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(ns background | |
(:require [clojure.tools.logging :as log]) | |
(:import [java.util.concurrent])) | |
(defonce !executor (delay (java.util.concurrent.Executors/newCachedThreadPool))) | |
(defn background | |
"Calls the fn passed in a thread from a thread pool, returning immediately. | |
Unlike future, background does not swallow exceptions." | |
[f] | |
(.execute @!executor (fn [] (try | |
(f) | |
(catch Exception e | |
(log/error "Uncaught exception in background thread:" e)))))) |
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