osi/include/thread.h

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#pragma once

#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#define THREAD_NAME_MAX 16

typedef struct reactor_t reactor_t;
typedef struct thread_t thread_t;
typedef void (*thread_fn)(void *context);

// Creates and starts a new thread with the given name. Only THREAD_NAME_MAX
// bytes from |name| will be assigned to the newly-created thread. Returns a
// thread object if the thread was successfully started, NULL otherwise. The
// returned thread object must be freed with |thread_free|. |name| may not
// be NULL.
thread_t *thread_new(const char *name);

// Similar to |thread_new| but creates with a given queue |size|.
thread_t *thread_new_sized(const char *name, size_t size);

// Frees the given |thread|. If the thread is still running, it is stopped
// and the calling thread will block until |thread| terminates. |thread|
// may be NULL.
void thread_free(thread_t *thread);

// Waits for |thread_stop|. Upon returning, the only other operations a caller
// may perform on |thread| are |thread_free| and |thread_join|. |thread_join|
// is idempotent and may be called from any thread. |thread| may not be NULL.
void thread_join(thread_t *thread);

// Call |func| with the argument |context| on |thread|. This function typically
// does not block unless there are an excessive number of functions posted to
// |thread| that have not been dispatched yet. Neither |thread| nor |func| may
// be NULL. |context| may be NULL.
bool thread_post(thread_t *thread, thread_fn func, void *context);

// Requests |thread| to stop. Only |thread_free| and |thread_name| may be called
// after calling |thread_stop|. This function is guaranteed to not block.
// |thread| may not be NULL.
void thread_stop(thread_t *thread);

// Returns true if the current thread is the same as the one represented by |thread|.
// |thread| may not be NULL.
bool thread_is_self(const thread_t *thread);

reactor_t *thread_get_reactor(const thread_t *thread);

// Returns the name of the given |thread|. |thread| may not be NULL.
const char *thread_name(const thread_t *thread);