thread example

gistfile1.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <jnx_headers/jnxlib.hpp>

using namespace std;
using namespace jnx;



class foo
{
public:
  void print_args(void);

  static bool is_foo_done;
};

bool foo::is_foo_done;

void foo::print_args(void )
{
    //grab a handle to our thread args
    void *args = jnx_threadmanager::get_thread("thread_one")->get_arg();
    //recast them based on type
    char *message = reinterpret_cast<char*>(args);
    
    cout << message << endl;
    
    is_foo_done = true;
}

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
      
    //create our thread and push it into the thread pool
    jnx_thread *worker_thread = jnx_threadmanager::create_thread("thread_one");
    
    //create our object we wish to run on the seperate thread
    foo *bar = new foo();
    //set a completion flag to false so that the main doesn't kill the process prematurely
    foo::is_foo_done = false;
      
    char *message = "Hello from main!";
    //argument is set as a void pointer
    worker_thread->set_arg(message);
    //start object by binding the memory address against the instance for the start function
    worker_thread->start(jnx_bind<foo,&foo::print_args>,bar);
    
    while(foo::is_foo_done != true)
    {
      sleep(2);
    }
    return 0;
}