threads and monitor

src/Core/Threads.h

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+/*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// CMT Cosmic Muon Tomography project //////////////////////////////////////////
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+  Copyright (c) 2014, Universita' degli Studi di Padova, INFN sez. di Padova
+  All rights reserved
+
+  Authors: Andrea Rigoni Garola < andrea.rigoni@pd.infn.it >
+
+  ------------------------------------------------------------------
+  This library is free software;  you  can  redistribute  it  and/or
+  modify it  under the  terms  of  the  GNU  Lesser  General  Public
+  License as published  by  the  Free  Software  Foundation;  either
+  version 3.0 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This library is  distributed in  the hope that it will  be useful,
+  but  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;  without  even  the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY  or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of  the GNU Lesser General  Public
+  License along with this library.
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
+
+#ifndef U_CORE_THREADS_H
+#define U_CORE_THREADS_H
+
+#include <thread>
+#include <functional>
+#include <atomic>
+#include "Core/Monitor.h"
+#include "Core/Object.h"
+
+namespace uLib {
+
+/**
+ * @brief Thread class wraps std::thread and provides a common interface.
+ */
+class Thread : public Object {
+public:
+  Thread();
+  virtual ~Thread();
+
+  /** @brief Starts the thread by calling Run(). */
+  void Start();
+
+  /** @brief Joins the thread. */
+  void Join();
+
+  /** @brief Detaches the thread. */
+  void Detach();
+
+  /** @brief Returns true if the thread is currently joinable. */
+  bool IsJoinable() const;
+  
+  /** @brief Returns true if the thread is currently running. */
+  bool IsRunning() const;
+
+  /** @brief The entry point for the thread. Override this in subclasses. */
+  virtual void Run();
+
+  /** @brief Static helper to sleep the current thread. */
+  static void Sleep(int milliseconds);
+
+  /** @brief Static helper to yield the current thread. */
+  static void Yield();
+
+protected:
+  // Internal thread entry point
+  void ThreadEntryPoint();
+
+  std::thread m_Thread;
+  std::atomic<bool> m_Running;
+  mutable Mutex m_ThreadMutex;
+};
+
+} // namespace uLib
+
+#endif // U_CORE_THREADS_H