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#ifndef COMMON_THREAD_H
#define COMMON_THREAD_H

#include "src/common/atomic.h"

#include "src/common/fallthrough.h"
START_IGNORE_IMPLICIT_FALLTHROUGH
#include <SDL_thread.h>
STOP_IGNORE_IMPLICIT_FALLTHROUGH

#include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>

#include "src/common/ustring.h"

namespace Common {

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

    bool createThread(const UString &name = "");
    bool destroyThread();

protected:
    boost::atomic<bool> _killThread;

private:
    SDL_Thread *_thread;
    Common::UString _name;

    boost::atomic<bool> _threadRunning;

    virtual void threadMethod() = 0;

    static int threadHelper(void *obj);
};

} // End of namespace Common

#endif // COMMON_THREAD_H