TileBusAdapter Thread Safety

[Matchlighter]

The TileBusAdapter has some major thread safety issues... It is sending and processing packets on the ComputerCraft thread instead of the main thread. This is causing a crash when I try to generate a SGWorld.

The woes of not using OpenComputers... it has the option of running callbacks in the main thread...

[LizzyTrickster]

AFAIK you should be able to use SGTech without CC installed. Don't quote me on that though.

[LordFokas]

you can use OpenComputers... Sangar has implemented the new API.
as for thread safety, looks like I'll either have to:

1. make a stupid workaround on the bus adapter and signal CC to get packet responses, or
2. fuck CC support.

CC, Y U stupid?

[LizzyTrickster]

@LordFokas, need you ask that? :P

[LordFokas]

Alright, here's how we're going to fix this:

• save packets for a while until the next tick.
• send all packets, in the right order on the next tick.
• trigger a signal for each packet to hand the response back to the computer.

I also need to poke Sangar about this so he can do the same on OC's side.

[LordFokas]

#103 is needed to implement this or packets may get lost between ticks.