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// Copyright (c) 1999-2000 David Muse
// See the COPYING file for more information.

#ifndef SIGNALCLASSES_H
#define SIGNALCLASSES_H

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <signal.h>

// Signals are a means for processes to interrupt each other.
//
// Many signals will cause a process to exit unless they are explicitly
// handled by a callback function.
//
// Different architectures have different signals, but most have the following
// signals:



// A signalset it just a collection of signals.  Many signal-related functions
// take signalsets for arguments.  The signalset class makes signalsets
// easy to manage.
class signalset {
        public:
                int     addSignal(int signum);
                        // add the signal "signum" to the set
                int     addAllSignals();
                        // add all signals to the set
                int     removeSignal(int signum);
                        // remove the signal "signum" from the set
                int     removeAllSignals();
                        // remove all signals from the set
                int     signalIsInSet(int signum);
                        // returns 1 if the signal "signum" is in the 
                        // set and 0 if it is not

                sigset_t        *getSignalSet();
                                // returns the set of signals

        private:
                #include <rudiments/private/signalset.h>
};



// The signalmanager class provides methods for sending, blocking and waiting 
// for signals.
class signalmanager {
        public:
                static  int     sendSignal(pid_t processid, int signum);
                                // send singal "signum" to process "processid"
                static  int     raiseSignal(int signum);
                                // send singal "signum" to self
                static  int     ignoreSignals(sigset_t *sigset);
                                // ignore signal "signum"
                static  int     waitForSignals(sigset_t *mask);
                                // wait until a signal NOT in the signal set 
                                // "mask" is received
                static  int     examineBlockedSignals(sigset_t *sigset);
                                // sets "sigset" to the set of signals that
                                // were raised, but blocked during a call to 
                                // waitForSignals()
};


// The signalhandler class provides methods for catching and handling signals.
class signalhandler {
        public:
                        signalhandler();
                        signalhandler(int signum, void *handler);
                        // calls the setSignal() and setHandler() methods
                        // below during instantiation
                virtual ~signalhandler();

                void    setSignal(int signum);
                        // sets which signal this handler will respond to
                void    setHandler(void *inthandler);
                        // sets the function to call when the process
                        // receives the signal

                int     handleSignal();
                        // Instructs the program to actually handle the signal.
                        // After calling this method, if any other methods
                        // are called, this method must be called again.
                
                // Signal flags modify the behavior of the signal handling
                // process.
                void    removeAllFlags();
                        // remove all flags
                void    addFlag(int flag);
                        // add "flag" to the set of flags modifying the
                        // behavior of this signal handler
                int     getFlags();
                        // return the set of flags modifying the behavior of 
                        // this signal handler


                // A signal mask is the set of signals that are blocked while
                // the signal handler function is being called.  Masking
                // signals can ensure that the function executes without
                // interruption.
                int             addSignalToMask(int signum);
                                // add the signal "signum" to the mask
                int             addAllSignalsToMask();
                                // mask all signals
                int             removeSignalFromMask(int signum);
                                // remove the signal "signum" from the mask
                int             removeAllSignalsFromMask();
                                // mask no signals
                int             signalIsInMask(int signum);
                                // returns 1 if the signal "signum" is masked 
                                // and 0 if it is not
                void            setMask(sigset_t sigset);
                                // explicitly sets the mask to "sigset"
                sigset_t        *getMask();
                                // returns the set of signals currently masked

        private:
                #include <rudiments/private/signalhandler.h>

};

#endif