Re: [boost] [thread] sleep() with time_duration?

Subject: Re: [boost] [thread] sleep() with time_duration?
From: Howard Hinnant (hinnant_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-14 18:29:18

On Nov 14, 2008, at 5:56 PM, vicente.botet wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Williams" <anthony.ajw_at_[hidden] 
> >
> To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 1:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [boost] [thread] sleep() with time_duration?
>
>
>> Boris <boriss_at_[hidden]> writes:
>>> It would be nice if it was possible to pass a time_duration object  
>>> to
>>> sleep() directly:
>>>
>>> boost::thread::sleep(boost::posix_time::seconds(5));
>> boost::thread::sleep is only provided for backwards compatibility.
>> boost::this_thread::sleep has the absolute time/duration overloads  
>> you
>> desire:
>>   boost::this_thread::sleep(boost::posix_time::seconds(5));
>
> The current proposal n2497 contains two overloadings
> http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2008/n2497.html
>   void boost::this_thread::sleep(const system_time& abs_t);
>   template <class Duration>
>       void boost::this_thread::sleep(const Duration& rel_t);
>
> Boost.Thread contains only the    template <class Duration>
>       void boost::this_thread::sleep(const Duration& rel_t);
>
> Could you add the other?

N2497 was overridden by N2661:

http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2008/n2661.htm#Threads_wording

This is all put together in the latest working draft:

http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2008/n2798.pdf

namespace std {
namespace this_thread {

template <class Clock, class Duration>
   void sleep_until(const chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration>&  
abs_time);
template <class Rep, class Period>
   void sleep_for(const chrono::duration<Rep, Period>& rel_time);

}
}

-Howard