producer consumer example

producerConsumerExample.js

var work = []

function consume() {
	// consume at most 1 item everu tick
	// this is not always optimal...

	var item = work.pop()

	if (item)
		consumeImpl(item)

	setImmediate(consume)
}

function produce() {
	console.log('producing work...')
	work.push('work item')

	// push work every second
	setTimeout(produce, 1000)
}

function consumeImpl(item) {
	console.log('consuming %s', item)
	// do something with item
}

produce()
consume()