gecko-dev/xpcom/threads/SystemGroup.h

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#ifndef mozilla_SystemGroup_h
#define mozilla_SystemGroup_h

#include "mozilla/TaskCategory.h"
#include "mozilla/SchedulerGroup.h"

// The SystemGroup should be used for dispatching runnables that don't need to
// touch web content. Runnables dispatched to the SystemGroup are run in order
// relative to each other, but their order relative to other runnables is
// undefined.

namespace mozilla {

class SystemGroup
{
 public:
  // This method is safe to use from any thread.
  static nsresult Dispatch(const char* aName,
                           TaskCategory aCategory,
                           already_AddRefed<nsIRunnable>&& aRunnable);

  // This method is safe to use from any thread.
  static nsIEventTarget* EventTargetFor(TaskCategory aCategory);

  // Must be called on the main thread. The AbstractThread can always be used
  // off the main thread.
  static AbstractThread* AbstractMainThreadFor(TaskCategory aCategory);

  static void InitStatic();
  static void Shutdown();
};

} // namespace mozilla

#endif // mozilla_SystemGroup_h