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#endif

@class OFDate;
@class OFSortedList;
@class OFRunLoop;

#ifdef OF_HAVE_BLOCKS
typedef id (^of_thread_block_t)(id object);
#endif

/*!
 * @brief A class which provides portable threads.
 *
 * To use it, you should create a new class derived from it and reimplement
 * main.
 *
 * @warning Even though the OFCopying protocol is implemented, it does
 *	    <i>not</i> return an independent copy of the thread, but instead
 *	    retains it. This is so that the thread can be used as a key for a
 *	    dictionary, so context can be associated with a thread.
 */
@interface OFThread: OFObject <OFCopying>
{
#ifdef OF_THREAD_M
@public
#endif
	id object;
#ifndef OF_THREAD_M
@private
#endif
	of_thread_t thread;
	enum {
		OF_THREAD_NOT_RUNNING,
		OF_THREAD_RUNNING,
		OF_THREAD_WAITING_FOR_JOIN

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new thread.
 *
 * @return A new, autoreleased thread
 */
+ (instancetype)thread;

/*!
 * @brief Creates a new thread with the specified object.
 *
 * @param object An object which is passed for use in the main method or nil
 * @return A new, autoreleased thread
 */
+ (instancetype)threadWithObject: (id)object;

#ifdef OF_HAVE_BLOCKS
/*!
 * @brief Creates a new thread with the specified block.
 *
 * @param block A block which is executed by the thread
 * @return A new, autoreleased thread
 */

 *
 * @param object The object which the terminated thread will return
 */
+ (void)terminateWithObject: (id)object;

+ (void)OF_createMainThread;

/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated thread with the specified object.
 *
 * @param object An object which is passed for use in the main method or nil
 * @return An initialized OFThread.
 */
- initWithObject: (id)object;

#ifdef OF_HAVE_BLOCKS
/*!
 * @brief Initializes an already allocated thread with the specified block.
 *
 * @param block A block which is executed by the thread
 * @return An initialized OFThread.
 */