/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Name: thread.cpp
-// Purpose: wxWindows thread sample
-// Author: Julian Smart(minimal)/Guilhem Lavaux(thread test)
+// Purpose: wxWidgets thread sample
+// Author: Guilhem Lavaux, Vadim Zeitlin
// Modified by:
// Created: 06/16/98
// RCS-ID: $Id$
-// Copyright: (c) Julian Smart, Markus Holzem, Guilhem Lavaux
+// Copyright: (c) 1998-2002 wxWidgets team
// Licence: wxWindows license
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/*
- TODO: use worker threads to update progress controls instead of writing
- messages - it will be more visual
- */
-
-#ifdef __GNUG__
- #pragma implementation "thread.cpp"
- #pragma interface "thread.cpp"
-#endif
-
// For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx/wx.h".
#include "wx/wxprec.h"
#include "wx/thread.h"
#include "wx/dynarray.h"
-#include "wx/time.h"
+#include "wx/numdlg.h"
#include "wx/progdlg.h"
-// uncomment this to get some debugging messages from the trace code
-//#define TRACE
+#include "../sample.xpm"
+
+// define this to use wxExecute in the exec tests, otherwise just use system
+#define USE_EXECUTE
+
+#ifdef USE_EXECUTE
+ #define EXEC(cmd) wxExecute((cmd), wxEXEC_SYNC)
+#else
+ #define EXEC(cmd) system(cmd)
+#endif
class MyThread;
-WX_DEFINE_ARRAY(wxThread *, wxArrayThread);
+WX_DEFINE_ARRAY_PTR(wxThread *, wxArrayThread);
// Define a new application type
class MyApp : public wxApp
{
public:
+ MyApp();
+ virtual ~MyApp(){};
+
virtual bool OnInit();
public:
// crit section protects access to all of the arrays below
wxCriticalSection m_critsect;
+
+ // semaphore used to wait for the threads to exit, see MyFrame::OnQuit()
+ wxSemaphore m_semAllDone;
+
+ // the last exiting thread should post to m_semAllDone if this is true
+ // (protected by the same m_critsect)
+ bool m_waitingUntilAllDone;
};
// Create a new application object
public:
// ctor
MyFrame(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& title, int x, int y, int w, int h);
+ virtual ~MyFrame();
// operations
void WriteText(const wxString& text) { m_txtctrl->WriteText(text); }
// accessors for MyWorkerThread (called in its context!)
bool Cancelled();
+protected:
// callbacks
void OnQuit(wxCommandEvent& event);
- void OnAbout(wxCommandEvent& event);
void OnClear(wxCommandEvent& event);
void OnStartThread(wxCommandEvent& event);
void OnWorkerEvent(wxCommandEvent& event);
void OnUpdateWorker(wxUpdateUIEvent& event);
+ void OnExecMain(wxCommandEvent& event);
+ void OnExecThread(wxCommandEvent& event);
+
+ void OnShowCPUs(wxCommandEvent& event);
+ void OnAbout(wxCommandEvent& event);
+
void OnIdle(wxIdleEvent &event);
private:
// ID for the menu commands
enum
{
- TEST_QUIT = 1,
- TEST_TEXT = 101,
- TEST_ABOUT,
- TEST_CLEAR,
- TEST_START_THREAD = 201,
- TEST_START_THREADS,
- TEST_STOP_THREAD,
- TEST_PAUSE_THREAD,
- TEST_RESUME_THREAD,
- TEST_START_WORKER,
+ THREAD_QUIT = wxID_EXIT,
+ THREAD_ABOUT = wxID_ABOUT,
+ THREAD_TEXT = 101,
+ THREAD_CLEAR,
+ THREAD_START_THREAD = 201,
+ THREAD_START_THREADS,
+ THREAD_STOP_THREAD,
+ THREAD_PAUSE_THREAD,
+ THREAD_RESUME_THREAD,
+ THREAD_START_WORKER,
+
+ THREAD_EXEC_MAIN,
+ THREAD_EXEC_THREAD,
+
+ THREAD_SHOWCPUS,
+
WORKER_EVENT // this one gets sent from the worker thread
};
-//--------------------------------------------------
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// GUI thread
-//--------------------------------------------------
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
class MyThread : public wxThread
{
void WriteText(const wxString& text);
public:
- size_t m_count;
+ unsigned m_count;
MyFrame *m_frame;
};
{
wxCriticalSectionLocker locker(wxGetApp().m_critsect);
- wxGetApp().m_threads.Remove(this);
+ wxArrayThread& threads = wxGetApp().m_threads;
+ threads.Remove(this);
+
+ if ( threads.IsEmpty() )
+ {
+ // signal the main thread that there are no more threads left if it is
+ // waiting for us
+ if ( wxGetApp().m_waitingUntilAllDone )
+ {
+ wxGetApp().m_waitingUntilAllDone = false;
+
+ wxGetApp().m_semAllDone.Post();
+ }
+ }
}
void *MyThread::Entry()
{
wxString text;
- text.Printf("Thread 0x%x started (priority = %d).\n",
+ text.Printf(wxT("Thread 0x%lx started (priority = %u).\n"),
GetId(), GetPriority());
WriteText(text);
// wxLogMessage(text); -- test wxLog thread safeness
if ( TestDestroy() )
break;
- text.Printf("[%u] Thread 0x%x here.\n", m_count, GetId());
+ text.Printf(wxT("[%u] Thread 0x%lx here.\n"), m_count, GetId());
WriteText(text);
// wxSleep() can't be called from non-GUI thread!
