Adds the ability for MessageLoop to take a MessagePump

base/threading/thread.h

 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #ifndef BASE_THREADING_THREAD_H_
 #define BASE_THREADING_THREAD_H_
 
 #include <string>
 
 #include "base/base_export.h"
 #include "base/message_loop/message_loop.h"
 #include "base/message_loop/message_loop_proxy.h"
 #include "base/threading/platform_thread.h"
 
 namespace base {
 
+class MessagePump;
+
 // A simple thread abstraction that establishes a MessageLoop on a new thread.
 // The consumer uses the MessageLoop of the thread to cause code to execute on
 // the thread.  When this object is destroyed the thread is terminated.  All
 // pending tasks queued on the thread's message loop will run to completion
 // before the thread is terminated.
 //
 // WARNING! SUBCLASSES MUST CALL Stop() IN THEIR DESTRUCTORS!  See ~Thread().
 //
 // After the thread is stopped, the destruction sequence is:
 //
 //  (1) Thread::CleanUp()
 //  (2) MessageLoop::~MessageLoop
 //  (3.b)    MessageLoop::DestructionObserver::WillDestroyCurrentMessageLoop
 class BASE_EXPORT Thread : PlatformThread::Delegate {
  public:
   struct Options {
-    Options() : message_loop_type(MessageLoop::TYPE_DEFAULT), stack_size(0) {}
+    Options()
+        : message_loop_type(MessageLoop::TYPE_DEFAULT),
+          message_pump(NULL),
+          stack_size(0) {
+    }
     Options(MessageLoop::Type type, size_t size)
-        : message_loop_type(type), stack_size(size) {}
+        : message_loop_type(type),
+          message_pump(NULL),
+          stack_size(size) {}
 
     // Specifies the type of message loop that will be allocated on the thread.
     MessageLoop::Type message_loop_type;
 
+    // If non-null this is used as the MessagePump for the Thread's MessageLoop.
+    // MessageLoop takes ownership of this.
+    MessagePump* message_pump;

[sky, 2013/11/07 01:06:38]

This can't be a scoped_ptr because of how we pass things around. Nor would it
make sense if I start copying the struct.

+
     // Specifies the maximum stack size that the thread is allowed to use.
     // This does not necessarily correspond to the thread's initial stack size.
     // A value of 0 indicates that the default maximum should be used.
     size_t stack_size;
   };
 
   // Constructor.
   // name is a display string to identify the thread.
   explicit Thread(const char* name);
 
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   std::string name_;
 
   friend void ThreadQuitHelper();
 
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Thread);
 };
 
 }  // namespace base
 
 #endif  // BASE_THREADING_THREAD_H_