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1 // Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
3 // found in the LICENSE file.
4 
5 #ifndef BASE_MESSAGE_LOOP_PROXY_H_
6 #define BASE_MESSAGE_LOOP_PROXY_H_
7 #pragma once
8 
9 #include "base/base_api.h"
10 #include "base/basictypes.h"
11 #include "base/memory/ref_counted.h"
12 #include "base/task.h"
13 
14 namespace base {
15 
16 struct MessageLoopProxyTraits;
17 
18 // This class provides a thread-safe refcounted interface to the Post* methods
19 // of a message loop. This class can outlive the target message loop. You can
20 // obtain a MessageLoopProxy via Thread::message_loop_proxy() or
21 // MessageLoopProxy::CreateForCurrentThread().
22 class BASE_API MessageLoopProxy
23     : public base::RefCountedThreadSafe<MessageLoopProxy,
24                                         MessageLoopProxyTraits> {
25  public:
26   // These methods are the same as in message_loop.h, but are guaranteed to
27   // either post the Task to the MessageLoop (if it's still alive), or to
28   // delete the Task otherwise.
29   // They return true iff the thread existed and the task was posted.  Note that
30   // even if the task is posted, there's no guarantee that it will run; for
31   // example the target loop may already be quitting, or in the case of a
32   // delayed task a Quit message may preempt it in the message loop queue.
33   // Conversely, a return value of false is a guarantee the task will not run.
34   virtual bool PostTask(const tracked_objects::Location& from_here,
35                         Task* task) = 0;
36   virtual bool PostDelayedTask(const tracked_objects::Location& from_here,
37                                Task* task, int64 delay_ms) = 0;
38   virtual bool PostNonNestableTask(const tracked_objects::Location& from_here,
39                                    Task* task) = 0;
40   virtual bool PostNonNestableDelayedTask(
41       const tracked_objects::Location& from_here,
42       Task* task,
43       int64 delay_ms) = 0;
44   // A method which checks if the caller is currently running in the thread that
45   // this proxy represents.
46   virtual bool BelongsToCurrentThread() = 0;
47 
48   template <class T>
DeleteSoon(const tracked_objects::Location & from_here,T * object)49   bool DeleteSoon(const tracked_objects::Location& from_here,
50                   T* object) {
51     return PostNonNestableTask(from_here, new DeleteTask<T>(object));
52   }
53   template <class T>
ReleaseSoon(const tracked_objects::Location & from_here,T * object)54   bool ReleaseSoon(const tracked_objects::Location& from_here,
55                    T* object) {
56     return PostNonNestableTask(from_here, new ReleaseTask<T>(object));
57   }
58 
59   // Factory method for creating an implementation of MessageLoopProxy
60   // for the current thread.
61   static scoped_refptr<MessageLoopProxy> CreateForCurrentThread();
62 
63  protected:
64   friend class RefCountedThreadSafe<MessageLoopProxy, MessageLoopProxyTraits>;
65   friend struct MessageLoopProxyTraits;
66 
67   MessageLoopProxy();
68   virtual ~MessageLoopProxy();
69 
70   // Called when the proxy is about to be deleted. Subclasses can override this
71   // to provide deletion on specific threads.
72   virtual void OnDestruct() const;
73 };
74 
75 struct MessageLoopProxyTraits {
DestructMessageLoopProxyTraits76   static void Destruct(const MessageLoopProxy* proxy) {
77     proxy->OnDestruct();
78   }
79 };
80 
81 }  // namespace base
82 
83 #endif  // BASE_MESSAGE_LOOP_PROXY_H_
84