wxThread::Sleep(1000);
}
- text.Printf("Thread 0x%x finished.\n", GetId());
+ text.Printf(wxT("Thread 0x%lx finished.\n"), GetId());
WriteText(text);
// wxLogMessage(text); -- test wxLog thread safeness
return NULL;
}
-//--------------------------------------------------
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// worker thread
-//--------------------------------------------------
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
class MyWorkerThread : public wxThread
{
public:
MyFrame *m_frame;
- size_t m_count;
+ unsigned m_count;
};
MyWorkerThread::MyWorkerThread(MyFrame *frame)
if ( TestDestroy() )
break;
- wxString text;
- text.Printf("[%u] Thread 0x%x here!!", m_count, GetId());
-
// create any type of command event here
wxCommandEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED, WORKER_EVENT );
event.SetInt( m_count );
- event.SetString( text );
// send in a thread-safe way
wxPostEvent( m_frame, event );
- // same as:
- // m_frame->AddPendingEvent( event );
-
// wxSleep() can't be called from non-main thread!
wxThread::Sleep(200);
}
return NULL;
}
-//--------------------------------------------------
-// main program
-//--------------------------------------------------
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// a thread which simply calls wxExecute
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class MyExecThread : public wxThread
+{
+public:
+ MyExecThread(const wxChar *command) : wxThread(wxTHREAD_JOINABLE),
+ m_command(command)
+ {
+ Create();
+ }
+
+ virtual ExitCode Entry()
+ {
+ return (ExitCode)EXEC(m_command);
+ }
+
+private:
+ wxString m_command;
+};
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// implementation
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(MyFrame, wxFrame)
- EVT_MENU(TEST_QUIT, MyFrame::OnQuit)
- EVT_MENU(TEST_ABOUT, MyFrame::OnAbout)
- EVT_MENU(TEST_CLEAR, MyFrame::OnClear)
- EVT_MENU(TEST_START_THREAD, MyFrame::OnStartThread)
- EVT_MENU(TEST_START_THREADS, MyFrame::OnStartThreads)
- EVT_MENU(TEST_STOP_THREAD, MyFrame::OnStopThread)
- EVT_MENU(TEST_PAUSE_THREAD, MyFrame::OnPauseThread)
- EVT_MENU(TEST_RESUME_THREAD, MyFrame::OnResumeThread)
-
- EVT_UPDATE_UI(TEST_START_WORKER, MyFrame::OnUpdateWorker)
- EVT_MENU(TEST_START_WORKER, MyFrame::OnStartWorker)
+ EVT_MENU(THREAD_QUIT, MyFrame::OnQuit)
+ EVT_MENU(THREAD_CLEAR, MyFrame::OnClear)
+ EVT_MENU(THREAD_START_THREAD, MyFrame::OnStartThread)
+ EVT_MENU(THREAD_START_THREADS, MyFrame::OnStartThreads)
+ EVT_MENU(THREAD_STOP_THREAD, MyFrame::OnStopThread)
+ EVT_MENU(THREAD_PAUSE_THREAD, MyFrame::OnPauseThread)
+ EVT_MENU(THREAD_RESUME_THREAD, MyFrame::OnResumeThread)
+
+ EVT_MENU(THREAD_EXEC_MAIN, MyFrame::OnExecMain)
+ EVT_MENU(THREAD_EXEC_THREAD, MyFrame::OnExecThread)
+
+ EVT_MENU(THREAD_SHOWCPUS, MyFrame::OnShowCPUs)
+ EVT_MENU(THREAD_ABOUT, MyFrame::OnAbout)
+
+ EVT_UPDATE_UI(THREAD_START_WORKER, MyFrame::OnUpdateWorker)
+ EVT_MENU(THREAD_START_WORKER, MyFrame::OnStartWorker)
EVT_MENU(WORKER_EVENT, MyFrame::OnWorkerEvent)
EVT_IDLE(MyFrame::OnIdle)
END_EVENT_TABLE()
+MyApp::MyApp()
+ : m_semAllDone()
+{
+ m_waitingUntilAllDone = false;
+}
+
// `Main program' equivalent, creating windows and returning main app frame
bool MyApp::OnInit()
{
-#ifdef TRACE
- wxLog::AddTraceMask("thread");
-#endif
+ if ( !wxApp::OnInit() )
+ return false;
+
+ // uncomment this to get some debugging messages from the trace code
+ // on the console (or just set WXTRACE env variable to include "thread")
+ //wxLog::AddTraceMask("thread");
