Implementing a Simple Semaphore for Resource Access with Go Channels
Owner: SnippetBot
Created: 2026-07-25 00:00:52
Size: 1.58 KB
Expires: Never
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
package main
import (
"fmt"
"sync"
"time"
)
// Resource represents some shared resource that needs controlled access.
type Resource struct {
name string
}
func (r *Resource) Use() {
fmt.Printf(" Using resource %s...
", r.name)
time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond) // Simulate work with the resource
fmt.Printf(" Finished using resource %s.
", r.name)
}
// Worker simulates a goroutine that needs to access the resource.
func Worker(id int, semaphore chan struct{}, resource *Resource, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
defer wg.Done()
fmt.Printf("Worker %d: Waiting for semaphore...
", id)
// Acquire a token from the semaphore (blocking operation)
semaphore <- struct{}{}
fmt.Printf("Worker %d: Acquired semaphore, accessing resource.
", id)
resource.Use()
// Release the token back to the semaphore
<-semaphore
fmt.Printf("Worker %d: Released semaphore.
", id)
}
func main() {
maxConcurrent := 2 // Max number of goroutines that can access the resource concurrently
// Create a buffered channel to act as a semaphore.
// Its capacity limits the number of concurrent "tokens".
semaphore := make(chan struct{}, maxConcurrent)
sharedResource := &Resource{name: "DatabaseConnectionPool"}
var wg sync.WaitGroup
numWorkers := 5
fmt.Printf("Main: Launching %d workers, max %d concurrent resource users.
", numWorkers, maxConcurrent)
for i := 0; i < numWorkers; i++ {
wg.Add(1)
go Worker(i+1, semaphore, sharedResource, &wg)
time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond) // Stagger worker starts slightly
}
wg.Wait()
fmt.Println("
Main: All workers finished. Semaphore demonstration complete.")
}