Rename project to 'Bg'

bg.py

@@ -1,25 +1,32 @@
 #!python3
 """
-go_do.py
-========
+bg.py
+=====
 Implement a simple parallel work class.
 """
 # Uses low level threading.
 import sys
+import time
 import _thread as _t
 
 class NotReadyError(RuntimeError):
     "Job is still running"
 
-class Do:
+class Bg:
     """
-    Easy to use multi-threading.
+    Run a job in the background.
+
+    >>> job = Bg(func, arg1, arg2, ..., kwarg1=val1, kwarg2=...)
     """
     _tid = None
     _running = None
     _result = None
     _exc_info = None
 
+    # Start and finish timestamp of the job.
+    start = None
+    finish = None
+
     def __init__(self, func, *args, **kwarg):
         assert callable(func)
         self._running = _t.allocate_lock()
@@ -30,28 +37,31 @@ class Do:
         self._running.acquire()
         try:
             self._result = func(*args, **kwarg)
+            self.start = time.time()
         except:
             self._exc_info = sys.exc_info()
         finally:
+            self.finish = time.time()
             self._running.release()
 
-    def done(self):
-        "Return True if the job finished running"
-        return not self._running.locked()
-
     def running(self):
         "Return True if the job is still running"
         return self._running.locked()
 
-    def wait_for_it(self, _timeout=-1):
-        "Wait for the result to be available"
+    def done(self):
+        "Return True if the job finished running"
+        return not self._running.locked()
+
+    def wait(self, _timeout=-1):
+        "Wait for the job to finish"
         if self._running.acquire(True, _timeout):
             self._running.release()
             return self._result
         raise NotReadyError("Exceeded the timeout")
 
+    @property
     def result(self):
-        "Return the result if available, raise NotReadyError if not"
+        "Return the result if available, else raise NotReadyError"
         if self._running.acquire(False):
             self._running.release()
             return self._result