Implementation of the update thread. More...

#include "dca/dca_base.h"
#include "../mythreads.h"
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <cerrno>

Functions
static void *	PerformUpdateThreadWorkerFunction (void *pThreadData)

void	createPerformUpdateThread (const UpdateModule &aUpdateModule)
	Starts up the update thread and supplies the given UpdateModule. More...

void	shutdownPerformUpdateThread ()
	Shuts down the previously started update thread. More...

void	mySleep (unsigned nTimeMs)

Detailed Description

Implementation of the update thread.

Function Documentation

void createPerformUpdateThread ( const dca::UpdateModule & aUpdateModule )

Starts up the update thread and supplies the given UpdateModule.

Parameters

aUpdateModule An initialized UpdateModule

Starts up an update thread that calls the aUpdateModule::performUpdate() method in a loop.

The called function will check engine and content updates automatically and install them in the provided dca/init directory.

It can be stopped by a call to shutdownPerformUpdateThread

Note: There are separate implementations for Windows and Linux distributions.

void shutdownPerformUpdateThread ( )

Shuts down the previously started update thread.

Shutting down will stop the thread safely.

If an update is already in progress the function will return as soon as possible but will not force-terminate the thread.

Note: To force any running update processes to stop immediately a call to DcaInstance::signal() should be invoked.; There are separate implementations for Windows and Linux distributions.