source: code/branches/netp6/src/util/Thread.cc @ 3226

/*
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 *   Author:
 *      Oliver Scheuss
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 *      ...
 *
 */

#include "Thread.h"

#include <cassert>
#include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
#include <boost/bind.hpp>
#include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp>
#include <boost/thread/thread_time.hpp>

#include "core/Functor.h"
#include "util/Sleep.h"

namespace orxonox
{
    boost::posix_time::millisec THREAD_WAIT_BEFORE_DETACH(1000);
    
    
    Thread::Thread():
        functor_(0),
        isWorking_(false),
        stopThread_(false)
    {
        this->communicationMutex_ = new boost::mutex;
        this->workerThread_ = new boost::thread( boost::bind(&Thread::threadLoop, this) );
    }
    
    Thread::~Thread()
    {
        this->stopThread_ = true;
        if( !this->workerThread_->timed_join( THREAD_WAIT_BEFORE_DETACH ) )
            assert(0); // this should not happen
        delete this->workerThread_;
        delete this->communicationMutex_;
    }
    
    bool Thread::evaluateFunctor( Functor* functor )
    {
        if( this->communicationMutex_->try_lock() )
        {
            this->functor_ = functor;
            this->communicationMutex_->unlock();
            return true;
        }
        else
            return false;
    }
    
    void Thread::threadLoop()
    {
        while( !this->stopThread_ )
        {
            this->communicationMutex_->lock();
            if( this->functor_ )
            {
                (*this->functor_)();
                this->communicationMutex_->unlock();
            }
            else
            {
                this->communicationMutex_->unlock();
                this->workerThread_->yield();
            }
        }
    }
    
    void Thread::waitUntilFinished()
    {
        bool stillWorking = true;
        while( stillWorking )
        {
            this->communicationMutex_->lock();
            stillWorking = this->isWorking_;
            this->communicationMutex_->unlock();
            if( stillWorking )
                msleep( 1 );
        }
    }
}