// Create the main frame window
- MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame((wxFrame *)NULL, "wxWindows threads sample",
+ MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame((wxFrame *)NULL, _T("wxWidgets threads sample"),
50, 50, 450, 340);
// Make a menubar
- wxMenu *file_menu = new wxMenu;
-
- file_menu->Append(TEST_CLEAR, "&Clear log\tCtrl-L");
- file_menu->AppendSeparator();
- file_menu->Append(TEST_ABOUT, "&About");
- file_menu->AppendSeparator();
- file_menu->Append(TEST_QUIT, "E&xit\tAlt-X");
- wxMenuBar *menu_bar = new wxMenuBar;
- menu_bar->Append(file_menu, "&File");
-
- wxMenu *thread_menu = new wxMenu;
- thread_menu->Append(TEST_START_THREAD, "&Start a new thread\tCtrl-N");
- thread_menu->Append(TEST_START_THREADS, "Start &many threads at once");
- thread_menu->Append(TEST_STOP_THREAD, "S&top a running thread\tCtrl-S");
- thread_menu->AppendSeparator();
- thread_menu->Append(TEST_PAUSE_THREAD, "&Pause a running thread\tCtrl-P");
- thread_menu->Append(TEST_RESUME_THREAD, "&Resume suspended thread\tCtrl-R");
- thread_menu->AppendSeparator();
- thread_menu->Append(TEST_START_WORKER, "Start &worker thread\tCtrl-W");
-
- menu_bar->Append(thread_menu, "&Thread");
- frame->SetMenuBar(menu_bar);
-
+ wxMenuBar *menuBar = new wxMenuBar;
+
+ wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu;
+ menuFile->Append(THREAD_CLEAR, _T("&Clear log\tCtrl-L"));
+ menuFile->AppendSeparator();
+ menuFile->Append(THREAD_QUIT, _T("E&xit\tAlt-X"));
+ menuBar->Append(menuFile, _T("&File"));
+
+ wxMenu *menuThread = new wxMenu;
+ menuThread->Append(THREAD_START_THREAD, _T("&Start a new thread\tCtrl-N"));
+ menuThread->Append(THREAD_START_THREADS, _T("Start &many threads at once"));
+ menuThread->Append(THREAD_STOP_THREAD, _T("S&top a running thread\tCtrl-S"));
+ menuThread->AppendSeparator();
+ menuThread->Append(THREAD_PAUSE_THREAD, _T("&Pause a running thread\tCtrl-P"));
+ menuThread->Append(THREAD_RESUME_THREAD, _T("&Resume suspended thread\tCtrl-R"));
+ menuThread->AppendSeparator();
+ menuThread->Append(THREAD_START_WORKER, _T("Start &worker thread\tCtrl-W"));
+ menuBar->Append(menuThread, _T("&Thread"));
+
+ wxMenu *menuExec = new wxMenu;
+ menuExec->Append(THREAD_EXEC_MAIN, _T("&Launch a program from main thread\tF5"));
+ menuExec->Append(THREAD_EXEC_THREAD, _T("L&aunch a program from a thread\tCtrl-F5"));
+ menuBar->Append(menuExec, _T("&Execute"));
+
+ wxMenu *menuHelp = new wxMenu;
+ menuHelp->Append(THREAD_SHOWCPUS, _T("&Show CPU count"));
+ menuHelp->AppendSeparator();
+ menuHelp->Append(THREAD_ABOUT, _T("&About..."));
+ menuBar->Append(menuHelp, _T("&Help"));
+
+ frame->SetMenuBar(menuBar);
+
// Show the frame
- frame->Show(TRUE);
+ frame->Show(true);
SetTopWindow(frame);
- return TRUE;
+ return true;
}
// My frame constructor
MyFrame::MyFrame(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& title,
int x, int y, int w, int h)
- : wxFrame(frame, -1, title, wxPoint(x, y), wxSize(w, h))
+ : wxFrame(frame, wxID_ANY, title, wxPoint(x, y), wxSize(w, h))
{
+ SetIcon(wxIcon(sample_xpm));
+
m_nRunning = m_nCount = 0;
m_dlgProgress = (wxProgressDialog *)NULL;
+#if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
CreateStatusBar(2);
+#endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
- m_txtctrl = new wxTextCtrl(this, -1, "", wxPoint(0, 0), wxSize(0, 0),
+ m_txtctrl = new wxTextCtrl(this, wxID_ANY, _T(""), wxPoint(0, 0), wxSize(0, 0),
wxTE_MULTILINE | wxTE_READONLY);
}
+MyFrame::~MyFrame()
+{
