2 files changed, 101 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/skate/zipkey/batch.go b/skate/zipkey/batch.go
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+++ b/skate/zipkey/batch.go
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+package zipkey
+
+import (
+	"runtime"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// Batcher runs reducers in parallel on batches of groups.
+type Batcher struct {
+	Size       int
+	NumWorkers int
+	gf         groupFunc
+	batch      []*Group
+	queue      chan []*Group
+	wg         sync.WaitGroup
+	err        error
+}
+
+// NewBatcher set ups a new Batcher.
+func NewBatcher(gf groupFunc) *Batcher {
+	batcher := Batcher{
+		gf:         gf,
+		Size:       1000,
+		NumWorkers: runtime.NumCPU(),
+		queue:      make(chan []*Group),
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < batcher.NumWorkers; i++ {
+		batcher.wg.Add(1)
+		go batcher.worker(batcher.queue, &batcher.wg)
+	}
+	return &batcher
+}
+
+func (b *Batcher) Close() error {
+	g := make([]*Group, len(b.batch))
+	copy(g, b.batch)
+	b.queue <- g
+	b.batch = nil
+	close(b.queue)
+	b.wg.Wait()
+	return b.err
+}
+
+// GroupFunc implement the groupFunc type.
+func (b *Batcher) GroupFunc(g *Group) error {
+	b.batch = append(b.batch, g)
+	if len(b.batch) == b.Size {
+		g := make([]*Group, len(b.batch))
+		copy(g, b.batch)
+		b.queue <- g
+		b.batch = nil
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// worker will wind down after a first error encountered.
+func (b *Batcher) worker(queue chan []*Group, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+	defer wg.Done()
+OUTER:
+	for batch := range queue {
+		for _, g := range batch {
+			err := b.gf(g)
+			if err != nil {
+				b.err = err
+				break OUTER
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/skate/zipkey/batch_test.go b/skate/zipkey/batch_test.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/skate/zipkey/batch_test.go
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+package zipkey
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestBatcher(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		buf bytes.Buffer
+		enc = json.NewEncoder(&buf)
+		f   = func(g *Group) error {
+			return enc.Encode(g)
+		}
+		b = NewBatcher(groupFunc(f))
+	)
+	b.GroupFunc(&Group{
+		Key: "K1",
+		G0:  []string{"A"},
+		G1:  []string{"B"},
+	})
+	b.Close()
+	var (
+		got  = strings.TrimSpace(buf.String())
+		want = `{"Key":"K1","G0":["A"],"G1":["B"]}`
+	)
+	if got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("got %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+}