SimpleThread.hpp

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/*
 * SimpleThread.hpp
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2012 Evidence Srl - www.evidence.eu.com
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#ifndef SIMPLETHREAD_HPP_
#define SIMPLETHREAD_HPP_

#ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
#define _GNU_SOURCE
#endif
#include <pthread.h>
#include <features.h>
#include <vector>

#include "AbstractThread.hpp"

namespace onposix {

/**
 * \brief Class for simple thread invocation.
 *
 * This class is useful for creating threads that do not return any value.
 * For more complex cases (e.g., return value), create your own thread by
 * inheriting from class AbstractThread.
 *
 * Example of usage:
 * \code
 * void myfunction (void* arg);
 *
 * int main ()
 * {
 *      int b;
 *      SimpleThread t (myfunction, (void*) b);
 *      t.start();
 *      t.waitForTermination();
 * }
 * \endcode
 */
class SimpleThread: public AbstractThread {

        void (*handler_)(void* p);
        void* arg_;

public:

        SimpleThread(void (*handler)(void* p), void* arg):
            handler_(handler),
            arg_(arg) {}
        virtual ~SimpleThread(){}

        /**
         * \brief Method run on the new thread
         *
         * This method is run on the new thread once start()
         * is invoked.
         */
        inline void run(){
                handler_(arg_);
        }
};

} /* onposix */

#endif /* SIMPLETHREAD_HPP_ */