ThreadPool.h

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#ifndef GRT_THREAD_POOL_HEADER
#define GRT_THREAD_POOL_HEADER

//Include the common C++ headers
#include <vector>
#include <queue>
#include <stdexcept>

#ifdef GRT_CXX11_ENABLED
#include <memory>
#include <thread>
#include <mutex>
#include <condition_variable>
#include <future>
#include <functional>
#endif //GRT_CXX11_ENABLED

namespace GRT{
    
class ThreadPool {
public:
    
    ThreadPool();
    
    ThreadPool(const unsigned int numThreads);
    
    ~ThreadPool();

#ifdef GRT_CXX11_ENABLED

    template<class F, class... Args>
    auto enqueue(F&& f, Args&&... args) -> std::future< typename std::result_of<F(Args...) >::type>;
#endif //GRT_CXX11_ENABLED

    static unsigned int getThreadPoolSize();
    
    static bool setThreadPoolSize( const unsigned int threadPoolSize );
    
protected:
#ifdef GRT_CXX11_ENABLED
    void launchThreads(const unsigned int threads);
    
    std::vector< std::thread > workers;
    std::queue< std::function<void()> > tasks;
    
    // synchronization
    std::mutex queue_mutex;
    std::condition_variable condition;
    std::atomic< bool > stop;
    
    static std::atomic< unsigned int > threadPoolSize;
#endif //GRT_CXX11_ENABLED
};
    
#ifdef GRT_CXX11_ENABLED
// This function adds a new work item (func) to the thread pool
template<class F, class... Args> auto ThreadPool::enqueue(F&& func, Args&&... args) -> std::future<typename std::result_of<F(Args...)>::type>
{
    //Get a shortcut to the return type of the input function
    using return_type = typename std::result_of< F(Args...) >::type;
    
    auto task = std::make_shared< std::packaged_task< return_type() > >( std::bind(std::forward<F>( func ), std::forward<Args>(args)...) );
    
    std::future< return_type > res = task->get_future();
    {
        std::unique_lock< std::mutex > lock( queue_mutex );
        
        // don't allow enqueueing after stopping the pool
        if( stop )
            throw std::runtime_error("enqueue on stopped ThreadPool");
        
        tasks.emplace( [task](){ (*task)(); } );
    }
    condition.notify_one();
    return res;
}
#endif //GRT_CXX11_ENABLED
    
}

#endif //GRT_THREAD_POOL_HEADER