TCMTThread.h

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00033 //  $Id: TCMTThread.h 870 2008-07-21 14:15:33Z the_____tiger $
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00035 
00036 #ifndef _TC_MT_THREAD_H_
00037 #define _TC_MT_THREAD_H_
00038 
00039 #include "TCMTMessage.h"
00040 #include "TCMTThreadObject.h"
00041 #include "TCNonCopyable.h"
00042 
00043 #include <string>
00044 #include <vector>
00045 
00046 namespace TC
00047 {
00048 namespace MT
00049 {
00050    class Message;
00051    typedef SharedPtr<Message> MessagePtr;
00052 
00067    class Thread: protected NonCopyAble
00068    {
00069    public:
00071       enum ThreadPriority 
00072       {
00073          PRIORITY_LOWEST,
00074          PRIORITY_LOW,
00075          PRIORITY_NORMAL,
00076          PRIORITY_HIGH,
00077          PRIORITY_HIGHEST
00078       };
00079 
00081       enum ThreadState 
00082       {
00084          STATE_NEW,        
00086          STATE_RUNNING,
00089          STATE_TERMINATED  
00090       };
00091 
00092    public:
00094       virtual ~Thread() {}
00095 
00101       virtual bool Start(ThreadObjectPtr object_to_start) = 0;
00106       virtual bool Join() = 0;
00107 
00109       virtual bool IsRunning() const = 0;
00111       virtual bool IsTerminated() const = 0;
00112 
00114       virtual bool SetPriority(ThreadPriority priority) = 0;
00116       virtual ThreadPriority GetPriority() const = 0;
00117 
00129       virtual bool SendThreadMessage(MessagePtr message) = 0;
00130 
00136       virtual Message::ReturnValue WaitThreadMessage(MessagePtr &message) = 0;
00143       virtual Message::ReturnValue WaitThreadMessage(MessagePtr &message, uint32 timeout) = 0;
00147    };
00148 
00150    typedef SharedPtr< Thread > ThreadPtr;
00151 
00156 } // namespace MT
00157 } // namespace TC
00158 
00159 
00160 #endif // _TC_MT_THREAD_H_

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