Thread.h

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//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
//  Thread.h
//
//  Cross-platform threads
//
//  Copyright (c) 2010 Mal Lansell <mal@lansell.org>
//  All rights reserved.
//
//  SOFTWARE NOTICE AND LICENSE
//
//  This file is part of OpenZWave.
//
//  OpenZWave 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 of the License,
//  or (at your option) any later version.
//
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//  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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//
//  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
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//
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifndef _Thread_H
#define _Thread_H
 
#include <string>
#include "Defs.h"
#include "platform/Wait.h"
 
namespace OpenZWave
{
    class ThreadImpl;
    class Event;

    class Thread: public Wait
    {
    public:
        typedef void (*pfnThreadProc_t)( Event* _exitEvent, void* _context );

        Thread( string const& _name );

        bool Start( pfnThreadProc_t _pfnThreadProc, void* _context );

        bool Stop();

        void Sleep( uint32 _millisecs );
 
    protected:
        virtual bool IsSignalled();

        virtual ~Thread();
 
    private:
        ThreadImpl* m_pImpl;    // Pointer to an object that encapsulates the platform-specific implementation of a thread.
        Event*      m_exitEvent;
    };
 
} // namespace OpenZWave
 
#endif //_Thread_H