CPP-ThreadPool

A lightweight thread pool written in C++11, designed for simplicity and cross-platform usage.

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Features

• Easy to use
• Single Header
• Cross Platform

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Usage

#include<kani/thread_pool.hpp>usingnamespacekani;

Constructor

// Uses the maximum available worker threads.ThreadPool();
// Specifies the number of worker threads to use.ThreadPool(size_t lenThreads);
// Single-threaded thread pool; tasks run one at a time.OrderedThreadPool();

Example

ThreadPool tp;
if (!tp.start()) { // start workersreturn;
} 

tp.enqueue([]() { // enqueue a task// your task
});

auto res = tp.enqueue([](int32_t a1, int32_t a2) { // enqueue a task andreturn a1 + a2; // capture the result as std::future
}, 1, 2);
std::cout << "Task result: " << res.get(); // output: "Task result: 3"

tp.stop(); // stop workers

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Installation

Option 1: CMake (Recommended)

1. Add the following to your CMakeLists.txt to fetch and include the library:

   include(FetchContent)
   FetchContent_Declare(
   ThreadPool
   GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/kaniteru/CPP-ThreadPool
   GIT_TAG main # You can replace 'main' with a specific tag or branch if needed.
   )
   FetchContent_MakeAvailable(ThreadPool)

2. Link the library to your target:

   target_link_libraries(MyProjectPRIVATEThreadPool)

Option 2: Manual Installation

1. Clone the repository or download the source files:

   git clone https://github.com/kaniteru/CPP-ThreadPool

2. Add the include directory to your project manually or using CMake:

   target_include_directories(MyExecutablePRIVATEpath/to/clone/include)

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Todo

• support c++ 98

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Portions of the code were derived or inspired by projects licensed under the zlib License. For more details, refer to the LICENSE file.