thread.h

// Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial, CSIC-UPC.
// Author Sergi Hernandez  (shernand@iri.upc.edu)
// All rights reserved.
//
// This file is part of iriutils
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//
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#ifndef _THREAD_H
#define _THREAD_H

#include "mutex.h"
#include <string>

#include <pthread.h>

typedef enum{attached,starting,active,detached} thread_states;

class CThread
{
  private:
    pthread_t thread;

    void *(*user_thread_function)(void *param);

    void *param;

    thread_states state;

    std::string thread_id;

    CMutex access;

  protected:
    static void *thread_function(void *param);

    void set_id(const std::string& id);

  public:
    CThread(const std::string& id);

    void attach(void *(*user_thread_function)(void *param),void *param);

    void start(void);

    void end(void);

    void kill(void);

    void detach(void);

    int get_state(void);

    std::string get_id(void);

    virtual ~CThread();
};

#endif