void nuke_ms::clientnode::catchThread(boost::thread& thread, unsigned threadwait_ms)
{
// a thread id that compares equal to "not-a-thread"
boost::thread::id not_a_thread;
try {
// give the thread a few seconds time to join
thread.timed_join(boost::posix_time::millisec(threadwait_ms));
}
catch(...)
{}
// if the thread finished, return. otherwise try to kill the thread
if (thread.get_id() == not_a_thread)
return;
thread.interrupt();
// if it is still running, let it go
if (thread.get_id() == not_a_thread)
return;
thread.detach();
}
~download_thread_control() { if (thread.joinable()) thread.detach(); }