2 files changed, 13 insertions, 50 deletions

diff --git a/libraries/luaproc/luaproc.c b/libraries/luaproc/luaproc.c
index 8f1005e..ee0764a 100644
--- a/libraries/luaproc/luaproc.c
+++ b/libraries/luaproc/luaproc.c
@@ -496,13 +496,15 @@ luaproc luaproc_getself( lua_State *L ) {
         return lp;
 }
 
+/* error messages for the sendToChannel function */
 const char *sendToChannelErrors[] =
 {
     "non-existent channel",
     "error scheduling process"
 };
 
-const char *sendToChannel(const char *chname, const char *message)
+/* send a message to a lua process */
+const char *sendToChannel(const char *chname, const char *message, luaproc *dst, channel *chn)
 {
     const char *result = NULL;
     channel chan;
@@ -551,7 +553,11 @@ const char *sendToChannel(const char *chname, const char *message)
         /* unlock channel access */
         luaproc_unlock_channel(chan);
     }
+    else if (dst)
+        dst = &dstlp;
 
+    if (chn)
+        chn = &chan;
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -561,59 +567,16 @@ static int luaproc_send( lua_State *L ) {
         channel chan;
         luaproc dstlp, self;
         const char *chname = luaL_checkstring( L, 1 );
+        const char *message = luaL_checkstring( L, 2 );
+        const char *result = sendToChannel(chname, message, &dstlp, &chan);
 
-// TODO - use the above new function to do the heavy lifting.
-
-        /* get exclusive access to operate on channels */
-        pthread_mutex_lock( &mutex_channel );
-
-        /* wait until channel is not in use */
-        while((( chan = channel_search( chname )) != NULL ) && ( pthread_mutex_trylock( channel_get_mutex( chan )) != 0 )) {
-                pthread_cond_wait( channel_get_cond( chan ), &mutex_channel );
-        }
-
-        /* free access to operate on channels */
-        pthread_mutex_unlock( &mutex_channel );
-
-        /* if channel is not found, return an error to Lua */
-        if ( chan == NULL ) {
+        if (result) {
                 lua_pushnil( L );
-                lua_pushstring( L, "non-existent channel" );
+                lua_pushstring( L, result );
                 return 2;
         }
 
-        /* try to find a matching receiver */
-        dstlp = luaproc_dequeue_receiver( chan );
-
-        /* if a match is found, move values to it and (queue) wake it */
-        if ( dstlp != NULL ) {
-
-                /* move values between Lua states' stacks */
-                luaproc_movevalues( L, dstlp->lstate );
-
-                dstlp->args = lua_gettop( dstlp->lstate ) - 1;
-
-                if ( sched_queue_proc( dstlp ) != LUAPROC_SCHED_QUEUE_PROC_OK ) {
-
-                        /* unlock channel access */
-                        luaproc_unlock_channel( chan );
-
-                        /* decrease active luaproc count */
-                        sched_lpcount_dec();
-
-                        /* close lua_State */
-                        lua_close( dstlp->lstate );
-                        lua_pushnil( L );
-                        lua_pushstring( L, "error scheduling process" );
-                        return 2;
-                }
-
-                /* unlock channel access */
-                luaproc_unlock_channel( chan );
-        }
-
-        /* otherwise queue (block) the sending process */
-        else {
+        if ( dstlp == NULL ) {
 
                 self = luaproc_getself( L );
 
diff --git a/libraries/luaproc/luaproc.h b/libraries/luaproc/luaproc.h
index 2f3ed3f..a5dde0d 100644
--- a/libraries/luaproc/luaproc.h
+++ b/libraries/luaproc/luaproc.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void luaproc_register_lib( lua_State *L );
 /* queue a luaproc that tried to send a message */
 void luaproc_queue_sender( luaproc lp );
 
-const char *sendToChannel(const char *chname, const char *message);
+const char *sendToChannel(const char *chname, const char *message, luaproc *dst, channel *chn);
 
 /* queue a luaproc that tried to receive a message */
 void luaproc_queue_receiver( luaproc lp );