🚀 Asynchronous Operations Made Easy with Spark.Async 🚀

[jarroddavis68]

Hey everyone! 👋

I wanted to share a simple yet powerful example of how you can leverage asynchronous operations in your projects using Spark.Async. Whether you're working on a game or any application that requires non-blocking tasks, this little snippet will help you get started quickly.

🌟 Code Example:

// A simple in-place async operation
Spark.Async.Exec(
  // Async name
  'async-test',

  // Foreground task
  procedure
  var
    I: Integer;
  begin
    Writeln('ASYNC started');
    for I := 1 to 10 do
    begin
      Writeln(I);
    end;

    // Or you can call a routine here
  end,

  // Background task
  procedure
  begin
    // This will fire after 'async-test' has finished
    // and control returns to the foreground
    Writeln('ASYNC finished');

    // Or you can call a routine here
  end);

// Set in a loop until done. Normally this will be your game running
// in which case Spark.Async.Process will be called automatically from
// the game process loop
while Spark.Async.Busy('async-test') do
begin
  // We need to call it manually here for this example
  Spark.Async.Process();

  // Allow background tasks to run
  Sleep(1);
end;

🎯 What This Does:

1. Foreground Task: Kicks off an asynchronous operation named 'async-test'. In this example, it simply counts from 1 to 10, but you can replace it with any routine or complex logic.

2. Background Task: Executes after the async operation finishes and control returns to the foreground. Here, it just outputs 'ASYNC finished', but again, feel free to replace this with your post-task routine.

3. Process Loop: Keeps the operation running until the async task is complete. Normally, if you're running this in a game, Spark.Async.Process would be called automatically in your game loop, but in this example, we're manually calling it.

🔧 How to Use This:

• Perfect for situations where you want to offload heavy tasks from the main thread, ensuring your application remains responsive.
• Easy to integrate into your game or any real-time application where performance is key.

Feel free to tweak this example and integrate it into your projects! Let me know if you have any questions or need further explanations.

Happy coding! 💻