/* * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 * Jonathan Schleifer * * 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 "OFTLSKey.h" # import "threading.h" #endif /* Haiku used to define this for some unknown reason which causes trouble */ #ifdef protected # undef protected #endif /*! @file */ @class OFDate; @class OFSortedList; @class OFRunLoop; #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 { # 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 _block; # endif id _returnValue; OFRunLoop *_runLoop; OFString *_name; } # ifdef OF_HAVE_PROPERTIES # ifdef OF_HAVE_BLOCKS @property (copy) of_thread_block_t block; # 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 block A block which is executed by the thread * @return A new, autoreleased thread */ + (instancetype)threadWithBlock: (of_thread_block_t)block; # endif /*! * @brief Sets the Thread Local Storage for the specified key. * * The specified object is first retained and then the object stored before is * released. You can specify nil as object if you want the old object to be * released and don't want any new object for the TLS key. * * @param key The Thread Local Storage key * @param object The object the Thread Local Storage key will be set to */ + (void)setObject: (id)object forTLSKey: (OFTLSKey*)key; /*! * @brief Returns the object for the specified Thread Local Storage key. * * @warning The returned object is *not* retained and autoreleased for * performance reasons! * * @param key The Thread Local Storage key */ + (id)objectForTLSKey: (OFTLSKey*)key; /*! * @brief Returns the current thread. * * @return The current thread */ + (OFThread*)currentThread; /*! * @brief Returns the main thread. * * @return The main thread */ + (OFThread*)mainThread; #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; + (void)OF_createMainThread; # 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. */ - initWithBlock: (of_thread_block_t)block; # 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