fish/iothread.h

/** \file iothread.h
    Handles IO that may hang.
*/

#ifndef FISH_IOTHREAD_H
#define FISH_IOTHREAD_H

/**
 Runs a command on a thread.
 
 \param handler The function to execute on a background thread. Accepts an arbitrary context pointer, and returns an int, which is passed to the completionCallback.
 \param completionCallback The function to execute on the main thread once the background thread is complete. Accepts an int (the return value of handler) and the context.
 \param context A arbitary context pointer to pass to the handler and completion callback.
 \return A sequence number, currently not very useful.
*/
int iothread_perform_base(int (*handler)(void *), void (*completionCallback)(void *, int), void *context);

/** 
  Gets the fd on which to listen for completion callbacks.
 
  \return A file descriptor on which to listen for completion callbacks.
*/
int iothread_port(void);

/** Services one iothread competion callback. */
void iothread_service_completion(void);

/** Waits for all iothreads to terminate. */
void iothread_drain_all(void);

/** Helper template */
template<typename T>
int iothread_perform(int (*handler)(T *), void (*completionCallback)(T *, int), T *context) {
    return iothread_perform_base((int (*)(void *))handler, (void (*)(void *, int))completionCallback, static_cast<void *>(context));
}

#endif