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  sc_spawn.h -- Process spawning support.
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#if !defined(sc_spawn_h_INCLUDED)
#define sc_spawn_h_INCLUDED

#include "sysc/kernel/sc_process_handle.h"
#include "sysc/kernel/sc_spawn_options.h"

namespace sc_core {

class sc_event;
class sc_port_base;
class sc_interface;
class sc_event_finder;
class sc_process_b;

//=============================================================================
// CLASS sc_spawn_object<T>
//
// This templated helper class allows an object to provide the execution 
// semantics for a process via its () operator. An instance of the supplied 
// execution object will be kept to provide the semantics when the process is 
// scheduled for execution. The () operator does not return a value. An example 
// of an object that might be used for this helper function would be void 
// sc_bind bound function or method.
//
// This class is derived from sc_process_host and overloads 
// sc_process_host::semantics to provide the actual semantic content. 
//
//   sc_spawn_object(T object, const char* name, const sc_spawn_options* opt_p)
//     This is the object instance constructor for this class. It makes a
//     copy of the supplied object. The tp_call constructor is called
//     with an indication that this object instance should be reclaimed when
//     execution completes.
//         object   =  object whose () operator will be called to provide
//                     the process semantics.
//         name_p   =  optional name for object instance, or zero.
//         opt_p    -> spawn options or zero.
//
//   virtual void semantics()
//     This virtual method provides the execution semantics for its process.
//     It performs a () operation on m_object.
//=============================================================================
template<typename T>
class sc_spawn_object : public sc_process_host {
  public:
    sc_spawn_object( T object) : m_object(object)
    {
    }

    virtual void semantics()
    {
        m_object();
    }

  protected:
    T                        m_object;
};


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//"sc_spawn - semantic object with no return value"
//
// This inline function spawns a process for execution. The execution semantics 
// for the process being spawned will be provided by the supplied object 
// instance via its () operator. (E.g., an sc_bind bound function)
// After creating the process it is registered with the simulator.
//     object   =   object instance providing the execution semantics via its 
//                  () operator.
//     name_p   =   optional name for object instance, or zero.
//     opt_p    ->  optional spawn options for process, or zero for the default.
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
template <typename T>
inline sc_process_handle sc_spawn( 
    T object, 
    const char* name_p = 0,
    const sc_spawn_options* opt_p = 0)
{
    sc_simcontext*      context_p;
    sc_spawn_object<T>* spawn_p;
    
    context_p = sc_get_curr_simcontext();
    spawn_p = new sc_spawn_object<T>(object);
    if ( !opt_p || !opt_p->is_method() )
    {
            sc_process_handle thread_handle = context_p->create_thread_process( 
            name_p, true,
            SC_MAKE_FUNC_PTR(sc_spawn_object<T>,semantics), 
            spawn_p, opt_p 
        );
        return thread_handle;
    }
    else
    {
            sc_process_handle method_handle = context_p->create_method_process( 
            name_p, true,
            SC_MAKE_FUNC_PTR(sc_spawn_object<T>,semantics), 
            spawn_p, opt_p 
        );
        return method_handle;
    }
}

//=============================================================================
// CLASS sc_spawn_object_v<T> for all compilers except HP aCC
//              or
// CLASS sc_spawn_object_v<T, R> for HP aCC which tries to match this 
// one template argument class when the sc_spawn() declared above is
// invoked with 3 arguments or 2 arguments, and generates compiler errors.
//
// This templated helper class allows an object to provide the execution 
// semantics for a process via its () operator. An instance of the supplied 
// object will be kept to provide the semantics when the process is scheduled 
// for execution. The () operator returns a value, which will be stored at the 
// location specified by the supplied pointer. An example of an object that 
// might be used for this helper function would be valued sc_bind bound
// function or method. 
//
//   sc_spawn_object_v( typename F::result_type* r_p, T f, const char* name_p,
//                      const sc_spawn_options* opt_p )
//       r_p      -> where to place the result of the function invocation.
//       f        =  information to be executed.
//       name_p   =  optional name for object instance, or zero.
//       opt_p    -> optional spawn options for process, or zero for the default
//     This is the object instance constructor for this class. It makes a
//     copy of the supplied object. The tp_call constructor is called
//     with an indication that this object instance should be reclaimed when
//     execution completes.
//         result_p -> where to place the value of the () operator.
//         object   =  object whose () operator will be called to provide
//                     the process semantics.
//
//   virtual void semantics()
//     This virtual method provides the execution semantics for its process.
//     It performs a () operation on m_object, placing the result at m_result_p.
//=============================================================================

