1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/parallel/parallel.go b/pkg/parallel/parallel.go
index c9e4da50d..4da7e0f89 100644
--- a/pkg/parallel/parallel.go
+++ b/pkg/parallel/parallel.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package parallel
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -42,3 +43,32 @@ func SetMaxThreads(threads uint) error {
 func GetMaxThreads() uint {
 	return numThreads
 }
+
+// Enqueue adds a single function to the parallel jobs queue. This function will
+// be run when an unused thread is available.
+// Returns a receive-only error channel that will return the error (if any) from
+// the provided function fn when fn has finished executing. The channel will be
+// closed after this.
+func Enqueue(ctx context.Context, fn func() error) <-chan error {
+	retChan := make(chan error)
+
+	go func() {
+		jobControlLock.RLock()
+		defer jobControlLock.RUnlock()
+
+		defer close(retChan)
+
+		if err := jobControl.Acquire(ctx, 1); err != nil {
+			retChan <- errors.Wrapf(err, "error acquiring job control semaphore")
+			return
+		}
+
+		err := fn()
+
+		jobControl.Release(1)
+
+		retChan <- err
+	}()
+
+	return retChan
+}