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f8-tools-threadsync-workflow

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Use when working with ThreadSync tools — Unity main thread synchronization and thread-safe operations in F8Framework.

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ThreadSync Tools Workflow

Use this skill when

  • The task involves thread synchronization or main thread dispatch.
  • The user needs to safely access Unity APIs from worker threads.

Path resolution

  1. Source: Assets/F8Framework/Runtime/Utility/UnityThread/

Sources of truth

  • Source directory: Assets/F8Framework/Runtime/Utility/UnityThread

Key capabilities

  • Main thread action queue
  • Thread-safe Unity API access
  • Synchronization context management
  • Background-to-main thread dispatch

Workflow

  1. Use UnityThread utilities to queue actions for main thread execution.
  2. Background thread work that needs Unity API access should dispatch to main thread.
  3. Combine with Network module for thread-safe message handling.
  4. WebGL: no multi-threading available — this module not needed.

Common error handling

ErrorCauseSolution
Crash from background threadDirect Unity API accessDispatch to main thread first
Action not executingUnityThread component not in sceneEnsure initialization
WebGL thread crashMulti-threading not supportedAvoid threads on WebGL

Output checklist

  • Thread model determined.
  • Main thread dispatch properly configured.
  • Unity API access only on main thread.