+ // NB: although the OS will terminate all the threads anyhow when the main
+ // one exits, it's good practice to do it ourselves -- even if it's not
+ // completely trivial in this example
+
+ // tell all the threads to terminate: note that they can't terminate while
+ // we're deleting them because they will block in their OnExit() -- this is
+ // important as otherwise we might access invalid array elements
+ wxThread *thread;
+
+ wxGetApp().m_critsect.Enter();
+
+ // check if we have any threads running first
+ const wxArrayThread& threads = wxGetApp().m_threads;
+ size_t count = threads.GetCount();
+
+ if ( count )
+ {
+ // set the flag for MyThread::OnExit()
+ wxGetApp().m_waitingUntilAllDone = true;
+
+ // stop all threads
+ while ( ! threads.IsEmpty() )
+ {
+ thread = threads.Last();
+
+ wxGetApp().m_critsect.Leave();
+
+ thread->Delete();
+
+ wxGetApp().m_critsect.Enter();
+ }
+ }
+
+ wxGetApp().m_critsect.Leave();
+
+ if ( count )
+ {
+ // now wait for them to really terminate
+ wxGetApp().m_semAllDone.Wait();
+ }
+ //else: no threads to terminate, no condition to wait for
+}
+
MyThread *MyFrame::CreateThread()
{
MyThread *thread = new MyThread(this);
if ( thread->Create() != wxTHREAD_NO_ERROR )
{
- wxLogError("Can't create thread!");
+ wxLogError(wxT("Can't create thread!"));
}
wxCriticalSectionLocker enter(wxGetApp().m_critsect);
void MyFrame::OnStartThreads(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
{
- static long s_num = 10;
+ static long s_num;
- s_num = wxGetNumberFromUser("How many threads to start: ", "",
- "wxThread sample", s_num, 1, 10000, this);
+ s_num = wxGetNumberFromUser(_T("How many threads to start: "), _T(""),
+ _T("wxThread sample"), s_num, 1, 10000, this);
if ( s_num == -1 )
{
s_num = 10;
return;
}
- size_t count = (size_t)s_num, n;
+ unsigned count = unsigned(s_num), n;
wxArrayThread threads;
threads.Add(thr);
}
+#if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
wxString msg;
- msg.Printf("%d new threads created.", count);
+ msg.Printf(wxT("%d new threads created."), count);
SetStatusText(msg, 1);
+#endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
// ...and then start them
for ( n = 0; n < count; n++ )
if ( thread->Run() != wxTHREAD_NO_ERROR )
{
- wxLogError("Can't start thread!");
+ wxLogError(wxT("Can't start thread!"));
}
- SetStatusText("New thread started.", 1);
+#if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
+ SetStatusText(_T("New thread started."), 1);
+#endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
}
void MyFrame::OnStopThread(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
// stop the last thread
if ( wxGetApp().m_threads.IsEmpty() )
{
- wxLogError("No thread to stop!");
+ wxLogError(wxT("No thread to stop!"));
wxGetApp().m_critsect.Leave();
}
thread->Delete();
- SetStatusText("Thread stopped.", 1);
+#if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
+ SetStatusText(_T("Thread stopped."), 1);
+#endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
}
}
if ( n == count )
{
- wxLogError("No thread to resume!");
+ wxLogError(wxT("No thread to resume!"));
}
else
{
wxGetApp().m_threads[n]->Resume();
- SetStatusText("Thread resumed.", 1);
+#if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
+ SetStatusText(_T("Thread resumed."), 1);
+#endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
}
}
if ( n < 0 )
{
- wxLogError("No thread to pause!");
+ wxLogError(wxT("No thread to pause!"));
}
else
{
wxGetApp().m_threads[n]->Pause();
- SetStatusText("Thread paused.", 1);
