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#ifndef __ZTTHREADQUEUE_H__
#define __ZTTHREADQUEUE_H__

#include "zthread/Singleton.h"
#include "zthread/Guard.h"
#include "FastLock.h"


namespace ZThread {

  class ThreadImpl;
  
  /**
   * @class ThreadQueue
   * @version 2.3.0
   * @author Eric Crahen <http://www.code-foo.com>
   * @date <2003-07-27T20:52:05-0400>
   *
   * A ThreadQueue accumulates references to user and reference threads.
   * These are threads that are running outside the scope of the Thread
   * object that created them. ZThreads doesn't have a central manager for
   * all threads (partly why I renamed the ThreadManager to someting more 
   * appropriate). Instead, ZThreads will discover threads it did not create
   * and create a reference thread that allows ZThreads to interact with it.
   * Non user threads that are created by the user never have to touch the
   * ThreadQueue.
   */
  class ThreadQueue : public Singleton<ThreadQueue, StaticInstantiation> {

    typedef std::deque<ThreadImpl*> ThreadList;
    typedef std::deque<Task> TaskList;

    //! Managed thread lists
    ThreadList _pendingThreads;
    ThreadList _referenceThreads;
    ThreadList _userThreads;
    
    //! Shutdown handlers
    TaskList   _shutdownTasks;

    //! Serilize access to the thread list
    FastLock _lock;
    
    //! Reference thread waiting to cleanup any user & reference threads
    ThreadImpl* _waiter;

  public:

    ThreadQueue(); 

    /**
     * The thread destroys a ThreadQueue will be a reference thread,
     * probably the main thread; but it could be another thread that
     * started and loaded the library.
     */
    ~ThreadQueue();

    /**
     * Insert a user-thread into the queue. User-threads are inserted as they
     * begin thier task. Once that task completes, user-threads are automatically
     * transitioned to pending-threads via <i>insertPendingThread()</i>.
     *
     * User-threads are known to be executing thier tasks and will be cancel()ed
     * as the ThreadQueue is destroyed when main() goes out of scope. This sends
     * a request to the task to complete soon. Once the task exits, the thread is 
     * transitioned to pending-thread status.
     */
    void insertUserThread(ThreadImpl*);

    /**
     * Insert a pending-thread into the queue. 
     * 
     * Pending-threads are known to have completed thier tasks and thier 
     * resources are reclaimed (lazily) as more threads are started or as the  
     * ThreadQueue is destroyed.
     */
    void insertPendingThread(ThreadImpl*);


    /**
     * Insert reference thread. Reference threads are not removed until
     * the ThreadQueue goes out of scope.
     */
    void insertReferenceThread(ThreadImpl*);

    /**
     * Insert a task to be run before threads are joined. 
     * Any items inserted after the ThreadQueue desctructor has begun to 
     * execute will be run() immediately.
     */
    void insertShutdownTask(Task&);

    /**
     * Remove an existing shutdown task.
     */
    bool removeShutdownTask(const Task&);

  private:

    void pollPendingThreads();

    void pollUserThreads();

    void pollReferenceThreads();

  };
  

} // namespace ZThread


#endif  // __ZTTHREADQUEUE_H__