Improve task management to use blocking wait if possible

[builder.git] / source / internaltask.h

diff --git a/source/internaltask.h b/source/internaltask.h
index 83023d3ad33c63e0826cb4e3359a9cedd3413c66..399e11937fe0d71e0532f85683aa48632f841286 100644 (file)
--- a/source/internaltask.h
+++ b/source/internaltask.h
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 #include <msp/core/thread.h>
 #include "task.h"
 
+/**
+Runs a worker thread.  Tools should derive a thread class from
+InternalTask::Worker.  The worker thread must set its status to either SUCCESS
+or ERROR before terminating.
+*/
 class InternalTask: public Task
 {
 public:
@@ -30,6 +35,7 @@ public:
        virtual std::string get_command() const { return "<internal>"; }
        virtual void start();
        virtual Status check();
+       virtual Status wait();
 };
 
 #endif