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C++ tasks

Date: 2023-02-08Last modified: 2024-02-26
C++tasksasync

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#include <fmt/core.h>

#include <chrono>
#include <future>
#include <iostream>
#include <thread>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>

int main() {
  std::cout << "Main thread id: " << std::this_thread::get_id() << std::endl;
  std::vector<std::future<int>> futures;

  auto beg = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();

  for (int i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
    auto fut = std::async([i] {
      std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
      return i;
    });
    futures.push_back(std::move(fut));
  }
  std::for_each(futures.begin(), futures.end(),
                [](std::future<int>& fut) { fut.wait(); });

  auto end = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
  auto duration = duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(end - beg);
  std::cout << "Total duration for 1000 tasks of 1s: " << duration.count()
            << "ms" << std::endl;
}

Possible output

Main thread id: 139702321403200
Total duration for 1000 tasks of 1s: 1079ms

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