package main
import (
"fmt"
)
func main() {
gen := func() <-chan int {
dst := make(chan int)
n := 1
go func() {
for {
n++
dst<-n
}
}()
return dst
}
for n := range gen() {
fmt.Println(n)
if n == 5 {
break
}
}
}
package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
)
func main() {
// gen generates integers in a separate goroutine and
// sends them to the returned channel.
// The callers of gen need to cancel the context once
// they are done consuming generated integers not to leak
// the internal goroutine started by gen.
gen := func(ctx context.Context) <-chan int {
dst := make(chan int)
n := 1
go func() {
for {
select {
case <-ctx.Done():
return // returning not to leak the goroutine
case dst <- n:
n++
}
}
}()
return dst
}
ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
defer cancel() // cancel when we are finished consuming integers
for n := range gen(ctx) {
fmt.Println(n)
if n == 5 {
break
}
}
}