source: code/trunk/src/core/TclThreadManager.h @ 3318

/*
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 *   Author:
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 */

#ifndef _TclThreadManager_H__
#define _TclThreadManager_H__

#include "CorePrereqs.h"

#include <cassert>
#include <map>
#include <string>

#include "OrxonoxClass.h"

namespace orxonox
{
    class _CoreExport TclThreadManager : public OrxonoxClass
    {
        friend class TclBind;
        friend void tclThread(TclInterpreterBundle* bundle, std::string command);

        public:
            TclThreadManager(Tcl::interpreter* interpreter);
            virtual ~TclThreadManager();

            static TclThreadManager& getInstance() { assert(TclThreadManager::singletonPtr_s); return *TclThreadManager::singletonPtr_s; }

            static unsigned int      create();
            static Tcl::interpreter* createWithId(unsigned int id);
            static void              destroy(unsigned int id);
            static void              execute(unsigned int target_id, const std::string& command);
            static std::string       query(unsigned int target_id, const std::string& command);

            void error(const std::string& error);
            void debug(const std::string& error);

            void update(const Clock& time);

            std::list<unsigned int> getThreadList() const;

        private:
            static void tcl_execute(const Tcl::object& args);
            static void tcl_crossexecute(int target_id, const Tcl::object& args);
            static std::string tcl_query(int source_id, const Tcl::object& args);
            static std::string tcl_crossquery(int source_id, int target_id, const Tcl::object& args);
            static bool tcl_running(int id);

            void _execute(unsigned int target_id, const std::string& command);
            std::string _query(unsigned int source_id, unsigned int target_id, const std::string& command, bool bUseCommandExecutor = false);

            TclInterpreterBundle* getInterpreterBundle(unsigned int id);
            std::string dumpList(const std::list<unsigned int>& list);

            std::string eval(TclInterpreterBundle* bundle, const std::string& command);

            static TclThreadManager* singletonPtr_s;                            ///< Singleton pointer

            unsigned int numInterpreterBundles_;                                ///< Number of created Tcl-interpreters (only used for auto-numbered interpreters, not affected by @ref createWithId)
            std::map<unsigned int, TclInterpreterBundle*> interpreterBundles_;  ///< A map containing all Tcl-interpreters
            boost::shared_mutex* interpreterBundlesMutex_;                      ///< A mutex used to synchronize threads when accessing @ref interpreterBundles_
            TclThreadList<std::string>* messageQueue_;                          ///< A queue to pass messages from Tcl-threads to the main thread
            boost::mutex* mainInterpreterMutex_;                                ///< A mutex to synchronize queries to the main interpreter
    };

    _CoreExport void tclThread(TclInterpreterBundle* bundle, std::string command);
}

#endif /* _TclThreadManager_H__ */