task_pool

class task_pool

Task Pool that can run any callable object.

This class is general purpose thread pool that can launch task asyncronously. It is possible to get an asyncronous result of a task execution.

Public Functions

inline explicit task_pool(const unsigned int num_threads = std::thread::hardware_concurrency())

Constructor.

Creates a ssts::task_pool instance with the given number of threads.

Parameters

num_threads – Number of threads that will be used in the underlying ssts::task_pool.

inline ~task_pool()

Destructor.

Destructs this after all joinable threads are terminated.

inline void stop()

Stop all threads.

Stop thread pool and join all joinable threads.

template<typename FunctionType>
inline auto run(FunctionType &&f, const std::optional<size_t> &task_hash = std::nullopt)

Run a callable object asynchronously.

Enqueue a new task with the given callable object. The enqueued task will run as soon as a thread is available. Returns the result of the asynchronous computation.

Template Parameters

FunctionType – Types of the callable object.

Parameters

f – Callable object.

Returns

std::future task result