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#ifndef BGTHREAD_H_INCLUDED
#define BGTHREAD_H_INCLUDED


typedef struct bg_thread_common_s bg_thread_common_t;
typedef struct bg_thread_s        bg_thread_t;


bg_thread_common_t *
bg_thread_common_create(void);

void bg_thread_common_destroy(bg_thread_common_t * com);

bg_thread_t *
bg_thread_create(bg_thread_common_t * com);

void bg_thread_destroy(bg_thread_t * th);

void bg_thread_set_func(bg_thread_t * th,
                        void * (*func)(void*), void * arg);

void bg_threads_init(bg_thread_t ** th, int num);

void bg_threads_start(bg_thread_t ** th, int num);

/* Pause all threads, resume with bg_threads_start */
void bg_threads_pause(bg_thread_t ** th, int num);

/* Stop and join all threads, must call bg_threads_init() after */
void bg_threads_join(bg_thread_t ** th, int num);

/* Returns 1 if the thread should continue, 0 else.
   If the thread was paused, this function blocks until we restart */
   
int bg_thread_check(bg_thread_t * th);
int bg_thread_wait_for_start(bg_thread_t * th);
void bg_thread_exit(bg_thread_t * th);


#endif // BGTHREAD_H_INCLUDED
