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diff --git a/ipc/chromium/src/base/thread.h b/ipc/chromium/src/base/thread.h new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9e2a9bd18 --- /dev/null +++ b/ipc/chromium/src/base/thread.h @@ -0,0 +1,176 @@ +/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */ +/* vim: set ts=8 sts=2 et sw=2 tw=80: */ +// Copyright (c) 2006-2009 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved. +// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be +// found in the LICENSE file. + +#ifndef BASE_THREAD_H_ +#define BASE_THREAD_H_ + +#include <stdint.h> +#include <string> + +#include "base/message_loop.h" +#include "base/platform_thread.h" + +namespace base { + +// A simple thread abstraction that establishes a MessageLoop on a new thread. +// The consumer uses the MessageLoop of the thread to cause code to execute on +// the thread. When this object is destroyed the thread is terminated. All +// pending tasks queued on the thread's message loop will run to completion +// before the thread is terminated. +class Thread : PlatformThread::Delegate { + public: + struct Options { + // Specifies the type of message loop that will be allocated on the thread. + MessageLoop::Type message_loop_type; + + // Specifies the maximum stack size that the thread is allowed to use. + // This does not necessarily correspond to the thread's initial stack size. + // A value of 0 indicates that the default maximum should be used. + size_t stack_size; + + // Specifies the transient and permanent hang timeouts for background hang + // monitoring. A value of 0 indicates there is no timeout. + uint32_t transient_hang_timeout; + uint32_t permanent_hang_timeout; + + Options() + : message_loop_type(MessageLoop::TYPE_DEFAULT) + , stack_size(0) + , transient_hang_timeout(0) + , permanent_hang_timeout(0) {} + Options(MessageLoop::Type type, size_t size) + : message_loop_type(type) + , stack_size(size) + , transient_hang_timeout(0) + , permanent_hang_timeout(0) {} + }; + + // Constructor. + // name is a display string to identify the thread. + explicit Thread(const char *name); + + // Destroys the thread, stopping it if necessary. + // + // NOTE: If you are subclassing from Thread, and you wish for your CleanUp + // method to be called, then you need to call Stop() from your destructor. + // + virtual ~Thread(); + + // Starts the thread. Returns true if the thread was successfully started; + // otherwise, returns false. Upon successful return, the message_loop() + // getter will return non-null. + // + // Note: This function can't be called on Windows with the loader lock held; + // i.e. during a DllMain, global object construction or destruction, atexit() + // callback. + bool Start(); + + // Starts the thread. Behaves exactly like Start in addition to allow to + // override the default options. + // + // Note: This function can't be called on Windows with the loader lock held; + // i.e. during a DllMain, global object construction or destruction, atexit() + // callback. + bool StartWithOptions(const Options& options); + + // Signals the thread to exit and returns once the thread has exited. After + // this method returns, the Thread object is completely reset and may be used + // as if it were newly constructed (i.e., Start may be called again). + // + // Stop may be called multiple times and is simply ignored if the thread is + // already stopped. + // + // NOTE: This method is optional. It is not strictly necessary to call this + // method as the Thread's destructor will take care of stopping the thread if + // necessary. + // + void Stop(); + + // Signals the thread to exit in the near future. + // + // WARNING: This function is not meant to be commonly used. Use at your own + // risk. Calling this function will cause message_loop() to become invalid in + // the near future. This function was created to workaround a specific + // deadlock on Windows with printer worker thread. In any other case, Stop() + // should be used. + // + // StopSoon should not be called multiple times as it is risky to do so. It + // could cause a timing issue in message_loop() access. Call Stop() to reset + // the thread object once it is known that the thread has quit. + void StopSoon(); + + // Returns the message loop for this thread. Use the MessageLoop's + // PostTask methods to execute code on the thread. This only returns + // non-null after a successful call to Start. After Stop has been called, + // this will return NULL. + // + // NOTE: You must not call this MessageLoop's Quit method directly. Use + // the Thread's Stop method instead. + // + MessageLoop* message_loop() const { return message_loop_; } + + // Set the name of this thread (for display in debugger too). + const std::string &thread_name() { return name_; } + + // The native thread handle. + PlatformThreadHandle thread_handle() { return thread_; } + + // The thread ID. + PlatformThreadId thread_id() const { return thread_id_; } + + // Reset thread ID as current thread. + PlatformThreadId reset_thread_id() { + thread_id_ = PlatformThread::CurrentId(); + return thread_id_; + } + + // Returns true if the thread has been started, and not yet stopped. + // When a thread is running, the thread_id_ is non-zero. + bool IsRunning() const { return thread_id_ != 0; } + + protected: + // Called just prior to starting the message loop + virtual void Init() {} + + // Called just after the message loop ends + virtual void CleanUp() {} + + static void SetThreadWasQuitProperly(bool flag); + static bool GetThreadWasQuitProperly(); + + private: + // PlatformThread::Delegate methods: + virtual void ThreadMain(); + + // We piggy-back on the startup_data_ member to know if we successfully + // started the thread. This way we know that we need to call Join. + bool thread_was_started() const { return startup_data_ != NULL; } + + // Used to pass data to ThreadMain. + struct StartupData; + StartupData* startup_data_; + + // The thread's handle. + PlatformThreadHandle thread_; + + // The thread's message loop. Valid only while the thread is alive. Set + // by the created thread. + MessageLoop* message_loop_; + + // Our thread's ID. + PlatformThreadId thread_id_; + + // The name of the thread. Used for debugging purposes. + std::string name_; + + friend class ThreadQuitTask; + + DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Thread); +}; + +} // namespace base + +#endif // BASE_THREAD_H_ |