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  Library: CTK

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#ifndef CTKEATHREADFACTORY_P_H
#define CTKEATHREADFACTORY_P_H

class ctkEAInterruptibleThread;
class ctkEARunnable;

/**
 * Interface describing any class that can generate
 * new ctkEAInterruptibleThread objects. Using ctkEAThreadFactory removes
 * hardwiring of calls to <code>new ctkEAInterruptibleThread</code>, enabling
 * applications to use special thread subclasses, default
 * prioritization settings, etc.
 */
struct ctkEAThreadFactory
{
  virtual ~ctkEAThreadFactory() {}

  /**
   * Create a new thread that will run the given command when started.
   * The thread will delete the command after running it if deleteCmd is true.
   **/
  virtual ctkEAInterruptibleThread* newThread(ctkEARunnable* command) = 0;
};

#endif // CTKEATHREADFACTORY_P_H