Merge branch 'stateful-goroutines-internal-state'

examples/stateful-goroutines/stateful-goroutines.go

@@ -36,12 +36,7 @@ type writeOp struct {
 
 func main() {
 
-    // The `state` will be a map as in the previous
+    // As before we'll count how many operations we perform.
-    // example.
-    var state = make(map[int]int)
-
-    // Also as before we'll count how many operations we
-    // perform.
     var ops int64 = 0
 
     // The `reads` and `writes` channels will be used by
@@ -50,14 +45,18 @@ func main() {
     reads := make(chan *readOp)
     writes := make(chan *writeOp)
 
-    // Here is the goroutine that owns the `state`. This
+    // Here is the goroutine that owns the `state`, which
-    // goroutine repeatedly selects on the `reads` and
+    // is a map as in the previous example but now private
-    // `writes` channels, responding to requests as they
+    // to the stateful goroutine. This goroutine repeatedly
-    // arrive. A response is executed by first performing
+    // selects on the `reads` and `writes` channels,
-    // the requested operation and then sending a value
+    // responding to requests as they arrive. A response
-    // on the response channel `resp` to indicate success
+    // is executed by first performing the requested
-    // (and the desired value in the case of `reads`).
+    // operation and then sending a value on the response
+    // channel `resp` to indicate success (and the desired
+    // value in the case of `reads`).
     go func() {
+        var state = make(map[int]int)
+
         for {
             select {
             case read := <-reads: