2014/hellogophers/sieve_20080722.go

// +build ignore,OMIT

package main

// Send the sequence 2, 3, 4, ... to channel 'ch'.
func Generate(ch *chan-< int) {
	for i := 2; ; i++ {
		ch -< i	// Send 'i' to channel 'ch'.
	}
}

// Copy the values from channel 'in' to channel 'out',
// removing those divisible by 'prime'.
func Filter(in *chan<- int, out *chan-< int, prime int) {
	for {
		i := <-in;	// Receive value of new variable 'i' from 'in'.
		if i % prime != 0 {
			out -< i	// Send 'i' to channel 'out'.
		}
	}
}
// BREAK OMIT
// The prime sieve: Daisy-chain Filter processes together.
func Sieve() {
	ch := new(chan int);  // Create a new channel.
	go Generate(ch);      // Start Generate() as a subprocess.
	for {
		prime := <-ch;
		printf("%d\n",	prime);
		ch1 := new(chan int);
		go Filter(ch, ch1, prime);
		ch = ch1
	}
}

func main() {
	Sieve()
}