Move Notifier into its own file
diff --git a/src/ruby/lib/grpc.rb b/src/ruby/lib/grpc.rb
index b0f6803..80b5743 100644
--- a/src/ruby/lib/grpc.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/lib/grpc.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 require 'grpc/errors'
 require 'grpc/grpc'
 require 'grpc/logconfig'
+require 'grpc/notifier'
 require 'grpc/version'
 require 'grpc/core/time_consts'
 require 'grpc/generic/active_call'
diff --git a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/bidi_call.rb b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/bidi_call.rb
index b813ab5..4ca3004 100644
--- a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/bidi_call.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/bidi_call.rb
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@
         break if req.equal?(END_OF_READS)
         yield req
       end
-      @loop_th.join
-      @enq_th.join
+      @enq_th.join if @enq_th.alive?
     end
 
     # during bidi-streaming, read the requests to send from a separate thread
diff --git a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/notifier.rb b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/notifier.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caa18bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/notifier.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+# GRPC contains the General RPC module.
+module GRPC
+  # Notifier is useful high-level synchronization primitive.
+  class Notifier
+    attr_reader :payload, :notified
+    alias_method :notified?, :notified
+
+    def initialize
+      @mutex    = Mutex.new
+      @cvar     = ConditionVariable.new
+      @notified = false
+      @payload  = nil
+    end
+
+    def wait
+      @mutex.synchronize do
+        @cvar.wait(@mutex) until notified?
+      end
+    end
+
+    def notify(payload)
+      @mutex.synchronize do
+        return Error.new('already notified') if notified?
+        @payload  = payload
+        @notified = true
+        @cvar.signal
+        return nil
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/src/ruby/spec/generic/client_stub_spec.rb b/src/ruby/spec/generic/client_stub_spec.rb
index 88c6b44..98d68cc 100644
--- a/src/ruby/spec/generic/client_stub_spec.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/spec/generic/client_stub_spec.rb
@@ -29,37 +29,8 @@
 
 require 'grpc'
 
-# Notifier is useful high-level synchronization primitive.
-class Notifier
-  attr_reader :payload, :notified
-  alias_method :notified?, :notified
-
-  def initialize
-    @mutex    = Mutex.new
-    @cvar     = ConditionVariable.new
-    @notified = false
-    @payload  = nil
-  end
-
-  def wait
-    @mutex.synchronize do
-      @cvar.wait(@mutex) until notified?
-    end
-  end
-
-  def notify(payload)
-    @mutex.synchronize do
-      return Error.new('already notified') if notified?
-      @payload  = payload
-      @notified = true
-      @cvar.signal
-      return nil
-    end
-  end
-end
-
 def wakey_thread(&blk)
-  n = Notifier.new
+  n = GRPC::Notifier.new
   t = Thread.new do
     blk.call(n)
   end