import functools import inspect import threading from typing import Optional, Callable """ This part of code come from MCDReforged(https://github.com/Fallen_Breath/MCDReforged) Very thanks to Fallen_Breath and other coder who helped MCDR worked better https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html """ def new_thread(thread_name: Optional[str or Callable] = None): """ Use a new thread to execute the decorated function The function return value will be set to the thread instance that executes this function The name of the thread can be specified in parameter """ def wrapper(func): @functools.wraps(func) # to preserve the origin function information def wrap(*args, **kwargs): thread = threading.Thread(target=func, args=args, kwargs=kwargs, name=thread_name) thread.setDaemon(True) thread.start() return thread # bring the signature of the func to the wrap function # so inspect.getfullargspec(func) works correctly # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39926567/python-create-decorator-preserving-function-arguments wrap.__signature__ = inspect.signature(func) return wrap # Directly use @on_new_thread without ending brackets case if isinstance(thread_name, Callable): this_is_a_function = thread_name thread_name = None return wrapper(this_is_a_function) # Use @on_new_thread with ending brackets case return wrapper