# README
semaphore
The semaphore resiliency pattern for golang.
Creating a semaphore takes two parameters:
- ticket count (how many tickets to give out at once)
- timeout (how long to wait for a ticket if none are currently available)
sem := semaphore.New(3, 1*time.Second)
if err := sem.Acquire(); err != nil {
// could not acquire semaphore
return err
}
defer sem.Release()
# Functions
New constructs a new Semaphore with the given ticket-count and timeout.
# Variables
ErrNoTickets is the error returned by Acquire when it could not acquire a ticket from the semaphore within the configured timeout.