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conky/src/timed_thread.h
2006-11-15 01:20:49 +00:00

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/* $Id$ */
/* timed_thread.h
* Author: Philip Kovacs
*
* Abstraction layer for timed threads
* */
#ifndef _TIMED_THREAD_H_
#define _TIMED_THREAD_H_
#define MINIMUM_INTERVAL_USECS 50000 /* 50000 microseconds = 50 ms = 0.05 sec */
/* opaque structure for clients */
typedef struct _timed_thread timed_thread;
/* create a timed thread */
timed_thread* timed_thread_create (void *(*start_routine)(void*), void *arg, unsigned int interval_usecs);
/* destroy a timed thread */
void timed_thread_destroy (timed_thread* p_timed_thread, timed_thread** addr_of_p_timed_thread);
/* lock a timed thread for critical section activity */
int timed_thread_lock (timed_thread* p_timed_thread);
/* unlock a timed thread after critical section activity */
int timed_thread_unlock (timed_thread* p_timed_thread);
/* waits required interval for termination signal and returns 1 if got it, 0 otherwise */
int timed_thread_test (timed_thread* p_timed_thread);
/* exit a timed thread */
void timed_thread_exit (timed_thread* p_timed_thread);
/* register a timed thread for future destruction via timed_thread_destroy_registered_threads() */
int timed_thread_register (timed_thread* p_timed_thread, timed_thread** addr_of_p_timed_thread);
/* destroy all registered timed threads */
void timed_thread_destroy_registered_threads (void);
#endif /* #ifdef _TIMED_THREAD_H_ */