Description:

This class provides a limited (minimal) abstraction of C++ type std::thread. As elaborated in the module's documentation, this class is not considered full featured but - as of today- is meant for simple use cases only.

For general information of multi-threading support provided by ALib , please consult the ALib Module Threads - Programmer's Manual.

Friends

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Definition at line 110 of file thread.hpp.

#include <thread.hpp>

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Public Type Index:
enum class	State { Unstarted = 0 , Started = 1 , Running = 2 , Stopped = 3 , Terminated = 4 }

Public Static Method Index:
static Thread *	GetCurrent ()

static ALIB_API Thread *	GetMain ()

static void	Sleep (const Ticks::Duration &duration)

static void	SleepMicros (int64_t microseconds)

static void	SleepMillis (int milliseconds)

static void	SleepNanos (int64_t nanoseconds)

static void	SleepUntil (const Ticks &time)

static ALIB_API void	YieldToSystem ()

Public Method Index:
ALIB_API	Thread (const String &pName=EmptyString())

ALIB_API	Thread (Runnable *target, const String &pName=EmptyString())

virtual ALIB_API	~Thread () override

virtual ThreadID	GetId ()

virtual const CString	GetName ()

State	GetState ()

bool	IsAlive ()

virtual void	Run () override

virtual void	SetName (const String &newName)

virtual ALIB_API void	Start ()

virtual ALIB_API void	Terminate ()

Public Method Index: inherited from Runnable
virtual	~Runnable ()

Enumeration Details:

◆ State

enum class State

strong

States that follow lifecycle of the thread. The states are accessible with method GetState.

Enumerator
Unstarted	Not started and no call to Start was performed, yet. This is the state after construction of an instance.
Started	Method Start was invoked but not running, yet.
Running	The thread's Run method is currently processed.
Stopped	The run method is processed and the thread is ready to be terminated.
Terminated	The thread is terminated.

Definition at line 124 of file thread.hpp.

Field Details:

◆ c11ID

std::thread::id c11ID

protected

The internal C++ thread id.

Definition at line 143 of file thread.hpp.

◆ c11Thread

std::thread* c11Thread =nullptr

protected

The internal C++ thread object.

Definition at line 140 of file thread.hpp.

◆ id

ThreadID id =0

protected

The id of the thread.

Definition at line 149 of file thread.hpp.

◆ name

AString name

protected

The name of the thread.

Definition at line 152 of file thread.hpp.

◆ runnable

Runnable* runnable =nullptr

protected

The runnable to execute.

Definition at line 146 of file thread.hpp.

◆ state

State state = State::Unstarted

protected

Internal flag to indicate if thread is alive.

Definition at line 155 of file thread.hpp.

Constructor(s) / Destructor Details::

◆ Thread() [1/2]

ALIB_API Thread ( const String & pName = EmptyString() )

inline

Constructor without a parameter specifying a Runnable. Such thread will not execute any code unless a specialized class is derived that overrides virtual method Run.

Parameters

pName (Optional) The designated name of the thread. If the name provided is, empty the name of the thread will be set to match a string representation of the thread id.

Definition at line 170 of file thread.hpp.

◆ Thread() [2/2]

Thread	(	Runnable *	target,
		const String &	pName = EmptyString() )

Constructor with provision of a Runnable 'target'. The Run method of 'target' will be executed upon thread start, unless this class is specialized an its own Run() method is overwritten.

Parameters

target	The target to execute when the thread runs.
pName	(Optional) The designated name of the thread. If the name provided is, empty the name of the thread will be set to match a string representation of the thread id.

Definition at line 231 of file thread.cpp.

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◆ ~Thread()

~Thread ( )

overridevirtual

Prior to destruction, Terminate has to be called. The destructor blocks, if the thread was started and is still running. Blocking lasts until the thread's end of execution. Declared virtual, as inherited from Runnable.

Definition at line 241 of file thread.cpp.

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Method Details:

◆ GetCurrent()

static Thread * GetCurrent ( )

inlinestatic

Static method that returns an object representing the thread that invoked this call.

Returns: A pointer to the current thread.

Definition at line 288 of file thread.hpp.

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◆ GetId()

virtual ThreadID GetId ( )

inlinevirtual

Returns the id of this Thread. Systems threads have IDs below 0, ALIB generated threads have positive IDs and start with 1.

Returns: The ALib id of the thread.

Definition at line 217 of file thread.hpp.

◆ GetMain()

Thread * GetMain ( )

static

Static method that returns the thread that initialized the library. Such thread this is supposedly the "main" thread as bootstrapping usually is performed by the process before any other threads are started.

Returns: A pointer to the main thread.

Definition at line 351 of file thread.cpp.

