gecko-dev/ipc/glue/BrowserProcessSubThread.h

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#ifndef mozilla_ipc_BrowserProcessSubThread_h
#define mozilla_ipc_BrowserProcessSubThread_h

#include "base/thread.h"
#include "base/lock.h"

#include "nsDebug.h"

class NotificationService;

namespace mozilla {
namespace ipc {

// Copied from browser_process_impl.cc, modified slightly.
class BrowserProcessSubThread : public base::Thread
{
public:
  // An enumeration of the well-known threads.
  enum ID {
      IO,
      //FILE,
      //DB,
      //HISTORY,
#if defined(OS_LINUX)
      // This thread has a second connection to the X server and is used
      // to process UI requests when routing the request to the UI
      // thread would risk deadlock.
      BACKGROUND_X11,
#endif

      // This identifier does not represent a thread.  Instead it counts
      // the number of well-known threads.  Insert new well-known
      // threads before this identifier.
      ID_COUNT
  };

  explicit BrowserProcessSubThread(ID aId);
  ~BrowserProcessSubThread();

  static MessageLoop* GetMessageLoop(ID identifier);

protected:
  virtual void Init();
  virtual void CleanUp();

private:
  // The identifier of this thread.  Only one thread can exist with a given
  // identifier at a given time.
  ID mIdentifier;

  NotificationService* mNotificationService;

  // This lock protects |browser_threads_|.  Do not read or modify that array
  // without holding this lock.  Do not block while holding this lock.

  // FIXME/cjones: XPCOM doesn't like static vars, so can't use 
  // mozilla::Mutex
  static Lock sLock;

  // An array of the ChromeThread objects.  This array is protected by |lock_|.
  // The threads are not owned by this array.  Typically, the threads are owned
  // on the UI thread by the g_browser_process object.  ChromeThreads remove
  // themselves from this array upon destruction.
  static BrowserProcessSubThread* sBrowserThreads[ID_COUNT];
};

inline void AssertIOThread()
{
  NS_ASSERTION(MessageLoop::TYPE_IO == MessageLoop::current()->type(),
	       "should be on the IO thread!");
}

} // namespace ipc
} // namespace mozilla

#endif // mozilla_ipc_BrowserProcessSubThread_h