C++ Thread Lifecycles

Here, we explore the lifecycle of C++ threads.

Goals

We would like to show how RAII (resource acquisition is initialization) objects are handled within the context of threads.

I would also like to cover what it means to "detach" a thread using the cross-platform std::thread API.

Lastly, I would like to show a way to ensure the destruction of resources in loop-based threads via atomic booleans.

Here's the suggested order to explore the examples.

• raii_example.cpp
• unique_ptr_example.cpp
• thread_unique_ptr_example.cpp
• thread_unique_ptr_bool_example.cpp

Compiling

This project uses CMake. You can do a platform-independent build using CMake's commands.

cmake -B build

cmake --build build

Running

./build/raii_example

./build/unique_ptr_example

./build/thread_unique_ptr_example

./build/thread_unique_ptr_bool_example