Re: Questions about throw-on-input

[Michael Heerdegen]

Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:

> It can be implemented, but it won't have the desired semantics.
> If you want something robust you have 2 options:
>
> - write in an event-driven style (or CPS style) so that you can easily
>   stop at various points in the program and stash the rest of the
>   computation for later.
>
> - use a thread (which will basically do the same, but transparently,
>   i.e. without the awkward programming style.)

Another variant that may fit sometimes is using stream.el streams.  They
have state (via lexical binding/closures), but you are also forced to
use a certain style that may not work well for every problem, but it is
very simple.

The actual program then successively generates the elements of the
stream in a `while-no-input'.


Michael.