/*

* Copyright (c) 2010 Remko Tronçon

* Licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.

* See Documentation/Licenses/GPLv3.txt for more information.

*/

#pragma once

#include <boost/function.hpp>

#include <list>

#include <deque>

#include <Swiften/Base/API.h>

#include <Swiften/EventLoop/Event.h>

namespace Swift {

class EventOwner;

class SWIFTEN_API EventLoop {

public:

EventLoop();

virtual ~EventLoop();

void postEvent(boost::function<void ()> event, boost::shared_ptr<EventOwner> owner = boost::shared_ptr<EventOwner>());

void removeEventsFromOwner(boost::shared_ptr<EventOwner> owner);

protected:

/**

* Reimplement this to call handleEvent(event) from the thread in which

* the event loop is residing.

*/

virtual void post(const Event& event) = 0;

void handleEvent(const Event& event);

private:

boost::mutex eventsMutex_;

unsigned int nextEventID_;

std::list<Event> events_;

bool handlingEvents_;

std::deque<Event> eventsToHandle_;

};