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thread test/Makefile

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+# Compiler and flags
+CXX = g++
+CXXFLAGS = -pthread -Wall -Wextra -O2 -std=c++17
+
+# Linker flags
+LDFLAGS = -lcurses
+
+# Default target
+all: thread threadncurses
+
+# Build rule
+thread: thread.cpp
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) thread.cpp -o thread $(LDFLAGS)
+
+threadncurses: threadncurses.cpp
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) threadncurses.cpp -o threadncurses $(LDFLAGS)
+
+# Clean build artifacts
+clean:
+	rm -f thread threadncurses
+

thread test/thread.cpp

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+//compile with "g++ -pthread thread.cpp -o main"
+//note to self: try to use ncurses in the next one
+#include <iostream>
+#include <thread>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+using namespace std;
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	//this part has never been tested and is unlikely to work
+	#include <windows.h>;
+	void fnsleep(unsigned milliseconds)
+	{
+		Sleep(milliseconds);
+	}
+
+#else
+	#include <unistd.h>
+	void fnsleep(unsigned milliseconds)
+	{
+		usleep(milliseconds * 1000);
+	}
+#endif
+
+void helloWorld(int y)
+{
+	for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+	{
+		//a terrible, awful way of getting linux terminal text colors without ncurses.
+		cout << "\033[1;31mbold red text\033[0m\n";
+		cout << "\x1B[32mAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA\x1B[0m\n";
+		cout << "Hello world #" << i + 1 << endl;
+		fnsleep(1000);
+	}
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+	thread thread_object(helloWorld, 1);
+	cout << "This string gets printed after running the hello world function but prints BEFORE helloworld prints. That means this program uses threads" << endl;
+	//use detach to make the thread run asychronoussly. use join to WAIT HERE until its finished. Try it out! (i tested both cases and it works on my machine)
+	//thread_object.detach();
+	thread_object.join();
+	cout << "Please enter your name: " << endl;
+	string name;
+	cin >> name;
+	cout << name << " is a [redacted for academic purposes]" << endl;
+	return 0;
+}

thread test/threadncurses.cpp

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+//compile with "g++ -pthread threadncurses.cpp -o main -lncurses"
+//the same as thread.cpp but it uses ncurses instead. This proves that ncurses can work even if its in a seperate thread
+//this is a very functional example of ncurses and asynchronous threading working in the same program
+#include <iostream>
+#include <thread>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <ncurses.h>
+using namespace std;
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	//this part has never been tested and is unlikely to work
+	#include <windows.h>;
+	void fnsleep(unsigned milliseconds)
+	{
+		Sleep(milliseconds);
+	}
+
+#else
+	#include <unistd.h>
+	void fnsleep(unsigned milliseconds)
+	{
+		usleep(milliseconds * 1000);
+	}
+#endif
+
+void helloWorld(int y)
+{
+	for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+	{
+		//store the cursor positions here
+		int y, x;
+		int yy, xx;
+		int xBefore;
+		int yBefore;
+		start_color();
+		init_pair(1, COLOR_RED, COLOR_BLUE);
+		if (i != 0)
+		{
+			//print the hello world lines
+			getyx(stdscr, yBefore, xBefore);
+			move(2, 0);
+			clrtoeol();
+			mvprintw(2, 0, "Hello world #");
+			int icantthinkofanameforthis = i + 1;
+			printw(to_string(icantthinkofanameforthis).c_str());//an annoying but reliable way to get this to work
+			printw("\n");
+			move(yBefore, xBefore);	//move the cursor back to where is was before to allow for a fluid typing experience (i.e. its possible to mess this part up if you do it wrong)
+		}
+		else
+		{
+		attron(COLOR_PAIR(1));
+		attron(A_BOLD);
+		getyx(stdscr, yy, xx);
+		printw("bold red text\n");
+		attroff(COLOR_PAIR(1));
+		printw("AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA\n");
+		attroff(A_BOLD);
+		printw("Hello world #");
+		int icantthinkofanameforthis = i + 1;
+		printw(to_string(icantthinkofanameforthis).c_str());//an annoying but reliable way to get this to work
+		printw("\n");
+		move(3, 25);	//the default text-entry position
+		}
+
+		refresh();
+		fnsleep(1000);
+	}
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+	initscr();
+	use_default_colors();
+	move(3, 0);
+	printw("Please enter your name: \n");
+	move(0, 0);
+
+	thread thread_object(helloWorld, 1);
+	thread_object.detach();
+
+	char *name = new char[99];
+	getstr(name);
+	printw(name);
+	printw(" is a [redacted for academic purposes]\n");
+	printw("Press any key to continue");
+	getch();
+	endwin();
+	return 0;
+}