watch-later/cppthread

Generic C++ Thread class (wrapper around C++ thread to avoid static methods)

CppThread

Thin wrapper class around std::thread to make your life easier!

The C++ std::thread has the problem that it can only call static functions / methods. This class solves this problem with an abstract run() method which acts as the thread.

Just inherit this class, implement your run() method and then use start() to start the thread. You can use join() for the thread to complete.

Usage

Include CppThread.h in your program. It's header-only.

Create your Thread class by inheriting CppThread

Just overload run() which does the work in your thread:

class MyThread : public CppThread {

private:
	// implement run which is doing all the work
	void run() {
	     // Your magic worker here!
	}
};

Run the Thread class

start() starts the thread and runs the method run(). If you need to wait for its completion then call join():

	MyThread myThread;
	myThread.start();
	myThread.join();

Demo program

Linux / Mac

To run demo.cpp just do cmake ., make and then ./demo.

Windows

To run demo.cpp just do cmake ., then start visual C++, open the solution, build it and then run Debug\demo.

That's it. Enjoy!