Thread.hh

//********************************************************************
//*** Thread/Thread.hh
//*** Copyright (c) 2003-2009 by Markus Winand <mws@fatalmind.com>
//*** $Id: Thread.hh,v 1.20 2009-03-02 14:16:47 mws Exp $
//********************************************************************
/*
This file is part of ResourcePool.

ResourcePool is free software; you can redistribute it
and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of 
the License, or (at your option) any later version.

ResourcePool is distributed in the hope that it will be
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of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
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#ifndef INCLUDED_THREAD_H
#define INCLUDED_THREAD_H

#include <memory>
#include <iosfwd>

// TODO should be hidden, currently reqd for pthread_t member
#include <pthread.h>

#ifndef INCLUDED_TASK_HH
#include "Thread/Task.hh"
#endif

#include "mm/gc_ptr.hh"
#include "mm/CommonPtr.hh"

namespace fatalmind {

class Thread;
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, const Thread&);

class Thread {
    public:
        Thread();
        ~Thread();

        template<class D>
        inline void start(std::auto_ptr<D> a) {
            start(std::auto_ptr<Task>(a));
        }
        template<class D>
        inline void start(gc_ptr<D, MultiThreadedModel<> > a) {
            start(gc_ptr<Task, MultiThreadedModel<> >(a));
        }
        void start(std::auto_ptr<Task>);
        void start(gc_ptr<Task, MultiThreadedModel<> >);

        void detach();
        void join();
        static void yield();

        static std::ostream& printSelf(std::ostream&); 

        const std::string& getThreadID() const {
            return d_strthreadid;
        }

    protected:
        void start(Task*);
        static void* jumpinpoint(void* arg);

        CommonPtr<Task, MultiThreadedModel<> > d_task;

        bool        d_started;
        pthread_t   d_threadid;
        std::string d_strthreadid;

    friend 
        std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, const Thread&);
};


}; // namespace fatalmind

#endif

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