ThreadClass.h

//
// Created by Ben Bergkamp on 1/31/18.
//

#ifndef EECS398_SEARCH_THREADCLASS_H
#define EECS398_SEARCH_THREADCLASS_H

#include <pthread.h>

class ThreadClass
	{
public:
	ThreadClass ( )
		{ };

	virtual ~ThreadClass ( )
		{ };

	//Returns true if thread was created successfully
	bool StartThread ( )
		{
		return ( pthread_create( &thread, NULL, StaticFuncToRun, this ) == 0 );
		}

	//Blocks until thread finishes
	void WaitForFinish ( )
		{
		pthread_join( thread, NULL );
		}

	void Die ( )
		{
		pthread_cancel( thread );
		}

protected:
	//IMPLEMENT THIS METHOD IN YOUR SUB CLASS WITH CODE YOU WANT YOUR THREAD TO RUN
	virtual void run ( ) = 0;

private:
	static void *StaticFuncToRun ( void *This )
		{
		( ( ThreadClass * ) This )->run( );
		return nullptr;
		}

	pthread_t thread;
	};


#endif //EECS398_SEARCH_THREADCLASS_H