Add method for executing lambda in QObject's thread

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Rasmus Karlsson 2017-12-16 01:57:34 +01:00
parent 07f39f2667
commit b5bb49e8e5

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@ -25,3 +25,30 @@ public:
private:
std::function<void()> action;
};
// Taken from
// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21646467/how-to-execute-a-functor-or-a-lambda-in-a-given-thread-in-qt-gcd-style
// Qt 5/4 - preferred, has least allocations
template <typename F>
static void postToThread(F &&fun, QObject *obj = qApp)
{
struct Event : public QEvent {
using Fun = typename std::decay<F>::type;
Fun fun;
Event(Fun &&fun)
: QEvent(QEvent::None)
, fun(std::move(fun))
{
}
Event(const Fun &fun)
: QEvent(QEvent::None)
, fun(fun)
{
}
~Event()
{
fun();
}
};
QCoreApplication::postEvent(obj, new Event(std::forward<F>(fun)));
}