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#ifndef __ZMQ_THREAD_HPP_INCLUDED__
#define __ZMQ_THREAD_HPP_INCLUDED__

#include "platform.hpp"

#ifdef ZMQ_HAVE_WINDOWS
#include "windows.hpp"
#else
#include <pthread.h>
#endif

namespace zmq
{

    typedef void (thread_fn) (void*);

    //  Class encapsulating OS thread. Thread initiation/termination is done
    //  using special functions rather than in constructor/destructor so that
    //  thread isn't created during object construction by accident, causing
    //  newly created thread to access half-initialised object. Same applies
    //  to the destruction process: Thread should be terminated before object
    //  destruction begins, otherwise it can access half-destructed object.

    class thread_t
    {
    public:

        inline thread_t ()
            : tfn(NULL)
            , arg(NULL)
        {
        }

        //  Creates OS thread. 'tfn' is main thread function. It'll be passed
        //  'arg' as an argument.
        void start (thread_fn *tfn_, void *arg_);

        //  Waits for thread termination.
        void stop ();

        // Sets the thread scheduling parameters. Only implemented for
        // pthread. Has no effect on other platforms.
        void setSchedulingParameters(int priority_, int schedulingPolicy_);

        //  These are internal members. They should be private, however then
        //  they would not be accessible from the main C routine of the thread.
        thread_fn *tfn;
        void *arg;

    private:

#ifdef ZMQ_HAVE_WINDOWS
        HANDLE descriptor;
#else
        pthread_t descriptor;
#endif

        thread_t (const thread_t&);
        const thread_t &operator = (const thread_t&);
    };

}

#endif