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//"sc_spawn_object_v - semantic object with return value"
//
// This inline function spawns a process for execution. The execution semantics 
// for the process being spawned will be provided by the supplied object 
// instance via its () operator. (E.g., an sc_bind bound function) That
// operator returns a value, which will be placed in the supplied return 
// location. 
// After creating the process it is registered with the simulator.
//     object   =  object instance providing the execution semantics via its () 
//                 operator.
//     r_p      -> where to place the value of the () operator.
//     name_p   =  optional name for object instance, or zero.
//     opt_p    -> optional spawn options for process, or zero for the default.
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#if !defined (__HP_aCC)

template<typename T>
class sc_spawn_object_v : public sc_process_host {
  public:
    sc_spawn_object_v( typename T::result_type* r_p, T object ) :
        m_object(object), m_result_p(r_p)
    {
    }

    virtual void semantics()
    {
        *m_result_p = m_object();
    }

  protected:
    T                        m_object;
    typename T::result_type* m_result_p;
};

template <typename T>
inline sc_process_handle sc_spawn( 
    typename T::result_type* r_p, 
    T object, 
    const char* name_p = 0,
    const sc_spawn_options* opt_p = 0)
{
    sc_simcontext*      context_p;
    sc_spawn_object_v<T>* spawn_p;
    
    context_p = sc_get_curr_simcontext();
    
    spawn_p = new sc_spawn_object_v<T>(r_p, object);
    if ( !opt_p || !opt_p->is_method() )
    {
            sc_process_handle thread_handle = context_p->create_thread_process( 
            name_p, true,
            SC_MAKE_FUNC_PTR(sc_spawn_object_v<T>,semantics), 
            spawn_p, opt_p 
        );
        return thread_handle;
    }
    else
    {
            sc_process_handle method_handle = context_p->create_method_process( 
            name_p, true,
            SC_MAKE_FUNC_PTR(sc_spawn_object_v<T>,semantics), 
            spawn_p, opt_p 
        );
        return method_handle;
    }
}

#else
// for HP aCC
template<typename T, typename R>
class sc_spawn_object_v : public sc_process_host {
  public:
    sc_spawn_object_v( R* r_p, T object) :
        m_object(object), m_result_p(r_p)
    {
    }

    virtual void semantics()
    {
        *m_result_p = m_object();
    }

  protected:
    T  m_object;
    R* m_result_p;
};

template <typename T, typename R>
inline sc_process_handle sc_spawn( 
    R* r_p, 
    T object, 
    const char* name_p = 0,
    const sc_spawn_options* opt_p = 0)
{
    sc_simcontext*      context_p;
    sc_spawn_object_v<T,R>* spawn_p;
    
    context_p = sc_get_curr_simcontext();
    
    spawn_p = new sc_spawn_object_v<T,R>(r_p, object);
    if ( !opt_p || !opt_p->is_method() )
    {
            sc_process_handle thread_handle = context_p->create_thread_process( 
            name_p, true,
            static_cast<sc_core::SC_ENTRY_FUNC>(
                &sc_spawn_object_v<T,R>::semantics),
            spawn_p, opt_p 
        );
        return thread_handle;
    }
    else
    {
            sc_process_handle method_handle = context_p->create_method_process( 
            name_p, true,
            static_cast<sc_core::SC_ENTRY_FUNC>(
                &sc_spawn_object_v<T,R>::semantics), 
            spawn_p, opt_p 
        );
        return method_handle;
    }
}

#endif // HP

} // namespace sc_core

// $Log: sc_spawn.h,v $
// Revision 1.7  2011/08/26 20:46:11  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: moved the modification log to the end of the file to
//  eliminate source line number skew when check-ins are done.
//
// Revision 1.6  2011/02/18 20:27:14  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: Updated Copyrights.
//
// Revision 1.5  2011/02/13 21:47:38  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: update copyright notice.
//
// Revision 1.4  2011/02/01 21:14:02  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: formatting.
//
// Revision 1.3  2009/07/28 01:10:53  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: updates for 2.3 release candidate.
//
// Revision 1.2  2008/05/22 17:06:26  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: updated copyright notice to include 2008.
//
// Revision 1.1.1.1  2006/12/15 20:20:05  acg
// SystemC 2.3
//
// Revision 1.6  2006/05/26 20:33:16  acg
//   Andy Goodrich: changes required by additional platform compilers (i.e.,
//   Microsoft VC++, Sun Forte, HP aCC).
//
// Revision 1.5  2006/05/08 18:01:44  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: changed the HP-specific implementations of sc_spawn() to
//  use a static_cast to create their entry functions rather than the
//  SC_MAKE_FUNC_PTR macro. The HP preprocessor does not parse template
//  arguments that contain a comma properly.
//
// Revision 1.4  2006/04/11 23:13:21  acg
//   Andy Goodrich: Changes for reduced reset support that only includes
//   sc_cthread, but has preliminary hooks for expanding to method and thread
//   processes also.
//
// Revision 1.3  2006/01/13 18:44:30  acg
// Added $Log to record CVS changes into the source.

#endif // !defined(sc_spawn_h_INCLUDED)