// In the previous example we saw how to manage simple // counter state using [atomic operations](atomic-counters). // For more complex state we can use a [mutex](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_exclusion) // to safely access data across multiple goroutines. package main import ( "fmt" "math/rand" "sync" "sync/atomic" "time" ) func main() { // For our example the `state` will be a map. var state = make(map[int]int) // This `mutex` will synchronize access to `state`. var mutex = &sync.Mutex{} // We'll keep track of how many read and write // operations we do. var readOps uint64 var writeOps uint64 // Here we start 100 goroutines to execute repeated // reads against the state, once per millisecond in // each goroutine. for r := 0; r < 100; r++ { go func() { total := 0 for { // For each read we pick a key to access, // `Lock()` the `mutex` to ensure // exclusive access to the `state`, read // the value at the chosen key, // `Unlock()` the mutex, and increment // the `readOps` count. key := rand.Intn(5) mutex.Lock() total += state[key] mutex.Unlock() atomic.AddUint64(&readOps, 1) // Wait a bit between reads. time.Sleep(time.Millisecond) } }() } // We'll also start 10 goroutines to simulate writes, // using the same pattern we did for reads. for w := 0; w < 10; w++ { go func() { for { key := rand.Intn(5) val := rand.Intn(100) mutex.Lock() state[key] = val mutex.Unlock() atomic.AddUint64(&writeOps, 1) time.Sleep(time.Millisecond) } }() } // Let the 10 goroutines work on the `state` and // `mutex` for a second. time.Sleep(time.Second) // Take and report final operation counts. readOpsFinal := atomic.LoadUint64(&readOps) fmt.Println("readOps:", readOpsFinal) writeOpsFinal := atomic.LoadUint64(&writeOps) fmt.Println("writeOps:", writeOpsFinal) // With a final lock of `state`, show how it ended up. mutex.Lock() fmt.Println("state:", state) mutex.Unlock() }