Migrated sysdata_darwin.go and uitask_darwin.go to the new API. Now to just wait for the answer to my Stack Overflow question so I can migrate dialog_darwin.go...

sysdata_darwin.go

@@ -225,17 +225,9 @@ func (s *sysData) make(window *sysData) error {
 	if window != nil {
 		parentWindow = window.id
 	}
-	ret := make(chan C.id)
+	s.id = ct.make(parentWindow, s.alternate, s)
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
-		ret <- ct.make(parentWindow, s.alternate, s)
-	}
-	s.id = <-ret
 	if ct.getinside != nil {
-		uitask <- func() {
+		addSysData(ct.getinside(s.id), s)
-			ret <- ct.getinside(s.id)
-		}
-		addSysData(<-ret, s)
 	} else {
 		addSysData(s.id, s)
 	}
@@ -249,33 +241,15 @@ func (s *sysData) firstShow() error {
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) show() {
-	ret := make(chan struct{})
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
 	classTypes[s.ctype].show(s.id)
-		ret <- struct{}{}
-	}
-	<-ret
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) hide() {
-	ret := make(chan struct{})
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
 	classTypes[s.ctype].hide(s.id)
-		ret <- struct{}{}
-	}
-	<-ret
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) setText(text string) {
-	ret := make(chan struct{})
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
 	classTypes[s.ctype].settext(s.id, toNSString(text))
-		ret <- struct{}{}
-	}
-	<-ret
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) setRect(x int, y int, width int, height int, winheight int) error {
@@ -288,147 +262,63 @@ func (s *sysData) setRect(x int, y int, width int, height int, winheight int) er
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) isChecked() bool {
-	ret := make(chan bool)
+	return C.isCheckboxChecked(s.id) != C.NO
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
-		ret <- C.isCheckboxChecked(s.id) != C.NO
-	}
-	return <-ret
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) text() string {
-	ret := make(chan string)
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
 	str := classTypes[s.ctype].text(s.id, s.alternate)
-		ret <- fromNSString(str)
+	return fromNSString(str)
-	}
-	return <-ret
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) append(what string) {
-	ret := make(chan struct{})
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
 	classTypes[s.ctype].append(s.id, what, s.alternate)
-		ret <- struct{}{}
-	}
-	<-ret
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) insertBefore(what string, before int) {
-	ret := make(chan struct{})
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
 	classTypes[s.ctype].insertBefore(s.id, what, before, s.alternate)
-		ret <- struct{}{}
-	}
-	<-ret
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) selectedIndex() int {
-	ret := make(chan int)
+	return classTypes[s.ctype].selIndex(s.id)
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
-		ret <- classTypes[s.ctype].selIndex(s.id)
-	}
-	return <-ret
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) selectedIndices() []int {
-	ret := make(chan []int)
+	return classTypes[s.ctype].selIndices(s.id)
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
-		ret <- classTypes[s.ctype].selIndices(s.id)
-	}
-	return <-ret
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) selectedTexts() []string {
-	ret := make(chan []string)
+	return classTypes[s.ctype].selTexts(s.id)
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
-		ret <- classTypes[s.ctype].selTexts(s.id)
-	}
-	return <-ret
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) setWindowSize(width int, height int) error {
-	ret := make(chan struct{})
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
 	C.windowSetContentSize(s.id, C.intptr_t(width), C.intptr_t(height))
-		ret <- struct{}{}
-	}
-	<-ret
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) delete(index int) {
-	ret := make(chan struct{})
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
 	classTypes[s.ctype].delete(s.id, index)
-		ret <- struct{}{}
-	}
-	<-ret
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) setProgress(percent int) {
-	ret := make(chan struct{})
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
 	C.setProgress(s.id, C.intptr_t(percent))
-		ret <- struct{}{}
-	}
-	<-ret
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) len() int {
-	ret := make(chan int)
+	return classTypes[s.ctype].len(s.id)
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
-		ret <- classTypes[s.ctype].len(s.id)
-	}
-	return <-ret
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) setAreaSize(width int, height int) {
-	ret := make(chan struct{})
+	return C.setAreaSize(s.id, C.intptr_t(width), C.intptr_t(height))
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
-		C.setAreaSize(s.id, C.intptr_t(width), C.intptr_t(height))
-		ret <- struct{}{}
-	}
-	<-ret
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) repaintAll() {
-	ret := make(chan struct{})
+	return C.display(s.id)
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
-		C.display(s.id)
-		ret <- struct{}{}
-	}
-	<-ret
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) center() {
-	ret := make(chan struct{})
+	return C.center(s.id)
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
-		C.center(s.id)
-		ret <- struct{}{}
-	}
-	<-ret
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) setChecked(checked bool) {
-	ret := make(chan struct{})
-	defer close(ret)
-	uitask <- func() {
 	C.setCheckboxChecked(s.id, toBOOL(checked))
-		ret <- struct{}{}
-	}
-	<-ret
 }

uitask_darwin.go

@@ -16,32 +16,31 @@ import "C"
 
 var uitask chan func()
 
-func ui(main func()) error {
+func uiinit() error {
-	runtime.LockOSThread()
-
-	uitask = make(chan func())
-
 	err := initCocoa()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// do this at the end in case something goes wrong
+	uitask = make(chan func())
+	return nil
+}
+
+func ui() {
 	// Cocoa must run on the first thread created by the program, so we run our dispatcher on another thread instead
 	go func() {
-		for f := range uitask {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case f := range uitask:
 				C.douitask(appDelegate, unsafe.Pointer(&f))
-		}
+			case <-Stop:
-	}()
-
-	go func() {
-		main()
-		uitask <- func() {
 				C.breakMainLoop()
 			}
+		}
 	}()
 
 	C.cocoaMainLoop()
-	return nil
 }
 
 func initCocoa() (err error) {