thread.h

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/*
This file is a part of the JThread package, which contains some object-
oriented thread wrappers for different thread implementations.
 
Copyright (c) 2000-2006  Jori Liesenborgs (jori.liesenborgs@gmail.com)
 
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#pragma once
 
#include "util/basic_macros.h"
 
#include <string>
#include <atomic>
#include <thread>
#include <mutex>
 
#ifdef _AIX
    #include <sys/thread.h> // for tid_t
#endif
 
#ifdef __HAIKU__
    #include <kernel/OS.h>
#endif
 
/*
 * On platforms using pthreads, these five priority classes correlate to
 * even divisions between the minimum and maximum reported thread priority.
 */
#if !defined(_WIN32)
    #define THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST       0
    #define THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL 1
    #define THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL       2
    #define THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL 3
    #define THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST      4
#endif
 
 
 
class Thread {
public:
    Thread(const std::string &name="");
    virtual ~Thread();
    DISABLE_CLASS_COPY(Thread)
    // Note: class cannot be moved since other references exist
 
    /*
     * Begins execution of a new thread at the pure virtual method Thread::run().
     * Execution of the thread is guaranteed to have started after this function
     * returns.
     */
    bool start();
 
    /*
     * Requests that the thread exit gracefully.
     * Returns immediately; thread execution is guaranteed to be complete after
     * a subsequent call to Thread::wait.
     */
    bool stop();
 
    /*
     * Waits for thread to finish.
     * Note:  This does not stop a thread, you have to do this on your own.
     * Returns false immediately if the thread is not started or has been waited
     * on before.
     */
    bool wait();
 
    /*
     * Returns true if the calling thread is this Thread object.
     */
    bool isCurrentThread() { return std::this_thread::get_id() == getThreadId(); }
 
    bool isRunning() { return m_running; }
    bool stopRequested() { return m_request_stop; }
 
    std::thread::id getThreadId() { return m_thread_obj->get_id(); }
 
    /*
     * Gets the thread return value.
     * Returns true if the thread has exited and the return value was available,
     * or false if the thread has yet to finish.
     */
    bool getReturnValue(void **ret);
 
    /*
     * Binds (if possible, otherwise sets the affinity of) the thread to the
     * specific processor specified by proc_number.
     */
    bool bindToProcessor(unsigned int proc_number);
 
    /*
     * Sets the thread priority to the specified priority.
     *
     * prio can be one of: THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST, THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL,
     * THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL, THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL, THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST.
     * On Windows, any of the other priorites as defined by SetThreadPriority
     * are supported as well.
     *
     * Note that it may be necessary to first set the threading policy or
     * scheduling algorithm to one that supports thread priorities if not
     * supported by default, otherwise this call will have no effect.
     */
    bool setPriority(int prio);
 
    /*
     * Returns the thread object of the current thread if it exists.
     */
    static Thread *getCurrentThread();
 
    /*
     * Sets the currently executing thread's name to where supported; useful
     * for debugging.
     */
    static void setName(const std::string &name);
 
    /*
     * Returns the number of processors/cores configured and active on this machine.
     */
    static unsigned int getNumberOfProcessors();
 
protected:
    std::string m_name;
 
    virtual void *run() = 0;
 
private:
    std::thread::native_handle_type getThreadHandle()
        { return m_thread_obj->native_handle(); }
 
    static void threadProc(Thread *thr);
 
    void *m_retval = nullptr;
    bool m_joinable = false;
    std::atomic<bool> m_request_stop;
    std::atomic<bool> m_running;
    std::mutex m_mutex;
    std::mutex m_start_finished_mutex;
 
    std::thread *m_thread_obj = nullptr;
 
 
#ifdef _AIX
    // For AIX, there does not exist any mapping from pthread_t to tid_t
    // available to us, so we maintain one ourselves.  This is set on thread start.
    tid_t m_kernel_thread_id;
#endif
};