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1/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2// Name: thread.h
3// Purpose: Thread API
4// Author: Guilhem Lavaux
5// Modified by: Vadim Zeitlin (modifications partly inspired by omnithreads
6// package from Olivetti & Oracle Research Laboratory)
7// Created: 04/13/98
8// RCS-ID: $Id$
9// Copyright: (c) Guilhem Lavaux
10// Licence: wxWindows licence
11/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
12
13#ifndef __THREADH__
14#define __THREADH__
15
16// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
17// headers
18// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
19
20// get the value of wxUSE_THREADS configuration flag
21#include "wx/setup.h"
22
23#if wxUSE_THREADS
24
25// only for wxUSE_THREADS - otherwise we'd get undefined symbols
26#ifdef __GNUG__
27 #pragma interface "thread.h"
28#endif
29
30// Windows headers define it
31#ifdef Yield
32 #undef Yield
33#endif
34
35#include "wx/module.h"
36
37// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
38// constants
39// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
40
41enum wxMutexError
42{
43 wxMUTEX_NO_ERROR = 0,
44 wxMUTEX_DEAD_LOCK, // Mutex has been already locked by THE CALLING thread
45 wxMUTEX_BUSY, // Mutex has been already locked by ONE thread
46 wxMUTEX_UNLOCKED,
47 wxMUTEX_MISC_ERROR
48};
49
50enum wxThreadError
51{
52 wxTHREAD_NO_ERROR = 0, // No error
53 wxTHREAD_NO_RESOURCE, // No resource left to create a new thread
54 wxTHREAD_RUNNING, // The thread is already running
55 wxTHREAD_NOT_RUNNING, // The thread isn't running
56 wxTHREAD_KILLED, // Thread we waited for had to be killed
57 wxTHREAD_MISC_ERROR // Some other error
58};
59
60enum wxThreadKind
61{
62 wxTHREAD_DETACHED,
63 wxTHREAD_JOINABLE
64};
65
66// defines the interval of priority
67enum
68{
69 WXTHREAD_MIN_PRIORITY = 0u,
70 WXTHREAD_DEFAULT_PRIORITY = 50u,
71 WXTHREAD_MAX_PRIORITY = 100u
72};
73
74// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
75// A mutex object is a synchronization object whose state is set to signaled
76// when it is not owned by any thread, and nonsignaled when it is owned. Its
77// name comes from its usefulness in coordinating mutually-exclusive access to
78// a shared resource. Only one thread at a time can own a mutex object.
79// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
80
81// you should consider wxMutexLocker whenever possible instead of directly
82// working with wxMutex class - it is safer
83class WXDLLEXPORT wxMutexInternal;
84class WXDLLEXPORT wxMutex
85{
86public:
87 // constructor & destructor
88 wxMutex();
89 ~wxMutex();
90
91 // Lock the mutex.
92 wxMutexError Lock();
93 // Try to lock the mutex: if it can't, returns immediately with an error.
94 wxMutexError TryLock();
95 // Unlock the mutex.
96 wxMutexError Unlock();
97
98 // Returns true if the mutex is locked.
99 bool IsLocked() const { return (m_locked > 0); }
100
101protected:
102 friend class wxCondition;
103
104 // no assignment operator nor copy ctor
105 wxMutex(const wxMutex&);
106 wxMutex& operator=(const wxMutex&);
107
108 int m_locked;
109 wxMutexInternal *m_internal;
110};
111
112// a helper class which locks the mutex in the ctor and unlocks it in the dtor:
113// this ensures that mutex is always unlocked, even if the function returns or
114// throws an exception before it reaches the end
115class WXDLLEXPORT wxMutexLocker
116{
117public:
118 // lock the mutex in the ctor
119 wxMutexLocker(wxMutex& mutex) : m_mutex(mutex)
120 { m_isOk = m_mutex.Lock() == wxMUTEX_NO_ERROR; }
121
122 // returns TRUE if mutex was successfully locked in ctor
123 bool IsOk() const
124 { return m_isOk; }
125
126 // unlock the mutex in dtor
127 ~wxMutexLocker()
128 { if ( IsOk() ) m_mutex.Unlock(); }
129
130private:
131 // no assignment operator nor copy ctor
132 wxMutexLocker(const wxMutexLocker&);
133 wxMutexLocker& operator=(const wxMutexLocker&);
134
135 bool m_isOk;
136 wxMutex& m_mutex;
137};
138
139// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
140// Critical section: this is the same as mutex but is only visible to the
141// threads of the same process. For the platforms which don't have native
142// support for critical sections, they're implemented entirely in terms of
143// mutexes.
