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-rw-r--r--core/core_bind.cpp22
-rw-r--r--core/core_bind.h5
-rw-r--r--doc/classes/Thread.xml16
3 files changed, 30 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/core/core_bind.cpp b/core/core_bind.cpp
index f630adc39e..e11d9ab9c1 100644
--- a/core/core_bind.cpp
+++ b/core/core_bind.cpp
@@ -1771,6 +1771,7 @@ void Thread::_start_func(void *ud) {
Object *target_instance = t->target_callable.get_object();
if (!target_instance) {
+ t->running.clear();
ERR_FAIL_MSG(vformat("Could not call function '%s' on previously freed instance to start thread %s.", t->target_callable.get_method(), t->get_id()));
}
@@ -1813,19 +1814,22 @@ void Thread::_start_func(void *ud) {
t->target_callable.call(arg, argc, t->ret, ce);
if (ce.error != Callable::CallError::CALL_OK) {
+ t->running.clear();
ERR_FAIL_MSG("Could not call function '" + t->target_callable.get_method().operator String() + "' to start thread " + t->get_id() + ": " + Variant::get_callable_error_text(t->target_callable, arg, argc, ce) + ".");
}
+
+ t->running.clear();
}
Error Thread::start(const Callable &p_callable, const Variant &p_userdata, Priority p_priority) {
- ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(active.is_set(), ERR_ALREADY_IN_USE, "Thread already started.");
+ ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(is_started(), ERR_ALREADY_IN_USE, "Thread already started.");
ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_callable.is_null(), ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
ERR_FAIL_INDEX_V(p_priority, PRIORITY_MAX, ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
ret = Variant();
target_callable = p_callable;
userdata = p_userdata;
- active.set();
+ running.set();
Ref<Thread> *ud = memnew(Ref<Thread>(this));
@@ -1840,15 +1844,18 @@ String Thread::get_id() const {
return itos(thread.get_id());
}
-bool Thread::is_active() const {
- return active.is_set();
+bool Thread::is_started() const {
+ return thread.is_started();
+}
+
+bool Thread::is_alive() const {
+ return running.is_set();
}
Variant Thread::wait_to_finish() {
- ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!active.is_set(), Variant(), "Thread must be active to wait for its completion.");
+ ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!is_started(), Variant(), "Thread must have been started to wait for its completion.");
thread.wait_to_finish();
Variant r = ret;
- active.clear();
target_callable = Callable();
userdata = Variant();
@@ -1858,7 +1865,8 @@ Variant Thread::wait_to_finish() {
void Thread::_bind_methods() {
ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("start", "callable", "userdata", "priority"), &Thread::start, DEFVAL(Variant()), DEFVAL(PRIORITY_NORMAL));
ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_id"), &Thread::get_id);
- ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("is_active"), &Thread::is_active);
+ ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("is_started"), &Thread::is_started);
+ ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("is_alive"), &Thread::is_alive);
ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("wait_to_finish"), &Thread::wait_to_finish);
BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(PRIORITY_LOW);
diff --git a/core/core_bind.h b/core/core_bind.h
index 84a284f948..4eab085dda 100644
--- a/core/core_bind.h
+++ b/core/core_bind.h
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ class Thread : public RefCounted {
protected:
Variant ret;
Variant userdata;
- SafeFlag active;
+ SafeFlag running;
Callable target_callable;
::Thread thread;
static void _bind_methods();
@@ -554,7 +554,8 @@ public:
Error start(const Callable &p_callable, const Variant &p_userdata = Variant(), Priority p_priority = PRIORITY_NORMAL);
String get_id() const;
- bool is_active() const;
+ bool is_started() const;
+ bool is_alive() const;
Variant wait_to_finish();
};
diff --git a/doc/classes/Thread.xml b/doc/classes/Thread.xml
index d5069dd8f3..eb2df8a4f9 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Thread.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Thread.xml
@@ -19,10 +19,17 @@
Returns the current [Thread]'s ID, uniquely identifying it among all threads. If the [Thread] is not running this returns an empty string.
</description>
</method>
- <method name="is_active" qualifiers="const">
+ <method name="is_alive" qualifiers="const">
<return type="bool" />
<description>
- Returns [code]true[/code] if this [Thread] is currently active. An active [Thread] cannot start work on a new method but can be joined with [method wait_to_finish].
+ Returns [code]true[/code] if this [Thread] is currently running. This is useful for determining if [method wait_to_finish] can be called without blocking the calling thread.
+ To check if a [Thread] is joinable, use [method is_started].
+ </description>
+ </method>
+ <method name="is_started" qualifiers="const">
+ <return type="bool" />
+ <description>
+ Returns [code]true[/code] if this [Thread] has been started. Once started, this will return [code]true[/code] until it is joined using [method wait_to_finish]. For checking if a [Thread] is still executing its task, use [method is_alive].
</description>
</method>
<method name="start">
@@ -31,15 +38,16 @@
<argument index="1" name="userdata" type="Variant" default="null" />
<argument index="2" name="priority" type="int" enum="Thread.Priority" default="1" />
<description>
- Starts a new [Thread] that calls [code]callable[/code] with [code]userdata[/code] passed as an argument. Even if no userdata is passed, [code]method[/code] must accept one argument and it will be null. The [code]priority[/code] of the [Thread] can be changed by passing a value from the [enum Priority] enum.
+ Starts a new [Thread] that calls [code]callable[/code] with [code]userdata[/code] passed as an argument. Even if no userdata is passed, [code]callable[/code] must accept one argument and it will be null. The [code]priority[/code] of the [Thread] can be changed by passing a value from the [enum Priority] enum.
Returns [constant OK] on success, or [constant ERR_CANT_CREATE] on failure.
</description>
</method>
<method name="wait_to_finish">
<return type="Variant" />
<description>
- Joins the [Thread] and waits for it to finish. Returns what the method called returned.
+ Joins the [Thread] and waits for it to finish. Returns the output of the [Callable] passed to [method start].
Should either be used when you want to retrieve the value returned from the method called by the [Thread] or before freeing the instance that contains the [Thread].
+ To determine if this can be called without blocking the calling thread, check if [method is_alive] is [code]false[/code].
[b]Note:[/b] After the [Thread] finishes joining it will be disposed. If you want to use it again you will have to create a new instance of it.
</description>
</method>