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#ifndef __ZTPRIORITYCONDITION_H__
#define __ZTPRIORITYCONDITION_H__

#include "zthread/Lockable.h"
#include "zthread/NonCopyable.h"
#include "zthread/Waitable.h"

namespace ZThread {
  
  class PriorityConditionImpl;

  /**
   * @class PriorityCondition
   * @author Eric Crahen <http://www.code-foo.com>
   * @date <2003-07-16T17:35:28-0400>
   * @version 2.2.1
   *
   * A PriorityCondition is a Condition that is sensitive to thread priority.
   *
   * @see Condition
   *
   * <b>Scheduling</b>
   *
   * Threads blocked on a PriorityCondition are resumed in priority order, highest priority
   * first
   */
  class ZTHREAD_API PriorityCondition : public Waitable, private NonCopyable {

    PriorityConditionImpl* _impl;
  
  public:
  
    /**
     * @see Condition::Condition(Lockable& l)
     */
    PriorityCondition(Lockable& l);

    /**
     * @see Condition::~Condition()
     */
    ~PriorityCondition();
  
    /**
     * @see Condition::signal()
     */
    void signal();

    /**
     * @see Condition::broadcast()
     */
    void broadcast();

    /**
     * @see Condition::wait()
     */
    virtual void wait();

    /**
     * @see Condition::wait(unsigned long timeout)
     */
    virtual bool wait(unsigned long timeout);
  
  };
  
} // namespace ZThread

#endif // __ZTPRIORITYCONDITION_H__