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     27 
     28 #ifndef TALK_BASE_WORKER_H_
     29 #define TALK_BASE_WORKER_H_
     30 
     31 #include "talk/base/constructormagic.h"
     32 #include "talk/base/messagehandler.h"
     33 
     34 namespace talk_base {
     35 
     36 class Thread;
     37 
     38 // A worker is an object that performs some specific long-lived task in an
     39 // event-driven manner.
     40 // The only method that should be considered thread-safe is HaveWork(), which
     41 // allows you to signal the availability of work from any thread. All other
     42 // methods are thread-hostile. Specifically:
     43 // StartWork()/StopWork() should not be called concurrently with themselves or
     44 // each other, and it is an error to call them while the worker is running on
     45 // a different thread.
     46 // The destructor may not be called if the worker is currently running
     47 // (regardless of the thread), but you can call StopWork() in a subclass's
     48 // destructor.
     49 class Worker : private MessageHandler {
     50  public:
     51   Worker();
     52 
     53   // Destroys this Worker, but it must have already been stopped via StopWork().
     54   virtual ~Worker();
     55 
     56   // Attaches the worker to the current thread and begins processing work if not
     57   // already doing so.
     58   bool StartWork();
     59   // Stops processing work if currently doing so and detaches from the current
     60   // thread.
     61   bool StopWork();
     62 
     63  protected:
     64   // Signal that work is available to be done. May only be called within the
     65   // lifetime of a OnStart()/OnStop() pair.
     66   void HaveWork();
     67 
     68   // These must be implemented by a subclass.
     69   // Called on the worker thread to start working.
     70   virtual void OnStart() = 0;
     71   // Called on the worker thread when work has been signalled via HaveWork().
     72   virtual void OnHaveWork() = 0;
     73   // Called on the worker thread to stop working. Upon return, any pending
     74   // OnHaveWork() calls are cancelled.
     75   virtual void OnStop() = 0;
     76 
     77  private:
     78   // Inherited from MessageHandler.
     79   virtual void OnMessage(Message *msg);
     80 
     81   // The thread that is currently doing the work.
     82   Thread *worker_thread_;
     83 
     84   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Worker);
     85 };
     86 
     87 }  // namespace talk_base
     88 
     89 #endif  // TALK_BASE_WORKER_H_
     90