barrier/lib/mt/CTimerThread.h
2002-08-02 19:57:46 +00:00

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/*
* synergy -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
* Copyright (C) 2002 Chris Schoeneman
*
* This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
* found in the file COPYING that should have accompanied this file.
*
* This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*/
#ifndef CTIMERTHREAD_H
#define CTIMERTHREAD_H
class CThread;
//! A timer thread
/*!
An object of this class cancels the thread that called the c'tor unless
the object is destroyed before a given timeout.
*/
class CTimerThread {
public:
//! Cancel calling thread after \c timeout seconds
/*!
Cancels the calling thread after \c timeout seconds unless destroyed
before then. If \c timeout is less than zero then it never times
out and this is a no-op.
*/
CTimerThread(double timeout);
//! Cancel the timer thread
~CTimerThread();
private:
void timer(void*);
// not implemented
CTimerThread(const CTimerThread&);
CTimerThread& operator=(const CTimerThread&);
private:
double m_timeout;
CThread* m_callingThread;
CThread* m_timingThread;
};
#endif