////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// class CThread
//
// $Log: thread.h,v $
// Revision 1.2  1997/07/23 18:26:43  nettleto
// Added function to set stacksize.
//
// Revision 1.1  1997/06/13 18:16:45  nettleto
// Initial revision
//
//

#ifndef THREAD_H
#define THREAD_H

// This class offers the basic functionality of a POSIX Thread. To define
// an application program thread, you should derive a class from the class
// CThread and override the member function 'Body' with the application
// code.
//

#include <pthread.h>

class CThread
{
protected:
  pthread_t t;
public:
  CThread () 
    {
      pthread_create (&t, NULL, Start, (void *) this);
    }
  CThread (size_t stacksize) 
    {
      pthread_attr_t attr;
      pthread_attr_init (&attr);
      pthread_attr_setstacksize (&attr, stacksize);
      pthread_create (&t, &attr, Start, (void *) this);
    }
  int Join () 
    {
      int status; 
      pthread_join (t, (void **)(&status));
      return status;
    }
protected:
  virtual void Body () {};
  friend void *Start (void *);
};

#endif // not THREAD_H