C++ libuv library

gistfile1.cpp

/*  OUTPUT

tick tock
I'm the second handler of the tick event
I'm on the dispatcher thread
I'm on a thread pool thread
I just got value 42 sent to me and I'm on the dispatcher loop thread
I'm on a thread pool thread and shutting down dispatcher safely
exiting...

*/
using namespace std;
using namespace uvxx;
using namespace uvxx::pplx;

class application : public event_dispatcher_object, 
                    public std::enable_shared_from_this<application>
{
    event_dispatcher_timer _timer;

    void on_tick(event_dispatcher_timer* sender)
    {
        cout << "tick tock" << endl;

        this->dispatcher()->begin_invoke([]
        {
            cout << "I'm on the dispatcher thread" << endl;
        }).then([]()
        {
            cout << "I'm on a thread pool thread" << endl;
            return 42.0;
        }).then([](double value)
        {
            cout << "I just got value " << value << " sent to me and I'm on the dispatcher loop thread" << endl;
        }, task_continuation_context::use_current()).then([this]()
        {
            cout << "I'm on a thread pool thread and shutting down dispatcher safely" << endl;
            dispatcher()->begin_shutdown();
        });
    }
public:
    application()
    {
        _timer.repeat_set(chrono::seconds(1));
        _timer.timeout_set(chrono::seconds(1));
        
        /* Hook the tick event */
        _timer.tick_event() += std::bind(&application::on_tick, this, placeholders::_1);

        /* Hook tick event with lambda */
        _timer.tick_event() += [](event_dispatcher_timer* sender)
        {
            cout << "I'm the second handler of the tick event" << endl;
        };
    }

    void start()
    {
        _timer.start();
    }
};

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
    auto app = make_shared<application>();
    app->start();

    /* Does not exit unless shutdown */
    event_dispatcher::run();

    cout << "exiting..." << endl;
    return 0;
}