spawn-server ( quot name -- thread )
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Vocabulary
threads

Inputs

quot	a quotation with stack effect ( -- ? )
name	a string

Outputs

thread

a thread

Word description
Convenience wrapper around spawn which repeatedly calls the quotation in a new thread until it outputs f.

Examples
A thread that runs forever:

[ do-foo-bar t ] "Foo bar server" spawn-server drop yield

Definition

USING: kernel ;

IN: threads

: spawn-server ( quot name -- thread )
    [ [ loop ] curry ] dip spawn ;