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///
///@file   ParallelBase.h
///@brief  Helper class to instantiate several threads
///
///@author Steve Parker
///        Department of Computer Science
///        University of Utah
///@date   June 1997
///

#ifndef Core_Thread_ParallelBase_h
#define Core_Thread_ParallelBase_h

#include <Core/Thread/Legacy/share.h>

namespace SCIRun {

class Semaphore;
/**************************************

@class
 ParallelBase

 KEYWORDS
 Thread

@details
 Helper class for Parallel class.  This will never be used
 by a user program.  See <b>Parallel</b> instead.
   
****************************************/
class SCISHARE ParallelBase {
public:
  //////////
  /// <i>The thread body</i>
  virtual void run(int proc)=0;

protected:
  ParallelBase();
  virtual ~ParallelBase();
  mutable Semaphore* wait_; // This may be modified by Thread::parallel
  friend class Thread;

private:
  // Cannot copy them
  ParallelBase(const ParallelBase&);
  ParallelBase& operator=(const ParallelBase&);
};
} // End namespace SCIRun

#endif