Cross-platform multithreading minimal example (g++ and cl.exe), C++ (vc++)

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///                           cross platform multithreading made simple                                  //
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/// compile on linux with g++ by adding  -D_COMPILE_LINUX  and also  -pthread  to the command line.      //
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/// compile on windows with cl.exe by adding  /D_COMPILE_WINDOWS  to                                     //
/// the command line BEFORE the /LINK argument or it will not compile                                    //
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#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

//crossplatform type definitions
#ifdef _COMPILE_WINDOWS
	#include <Windows.h> //for Sleep and other time funcs, and thread funcs
    typedef HANDLE THREADVAR;
    typedef DWORD WINAPI THREADFUNCVAR;
    typedef LPVOID THREADFUNCARGS;
    typedef THREADFUNCVAR (*THREADFUNC)(THREADFUNCARGS);
    typedef CRITICAL_SECTION THREAD_LOCK;
#endif
#ifdef _COMPILE_LINUX
    #include <pthread.h>
    #include <unistd.h>
    typedef pthread_t THREADVAR;
    typedef void * THREADFUNCVAR;
    typedef void * THREADFUNCARGS;
    typedef THREADFUNCVAR (*THREADFUNC)(THREADFUNCARGS);
    typedef pthread_mutex_t THREAD_LOCK;
    typedef unsigned long int DWORD_PTR;
    typedef unsigned int DWORD;
    typedef unsigned long long int uint64;
    typedef long long int int64;
#endif

//cross platform funcs
THREADVAR SpawnThread(THREADFUNC f,THREADFUNCARGS arg);
void StopThread(THREADVAR t);
void InitThreadLock(THREAD_LOCK &t);
void LockThread(THREAD_LOCK &t);
void UnlockThread(THREAD_LOCK &t);
void sleep(int ms);

// the thread function declaration
THREADFUNCVAR MyAsyncThread(THREADFUNCARGS lpParam);

// globals
int globlint=0;
bool quitnow=false;

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/// entry point                                                                                          //
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int main(){
    THREAD_LOCK recv_lock;
    InitThreadLock(recv_lock);
    
    // prepare parameter(s) for the async thread
	DWORD_PTR * svRecvThrArgs = new DWORD_PTR[1];
    // pass the thread lock variable as parameter
	svRecvThrArgs[0]=(DWORD_PTR)&recv_lock;
    
    // start the thread with parameters
	THREADVAR recvThrHandle = SpawnThread(MyAsyncThread,(THREADFUNCARGS)svRecvThrArgs);
    
    // loop increment and check for exit
    while(!quitnow){
        LockThread(recv_lock); // lock with the same var
            globlint++;
            if(globlint>5000){
                quitnow=true;
            }
        UnlockThread(recv_lock); // unlock with the same var
        sleep(1);
    }
    
    StopThread(recvThrHandle);
    
}

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THREADFUNCVAR MyAsyncThread(THREADFUNCARGS lpParam){
    // get parameter array
	DWORD_PTR * arg = (DWORD_PTR*)lpParam;
    // get 0th param, thats the thread lock variable used in main func
    THREAD_LOCK		&ref_recv_lock 		= *((THREAD_LOCK*)	arg[0]);
    
    // loop increment, check for exit and print
    while(!quitnow){
        LockThread(ref_recv_lock);  // lock with the same var
            globlint++;
            if(globlint>500){
                quitnow=true;
            }
            cout << globlint << endl;
        UnlockThread(ref_recv_lock);  // unlock with the same var
        sleep(1);
    }
    return NULL;
}

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/// cross platform definitions                                                                           //
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THREADVAR SpawnThread(THREADFUNC f,THREADFUNCARGS arg){
	#ifdef _COMPILE_LINUX
		pthread_t out;
		pthread_create( &out, NULL, f, arg);
		return out;
	#endif
	#ifdef _COMPILE_WINDOWS
		DWORD thrId;
		THREADVAR out = CreateThread( 
				NULL,          // default security attributes
				0,             // use default stack size  
				(LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)f,    			// thread function name
				arg,          // argument to thread function 
				0,             // use default creation flags 
				&thrId			// returns the thread identifier 
			);	   				
		return out;
	#endif
}

void StopThread(THREADVAR t){
	#ifdef _COMPILE_LINUX
		pthread_exit((void*)t);
	#endif
	#ifdef _COMPILE_WINDOWS
		TerminateThread(t,0);
		CloseHandle(t);
	#endif
}

void InitThreadLock(THREAD_LOCK &t){
	#ifdef _COMPILE_LINUX
		t = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
		//UnlockThread(t);
		//pthread_mutex_init(&t, NULL);
	#endif
	#ifdef _COMPILE_WINDOWS
		InitializeCriticalSection(&t);
	#endif
}

void LockThread(THREAD_LOCK &t){
	#ifdef _COMPILE_LINUX
		pthread_mutex_lock(&t);
	#endif
	#ifdef _COMPILE_WINDOWS
		EnterCriticalSection(&t);
	#endif
}

void UnlockThread(THREAD_LOCK &t){
	#ifdef _COMPILE_LINUX
		pthread_mutex_unlock(&t);
	#endif
	#ifdef _COMPILE_WINDOWS
		LeaveCriticalSection(&t);
	#endif
}

void sleep(int ms){
	#ifdef _COMPILE_LINUX
		usleep(ms * 1000);   // usleep takes sleep time in us (1 millionth of a second)
	#endif
	#ifdef _COMPILE_WINDOWS
		Sleep(ms);
	#endif
}

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