HaxeFoundation.haxe/std/cpp/vm/Thread.hx

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package cpp.vm;

typedef ThreadHandle = Dynamic;

class Thread {

	public var handle(default,null) : ThreadHandle;

	function new(h) {
		handle = h;
	}

	/**
		Send a message to the thread queue. This message can be readed by using [readMessage].
	**/
	public function sendMessage( msg : Dynamic ) {
		untyped __global__.__hxcpp_thread_send(handle,msg);
	}


	/**
		Returns the current thread.
	**/
	public static function current() {
		return new Thread(untyped __global__.__hxcpp_thread_current());
	}

	/**
		Creates a new thread that will execute the [callb] function, then exit.
	**/
	public static function create( callb : Void -> Void ) {
		return new Thread(untyped __global__.__hxcpp_thread_create(callb));
	}

	/**
		Reads a message from the thread queue. If [block] is true, the function
		blocks until a message is available. If [block] is false, the function
		returns [null] if no message is available.
	**/
	public static function readMessage( block : Bool ) : Dynamic {
		return untyped __global__.__hxcpp_thread_read_message(block);
	}

	@:keep function __compare(t) : Int {
		return handle == t.handle ? 0 : 1;
	}

}