Configuration and Runtime Flags

Config Gate

Bound Work

A numeric limit can gate how much input a program accepts before it stops accumulating work.

Program

Play the program to choose a limit and watch the accepted count change.

limit_gate_config.rs 
fn main() {
    let limit = ;
    let mut accepted = 0;
    for value in [3, 8, 13] {
        if value <= limit * 5 {
            accepted += 1;
        }
    }
    println!("limit={limit} accepted={accepted}");
}

fn main() {
    let limit = ;
    let mut accepted = 0;
    for value in [3, 8, 13] {
        if value <= limit * 5 {
            accepted += 1;
        }
    }
    println!("limit={limit} accepted={accepted}");
}

fn main() {
    let limit = ;
    let mut accepted = 0;
    for value in [3, 8, 13] {
        if value <= limit * 5 {
            accepted += 1;
        }
    }
    println!("limit={limit} accepted={accepted}");
}
limit `limit` is runtime configuration that changes the acceptance threshold.
gate The `if` condition accepts only values below the configured threshold.
accumulator `accepted` records how much input passed the gate.