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20 #ifndef __pbd_base_ui_h__
21 #define __pbd_base_ui_h__
26 #include <sigc++/slot.h>
27 #include <sigc++/trackable.h>
29 #include <glibmm/thread.h>
30 #include <glibmm/main.h>
32 #include "pbd/crossthread.h"
33 #include "pbd/event_loop.h"
35 /** A BaseUI is an abstraction designed to be used with any "user
36 * interface" (not necessarily graphical) that needs to wait on
37 * events/requests and dispatch/process them as they arrive.
39 * This implementation starts up a thread that runs a Glib main loop
40 * to wait on events/requests etc.
44 class BaseUI : public sigc::trackable, public PBD::EventLoop
47 BaseUI (const std::string& name);
50 BaseUI* base_instance() { return base_ui_instance; }
52 Glib::RefPtr<Glib::MainLoop> main_loop() const { return _main_loop; }
53 Glib::Thread* event_loop_thread() const { return run_loop_thread; }
54 bool caller_is_self () const { return Glib::Thread::self() == run_loop_thread; }
56 std::string name() const { return _name; }
58 bool ok() const { return _ok; }
60 static RequestType new_request_type();
61 static RequestType CallSlot;
62 static RequestType Quit;
64 /** start up a thread to run the main loop
68 /** stop the thread running the main loop (and block
74 CrossThreadChannel request_channel;
77 Glib::RefPtr<Glib::MainLoop> _main_loop;
78 Glib::Thread* run_loop_thread;
79 Glib::Mutex _run_lock;
82 /* this signals _running from within the event loop,
86 bool signal_running ();
88 /** Derived UI objects can implement thread_init()
89 * which will be called by the event loop thread
90 * immediately before it enters the event loop.
93 virtual void thread_init () {};
95 /** Called when there input ready on the request_channel
97 bool request_handler (Glib::IOCondition);
99 /** Derived UI objects must implement this method,
100 * which will be called whenever there are requests
103 virtual void handle_ui_requests () = 0;
107 BaseUI* base_ui_instance;
109 static uint64_t rt_bit;
111 int setup_request_pipe ();
115 #endif /* __pbd_base_ui_h__ */