Struct ThreadLooper

pub struct ThreadLooper { /* private fields */ }

The ThreadLooper struct is designed for managing a looping background thread.

This struct provides functionality to start, manage, and terminate a looping background thread. It is useful for tasks that need to run continuously in the background until explicitly stopped.

Fields

• status: An Arc<AtomicBool> indicating whether the looper is active.
• thread: A Cell containing an Option<thread::JoinHandle<()>> for the background thread.
• termination: An Arc<AtomicBool> indicating whether the looper should be terminated.

Implementations

impl ThreadLooper

pub fn new() -> Self

Creates a new instance of ThreadLooper.

Initializes the status and termination flags to false and sets the thread handle to None.

Returns

A new instance of ThreadLooper.

pub fn is_active(&self) -> bool

Checks if the looper is currently active.

pub fn start<F>(&self, function: F)

where F: Fn() + Send + 'static,

Starts the looper with the given function.

If the looper is not already active, this method will start the background thread and run the provided function in a loop.

Type Parameters

• F: The type of the function to execute in the loop.

Arguments

• function: The function to be executed in the background thread.

pub fn terminate(&self)

Terminates the background thread.

If the background thread is running, this method will signal it to stop and join the thread, effectively waiting for it to finish execution.