144//
145// NB: wxCriticalSection object does not allocate any memory in its ctor
146// which makes it possible to have static globals of this class
147// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
148
149class WXDLLEXPORT wxCriticalSectionInternal;
150
151// in order to avoid any overhead under platforms where critical sections are
152// just mutexes make all wxCriticalSection class functions inline
153#if !defined(__WXMSW__) && !defined(__WXPM__) && !defined(__WXMAC__)
154 #define WXCRITICAL_INLINE inline
155
156 #define wxCRITSECT_IS_MUTEX 1
157#else // MSW || Mac || OS2
158 #define WXCRITICAL_INLINE
159
160 #define wxCRITSECT_IS_MUTEX 0
161#endif // MSW/!MSW
162
163// you should consider wxCriticalSectionLocker whenever possible instead of
164// directly working with wxCriticalSection class - it is safer
165class WXDLLEXPORT wxCriticalSection
166{
167public:
168 // ctor & dtor
169 WXCRITICAL_INLINE wxCriticalSection();
170 WXCRITICAL_INLINE ~wxCriticalSection();
171
172 // enter the section (the same as locking a mutex)
173 WXCRITICAL_INLINE void Enter();
174 // leave the critical section (same as unlocking a mutex)
175 WXCRITICAL_INLINE void Leave();
176
177private:
178 // no assignment operator nor copy ctor
179 wxCriticalSection(const wxCriticalSection&);
180 wxCriticalSection& operator=(const wxCriticalSection&);
181
182#if wxCRITSECT_IS_MUTEX
183 wxMutex m_mutex;
184#elif defined(__WXMSW__)
185 // we can't allocate any memory in the ctor, so use placement new -
186 // unfortunately, we have to hardcode the sizeof() here because we can't
187 // include windows.h from this public header
188 char m_buffer[24];
189#elif !defined(__WXPM__)
190 wxCriticalSectionInternal *m_critsect;
191#else
192 // nothing for OS/2
193#endif // !Unix/Unix
194};
195
196// keep your preprocessor name space clean
197#undef WXCRITICAL_INLINE
198
199// wxCriticalSectionLocker is the same to critical sections as wxMutexLocker is
200// to th mutexes
201class WXDLLEXPORT wxCriticalSectionLocker
202{
203public:
204 inline wxCriticalSectionLocker(wxCriticalSection& critsect);
205 inline ~wxCriticalSectionLocker();
206
207private:
208 // no assignment operator nor copy ctor
209 wxCriticalSectionLocker(const wxCriticalSectionLocker&);
210 wxCriticalSectionLocker& operator=(const wxCriticalSectionLocker&);
211
212 wxCriticalSection& m_critsect;
213};
214
215// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
216// Condition variable: allows to block the thread execution until something
217// happens (== condition is signaled)
218// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
219
220class wxConditionInternal;
221class WXDLLEXPORT wxCondition
222{
223public:
224 // constructor & destructor
225 wxCondition();
226 ~wxCondition();
227
228 // wait until the condition is signaled
229 // waits indefinitely.
230 void Wait();
231 // waits until a signal is raised or the timeout elapses
232 bool Wait(unsigned long sec, unsigned long nsec);
233
234 // signal the condition
235 // wakes up one (and only one) of the waiting threads
236 void Signal();
237 // wakes up all threads waiting onthis condition
238 void Broadcast();
239
240private:
241 wxConditionInternal *m_internal;
242};
243
244// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
245// Thread class
246// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
247
248// there are two different kinds of threads: joinable and detached (default)
249// ones. Only joinable threads can return a return code and only detached
250// threads auto-delete themselves - the user should delete the joinable
251// threads manually.
252
253// NB: in the function descriptions the words "this thread" mean the thread
254// created by the wxThread object while "main thread" is the thread created
255// during the process initialization (a.k.a. the GUI thread)
256
257class wxThreadInternal;
258class WXDLLEXPORT wxThread
259{
260public:
261 // the return type for the thread function
262 typedef void *ExitCode;
263
264 // static functions
265 // Returns the wxThread object for the calling thread. NULL is returned
266 // if the caller is the main thread (but it's recommended to use
267 // IsMain() and only call This() for threads other than the main one
268 // because NULL is also returned on error). If the thread wasn't
269 // created with wxThread class, the returned value is undefined.
