Module nstd_sys::thread

Available on crate feature nstd_thread only.

Thread spawning, joining, and detaching.

Structs

• NSTDThreadDescriptor
  Describes the creation of a new thread.

Functions

• nstd_thread_count
  Returns the number of recommended threads that a program should use.
• nstd_thread_current
  Returns a handle to the calling thread.
• nstd_thread_detach
  Detaches a thread from it’s handle, allowing it to run in the background.
• nstd_thread_handle
  Retrieves a raw handle to a thread.
• nstd_thread_handle_free
  Frees an instance of NSTDThreadHandle.
• nstd_thread_id
  Returns a thread’s unique identifier.
• nstd_thread_id_compare
  Compares two thread identifiers.
• nstd_thread_id_free
  Frees an instance of NSTDThreadID.
• nstd_thread_is_finished
  Checks if a thread has finished running.
• nstd_thread_is_panicking
  Checks if the current thread is unwinding due to a panic.
• nstd_thread_join
  Joins a thread by it’s handle.
• nstd_thread_name
  Returns the name of a thread.
• nstd_thread_sleep
  Puts the current thread to sleep for a specified duration.
• nstd_thread_spawn^⚠
  Spawns a new thread and returns a handle to it.
• nstd_thread_spawn_with_desc^⚠
  Spawns a new thread configured with a descriptor.

Type Definitions

• NSTDOptionalThreadResult
  Returned from nstd_thread_join, contains the thread function’s return value on success.
• NSTDThread
  Represents a running thread.
• NSTDThreadCountResult
  Returned from nstd_thread_count, contains the number of threads detected on the system on success.
• NSTDThreadHandle
  A handle to a running thread.
• NSTDThreadID
  A thread’s unique identifier.
• NSTDThreadResult
  A thread function’s return value.