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Debugging of multithreading application

Theory

Creating and Managing a Simple Thread in Kotlin

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Look at the code below. It makes and starts a thread, showing you basic multithreading. Here are the steps, explained one by one:

  1. Importing Necessary Libraries: import kotlin.concurrent.thread - this brings in the thread function from the Kotlin standard library, which is crucial for working with threads.

  2. Defining the Main Function: fun main() { ... } - this presents the main entry point of the application.

  3. Creating and Initializing a Thread:

    • val thread = thread(start = false) { ... } - this piece of code makes a new thread using the thread function. The start = false setting signifies that the thread won't automatically start upon creation.

    • You define the code that will run on the thread within the block { ... }:

      • println("Thread started: ${Thread.currentThread().name}") - this prints a statement with the current thread's name.

      • Thread.sleep(1000) - this line pauses the thread for 1000 milliseconds (1 second), simulating some work.

      • println("Thread finished: ${Thread.currentThread().name}") - this sentence prints a message indicating that the thread has finished its task.

  4. Starting and Synchronizing the Thread:

    • thread.start() - this gets the thread running.

    • thread.join() - with this, the main thread (in this case, the primary thread) will pause until the started thread finishes its task. This feature is useful for debugging and ensures that the secondary thread completes its work before the main thread ends.

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                Thread.sleep(1000)
              
                // Simulate some work
              
                thread.join() // Wait for the thread to finish for debugging purposes
              
                }
              
                import kotlin.concurrent.thread
              
                }
              
                thread.start()
              
                fun main() {
              
                val thread = thread(start = false) {
              
                println("Thread started: ${Thread.currentThread().name}")
              
                println("Thread finished: ${Thread.currentThread().name}")

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