/*
* Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
* Jonathan Schleifer <js@webkeks.org>
*
* All rights reserved.
*
* This file is part of ObjFW. It may be distributed under the terms of the
* Q Public License 1.0, which can be found in the file LICENSE.QPL included in
* the packaging of this file.
*
* Alternatively, it may be distributed under the terms of the GNU General
* Public License, either version 2 or 3, which can be found in the file
* LICENSE.GPLv2 or LICENSE.GPLv3 respectively included in the packaging of this
* file.
*/
#import "OFObject.h"
#ifdef OF_HAVE_THREADS
# import "threading.h"
#endif
/*! @file */
@class OFDate;
@class OFRunLoop;
@class OFMutableDictionary;
#if defined(OF_HAVE_THREADS) && defined(OF_HAVE_BLOCKS)
/*!
* @brief A block to be executed in a new thread.
*
* @return The object which should be returned when the thread is joined
*/
typedef id (^of_thread_block_t)(void);
#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 *not*
* 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
#ifdef OF_HAVE_THREADS
<OFCopying>
{
# ifdef OF_THREAD_M
@public
# else
@private
# endif
of_thread_t _thread;
enum {
OF_THREAD_NOT_RUNNING,
OF_THREAD_RUNNING,
OF_THREAD_WAITING_FOR_JOIN
} _running;
# ifdef OF_HAVE_BLOCKS
of_thread_block_t _threadBlock;
# endif
id _returnValue;
OFRunLoop *_runLoop;
OFString *_name;
OFMutableDictionary *_threadDictionary;
}
# ifdef OF_HAVE_PROPERTIES
# ifdef OF_HAVE_BLOCKS
@property (copy) of_thread_block_t threadBlock;
# endif
@property (copy) OFString *name;
# endif
/*!
* @brief Creates a new thread.
*
* @return A new, autoreleased thread
*/
+ (instancetype)thread;
# ifdef OF_HAVE_BLOCKS
/*!
* @brief Creates a new thread with the specified block.
*
* @param threadBlock A block which is executed by the thread
* @return A new, autoreleased thread
*/
+ (instancetype)threadWithThreadBlock: (of_thread_block_t)threadBlock;
# endif
/*!
* @brief Returns the current thread.
*
* @return The current thread
*/
+ (OFThread*)currentThread;
/*!
* @brief Returns the main thread.
*
* @return The main thread
*/
+ (OFThread*)mainThread;
/*!
* @brief Returns a dictionary to store thread-specific data, meaning it
* returns a different dictionary for every thread.
*
* @return A dictionary to store thread-specific data.
*/
+ (OFMutableDictionary*)threadDictionary;
#endif
/*!
* @brief Suspends execution of the current thread for the specified time
* interval.
*
* @param seconds The number of seconds to sleep
*/
+ (void)sleepForTimeInterval: (double)seconds;
/*!
* @brief Suspends execution of the current thread until the specified date.
*
* @param date The date to wait for
*/
+ (void)sleepUntilDate: (OFDate*)date;
/*!
* @brief Yields a processor voluntarily and moves the thread to the end of the
* queue for its priority.
*/
+ (void)yield;
#ifdef OF_HAVE_THREADS
/*!
* @brief Terminates the current thread, letting it return nil.
*/
+ (void)terminate;
/*!
* @brief Terminates the current thread, letting it return the specified object.
*
* @param object The object which the terminated thread will return
*/
+ (void)terminateWithObject: (id)object;
# ifdef OF_HAVE_BLOCKS
/*!
* @brief Initializes an already allocated thread with the specified block.
*
* @param threadBlock A block which is executed by the thread
* @return An initialized OFThread.
*/
- initWithThreadBlock: (of_thread_block_t)threadBlock;
# endif
/*!
* @brief The main routine of the thread. You need to reimplement this!
*
* It can access the object passed to the threadWithObject or initWithObject
* method using the instance variable named object.
*
* @return The object the join method should return when called for this thread
*/
- (id)main;
/*!
* @brief This routine is exectued when the thread's main method has finished
* executing or terminate has been called.
*
* @note Be sure to call [super handleTermination]!
*/
- (void)handleTermination;
/*!
* @brief Starts the thread.
*/
- (void)start;
/*!
* @brief Joins a thread.
*
* @return The object returned by the main method of the thread.
*/
- (id)join;
/*!
* @brief Returns the run loop for the thread.
*
* @return The run loop for the thread
*/
- (OFRunLoop*)runLoop;
/*!
* @brief Returns the name of the thread or nil if none has been set.
*
* @return The name of the thread or nik if none has been set
*/
- (OFString*)name;
/*!
* @brief Sets the name for the thread.
*
* @param name The name for the thread
*/
- (void)setName: (OFString*)name;
#endif
@end