Closed Bug 346606 Opened 18 years ago Closed 9 years ago

Wanted: docs on using threads in our world, esp. from JS

Categories

(Developer Documentation Graveyard :: Mozilla Platform, defect)

Product:
Developer Documentation Graveyard
Component:
Mozilla Platform
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED WONTFIX

People

(Reporter: shaver, Assigned: sheppy)

Details

(Whiteboard: u=mozdev p=0 c=Platform)

Topics could include: - creation of threads via the XPCOM services - an overview of event loops and the processing model ("don't block the UI!") - use of proxies to call "between" threads - restrictions on what you can call where (esp. for manipulating the DOM, and during startup/shutdown)
There's some very rudimentary thread-using code in the test harness, which is in <tools/test-harness/xpcshell-simple/>. That's at least enough to get an event loop running. ...which brings up another interesting point: any docs for Firefox 2 are going to be obsolete for Firefox 3, since the threading model changed. :-\
Component: Documentation Requests → Documentation
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Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 12 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
Reopening for review by Sheppy.
Assignee: nobody → eshepherd
Status: RESOLVED → REOPENED
Resolution: INVALID → ---
Component: Documentation → General
Product: Mozilla Developer Network → Developer Documentation
Whiteboard: u=webdev p=0
Component: General → Mozilla Platform
Whiteboard: u=webdev p=0 → u=mozdev p=0 c=Platform
This is now out-of-scope of MDN.
Status: REOPENED → RESOLVED
Closed: 12 years ago → 9 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
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