Chaining Concurrent Processing Steps with Go Channels (Pipelining)
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Created: 2026-08-21 00:00:33
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package main
import (
"fmt"
"strconv"
"sync"
"time"
)
// generateNumbers sends integers from start to end into an output channel.
func generateNumbers(start, end int) <-chan int {
out := make(chan int)
go func() {
defer close(out)
for i := start; i <= end; i++ {
out <- i
time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond) // Simulate data generation time
}
}()
return out
}
// multiplyByTwo receives numbers from an input channel, multiplies them by two,
// and sends the result to an output channel.
func multiplyByTwo(in <-chan int) <-chan int {
out := make(chan int)
go func() {
defer close(out)
for n := range in {
fmt.Printf("[Multiply Stage] Received %d, multiplying...
", n)
time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond) // Simulate processing time
out <- n * 2
}
}()
return out
}
// convertToString receives integers, converts them to strings with a prefix,
// and sends the result to an output channel.
func convertToString(in <-chan int) <-chan string {
out := make(chan string)
go func() {
defer close(out)
for n := range in {
fmt.Printf("[Convert Stage] Received %d, converting...
", n)
time.Sleep(70 * time.Millisecond) // Simulate processing time
out <- "Result-" + strconv.Itoa(n)
}
}()
return out
}
func main() {
fmt.Println("Starting data processing pipeline...")
// Stage 1: Generate numbers
numbers := generateNumbers(1, 5)
// Stage 2: Multiply by two
multiplied := multiplyByTwo(numbers)
// Stage 3: Convert to string
finalResults := convertToString(multiplied)
// Consumer: Print final results
var wg sync.WaitGroup
wg.Add(1)
go func() {
defer wg.Done()
fmt.Println("
--- Final Results ---")
for res := range finalResults {
fmt.Printf("[*] Final Output: %s
", res)
}
fmt.Println("--- End of Results ---")
}()
// Wait for the consumer to finish (which means all pipeline stages are done)
wg.Wait()
fmt.Println("Pipeline execution complete.")
}