270 static wxThread *This();
271
272 // Returns true if current thread is the main thread.
273 static bool IsMain();
274
275 // Release the rest of our time slice leting the other threads run
276 static void Yield();
277
278 // Sleep during the specified period of time in milliseconds
279 //
280 // NB: at least under MSW worker threads can not call ::wxSleep()!
281 static void Sleep(unsigned long milliseconds);
282
283 // constructor only creates the C++ thread object and doesn't create (or
284 // start) the real thread
285 wxThread(wxThreadKind kind = wxTHREAD_DETACHED);
286
287 // functions that change the thread state: all these can only be called
288 // from _another_ thread (typically the thread that created this one, e.g.
289 // the main thread), not from the thread itself
290
291 // create a new thread - call Run() to start it
292 wxThreadError Create();
293
294 // starts execution of the thread - from the moment Run() is called
295 // the execution of wxThread::Entry() may start at any moment, caller
296 // shouldn't suppose that it starts after (or before) Run() returns.
297 wxThreadError Run();
298
299 // stops the thread if it's running and deletes the wxThread object if
300 // this is a detached thread freeing its memory - otherwise (for
301 // joinable threads) you still need to delete wxThread object
302 // yourself.
303 //
304 // this function only works if the thread calls TestDestroy()
305 // periodically - the thread will only be deleted the next time it
306 // does it!
307 //
308 // will fill the rc pointer with the thread exit code if it's !NULL
309 wxThreadError Delete(ExitCode *rc = (ExitCode *)NULL);
310
311 // waits for a joinable thread to finish and returns its exit code
312 //
313 // Returns (ExitCode)-1 on error (for example, if the thread is not
314 // joinable)
315 ExitCode Wait();
316
317 // kills the thread without giving it any chance to clean up - should
318 // not be used in normal circumstances, use Delete() instead. It is a
319 // dangerous function that should only be used in the most extreme
320 // cases!
321 //
322 // The wxThread object is deleted by Kill() if the thread is
323 // detachable, but you still have to delete it manually for joinable
324 // threads.
325 wxThreadError Kill();
326
327 // pause a running thread: as Delete(), this only works if the thread
328 // calls TestDestroy() regularly
329 wxThreadError Pause();
330
331 // resume a paused thread
332 wxThreadError Resume();
333
334 // priority
335 // Sets the priority to "prio": see WXTHREAD_XXX_PRIORITY constants
336 //
337 // NB: the priority can only be set before the thread is created
338 void SetPriority(unsigned int prio);
339
340 // Get the current priority.
341 unsigned int GetPriority() const;
342
343 // thread status inquiries
344 // Returns true if the thread is alive: i.e. running or suspended
345 bool IsAlive() const;
346 // Returns true if the thread is running (not paused, not killed).
347 bool IsRunning() const;
348 // Returns true if the thread is suspended
349 bool IsPaused() const;
350
351 // is the thread of detached kind?
352 bool IsDetached() const { return m_isDetached; }
353
354 // Get the thread ID - a platform dependent number which uniquely
355 // identifies a thread inside a process
356 unsigned long GetId() const;
357
358 // called when the thread exits - in the context of this thread
359 //
360 // NB: this function will not be called if the thread is Kill()ed
361 virtual void OnExit() { }
362
363 // dtor is public, but the detached threads should never be deleted - use
364 // Delete() instead (or leave the thread terminate by itself)
365 virtual ~wxThread();
366
367protected:
368 // Returns TRUE if the thread was asked to terminate: this function should
369 // be called by the thread from time to time, otherwise the main thread
370 // will be left forever in Delete()!
371 bool TestDestroy();
372
373 // exits from the current thread - can be called only from this thread
374 void Exit(ExitCode exitcode = 0);
375
376 // entry point for the thread - called by Run() and executes in the context
377 // of this thread.
378 virtual void *Entry() = 0;
379
380private:
381 // no copy ctor/assignment operator
382 wxThread(const wxThread&);
383 wxThread& operator=(const wxThread&);
384
385 friend class wxThreadInternal;
386
387 // the (platform-dependent) thread class implementation
388 wxThreadInternal *m_internal;
389
390 // protects access to any methods of wxThreadInternal object
391 wxCriticalSection m_critsect;
392
393 // true if the thread is detached, false if it is joinable
394 bool m_isDetached;
395};
396
397// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
398// Automatic initialization
399// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
400
401// GUI mutex handling.
