4 * timed_thread.h: Abstraction layer for timed threads
6 * Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Philip Kovacs pkovacs@users.sourceforge.net
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25 #ifndef _TIMED_THREAD_H_
26 #define _TIMED_THREAD_H_
28 #define MINIMUM_INTERVAL_USECS 50000 /* 50000 microseconds = 50 ms = 0.05 sec */
30 /* opaque structure for clients */
31 typedef struct _timed_thread timed_thread;
33 /* create a timed thread (object creation only) */
34 timed_thread* timed_thread_create (void *(*start_routine)(void*), void *arg, unsigned int interval_usecs);
36 /* run a timed thread (drop the thread and run it) */
37 int timed_thread_run (timed_thread* p_timed_thread);
39 /* destroy a timed thread */
40 void timed_thread_destroy (timed_thread* p_timed_thread, timed_thread** addr_of_p_timed_thread);
42 /* lock a timed thread for critical section activity */
43 int timed_thread_lock (timed_thread* p_timed_thread);
45 /* unlock a timed thread after critical section activity */
46 int timed_thread_unlock (timed_thread* p_timed_thread);
48 /* waits required interval for termination signal and returns 1 if got it, 0 otherwise */
49 int timed_thread_test (timed_thread* p_timed_thread);
51 /* exit a timed thread */
52 void timed_thread_exit (timed_thread* p_timed_thread);
54 /* register a timed thread for future destruction via timed_thread_destroy_registered_threads() */
55 int timed_thread_register (timed_thread* p_timed_thread, timed_thread** addr_of_p_timed_thread);
57 /* destroy all registered timed threads */
58 void timed_thread_destroy_registered_threads (void);
60 #endif /* #ifdef _TIMED_THREAD_H_ */