// Mgmt
// Copyright (C) James Shubin and the project contributors
// Written by James Shubin <james@shubin.ca> and the project contributors
//
// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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//
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//
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//
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package util

// InfiniteChan is a buffered channel that has a theoretical infinite size. Of
// could you can run out of memory though. This is the same idea as a
// `make(chan T, $size)` but where $size grows to however big you need it to be.
type InfiniteChan[T any] struct {
	In  chan<- T
	Out <-chan T
}

// NewInfiniteChan builds a new InfiniteChat of the correct type.
func NewInfiniteChan[T any]() *InfiniteChan[T] {
	in := make(chan T)
	out := make(chan T)

	go func() {
		defer close(out)

		buffer := make([]T, 0) // "infinite"
		closed := false

		for {
			if closed && len(buffer) == 0 {
				// Clean shutdown: all data sent, now close and exit
				return
			}

			var next T    // next value to send
			var ch chan T // blocks unless "enabled" below

			// We have at least one value, so "enable" the send chan.
			if len(buffer) > 0 {
				next = buffer[0]
				ch = out
			}

			select {
			case val, ok := <-in: // recv
				if !ok {
					closed = true
					continue
				}
				buffer = append(buffer, val)

			case ch <- next: // send
				buffer = buffer[1:]
			}
		}
	}()

	return &InfiniteChan[T]{
		In:  in,
		Out: out,
	}
}