gistfile1.go

var chans = make(map[string]*chan string)

func Server() {
	println("started server")
	for {
		var timeout = make(chan string, 1)
		go func() {
			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
			timeout <- "timeout!"
		}()

		chans["timeout"] = &timeout

		cases := make([]reflect.SelectCase, len(chans))

		// Make array from the map values
		var values = make([]*chan string, 0)
		for _, value := range chans {
			values = append(values, value)
		}

		for i, ch := range values {
			cases[i] = reflect.SelectCase{Dir: reflect.SelectRecv, Chan: reflect.ValueOf(ch)}
		}
		_, value, ok := reflect.Select(cases)

		if ok {
			println(value.String())
		} else {
			println("something closed?")
		}
	}
}