// Condition_i.h,v 1.4 1999/09/22 03:13:55 jcej Exp #ifndef CONDITION_H #define CONDITION_H #include "ace/Synch.h" /** A wrapper for ACE_Condition<>. When you're using an ACE_Condition<> you have to have three things: - Some variable that embodies the condition you're looking for - A mutex to prevent simultaneous access to that variable from different threads - An ACE_Condition<> that enables blocking on state changes in the variable The class I create here will contain those three things. For the actual condition variable I've chosen an integer. You could easily turn this class into a template parameterized on the condition variable's data type if 'int' isn't what you want. */ class Condition { public: // From here on I'll use value_t instead of 'int' to make any // future upgrades easier. typedef int value_t; // Initialize the condition variable Condition (value_t value = 0); ~Condition (void); /* I've created a number of arithmetic operators on the class that pass their operation on to the variable. If you turn this into a template then some of these may not be appropriate... For the ones that take a parameter, I've stuck with 'int' instead of 'value_t' to reinforce the fact that you'll need a close look at these if you choose to change the 'value_t' typedef. */ // Increment & decrement Condition &operator++ (void); Condition &operator-- (void); // Increase & decrease Condition &operator+= (int inc); Condition &operator-= (int inc); // Just to be complete Condition &operator*= (int inc); Condition &operator/= (int inc); Condition &operator%= (int inc); // Set/Reset the condition variable's value Condition &operator= (value_t value); /* These four operators perform the actual waiting. For instance: operator!=(int _value) is implemented as: Guard guard(mutex_) while( value_ != _value ) condition_.wait(); This is the "typical" use for condition mutexes. Each of the operators below behaves this way for their respective comparisions. To use one of these in code, you would simply do: Condition mycondition; ... // Wait until the condition variable has the value 42 mycondition != 42 ... */ // As long as the condition variable is NOT EQUAL TO , we wait int operator!= (value_t value); // As long as the condition variable is EXACTLY EQUAL TO , we // wait int operator== (value_t value); // As long as the condition variable is LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO // , we wait int operator<= (value_t value); // As long as the condition variable is GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO // , we wait int operator>= (value_t value); // Return the value of the condition variable operator value_t (void); /* In addition to the four ways of waiting above, I've also create a method that will invoke a function object for each iteration of the while() loop. Derive yourself an object from Condition::Compare and overload operator()(value_t) to take advantage of this. Have the function return non-zero when you consider the condition to be met. */ class Compare { public: virtual int operator() (value_t value) = 0; }; /* Wait on the condition until _compare(value) returns non-zero. This is a little odd since we're not really testing equality. Just be sure that _compare(value_) will return non-zero when you consider the condition to be met. */ int operator== (Compare & compare); private: // Prevent copy construction and assignment. Condition (const Condition &condition); Condition &operator= (const Condition &condition); /* Typedefs make things easier to change later. ACE_Condition_Thread_Mutex is used as a shorthand for ACE_Condition and also because it may provide optimizations we can use. */ typedef ACE_Thread_Mutex mutex_t; typedef ACE_Condition_Thread_Mutex condition_t; typedef ACE_Guard guard_t; // The mutex that keeps the data save mutex_t mutex_; // The condition mutex that makes waiting on the condition easier. condition_t *condition_; // The acutal variable that embodies the condition we're waiting // for. value_t value_; // Accessors for the two mutexes. mutex_t &mutex (void) { return this->mutex_; } condition_t &condition (void) { return *this->condition_; } // This particular accessor will make things much easier if we // decide that 'int' isn't the correct datatype for value_. Note // that we keep this private and force clients of the class to use // the cast operator to get a copy of the value. value_t &value (void) { return this->value_; } }; #endif /* CONDITION_H */