JKSV/include/system/Task.hpp
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#pragma once
#include <mutex>
#include <string>
#include <thread>
namespace sys
{
/// @brief Class that runs tasks in a thread and automatically deactivates when finished.
class Task
{
public:
/// @brief Constructs a new task.
/// @param function Function for task to run.
/// @param args Arguments forwarded to thread.
/// @note Functions passed to this class must follow the following signature: void function(sys::Task *, <arguments>)
template <typename... Args>
Task(void (*function)(sys::Task *, Args...), Args... args)
{
m_thread = std::thread(function, this, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
}
/// @brief Alternate version of the above that allows derived classes to pass themselves to the thread instead.
/// @tparam TaskType Type of task passed to the spawned thread. Ex: ProgressTask instead of Task.
/// @param function Function for task to run.
/// @param task Task passed to function. You don't really need to worry about this.
/// @param args Arguments to forward to the function.
template <typename TaskType, typename... Args>
Task(void (*function)(TaskType *, Args...), TaskType *task, Args... args)
{
m_thread = std::thread(function, task, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
}
/// @brief Required destructor.
virtual ~Task();
/// @brief Returns if the thread has signaled it's finished running.
/// @return True if the thread is still running. False if it isn't.
bool is_running() const;
/// @brief Allows thread to signal it's finished.
/// @note Spawned task threads must call this when their work is finished.
void finished();
/// @brief Sets the task/threads current status string. Thread safe.
/// @param format Format of string.
/// @param args Arguments for string.
void set_status(const char *format, ...);
/// @brief Returns the status string. Thread safe.
/// @return Copy of the status string.
std::string get_status();
private:
// Whether task is still running.
bool m_isRunning = true;
// Status string the thread can set that the main thread can display.
std::string m_status;
// Mutex so that string doesn't get messed up.
std::mutex m_statusLock;
// Thread
std::thread m_thread;
};
} // namespace sys