ifndef _OFX_THREAD_H_
  define _OFX_THREAD_H_
  
  include <ofConstants.h>
  
  ifdef TARGET_WIN32
          #include <process.h>
  else
      #include <pthread.h>
      #include <semaphore.h>
  endif
  
  class ofxThread{
  
          public:
                  ofxThread();
                  virtual ~ofxThread();
                  bool isThreadRunning();
                  void startThread(bool _blocking = true, bool _verbose = true);
                  bool lock();
                  bool unlock();
                  void stopThread();
  
          protected:
  
                  //-------------------------------------------------
                  //you need to overide this with the function you want to thread
                  virtual void threadedFunction(){
                          if(verbose)printf("ofxThread: overide threadedFunction with your own\n");
                  }
  
                  //-------------------------------------------------
  
                  #ifdef TARGET_WIN32
                          static unsigned int __stdcall thread(void * objPtr){
                                  ofxThread* me        = (ofxThread*)objPtr;
                                  me->threadedFunction();
                                  return 0;
                          }
  
                  #else
                          static void * thread(void * objPtr){
                                  ofxThread* me        = (ofxThread*)objPtr;
                                  me->threadedFunction();
                                  return 0;
                          }
                  #endif
  
          #ifdef TARGET_WIN32
                          HANDLE            myThread;
                          CRITICAL_SECTION  critSec;          //same as a mutex
          #else
                          pthread_t        myThread;
                          pthread_mutex_t  myMutex;
          #endif
  
          bool threadRunning;
          bool blocking;
          bool verbose;
  };
  
  endif