ccls/src/work_thread.h

#pragma once

#include <atomic>
#include <functional>
#include <mutex>
#include <thread>
#include <vector>

// Helper methods for starting threads that do some work. Enables test code to
// wait for all work to complete.
struct WorkThread {
  enum class Result {
    MoreWork,
    NoWork,
    ExitThread
  };

  // The number of active worker threads.
  static std::atomic<int> num_active_threads;
  // Set to true to request all work thread instances to exit.
  static std::atomic<bool> request_exit_on_idle;

  // Launch a new thread. |entry_point| will be called continously. It should
  // return true if it there is still known work to be done.
  static void StartThread(
      const std::string& thread_name,
      const std::function<Result()>& entry_point);

  // Static-only class.
  WorkThread() = delete;
};