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boost/asio/strand.hpp

//
// strand.hpp
// ~~~~~~~~~~
//
// Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Christopher M. Kohlhoff (chris at kohlhoff dot com)
//
// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
//

#ifndef BOOST_ASIO_STRAND_HPP
#define BOOST_ASIO_STRAND_HPP

#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1200)
# pragma once
#endif // defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1200)

#include <boost/asio/detail/push_options.hpp>

#include <boost/asio/io_service.hpp>
#include <boost/asio/detail/strand_service.hpp>
#include <boost/asio/detail/wrapped_handler.hpp>

namespace boost {
namespace asio {

/// Provides serialised handler execution.
/**
 * The io_service::strand class provides the ability to post and dispatch
 * handlers with the guarantee that none of those handlers will execute
 * concurrently.
 *
 * @par Thread Safety
 * @e Distinct @e objects: Safe.@n
 * @e Shared @e objects: Safe.
 *
 * @par Concepts:
 * Dispatcher.
 */
class io_service::strand
{
public:
  /// Constructor.
  /**
   * Constructs the strand.
   *
   * @param io_service The io_service object that the strand will use to
   * dispatch handlers that are ready to be run.
   */
  explicit strand(boost::asio::io_service& io_service)
    : service_(boost::asio::use_service<
        boost::asio::detail::strand_service>(io_service))
  {
    service_.construct(impl_);
  }

  /// Destructor.
  /**
   * Destroys a strand.
   *
   * Handlers posted through the strand that have not yet been invoked will
   * still be dispatched in a way that meets the guarantee of non-concurrency.
   */
  ~strand()
  {
    service_.destroy(impl_);
  }

  /// (Deprecated: use get_io_service().) Get the io_service associated with
  /// the strand.
  /**
   * This function may be used to obtain the io_service object that the strand
   * uses to dispatch handlers for asynchronous operations.
   *
   * @return A reference to the io_service object that the strand will use to
   * dispatch handlers. Ownership is not transferred to the caller.
   */
  boost::asio::io_service& io_service()
  {
    return service_.get_io_service();
  }

  /// Get the io_service associated with the strand.
  /**
   * This function may be used to obtain the io_service object that the strand
   * uses to dispatch handlers for asynchronous operations.
   *
   * @return A reference to the io_service object that the strand will use to
   * dispatch handlers. Ownership is not transferred to the caller.
   */
  boost::asio::io_service& get_io_service()
  {
    return service_.get_io_service();
  }

  /// Request the strand to invoke the given handler.
  /**
   * This function is used to ask the strand to execute the given handler.
   *
   * The strand object guarantees that handlers posted or dispatched through
   * the strand will not be executed concurrently. The handler may be executed
   * inside this function if the guarantee can be met. If this function is
   * called from within a handler that was posted or dispatched through the same
   * strand, then the new handler will be executed immediately.
   *
   * The strand's guarantee is in addition to the guarantee provided by the
   * underlying io_service. The io_service guarantees that the handler will only
   * be called in a thread in which the io_service's run member function is
   * currently being invoked.
   *
   * @param handler The handler to be called. The strand will make a copy of the
   * handler object as required. The function signature of the handler must be:
   * @code void handler(); @endcode
   */
  template <typename Handler>
  void dispatch(Handler handler)
  {
    service_.dispatch(impl_, handler);
  }

  /// Request the strand to invoke the given handler and return
  /// immediately.
  /**
   * This function is used to ask the strand to execute the given handler, but
   * without allowing the strand to call the handler from inside this function.
   *
   * The strand object guarantees that handlers posted or dispatched through
   * the strand will not be executed concurrently. The strand's guarantee is in
   * addition to the guarantee provided by the underlying io_service. The
   * io_service guarantees that the handler will only be called in a thread in
   * which the io_service's run member function is currently being invoked.
   *
   * @param handler The handler to be called. The strand will make a copy of the
   * handler object as required. The function signature of the handler must be:
   * @code void handler(); @endcode
   */
  template <typename Handler>
  void post(Handler handler)
  {
    service_.post(impl_, handler);
  }

  /// Create a new handler that automatically dispatches the wrapped handler
  /// on the strand.
  /**
   * This function is used to create a new handler function object that, when
   * invoked, will automatically pass the wrapped handler to the strand's
   * dispatch function.
   *
   * @param handler The handler to be wrapped. The strand will make a copy of
   * the handler object as required. The function signature of the handler must
   * be: @code void handler(A1 a1, ... An an); @endcode
   *
   * @return A function object that, when invoked, passes the wrapped handler to
   * the strand's dispatch function. Given a function object with the signature:
   * @code R f(A1 a1, ... An an); @endcode
   * If this function object is passed to the wrap function like so:
   * @code strand.wrap(f); @endcode
   * then the return value is a function object with the signature
   * @code void g(A1 a1, ... An an); @endcode
   * that, when invoked, executes code equivalent to:
   * @code strand.dispatch(boost::bind(f, a1, ... an)); @endcode
   */
  template <typename Handler>
#if defined(GENERATING_DOCUMENTATION)
  unspecified
#else
  detail::wrapped_handler<strand, Handler>
#endif
  wrap(Handler handler)
  {
    return detail::wrapped_handler<io_service::strand, Handler>(*this, handler);
  }

private:
  boost::asio::detail::strand_service& service_;
  boost::asio::detail::strand_service::implementation_type impl_;
};

/// Typedef for backwards compatibility.
typedef boost::asio::io_service::strand strand;

} // namespace asio
} // namespace boost

#include <boost/asio/detail/pop_options.hpp>

#endif // BOOST_ASIO_STRAND_HPP