//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;
}