+ // Returns true if the queue was empty before the item was added.
+ template<typename DataType>
+ inline bool MessageQueue<DataType>::appendAndCheckEmpty(const DataType& message)
+ {
+ MutexLocker lock(m_mutex);
+ bool wasEmpty = m_queue.isEmpty();
+ m_queue.append(message);
+ m_condition.signal();
+ return wasEmpty;
+ }
+