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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010 Soren Dreijer
+ * Licensed under the simplified BSD license.
+ * See Documentation/Licenses/BSD-simplified.txt for more information.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread/condition_variable.hpp>
+
+#include "Swiften/EventLoop/EventLoop.h"
+
+// DESCRIPTION:
+//
+// All interaction with Swiften should happen on the same thread, such as the main GUI thread,
+// since the library isn't thread-safe.
+// For applications that don't have a main loop, such as WPF and MFC applications, we need a
+// different approach to process events from Swiften.
+//
+// The SingleThreadedEventLoop class implements an event loop that can be used from such applications.
+//
+// USAGE:
+//  
+// Spawn a new thread in the desired framework and call SingleThreadedEventLoop::waitForEvents(). The method 
+// blocks until a new event has arrived at which time it'll return, or until the wait is canceled
+// at which time it throws EventLoopCanceledException. 
+//
+// When a new event has arrived and SingleThreadedEventLoop::waitForEvents() returns, the caller should then
+// call SingleThreadedEventLoop::handleEvents() on the main GUI thread. For WPF applications, for instance, 
+// the Dispatcher class can be used to execute the call on the GUI thread.
+//
+
+namespace Swift {
+	class SingleThreadedEventLoop : public EventLoop {
+		public:
+			class EventLoopCanceledException : public std::exception { };
+
+		public:
+			SingleThreadedEventLoop();
+			~SingleThreadedEventLoop();
+
+			// Blocks while waiting for new events and returns when new events are available.
+			// Throws EventLoopCanceledException when the wait is canceled.
+			void waitForEvents();
+			void handleEvents();
+			void stop();			
+
+			virtual void post(const Event& event);
+			
+		private:
+			bool shouldShutDown_;
+			std::vector<Event> events_;
+			boost::mutex eventsMutex_;
+			boost::condition_variable eventsAvailable_;
+	};
+}