Header only file for a C++ RAII thread that joins upon destruction.
It wraps the interface of std::thread. Feel free to download or copy the file into your own project.
Example
To create a RAII Thread with a lambda, we can do the following:
#include "RAIIThread"
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
{
RAIIThread thread([](){
std::cout << "Hello from RAII Thread" << '\n';
});
}
/* Thread is auto joined upon leaving inner scope */
return 0;
}
Similarly for functions:
#include "RAIIThread"
#include <iostream>
void threadUnsafeFunction( int i )
{
std::cout << "This function is not thread safe because of lack of mutex"
<<'\n';
std::cout << "The number is " << i << '\n';
}
int main()
{
{
RAIIThread thread(threadUnsafeFunction, 5);
}
/* Thread is auto joined upon leaving inner scope */
return 0;
}