/*
  *******************************************************************
  *                                                                 *
  * Class Name: Thread                                              *
  * Author: Arash Partow                                            *
  *                                                                 *
  *******************************************************************
*/

#ifndef INCLUDE_POSIXTHREAD_H
#define INCLUDE_POSIXTHREAD_H


#define THREAD_IDLE     0
#define THREAD_RUNNING  1
#define THREAD_DEAD     2
#define THREAD_GCR      3

#include <iostream>
#include <string.h>
#include <vector>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include "StringTokenizer.h"

#include <pthread.h>
#include <sys/types.h> 

class Thread
{
	
   public:
   
    Thread();
    virtual ~Thread();


    bool operator == (const Thread& obj) const;


    int  start();
    bool  setThreadState(int state);
    int   getThreadState();
    void  terminate();
    void  exit();


   protected:
    
    virtual void execute()=0;
    static  void* threadFunction(void *);
    void    run();
    void    detach(void) const;
    void    yield(void)  const;
    int     self()       const;
    int     join(void);
    

   
   private:
  
    pthread_attr_t attr;
    pthread_t      threadID;
    int            currentState;

};


#endif