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#ifndef __ZTTHREADOPS_H__
#define __ZTTHREADOPS_H__


#include "zthread/Priority.h"
#include <pthread.h>
#include <assert.h>

namespace ZThread {

class Runnable;
 
//! Dispatch function for native pthreads required extern C
//! linkage.
extern "C" void* _dispatch(void*);

/**
 * @class ThreadOps
 * @author Eric Crahen <http://www.code-foo.com>
 * @date <2003-07-16T23:30:25-0400>
 * @version 2.2.8
 *
 * This class is an abstraction used to perform various operations on a 
 * native POSIX thread.
 */
class ThreadOps {

  //! Keep track of the pthreads handle for the native thread
  pthread_t _tid;

  ThreadOps(pthread_t tid) : _tid(tid) { }

public:

  const static ThreadOps INVALID; 

  /**
   * Create a new ThreadOps to manipulate a native thread. 
   */
  ThreadOps() : _tid(0) { }


  inline bool operator==(const ThreadOps& ops) const {
    return pthread_equal(_tid, ops._tid);
  }

  
  static ThreadOps self() {
    return ThreadOps(pthread_self());
  }

  /**
   * Activating an instance of ThreadOps will map it onto the currently  
   * executing thread.
   */ 
  static void activate(ThreadOps* ops) {

    assert(ops);
    assert(ops->_tid == 0);

    ops->_tid = pthread_self();
    
  }

  /**
   * Test if this object represents the currently executing 
   * native thread.
   *
   * @return bool true if successful
   */

  static bool isCurrent(ThreadOps* ops) {

    assert(ops);

    return pthread_equal(pthread_self(), ops->_tid);

  }

  /**
   * Join a native thread.
   *
   * @return bool true if successful
   */
  static bool join(ThreadOps*);

  /**
   * Force the current native thread to yield, letting the scheduler 
   * give the CPU time to another thread.
   *
   * @return bool true if successful, false if the operation can't
   * be supported.
   */
  static bool yield();

  /**
   * Set the priority for the native thread if supported by the 
   * system.
   *
   * @param PRIORITY requested priority
   * @return bool false if unsuccessful
   */
  static bool setPriority(ThreadOps*, Priority);

  /**
   * Set the priority for the native thread if supported by the 
   * system.
   *
   * @param Thread::PRIORITY& current priority
   * @return bool false if unsuccessful
   */
  static bool getPriority(ThreadOps*, Priority&);

protected:

  /**
   * Spawn a native thread.
   *
   * @param ThreadImpl* parent thread
   * @param ThreadImpl* child thread being started.
   * @param Runnable* task being executed.
   *
   * @return bool true if successful
   */
  bool spawn(Runnable*);

};


}

#endif // __ZTTHREADOPS_H__