/indra/newview/llmainlooprepeater.h

/** 
 * @file llmainlooprepeater.h
 * @brief a service for repeating messages on the main loop.
 *
 * $LicenseInfo:firstyear=2010&license=viewerlgpl$
 * Second Life Viewer Source Code
 * Copyright (C) 2010, Linden Research, Inc.
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 * 
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 */

#ifndef LL_LLMAINLOOPREPEATER_H
#define LL_LLMAINLOOPREPEATER_H


#include "llsd.h"
#include "llthreadsafequeue.h"


//
// A service which creates the pump 'mainlooprepeater' to which any thread can
// post a message that will be re-posted on the main loop.
//
// The posted message should contain two map elements: pump and payload.  The
// pump value is a string naming the pump to which the message should be
// re-posted.  The payload value is what will be posted to the designated pump.
//
class LLMainLoopRepeater:
	public LLSingleton<LLMainLoopRepeater>
{
public:
	LLMainLoopRepeater(void);
	
	// Start the repeater service.
	void start(void);
	
	// Stop the repeater service.
	void stop(void);
	
private:
	LLTempBoundListener mMainLoopConnection;
	LLTempBoundListener mRepeaterConnection;
	LLThreadSafeQueue<LLSD> * mQueue;
	
	bool onMainLoop(LLSD const &);
	bool onMessage(LLSD const & event);
};


#endif