OpenSync Thread Internals
[OpenSync Common Module Private]

Some threading functions. More...

Typedefs
typedef struct OSyncThread	OSyncThread
Functions
OSYNC_TEST_EXPORT OSyncThread *	osync_thread_new (GMainContext *context, OSyncError **error)
	Allocates a new thread with a g_mainloop.
OSYNC_TEST_EXPORT OSyncThread *	osync_thread_ref (OSyncThread *thread)
	Increases the reference count on thread object.
OSYNC_TEST_EXPORT void	osync_thread_unref (OSyncThread *thread)
	Decrements reference count on thread object.
OSYNC_TEST_EXPORT void	osync_thread_start (OSyncThread *thread)
	Start thread and it's mainloop.
OSYNC_TEST_EXPORT void	osync_thread_stop (OSyncThread *thread)
	Stops thread's mainloop and joins the thread.
OSYNC_TEST_EXPORT void	osync_thread_exit (OSyncThread *thread, int retval)
	Exit thread.
OSYNC_TEST_EXPORT OSyncThread *	osync_thread_create (GThreadFunc func, void *userdata, OSyncError **error)
	Start thread and it's mainloop.

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Detailed Description

Some threading functions.

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Function Documentation

OSYNC_TEST_EXPORT OSyncThread* osync_thread_new	(	GMainContext *	context,
		OSyncError **	error
	)

Allocates a new thread with a g_mainloop.

Parameters:

	context	Pointer to GMainContext
	error	The error which will hold the info in case of an error

Returns:

A pointer to the new allocated OSyncThread with inactive thread and mainloop

Definition at line 47 of file opensync_thread.c.

Referenced by osync_engine_new(), and osync_queue_connect().

OSYNC_TEST_EXPORT OSyncThread* osync_thread_ref

(

OSyncThread *

thread

)

Increases the reference count on thread object.

Parameters:

thread

Pointer to OSyncThread

Definition at line 74 of file opensync_thread.c.

OSYNC_TEST_EXPORT void osync_thread_unref

(

OSyncThread *

thread

)

Decrements reference count on thread object.

Parameters:

thread

Pointer to OSyncThread

Definition at line 85 of file opensync_thread.c.

Referenced by osync_queue_disconnect().

OSYNC_TEST_EXPORT void osync_thread_start

(

OSyncThread *

thread

)

Start thread and it's mainloop.

Parameters:

thread

Thread object

Definition at line 156 of file opensync_thread.c.

Referenced by osync_queue_connect().

OSYNC_TEST_EXPORT void osync_thread_stop

(

OSyncThread *

thread

)

Stops thread's mainloop and joins the thread.

Parameters:

thread

Thread object

Definition at line 172 of file opensync_thread.c.

Referenced by osync_queue_disconnect().

OSYNC_TEST_EXPORT void osync_thread_exit	(	OSyncThread *	thread,
		int	retval
	)

Exit thread.

Parameters:

	thread	Thread object
	retval	Return value of thread while exiting

Definition at line 190 of file opensync_thread.c.

OSYNC_TEST_EXPORT OSyncThread* osync_thread_create	(	GThreadFunc	func,
		void *	userdata,
		OSyncError **	error
	)

Start thread and it's mainloop.

Parameters:

	func	GThreadFunc Pointer
	userdata	Custom data poitner which get supplied to thread function
	error	Pointer to error struct

Returns:

Newly allocate OSyncThread object with inactive mainloop

Definition at line 122 of file opensync_thread.c.

Referenced by osync_updater_process().