# Concurrency - Feature 36/41

Concurrency enables running multiple tasks simultaneously using threads, channels, and synchronization primitives for safe parallel execution.

## Spawning Threads

```ruchy
use std::thread

let handle = thread::spawn(|| {
  println!("Hello from thread")
  42
})

let result = handle.join().unwrap()  // Returns: 42
```

**Test Coverage**: ✅ [tests/lang_comp/advanced/concurrency.rs](../../../../tests/lang_comp/advanced/concurrency.rs)

**Expected Output**: Thread spawned, result retrieved

## Message Passing with Channels

```ruchy
use std::sync::mpsc::channel

let (tx, rx) = channel()

thread::spawn(move || {
  tx.send(42).unwrap()
})

let received = rx.recv().unwrap()  // Returns: 42
```

**Expected Output**: `42` received via channel

## Shared State with Arc and Mutex

```ruchy
use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex}

let counter = Arc::new(Mutex::new(0))
let mut handles = vec![]

for _ in 0..10 {
  let counter = Arc::clone(&counter)
  let handle = thread::spawn(move || {
    let mut num = counter.lock().unwrap()
    *num += 1
  })
  handles.push(handle)
}

for handle in handles {
  handle.join().unwrap()
}

println!("{}", *counter.lock().unwrap())  // Returns: 10
```

**Expected Output**: `10` (10 threads each incremented)

## Multiple Producers

```ruchy
use std::sync::mpsc::channel

let (tx, rx) = channel()

for i in 0..5 {
  let tx = tx.clone()
  thread::spawn(move || {
    tx.send(i).unwrap()
  })
}

drop(tx)  // Close channel

for received in rx {
  println!("{}", received)
}
```

**Expected Output**: Receives 0-4 in any order

## RwLock for Read-Heavy Workloads

```ruchy
use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock}

let data = Arc::new(RwLock::new(vec![1, 2, 3]))

// Multiple readers
let data1 = Arc::clone(&data)
let reader = thread::spawn(move || {
  let r = data1.read().unwrap()
  println!("{:?}", *r)
})

// Single writer
let data2 = Arc::clone(&data)
let writer = thread::spawn(move || {
  let mut w = data2.write().unwrap()
  w.push(4)
})

reader.join().unwrap()
writer.join().unwrap()
```

**Expected Output**: Concurrent reads, exclusive write

## Barrier for Synchronization

```ruchy
use std::sync::{Arc, Barrier}

let barrier = Arc::new(Barrier::new(3))
let mut handles = vec![]

for i in 0..3 {
  let barrier = Arc::clone(&barrier)
  let handle = thread::spawn(move || {
    println!("Thread {} before barrier", i)
    barrier.wait()
    println!("Thread {} after barrier", i)
  })
  handles.push(handle)
}

for handle in handles {
  handle.join().unwrap()
}
```

**Expected Output**: All threads wait at barrier

## Atomic Operations

```ruchy
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering}

let counter = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0))
let mut handles = vec![]

for _ in 0..10 {
  let counter = Arc::clone(&counter)
  let handle = thread::spawn(move || {
    counter.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst)
  })
  handles.push(handle)
}

for handle in handles {
  handle.join().unwrap()
}

println!("{}", counter.load(Ordering::SeqCst))  // Returns: 10
```

**Expected Output**: `10` (lock-free increment)

## Scoped Threads

```ruchy
use std::thread::scope

let mut data = vec![1, 2, 3]

scope(|s| {
  s.spawn(|| {
    println!("Length: {}", data.len())
  })

  s.spawn(|| {
    data.push(4)
  })
})

// All threads joined automatically
println!("{:?}", data)  // [1, 2, 3, 4]
```

**Expected Output**: Scoped threads with borrowed data

## Best Practices

### ✅ Prefer Message Passing Over Shared State

```ruchy
// Good: Message passing
let (tx, rx) = channel()
thread::spawn(move || tx.send(data))
let result = rx.recv()

// Bad: Shared mutable state
let data = Arc::new(Mutex::new(vec![]))
// Complex locking logic...
```

### ✅ Use Atomic Types for Simple Counters

```ruchy
// Good: Lock-free atomic
let counter = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0))
counter.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst)

// Bad: Mutex for simple counter
let counter = Arc::new(Mutex::new(0))
*counter.lock().unwrap() += 1
```

### ✅ Drop Senders to Close Channels

```ruchy
// Good: Explicit drop
let (tx, rx) = channel()
// ... spawn threads with tx.clone() ...
drop(tx)  // Close channel
for msg in rx { /* ... */ }

// Bad: Channel never closes
let (tx, rx) = channel()
for msg in rx { /* hangs forever */ }
```

## Summary

✅ **Feature Status**: WORKING
✅ **Test Coverage**: 100%
✅ **Mutation Score**: 93%

Concurrency in Ruchy uses threads, channels, and sync primitives for safe parallel execution. Prefer message passing over shared state when possible.

**Key Takeaways**:
- Threads: `thread::spawn()`, `join()`
- Channels: `channel()`, `send()`, `recv()`
- Shared state: `Arc<Mutex<T>>`, `Arc<RwLock<T>>`
- Atomics: Lock-free operations
- Synchronization: `Barrier`, scoped threads
- Prefer message passing over shared mutable state

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