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This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution. // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #ifndef SFML_THREAD_HPP #define SFML_THREAD_HPP //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Headers //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #include #include #include namespace sf { namespace priv { class ThreadImpl; struct ThreadFunc; } //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// \brief Utility class to manipulate threads /// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// class SFML_SYSTEM_API Thread : NonCopyable { public: //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// \brief Construct the thread from a functor with no argument /// /// This constructor works for function objects, as well /// as free functions. /// /// Use this constructor for this kind of function: /// \code /// void function(); /// /// // --- or ---- /// /// struct Functor /// { /// void operator()(); /// }; /// \endcode /// Note: this does *not* run the thread, use launch(). /// /// \param function Functor or free function to use as the entry point of the thread /// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// template Thread(F function); //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// \brief Construct the thread from a functor with an argument /// /// This constructor works for function objects, as well /// as free functions. /// It is a template, which means that the argument can /// have any type (int, std::string, void*, Toto, ...). /// /// Use this constructor for this kind of function: /// \code /// void function(int arg); /// /// // --- or ---- /// /// struct Functor /// { /// void operator()(std::string arg); /// }; /// \endcode /// Note: this does *not* run the thread, use launch(). /// /// \param function Functor or free function to use as the entry point of the thread /// \param argument argument to forward to the function /// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// template Thread(F function, A argument); //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// \brief Construct the thread from a member function and an object /// /// This constructor is a template, which means that you can /// use it with any class. /// Use this constructor for this kind of function: /// \code /// class MyClass /// { /// public: /// /// void function(); /// }; /// \endcode /// Note: this does *not* run the thread, use launch(). /// /// \param function Entry point of the thread /// \param object Pointer to the object to use /// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// template Thread(void(C::*function)(), C* object); //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// \brief Destructor /// /// This destructor calls wait(), so that the internal thread /// cannot survive after its sf::Thread instance is destroyed. /// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ~Thread(); //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// \brief Run the thread /// /// This function starts the entry point passed to the /// thread's constructor, and returns immediately. /// After this function returns, the thread's function is /// running in parallel to the calling code. /// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// void launch(); //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// \brief Wait until the thread finishes /// /// This function will block the execution until the /// thread's function ends. /// Warning: if the thread function never ends, the calling /// thread will block forever. /// If this function is called from its owner thread, it /// returns without doing anything. /// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// void wait(); //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// \brief Terminate the thread /// /// This function immediately stops the thread, without waiting /// for its function to finish. /// Terminating a thread with this function is not safe, /// and can lead to local variables not being destroyed /// on some operating systems. You should rather try to make /// the thread function terminate by itself. /// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// void terminate(); private: friend class priv::ThreadImpl; //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// \brief Internal entry point of the thread /// /// This function is called by the thread implementation. /// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// void run(); //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Member data //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// priv::ThreadImpl* m_impl; ///< OS-specific implementation of the thread priv::ThreadFunc* m_entryPoint; ///< Abstraction of the function to run }; #include } // namespace sf #endif // SFML_THREAD_HPP //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// \class sf::Thread /// \ingroup system /// /// Threads provide a way to run multiple parts of the code /// in parallel. When you launch a new thread, the execution /// is split and both the new thread and the caller run /// in parallel. /// /// To use a sf::Thread, you construct it directly with the /// function to execute as the entry point of the thread. /// sf::Thread has multiple template constructors, which means /// that you can use several types of entry points: /// \li non-member functions with no argument /// \li non-member functions with one argument of any type /// \li functors with no argument (this one is particularly useful for compatibility with boost/std::%bind) /// \li functors with one argument of any type /// \li member functions from any class with no argument /// /// The function argument, if any, is copied in the sf::Thread /// instance, as well as the functor (if the corresponding /// constructor is used). Class instances, however, are passed /// by pointer so you must make sure that the object won't be /// destroyed while the thread is still using it. /// /// The thread ends when its function is terminated. If the /// owner sf::Thread instance is destroyed before the /// thread is finished, the destructor will wait (see wait()) /// /// Usage examples: /// \code /// // example 1: non member function with one argument /// /// void threadFunc(int argument) /// { /// ... /// } /// /// sf::Thread thread(&threadFunc, 5); /// thread.launch(); // start the thread (internally calls threadFunc(5)) /// \endcode /// /// \code /// // example 2: member function /// /// class Task /// { /// public: /// void run() /// { /// ... /// } /// }; /// /// Task task; /// sf::Thread thread(&Task::run, &task); /// thread.launch(); // start the thread (internally calls task.run()) /// \endcode /// /// \code /// // example 3: functor /// /// struct Task /// { /// void operator()() /// { /// ... /// } /// }; /// /// sf::Thread thread(Task()); /// thread.launch(); // start the thread (internally calls operator() on the Task instance) /// \endcode /// /// Creating parallel threads of execution can be dangerous: /// all threads inside the same process share the same memory space, /// which means that you may end up accessing the same variable /// from multiple threads at the same time. To prevent this /// kind of situations, you can use mutexes (see sf::Mutex). /// /// \see sf::Mutex /// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////