//
// RunnableAdapter.h
//
// $Id: //poco/Main/Foundation/include/Poco/RunnableAdapter.h#2 $
//
// Library: Foundation
// Package: Threading
// Module:  Thread
//
// Definition of the RunnableAdapter template class.
//
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#ifndef Foundation_RunnableAdapter_INCLUDED
#define Foundation_RunnableAdapter_INCLUDED


#include "Poco/Foundation.h"
#include "Poco/Runnable.h"


namespace Poco {


template <class C>
class RunnableAdapter: public Runnable
	/// This adapter simplifies using ordinary methods as
	/// targets for threads.
	/// Usage:
	///    RunnableAdapter<MyClass> ra(myObject, &MyObject::doSomething));
	///    Thread thr;
	///    thr.Start(ra);
{
public:
	typedef void (C::*Callback)();
	
	RunnableAdapter(C& object, Callback method): _pObject(&object), _method(method)
	{
	}
	
	RunnableAdapter(const RunnableAdapter& ra): _pObject(ra._pObject), _method(ra._method)
	{
	}

	~RunnableAdapter()
	{
	}

	RunnableAdapter& operator = (const RunnableAdapter& ra)
	{
		_pObject = ra._pObject;
		_method  = ra._method;
	}

	void run()
	{
		(_pObject->*_method)();
	}
	
private:
	RunnableAdapter();

	C*       _pObject;
	Callback _method;
};


} // namespace Poco


#endif // Foundation_RunnableAdapter_INCLUDED