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diff --git a/doc/Custom-GSources.md b/doc/Custom-GSources.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..de625d79 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/Custom-GSources.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +## Custom GSources + +GLib allows custom GSources to be added to the main loop. +A custom GSource can control under what conditions it is dispatched. +You can read more about GLib's main loop [here][glib-mainloop-docs]. + +Within GJS, we have implemented a custom GSource to handle Promise execution. +It dispatches whenever a Promise is queued, occurring before any other GLib +events. +This mimics the behavior of a [microtask queue](mdn-microtasks) in other +JavaScript environments. +You can read an introduction to building custom GSources within the archived +developer documentation [here][custom-gsource-tutorial] or, if unavailable, via +[the original source code][custom-gsource-tutorial-source]. +Another great resource is Philip Withnall's ["A detailed look at GSource"][gsource-blog-post]<sup>[[permalink]][gsource-blog-post-archive]</sup>. + +[gsource-blog-post]: https://tecnocode.co.uk/2015/05/05/a-detailed-look-at-gsource/ +[gsource-blog-post-archive]: https://web.archive.org/web/20201013000618/https://tecnocode.co.uk/2015/05/05/a-detailed-look-at-gsource/ +[mdn-microtasks]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTML_DOM_API/Microtask_guide +[glib-mainloop-docs]: https://docs.gtk.org/glib/main-loop.html#creating-new-source-types +[custom-gsource-tutorial]: https://developer-old.gnome.org/gnome-devel-demos/unstable/custom-gsource.c.html.en +[custom-gsource-tutorial-source]: https://gitlab.gnome.org/Archive/gnome-devel-docs/-/blob/703816cec292293fd337b6db8520b9b0afa7b3c9/platform-demos/C/custom-gsource.c.page |