#ifndef THREADS_H
#define THREADS_H
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Threads.h - Create and run threads                        //
// ver 1.0                                                   //
// Language: standard C++                                    //
// Platform: Dell Dimension T7400, Windows 7, SP #1          //
// Application: Resource for DO projects                     //
// Author:      Jim Fawcett, CST 4-187, Syracuse University  //
//              jfawcett@twcny.rr.com, (315) 443-3948        //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*
 * Package Operations:
 * ===================
 * Two classes are defined in this package, a base class ThreadBase
 * and a demonstraton derived class ThreadDemo.  If a the child thread
 * fails to start, a std::exception object will be thrown, which client
 * code should be prepared to catch.
 */
/*
 * Required Files:
 * ---------------
 * Thread.h, Thread.cpp
 *
 * Build Process:
 * --------------
 * cl /EHa /DTEST_THREAD Thread.cpp
 *
 * Maintenance History:
 * --------------------
 * ver 1.0 : 19 Feb 12
 * - first release
 */

#include <Windows.h>
#include <iostream>

//----< debug logger >-----------------------------------------

inline void doLog(const char* pChar)
{
#ifdef DOLOG
  std::cout << "\n  " << pChar;
#endif
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// base thread class

class ThreadBase 
{
public:
  ThreadBase();
  virtual ~ThreadBase();
  void start();
  void join();
protected:
  ::HANDLE hThread;
  unsigned int _threadID;
private:
  // don't allow copy or assignment
  ThreadBase(const ThreadBase&);
  ThreadBase& operator=(const ThreadBase&);
  virtual void run()=0;
  static unsigned int __stdcall threadOps(void* pArg);
};

inline ThreadBase::~ThreadBase() { CloseHandle(hThread); }

#endif