Cargo.lock

@@ -3743,6 +3743,7 @@ checksum = "d66dc143e6b11c1eddc06d5c423cfc97062865baf299914ab64caa38182078fe"
 name = "simulator"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "async-std",
  "cairo-rs",
  "fixed",
  "gio",

bike-lights/simulator/Cargo.toml

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 adw         = { version = "0.5", package = "libadwaita", features = [ "v1_2" ] }
+async-std = "1.13.0"
 cairo-rs    = { version = "0.18" }
 fixed       = { version = "1" }
 gio         = { version = "0.18" }

bike-lights/simulator/src/main.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use adw::prelude::*;
+use async_std::channel::Sender;
 use fixed::types::{I8F8, U128F0};
-use glib::{Object, Sender};
+use glib::Object;
 use gtk::subclass::prelude::*;
 use lights_core::{
     App, BodyPattern, DashboardPattern, Event, Instant, FPS, OFF_BODY, OFF_DASHBOARD, RGB, UI,
@@ -173,12 +174,15 @@ impl UI for GTKUI {
     }
 
     fn update_lights(&self, dashboard_lights: DashboardPattern, lights: BodyPattern) {
-        self.tx
+        let tx = self.tx.clone();
+        glib::spawn_future(async move {
+            let _ = tx
                 .send(Update {
                     dashboard: dashboard_lights,
                     lights,
                 })
-            .unwrap();
+                .await;
+        });
     }
 }
 
@@ -188,8 +192,7 @@ fn main() {
         .build();
 
     adw_app.connect_activate(move |adw_app| {
-        let (update_tx, update_rx) =
-            gtk::glib::MainContext::channel::<Update>(gtk::glib::Priority::DEFAULT);
+        let (update_tx, update_rx) = async_std::channel::unbounded();
         let (event_tx, event_rx) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
 
         std::thread::spawn(move || {
@@ -281,6 +284,17 @@ fn main() {
         layout.append(&dashboard_lights);
         layout.append(&bike_lights);
 
+        glib::spawn_future_local({
+            let dashboard_lights = dashboard_lights.clone();
+            let bike_lights = bike_lights.clone();
+            async move {
+                while let Ok(Update { dashboard, lights }) = update_rx.recv().await {
+                    dashboard_lights.set_lights(dashboard);
+                    bike_lights.set_lights(lights);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+        /*
         update_rx.attach(None, {
             let dashboard_lights = dashboard_lights.clone();
             let bike_lights = bike_lights.clone();
@@ -290,6 +304,7 @@ fn main() {
                 glib::ControlFlow::Continue
             }
         });
+        */
 
         window.set_content(Some(&layout));
         window.present();