source: flair-src/trunk/lib/FlairCore/src/ConditionVariable.h@ 6

// %flair:license{
// This file is part of the Flair framework distributed under the
// CECILL-C License, Version 1.0.
// %flair:license}
/*!
 * \file ConditionVariable.h
 * \brief Class defining a condition variable
 * \author Guillaume Sanahuja, Copyright Heudiasyc UMR UTC/CNRS 7253
 * \date 2014/02/07
 * \version 4.0
 */

#ifndef CONDITIONVARIABLE_H
#define CONDITIONVARIABLE_H

#include <Mutex.h>

class ConditionVariable_impl;

namespace flair
{
namespace core
{

    /*! \class ConditionVariable
    *
    * \brief Class defining a condition variable
    *
    */

    class ConditionVariable: public Mutex
    {
        public:
            /*!
            * \brief Constructor
            *
            * Construct a condition variable with its associated mutex.
            *
            * \param parent parent
            * \param name name
            */
            ConditionVariable(const Object* parent,std::string name);

            /*!
            * \brief Destructor
            *
            */
            ~ConditionVariable();

            /*!
            * \brief Block on the condition variable
            *
            * This method must be called with mutex locked (see Mutex::GetMutex) by the calling thread or undefined behaviour will result. \n
            * It atomically releases mutex and causes the calling thread to block on the condition variable. \n
            * Only one thread can be blocked at the same time. \n
            * Upon successful return, the mutex has been locked and is owned by the calling thread which should unlock it (see Mutex::ReleaseMutex).
            */
            void CondWait(void);

            /*!
            * \brief Block on the condition variable with a timeout
            *
            * This method must be called with mutex locked (see Mutex::GetMutex) by the calling thread or undefined behaviour will result. \n
            * It atomically releases mutex and causes the calling thread to block on the condition variable. \n
            * Only one thread can be blocked at the same time. \n
            * Upon successful return, the mutex has been locked and is owned by the calling thread which should unlock it (see Mutex::ReleaseMutex).
            *
            * \param date absolute date
            * \return true if the condition variable is signaled before the date specified in parameter elapses, false otherwise
            */
            bool CondWaitUntil(Time date);

            /*!
            * \brief Unblock threads blocked on the condition variable
            *
            * This method should be called with mutex locked (see Mutex::GetMutex) by the calling thread. \n
            * In this case, upon return, the calling thread should unlock the mutex (see Mutex::ReleaseMutex).
            *
            */
            void CondSignal(void);

        private:
            class ConditionVariable_impl* pimpl_;
    };

} // end namespace core
} // end namespace flair

#endif // CONDITIONVARIABLE_H