RegistrarThread class, which is the base class for threads

spawned in the registrar.


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headers/private/app/RegistrarThread.h

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+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  This software is part of the OpenBeOS distribution and is covered 
+//  by the OpenBeOS license.
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/*!
+	\file RegistrarThread.h
+	RegistrarThread interface declaration 
+*/
+
+#ifndef REGISTRAR_THREAD_H
+#define REGISTRAR_THREAD_H
+
+#include <Messenger.h>
+#include <OS.h>
+
+class RegistrarThread {
+public:
+	RegistrarThread(const char *name, int32 priority, BMessenger managerMessenger);
+	virtual ~RegistrarThread();
+	
+	virtual status_t InitCheck();	
+	status_t Run();
+	
+	thread_id Id() const;
+	const char* Name() const;
+	
+	void AskToExit();
+	bool IsFinished() const;
+	
+protected:
+	//! The function executed in the object's thread when Run() is called
+	virtual status_t ThreadFunction() = 0;
+	
+	BMessenger fManagerMessenger;	
+	bool fShouldExit;	// Initially false, may be set to true by AskToExit()
+	bool fIsFinished;	// Initially false, set to true by the thread itself upon completion
+private:
+	static int32 EntryFunction(void *data);
+
+	status_t fStatus;
+	thread_id fId;		// Initially -1, to be set prior to thread execution and neverafter changed
+	char fName[B_OS_NAME_LENGTH];
+};
+
+#endif	// REGISTRAR_THREAD_H