//Compile with: //gcc -o efl_thread_5 efl_thread_5.c -g `pkg-config --cflags --libs elementary` #include static Ecore_Thread *thr = NULL; static Evas_Object *win = NULL; static Evas_Object *rect = NULL; struct info { double x, y; }; // BEGIN - code running in my custom thread instance // static void th_do(void *data, Ecore_Thread *th) { double t = 0.0; // inside our "do" function for the ecore thread, lets do the real work for (;;) { struct info *inf = malloc(sizeof(struct info)); if (inf) { inf->x = 200 + (200 * sin(t)); inf->y = 200 + (200 * cos(t)); // now we have recorded the timepoint we pass it as feedback // back to the mainloop. it will free it when done ecore_thread_feedback(th, inf); } // and sleep and loop usleep(1000); t += 0.02; // in case someone has asked us to cancel - then cancel this loop // co-operatively (cancelling is co-operative) if (ecore_thread_check(th)) break; } } // // END - code running in my custom thread instance static void // when mainloop gets feedback from worker th_feedback(void *data, Ecore_Thread *th, void *msg) { struct info *inf = msg; evas_object_move(rect, inf->x - 50, inf->y - 50); free(inf); } // BONUS (optional): called after th_do returns and has NOT been cancelled static void th_end(void *data, Ecore_Thread *th) { printf("thread ended\n"); } // BONUS (optional): called in mainloop AFTER thread has finished cancelling static void th_cancel(void *data, Ecore_Thread *th) { printf("thread cancelled\n"); } // just test cancelling the thread worker static void down(void *data, Evas *e, Evas_Object *obj, void *event_info) { ecore_thread_cancel(thr); } EAPI_MAIN int elm_main(int argc, char **argv) { Evas_Object *o, *bg; win = elm_win_add(NULL, "efl-thread-5", ELM_WIN_BASIC); elm_win_title_set(win, "EFL Thread 5"); elm_win_autodel_set(win, EINA_TRUE); elm_policy_set(ELM_POLICY_QUIT, ELM_POLICY_QUIT_LAST_WINDOW_CLOSED); evas_object_resize(win, 400, 400); evas_object_show(win); bg = elm_bg_add(win); evas_object_size_hint_weight_set(bg, EVAS_HINT_EXPAND, EVAS_HINT_EXPAND); elm_win_resize_object_add(win, bg); evas_object_show(bg); o = evas_object_rectangle_add(evas_object_evas_get(win)); evas_object_color_set(o, 50, 80, 180, 255); evas_object_resize(o, 100, 100); evas_object_show(o); evas_object_event_callback_add(o, EVAS_CALLBACK_MOUSE_DOWN, down, NULL); rect = o; // explicitly create ecore thread to do some "work on the side" and pass // in NULL as data ptr to callbacks and true at the end means to actually // make a new thread and not use the thread pool (there is a thread pool // with as many thread workers as there are cpu's so this means you do not // overload the cpu's with more work than you actually have processing // units *IF* your threads do actually spend their time doing actual // heavy computation) thr = ecore_thread_feedback_run(th_do, th_feedback, th_end, th_cancel, NULL, EINA_TRUE); elm_run(); elm_shutdown(); return 0; } ELM_MAIN()