Thread.h

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/*
 * Copyright 2014 Martin Hansen
 *
 * This file is part of SPAOP (Spatial Audio Object Positioner).
 * 
 * SPAOP is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * SPAOP 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 General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with SPAOP.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */


#ifndef THREAD_H_INCLUDED
#define THREAD_H_INCLUDED

#include <thread>
#include <mutex>

namespace thread {

class Thread
{
public:
    
    Thread();
    
    virtual ~Thread();
    
    void start();
    
    void stop();
    
    void join();
    
protected:

    virtual void run()=0;

    bool isStopped() const;
    
private:
    
    static void threadFunction(Thread* thisThread);
    
    Thread(const Thread& other);        // copying not allowed
    
    std::thread thread_;                // the thread
    bool running_;                      // flag: is running
    bool stopped_;                      // flag: is stopped
    mutable std::mutex runningMutex_;   // guards the running_ flag
};

}

#endif  // THREAD_H_INCLUDED