Broadcasting Messages to Multiple Listeners via Channels
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Created: 2026-07-18 00:00:40
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package main
import (
"fmt"
"sync"
"time"
)
// Broadcaster manages multiple listener channels
type Broadcaster struct {
listeners []chan interface{}
mu sync.Mutex
}
// NewBroadcaster creates a new Broadcaster instance
func NewBroadcaster() *Broadcaster {
return &Broadcaster{
listeners: make([]chan interface{}, 0),
}
}
// Register adds a new listener channel
func (b *Broadcaster) Register(listener chan interface{}) {
b.mu.Lock()
defer b.mu.Unlock()
b.listeners = append(b.listeners, listener)
}
// Deregister removes a listener channel
func (b *Broadcaster) Deregister(listener chan interface{}) {
b.mu.Lock()
defer b.mu.Unlock()
for i, l := range b.listeners {
if l == listener {
b.listeners = append(b.listeners[:i], b.listeners[i+1:]...)
close(l) // It's good practice to close the channel when deregistering
return
}
}
}
// Broadcast sends a message to all registered listeners
func (b *Broadcaster) Broadcast(message interface{}) {
b.mu.Lock()
defer b.mu.Unlock()
for _, listener := range b.listeners {
select {
case listener <- message:
default:
// Non-blocking send, drop message if listener is not ready
fmt.Printf("Warning: Listener not ready for message: %v
", message)
}
}
}
func main() {
b := NewBroadcaster()
// Create listener channels
listener1 := make(chan interface{}, 1) // Buffered for non-blocking broadcast
listener2 := make(chan interface{}, 1)
listener3 := make(chan interface{}, 0) // Unbuffered to demonstrate default case
b.Register(listener1)
b.Register(listener2)
b.Register(listener3) // This listener might drop messages due to unbuffered and immediate send
var wg sync.WaitGroup
// Start goroutines to listen for messages
wg.Add(3)
go func(id int, l <-chan interface{}) {
defer wg.Done()
for msg := range l {
fmt.Printf("Listener %d received: %v
", id, msg)
}
fmt.Printf("Listener %d finished.
", id)
}(1, listener1)
go func(id int, l <-chan interface{}) {
defer wg.Done()
for msg := range l {
fmt.Printf("Listener %d received: %v
", id, msg)
}
fmt.Printf("Listener %d finished.
", id)
}(2, listener2)
go func(id int, l <-chan interface{}) { // This listener will only receive if it's immediately ready
defer wg.Done()
for msg := range l {
fmt.Printf("Listener %d received: %v
", id, msg)
}
fmt.Printf("Listener %d finished.
", id)
}(3, listener3)
// Broadcast some messages
time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond) // Give listeners time to start
b.Broadcast("Event A")
b.Broadcast(123)
b.Broadcast(true)
time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond) // Give time for messages to be processed
b.Deregister(listener1) // Remove listener1
fmt.Println("Deregistered listener 1.")
b.Broadcast("Event B - after deregister")
b.Deregister(listener2)
b.Deregister(listener3) // Also deregister the last listener
// All listeners are deregistered and closed, so goroutines should exit
wg.Wait()
fmt.Println("All listeners finished, main exiting.")
}