Create Cross-platform Thread-Independent Event Loops

Alex_Intw

Rate me:

4.89/5 (5 votes)

12 May 20076 min read

45.8K

687

This article discloses what is behind the GetMessage() and PostThreadMessage() Windows API, and implements them on Linux and Windows platforms using basic operation system functions.

engine_pro_src_baseline_070302.zip
- Engine_Pro_Src_Baseline_070302
  - Engine_Pro_C_Src
    - inc
      - sme.h
      - sme.h.bak
      - sme_cross_platform.h
      - sme_cross_platform.h.bak
      - sme_debug.h
      - sme_debug.h.bak
      - sme_ext_event.h
      - sme_ext_event.h.bak
      - vssver2.scc
    - Makefile
    - mssccprj.scc
    - SME.dsw
    - SME.plg
    - SME.positions
    - SME.sln
    - sme
      - Makefile
      - Makefile.debug
      - Makefile.release
      - sme.c
      - SME.dsp
      - SME.plg
      - SME.vcproj
      - SME.vcproj.PC-HP.jerry.user
      - sme_cross_platform.c
      - sme_debug.c
      - sme_ext_event.c
      - vssver2.scc
    - sme_conf.h
    - sme_conf.h.bak
    - test
      - player_explicit_entry_exit
        
        EventId.h
        
        Makefile
        
        Makefile.debug
        
        Makefile.debug.bak
        
        Makefile.release
        
        Makefile.release.bak
        
        mssccprj.scc
        
        Player.h
        
        Player_c.c
        
        Player_c.h
        
        Player_Explicit_Entry_Exit.dsp
        
        Player_Explicit_Entry_Exit.plg
        
        Player_Explicit_Entry_Exit.vcproj
        
        Player_Explicit_Entry_Exit.vcproj.PC-HP.jerry.user
        
        Player2_c.c
        
        Player2_c.h
        
        PlayerLinux.c
        
        ReadMe.txt
        
        SingleState.c
        
        SingleState.h
        
        SmeDbgLog.txt
        
        SmeDbgLogU.txt
        
        SmeDebug.txt
        
        vssver2.scc
      - player_ortho_state
        
        EventId.h
        
        Makefile
        
        Makefile.debug
        
        Makefile.debug.bak
        
        Makefile.release
        
        Makefile.release.bak
        
        mssccprj.scc
        
        Player.h
        
        Player_c.c
        
        Player_c.h
        
        Player_Ortho_State.dsp
        
        Player_Ortho_State.plg
        
        Player_Ortho_State.vcproj
        
        Player_Ortho_State.vcproj.PC-HP.jerry.user
        
        Player2_c.c
        
        Player2_c.h
        
        Player3_ortho_c.c
        
        PlayerLinux.c
        
        ReadMe.txt
        
        SingleState.c
        
        SingleState.h
        
        SmeDbgLog.txt
        
        SmeDbgLogU.txt
        
        SmeDebug.txt
        
        vssver2.scc
      - player_pseudo_state
        
        EventId.h
        
        Makefile
        
        Makefile.debug
        
        Makefile.debug.bak
        
        Makefile.release
        
        Makefile.release.bak
        
        mssccprj.scc
        
        Player.h
        
        Player_c.c
        
        Player_c.h
        
        Player_Explicit_Entry_Exit.plg
        
        Player_Pseudo_State.dsp
        
        Player_Pseudo_State.plg
        
        Player_Pseudo_State.vcproj
        
        Player_Pseudo_State.vcproj.PC-HP.jerry.user
        
        Player2_c.c
        
        Player2_c.h
        
        PlayerLinux.c
        
        ReadMe.txt
        
        SingleState.c
        
        SingleState.h
        
        SmeDbgLog.txt
        
        SmeDbgLogU.txt
        
        SmeDebug.txt
        
        vssver2.scc
    - vssver2.scc
  - Engine_Pro_Cpp_Src
    - inc
      - sme.h
      - sme.h.bak
      - sme_cross_platform.h
      - sme_debug.h
      - sme_ext_event.h
      - vssver2.scc
    - Makefile
    - mssccprj.scc
    - SME.dsw
    - SME.ncb
    - SME.opt
    - SME.plg
    - SME.positions
    - SME.sln
    - SME.suo
    - sme
      - Makefile
      - Makefile.debug
      - Makefile.release
      - mssccprj.scc
      - sme.cpp
      - SME.dsp
      - SME.plg
      - SME.vcproj
      - sme_cross_platform.cpp
      - sme_cross_platform.cpp.bak
      - sme_debug.cpp
      - sme_ext_event.cpp
      - vssver2.scc
    - sme_conf.h
    - test
      - player_explicit_entry_exit
        
        EventId.h
        
        Makefile
        
        Makefile.debug
        
        Makefile.release
        
        mssccprj.scc
        
        Player.cpp
        
        Player.h
        
        Player_c.cpp
        
        Player_c.h
        
        Player_Explicit_Entry_Exit.dsp
        
        Player_Explicit_Entry_Exit.plg
        
        Player_Explicit_Entry_Exit.vcproj
        
        Player2_c.cpp
        
        Player2_c.h
        
        PlayerLinux.cpp
        
        ReadMe.txt
        
        SingleState.cpp
        
        SingleState.h
        
        SmeDbgLog.txt
        
        SmeDbgLogU.txt
        
        SmeDebug.txt
        
        vssver2.scc
      - player_pseudo_state
        
        EventId.h
        
        Makefile
        
        Makefile.debug
        
        Makefile.release
        
        mssccprj.scc
        
        Player.cpp
        
        Player.h
        
        Player_c.cpp
        
        Player_c.h
        
        Player_Explicit_Entry_Exit.plg
        
        Player_Pseudo_State.dsp
        
        Player_Pseudo_State.plg
        
        Player_Pseudo_State.vcproj
        
        Player2_c.cpp
        
        Player2_c.h
        
        PlayerLinux.cpp
        
        ReadMe.txt
        
        SingleState.cpp
        
        SingleState.h
        
        SmeDbgLog.txt
        
        SmeDbgLogU.txt
        
        SmeDebug.txt
        
        vssver2.scc
    - vssver2.scc
  - Update_070318.txt

StateWizard debug information.
DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH
DLL_PROCESS_DETACH

By viewing downloads associated with this article you agree to the Terms of Service and the article's licence.

If a file you wish to view isn't highlighted, and is a text file (not binary), please let us know and we'll add colourisation support for it.

License

This article has no explicit license attached to it but may contain usage terms in the article text or the download files themselves. If in doubt please contact the author via the discussion board below.

A list of licenses authors might use can be found here

Written By

Alex_Intw

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

Alex "Question is more important than the answer."

Create Cross-platform Thread-Independent Event Loops

License

Comments and Discussions