#include <thread.hpp>
This class provides a limited (minimal) abstraction of C++ 11 threads. 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.
function Bootstrap function Shutdown
Definition at line 109 of file thread.hpp.
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enum | State { Unstarted = 0, Started = 1, Running = 2, Stopped = 3, Terminated = 4 } |
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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 () |
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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 () |
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virtual | ~Runnable () |
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std::thread::id | c11ID |
std::thread * | c11Thread =nullptr |
ThreadID | id =0 |
AString | name |
Runnable * | runnable =nullptr |
State | state = State::Unstarted |
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States that follow lifecycle of the thread. The states are accessible with method GetState.
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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 123 of file thread.hpp.
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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.
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 169 of file thread.hpp.
Thread | ( | Runnable * | target, |
const String & | pName = EmptyString() |
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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.
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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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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Static method that returns an object representing the thread that invoked this call.
Definition at line 287 of file thread.hpp.
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Returns the id of this Thread. Systems threads have IDs below 0, ALIB generated threads have positive IDs and start with 1.
Definition at line 216 of file thread.hpp.
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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.
Definition at line 351 of file thread.cpp.
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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.
Definition at line 225 of file thread.hpp.
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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.
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. Definition at line 247 of file thread.hpp.
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A shortcut to GetState().first == State::Started || GetState().first == State::Running
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true
if the current state of the thread is State::Running. Definition at line 256 of file thread.hpp.
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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 204 of file thread.hpp.
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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.
newName | The name that the Thread should hold. |
Definition at line 234 of file thread.hpp.
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Suspends the current thread by calling std::this_thread::sleep_for.
duration | Sleep duration. |
Definition at line 362 of file thread.hpp.
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Suspends the current thread by calling std::this_thread::sleep_for.
microseconds | Sleep time in microseconds. |
Definition at line 335 of file thread.hpp.
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Suspends the current thread by calling std::this_thread::sleep_for.
milliseconds | Sleep time in milliseconds. |
Definition at line 321 of file thread.hpp.
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Suspends the current thread by calling std::this_thread::sleep_for.
nanoseconds | Sleep time in nanoseconds. |
Definition at line 348 of file thread.hpp.
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Suspends the current thread by calling std::this_thread::sleep_for.
time | Sleep duration. |
Definition at line 375 of file thread.hpp.
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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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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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Proactively offers the system to suspend the current thread. Invokes std::this_thread::yield
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Definition at line 308 of file thread.hpp.
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The internal C++ 11 thread id.
Definition at line 142 of file thread.hpp.
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The internal C++ 11 thread object.
Definition at line 139 of file thread.hpp.
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The id of the thread.
Definition at line 148 of file thread.hpp.
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The name of the thread.
Definition at line 151 of file thread.hpp.
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The runnable to execute.
Definition at line 145 of file thread.hpp.
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Internal flag to indicate if thread is alive.
Definition at line 154 of file thread.hpp.