Parallel task worker in CL

;;; -*- Mode:Lisp; Syntax:ANSI-Common-Lisp; -*-
;;;
;;; Task worker in Common Lisp
;;; Connects PULL socket to tcp://localhost:5557
;;; Collects workloads from ventilator via that socket
;;; Connects PUSH socket to tcp://localhost:5558
;;; Sends results to sink via that socket
;;;
;;; Kamil Shakirov <moc.liamg|08slimak#moc.liamg|08slimak>
;;;

(defpackage #:zguide.taskwork
(:nicknames #:taskwork)
(:use #:cl #:zhelpers)
(:export #:main))

(in-package :zguide.taskwork)

(defun main ()
(zmq:with-context (context 1)
;; Socket to receive messages on
(zmq:with-socket (receiver context zmq:pull)
(zmq:connect receiver "tcp://localhost:5557")

;; Socket to send messages to
(zmq:with-socket (sender context zmq:push)
(zmq:connect sender "tcp://localhost:5558")

;; Process tasks forever
(loop
(let ((pull-msg (make-instance 'zmq:msg)))
(zmq:recv receiver pull-msg)

(let* ((string (zmq:msg-data-as-string pull-msg))
(delay (* (parse-integer string) 1000)))
;; Simple progress indicator for the viewer
(message "~A." string)

;; Do the work
(isys:usleep delay)

;; Send results to sink
(let ((push-msg (make-instance 'zmq:msg :data "")))
(zmq:send sender push-msg))))))))

(cleanup))