Describes platform thread.
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// Pause(), Resume(), and thread priority is optional features and may not be supported by all platforms
class IThread
{
public:
enum class ThreadPriority // Thread priorities
{
Idle, // Idle
Lowest, // Lowest
Low, // Below normal
Normal, // Normal
High, // Above normal
Highest, // Highest
TimeCritical // Time critical
};
protected:
PlatformHandle m_hHandle;
public:
PlatformHandle const &Handle;
virtual bool isCreated() = 0; // Return whether thread was created successfully or it failed and cannot be used
virtual bool isTerminated() = 0; // Return whether thread should terminate its job. Listener should check this property and cancel a job
virtual bool isPaused() = 0; // Return whether thread is paused or active
virtual ThreadPriority getPriority() = 0; // Return thread priority
virtual IThreadListener *getListener() = 0; // Return associated listener
virtual bool setPriority(const ThreadPriority value) = 0; // Set thread priority
virtual void Release() = 0; // Delete itself. Should be called only after job completion(or successful termination)
virtual bool Terminate() = 0; // Terminate execution. Usually some time will ellapse before thread stops
virtual bool Pause() = 0; // Pause the thread
virtual bool Resume() = 0; // Resume paused thread
virtual bool Wait(const float interval) = 0; // Wait until thread finish its job but no longer than specified interval
};| Namespace: | nitisa |
| Include: | Nitisa/Interfaces/IThread.h |