thread.h

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#ifndef KJ_THREAD_H_
#define KJ_THREAD_H_

#include "common.h"
#include "function.h"
#include "exception.h"

namespace kj {

class Thread {
  // A thread!  Pass a lambda to the constructor, and it runs in the thread.  The destructor joins
  // the thread.  If the function throws an exception, it is rethrown from the thread's destructor
  // (if not unwinding from another exception).

public:
  explicit Thread(Function<void()> func);

  ~Thread() noexcept(false);

  void sendSignal(int signo);
  // Send a Unix signal to the given thread, using pthread_kill or an equivalent.

  void detach();
  // Don't join the thread in ~Thread().

private:
  Function<void()> func;
  unsigned long long threadId;  // actually pthread_t
  kj::Maybe<kj::Exception> exception;
  bool detached = false;

  static void* runThread(void* ptr);
};

}  // namespace kj

#endif  // KJ_THREAD_H_