+#if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
+ SetStatusText(_T("Thread paused."), 1);
+#endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
}
}
// set the frame title indicating the current number of threads
-void MyFrame::OnIdle(wxIdleEvent &event)
+void MyFrame::OnIdle(wxIdleEvent& event)
{
+ wxCriticalSectionLocker enter(wxGetApp().m_critsect);
+
// update the counts of running/total threads
size_t nRunning = 0,
nCount = wxGetApp().m_threads.Count();
m_nRunning = nRunning;
m_nCount = nCount;
- wxLogStatus(this, "%u threads total, %u running.", nCount, nRunning);
+ wxLogStatus(this, wxT("%u threads total, %u running."), unsigned(nCount), unsigned(nRunning));
}
//else: avoid flicker - don't print anything
+
+ event.Skip();
}
void MyFrame::OnQuit(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
{
- size_t count = wxGetApp().m_threads.Count();
- for ( size_t i = 0; i < count; i++ )
+ Close(true);
+}
+
+void MyFrame::OnExecMain(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+ wxLogMessage(wxT("The exit code from the main program is %ld"),
+ EXEC(_T("/bin/echo \"main program\"")));
+}
+
+void MyFrame::OnExecThread(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+ MyExecThread thread(wxT("/bin/echo \"child thread\""));
+ thread.Run();
+
+ wxLogMessage(wxT("The exit code from a child thread is %ld"),
+ (long)thread.Wait());
+}
+
+void MyFrame::OnShowCPUs(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+ wxString msg;
+
+ int nCPUs = wxThread::GetCPUCount();
+ switch ( nCPUs )
{
- wxGetApp().m_threads[0]->Delete();
+ case -1:
+ msg = _T("Unknown number of CPUs");
+ break;
+
+ case 0:
+ msg = _T("WARNING: you're running without any CPUs!");
+ break;
+
+ case 1:
+ msg = _T("This system only has one CPU.");
+ break;
+
+ default:
+ msg.Printf(wxT("This system has %d CPUs"), nCPUs);
}
- Close(TRUE);
+ wxLogMessage(msg);
}
void MyFrame::OnAbout(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
{
- wxMessageDialog dialog(this, "wxWindows multithreaded application sample\n"
- "(c) 1998 Julian Smart, Guilhem Lavaux\n"
- "(c) 1999 Vadim Zeitlin\n"
- "(c) 2000 Robert Roebling",
- "About wxThread sample",
+ wxMessageDialog dialog(this,
+ _T("wxWidgets multithreaded application sample\n")
+ _T("(c) 1998 Julian Smart, Guilhem Lavaux\n")
+ _T("(c) 1999 Vadim Zeitlin\n")
+ _T("(c) 2000 Robert Roebling"),
+ _T("About wxThread sample"),
wxOK | wxICON_INFORMATION);
dialog.ShowModal();
void MyFrame::OnClear(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
{
-#ifdef TRACE
- // log a separator
- wxLogTrace("-------- log window cleared --------");
-#endif
-
m_txtctrl->Clear();
}
if ( thread->Create() != wxTHREAD_NO_ERROR )
{
- wxLogError("Can't create thread!");
+ wxLogError(wxT("Can't create thread!"));
+ return;
}
m_dlgProgress = new wxProgressDialog
(
- "Progress dialog",
- "Wait until the thread terminates or press [Cancel]",
+ _T("Progress dialog"),
+ _T("Wait until the thread terminates or press [Cancel]"),
100,
this,
wxPD_CAN_ABORT |
);
// thread is not running yet, no need for crit sect
- m_cancelled = FALSE;
+ m_cancelled = false;
thread->Run();
}
void MyFrame::OnWorkerEvent(wxCommandEvent& event)
{
#if 0
- WriteText( "Got message from worker thread: " );
+ WriteText( _T("Got message from worker thread: ") );
WriteText( event.GetString() );
- WriteText( "\n" );
+ WriteText( _T("\n") );
#else
int n = event.GetInt();
if ( n == -1 )
{
wxCriticalSectionLocker lock(m_critsectWork);
- m_cancelled = TRUE;
+ m_cancelled = true;
}
}
#endif