Thread.h

/*
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
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 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
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 *
 * Thread.h
 * A thread object.
 * Copyright (C) 2010 Simon Newton
 */

#ifndef INCLUDE_OLA_THREAD_THREAD_H_
#define INCLUDE_OLA_THREAD_THREAD_H_

#ifdef _WIN32
// On MinGW, pthread.h pulls in Windows.h, which in turn pollutes the global
// namespace. We define VC_EXTRALEAN and WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN to reduce this.
#define VC_EXTRALEAN
#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#endif
#include <pthread.h>
#include <ola/base/Macro.h>
#include <ola/thread/Mutex.h>

#include <string>

namespace ola {
namespace thread {

typedef pthread_t ThreadId;

class Thread {
 public:
 struct Options {
 public:
 std::string name;

 int policy;

 int priority;

 int inheritsched;

 explicit Options(const std::string &name = "");
 };

 explicit Thread(const Options &options = Options());

 virtual ~Thread() {}

 virtual bool Start();

 virtual bool FastStart();

 virtual bool Join(void *ptr = NULL);

 bool IsRunning();

 ThreadId Id() const { return m_thread_id; }

 std::string Name() const { return m_options.name; }

 void* _InternalRun();

 static inline ThreadId Self() { return pthread_self(); }

 protected:
 virtual void *Run() = 0;

 private:
 pthread_t m_thread_id;
 bool m_running;
 Options m_options;
 Mutex m_mutex; // protects m_running
 ConditionVariable m_condition; // use to wait for the thread to start

 DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Thread);
};
} // namespace thread
} // namespace ola
#endif // INCLUDE_OLA_THREAD_THREAD_H_