402void WXDLLEXPORT wxMutexGuiEnter();
403void WXDLLEXPORT wxMutexGuiLeave();
404
405// macros for entering/leaving critical sections which may be used without
406// having to take them inside "#if wxUSE_THREADS"
407#define wxENTER_CRIT_SECT(cs) (cs).Enter()
408#define wxLEAVE_CRIT_SECT(cs) (cs).Leave()
409#define wxCRIT_SECT_DECLARE(cs) static wxCriticalSection cs
410#define wxCRIT_SECT_LOCKER(name, cs) wxCriticalSectionLocker name(cs)
411
412#else // !wxUSE_THREADS
413
414#include "wx/defs.h" // for WXDLLEXPORT
415
416// no thread support
417inline void WXDLLEXPORT wxMutexGuiEnter() { }
418inline void WXDLLEXPORT wxMutexGuiLeave() { }
419
420// macros for entering/leaving critical sections which may be used without
421// having to take them inside "#if wxUSE_THREADS"
422#define wxENTER_CRIT_SECT(cs)
423#define wxLEAVE_CRIT_SECT(cs)
424#define wxCRIT_SECT_DECLARE(cs)
425#define wxCRIT_SECT_LOCKER(name, cs)
426
427#endif // wxUSE_THREADS
428
429// automatically unlock GUI mutex in dtor
430class WXDLLEXPORT wxMutexGuiLocker
431{
432public:
433 wxMutexGuiLocker() { wxMutexGuiEnter(); }
434 ~wxMutexGuiLocker() { wxMutexGuiLeave(); }
435};
436
437// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
438// implementation only until the end of file
439// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
440
441#if wxUSE_THREADS
442
443#if defined(__WXMSW__)
444 // unlock GUI if there are threads waiting for and lock it back when
445 // there are no more of them - should be called periodically by the main
446 // thread
447 extern void WXDLLEXPORT wxMutexGuiLeaveOrEnter();
448
449 // returns TRUE if the main thread has GUI lock
450 extern bool WXDLLEXPORT wxGuiOwnedByMainThread();
451
452 // wakes up the main thread if it's sleeping inside ::GetMessage()
453 extern void WXDLLEXPORT wxWakeUpMainThread();
454
455 // return TRUE if the main thread is waiting for some other to terminate:
456 // wxApp then should block all "dangerous" messages
457 extern bool WXDLLEXPORT wxIsWaitingForThread();
458#elif defined(__WXMAC__)
459 extern void WXDLLEXPORT wxMutexGuiLeaveOrEnter();
460
461 // returns TRUE if the main thread has GUI lock
462 extern bool WXDLLEXPORT wxGuiOwnedByMainThread();
463
464 // wakes up the main thread if it's sleeping inside ::GetMessage()
465 extern void WXDLLEXPORT wxWakeUpMainThread();
466
467 // return TRUE if the main thread is waiting for some other to terminate:
468 // wxApp then should block all "dangerous" messages
469 extern bool WXDLLEXPORT wxIsWaitingForThread();
470#elif defined(__WXPM__)
471 // unlock GUI if there are threads waiting for and lock it back when
472 // there are no more of them - should be called periodically by the main
473 // thread
474 extern void WXDLLEXPORT wxMutexGuiLeaveOrEnter();
475
476 // returns TRUE if the main thread has GUI lock
477 extern bool WXDLLEXPORT wxGuiOwnedByMainThread();
478
479 // return TRUE if the main thread is waiting for some other to terminate:
480 // wxApp then should block all "dangerous" messages
481 extern bool WXDLLEXPORT wxIsWaitingForThread();
482
483#else // !MSW && !PM
484 // implement wxCriticalSection using mutexes
485 inline wxCriticalSection::wxCriticalSection() { }
486 inline wxCriticalSection::~wxCriticalSection() { }
487
488 inline void wxCriticalSection::Enter() { (void)m_mutex.Lock(); }
489 inline void wxCriticalSection::Leave() { (void)m_mutex.Unlock(); }
490#endif // MSW/!MSW
491
492 // we can define these inline functions now (they should be defined after
493 // wxCriticalSection::Enter/Leave)
494 inline
495 wxCriticalSectionLocker:: wxCriticalSectionLocker(wxCriticalSection& cs)
496 : m_critsect(cs) { m_critsect.Enter(); }
497 inline
498 wxCriticalSectionLocker::~wxCriticalSectionLocker() { m_critsect.Leave(); }
499#endif // wxUSE_THREADS
500
501#endif // __THREADH__