◆ GetName()

virtual const CString GetName ( )

inlinevirtual

Returns the name of the thread. An ALib thread can have any name that is given to it and such name can be changed any time. In fact, such names are for debugging and logging purposes only.

Returns: Returns the name of the thread.

Definition at line 226 of file thread.hpp.

◆ GetState()

State GetState ( )

inline

Returns the state of the thread. The states are given in enumeration State and during the lifecycle of the thread, the state transitions from State::Unstarted to State::Terminated .

Note: For system threads (the thread that executed function main thread and those not created using ALib thread features) State::Running is returned. For those, it can't be determined if the thread is stared, alive or not.

Returns: The current state within the thread's lifecycle.

Definition at line 248 of file thread.hpp.

◆ IsAlive()

bool IsAlive ( )

inline

A shortcut to GetState().first == State::Started || GetState().first == State::Running.

Returns: true if the current state of the thread is State::Running .

Definition at line 257 of file thread.hpp.

◆ Run()

virtual void Run ( )

inlineoverridevirtual

If we have a runnable, its run() method is executed. Otherwise nothing is done.

Hence, to have the thread execute something, either a Runnable has to be provided or a derived version of this class replaces this method.

Implements Runnable.

Definition at line 205 of file thread.hpp.

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◆ SetName()

virtual void SetName ( const String & newName )

inlinevirtual

Sets the name of the thread. An ALib thread can have any name that is given to it and such name can be changed any time. In fact, such names are for debugging and logging purposes only.

Parameters

newName The name that the Thread should hold.

Definition at line 235 of file thread.hpp.

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◆ Sleep()

static void Sleep ( const Ticks::Duration & duration )

inlinestatic

Suspends the current thread by calling std::this_thread::sleep_for.

See also: Variants SleepUntil, SleepMicros, SleepMillis and SleepNanos.

Parameters

duration Sleep duration.

Definition at line 363 of file thread.hpp.

◆ SleepMicros()

static void SleepMicros ( int64_t microseconds )

inlinestatic

Suspends the current thread by calling std::this_thread::sleep_for.

See also: Variants SleepMillis, SleepNanos, Sleep and SleepUntil

Parameters

microseconds Sleep time in microseconds.

Definition at line 336 of file thread.hpp.

◆ SleepMillis()

static void SleepMillis ( int milliseconds )

inlinestatic

Suspends the current thread by calling std::this_thread::sleep_for.

See also: Variants SleepMicros, SleepNanos, Sleep and SleepUntil

Parameters

milliseconds Sleep time in milliseconds.

Definition at line 322 of file thread.hpp.

◆ SleepNanos()

static void SleepNanos ( int64_t nanoseconds )

inlinestatic

Suspends the current thread by calling std::this_thread::sleep_for.

See also: Variants SleepMicros, SleepMillis, Sleep and SleepUntil

Parameters

nanoseconds Sleep time in nanoseconds.

Definition at line 349 of file thread.hpp.

◆ SleepUntil()

static void SleepUntil ( const Ticks & time )

inlinestatic

Suspends the current thread by calling std::this_thread::sleep_for.

See also: Variants Sleep, SleepMicros, SleepMillis and SleepNanos

Parameters

time	Sleep duration.

Definition at line 376 of file thread.hpp.

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◆ Start()

void Start ( )

virtual

Starts the execution of the thread. Method Run is invoked by the new system thread, which - if not overwritten - invokes the method Runnable::Run . Of-course, this method immediately returns and after invocation, method IsAlive will usually return true (unless the executed thread is not finished already).

Definition at line 316 of file thread.cpp.

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◆ Terminate()

void Terminate ( )

virtual

Terminates a thread using std::join(). When this method is called, the thread should be in state State::Closing, which is the case after method Run has exited. Otherwise an ALib warning is raised.

Definition at line 254 of file thread.cpp.

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◆ YieldToSystem()

static ALIB_API void YieldToSystem ( )

inlinestatic

Proactively offers the system to suspend the current thread. Invokes std::this_thread::yield.

Note: Must not be named 'Yield', because this is a macro name with MSVC.

Definition at line 309 of file thread.hpp.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

Description:

Friends

Public Type Index:

Public Static Method Index:

Public Method Index:

Enumeration Details:

◆ State

Field Details:

◆ c11ID

◆ c11Thread

◆ id

◆ name

◆ runnable

◆ state

Constructor(s) / Destructor Details::

◆ Thread() [1/2]

◆ Thread() [2/2]

◆ ~Thread()

Method Details:

◆ GetCurrent()

◆ GetId()

◆ GetMain()

◆ GetName()

◆ GetState()

◆ IsAlive()

◆ Run()

◆ SetName()

◆ Sleep()

◆ SleepMicros()

◆ SleepMillis()

◆ SleepNanos()

◆ SleepUntil()

◆ Start()

◆ Terminate()

◆ YieldToSystem()