IOThreadUpdateTask.hpp

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#ifndef _IOTHREADUPDATETASK_HPP_
#define _IOTHREADUPDATETASK_HPP_

#include <Task.hpp>

#include "IOThread.hpp"

namespace mermaid
{
  namespace support
  {
    namespace io
    {
    
      using boost::shared_ptr;
      using mermaid::support::activeobject::Task;
      
      /**
       * @Class IOThreadUpdateTask IOThreadUpdateTask.hpp "IOThreadUpdateTask.hpp"
       * @Description IOThreadUpdateTask class
       *
       * The task to run the IOThread main loop
       * @Author Joao Carreira
       */
      class IOThreadUpdateTask : public Task
      {
        public:
        
          /**
           * @Description Constructor.
           *
           * @Argument ioThread The IOThread whose run() method will be executed
           * @Author Joao Carreira
           */
          IOThreadUpdateTask (IOThread* ioThread, int frequency);
          
          /**
           * @Description Main method of the task
           * @Author Joao Carreira
           */
          virtual void run();
          
          /**
           * @Description Destructor
           * @Author Joao Carreira
           */
          virtual ~IOThreadUpdateTask();
          
        private:
          IOThread* const ioThread_;
          
      }; // class IOThreadUpdateTask
      
    } // namespace io
  } // namespace support
} // namespace mermaid

#endif //_IOTHREADUPDATETASK_HPP_