiprocessing.Lock()
def Multithread(function, list_of_args, num_threads=1, init_function=None):
  with __run_tests_lock__:
    if init_function:
      if not init_function():
        # Init failed: early exit
        return

    pool = multiprocessing.Pool(num_threads)
    # The '.get(9999999)' is a workaround to allow killing the test script with
    # ctrl+C from the shell. This bug is documented at
    # http://bugs.python.org/issue8296.
    pool.map_async(function, list_of_args).get(9999999)
    pool.close()
    pool.join()