MainThread.hpp

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  tag: FMTC  do nov 2 13:06:03 CET 2006  MainThread.hpp

                        MainThread.hpp -  description
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    begin                : do november 02 2006
    copyright            : (C) 2006 FMTC
    email                : peter.soetens@fmtc.be

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#ifndef RTT_OS_MAIN_THREAD_HPP
#define RTT_OS_MAIN_THREAD_HPP

#include "ThreadInterface.hpp"
#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>

namespace RTT
{ namespace OS {

    class RTT_API MainThread
        : public ThreadInterface
    {
        MainThread();
        static boost::shared_ptr<ThreadInterface> mt;
        RTOS_TASK main_task;
    public:
        virtual ~MainThread();

        static ThreadInterface* Instance();

        static void Release();

        virtual bool run( OS::RunnableInterface* r);

        virtual bool start();

        virtual bool stop();

        virtual Seconds getPeriod() const;

        virtual bool setPeriod(Seconds period);

        virtual nsecs getPeriodNS() const;

        virtual bool isRunning() const;

        virtual bool isActive() const;

        virtual const char* getName() const;

        virtual RTOS_TASK * getTask();

        virtual bool setScheduler(int sched_type);

        virtual int getScheduler() const;

        virtual bool setPriority(int priority);

        virtual int getPriority() const;

        virtual void yield();

        unsigned int threadNumber() const;
    protected:

    };
}}

#endif