ThreadHandler.h

Go to the documentation of this file.

#ifndef THREADHANDLER_H_
#define THREADHANDLER_H_

#include <pthread.h>
#include "Handler.h"
#include "utils/Mutex.h"

class ThreadHandler : public Handler
{
public:

    static int PthreadJoinTimeout( pthread_t wid, unsigned int msecs, Component &component );

    ThreadHandler( Component &inComponent, const Str& name, bool idleThread );

    virtual ~ThreadHandler();

    virtual void run();

    static void *ThreadEntryPoint( void *me );

    static void ThreadCleanup( void *me );

    void cleanup( void );

    virtual void runInThread();

    virtual bool continueLoop( void );

    virtual void shutdown( void );

    //=== Functions primarily for running within the thread ===

    void exitThread( void );

    //=== Functions primarily for running _outside_ the thread ===

    void cancelThread( void );

    void joinThread( void );

    void killThread( void );

    const pthread_t& getThreadId()
    {
        return threadID_;
    }

protected:

    bool cancelled_;

private:

    //bool running;
    //Mutex runningMutex;

    pthread_t threadID_;

    pthread_attr_t threadAttributes_;

};

#endif /*THREADHANDLER_H_*/