-- Function which acquires the currently idle handler runner thread, runs the
-- function fn on it, and then releases the thread, returning it to being the
-- currently idle one.
-- If there was a currently idle runner thread already, that's okay, that old
-- one will just get thrown and eventually GCed.

local function acquireRunnerThreadAndCallEventHandler(fn, ...)
	local acquiredRunnerThread = freeRunnerThread
	freeRunnerThread = nil
	fn(...)
	-- The handler finished running, this runner thread is free again.
	freeRunnerThread = acquiredRunnerThread
end
