1 files changed, 56 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/win/tclWinInt.h b/win/tclWinInt.h
index b8d493e..8ce4152 100644
--- a/win/tclWinInt.h
+++ b/win/tclWinInt.h
@@ -95,4 +95,60 @@ MODULE_SCOPE void	TclpSetAllocCache(void *);
 #define FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT 0x00000400
 #endif
 
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Declarations of helper-workers threaded facilities for a pipe based channel.
+ * 
+ * Corresponding functionality provided in "tclWinPipe.c".
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+typedef struct TclPipeThreadInfo {
+    HANDLE evControl;		/* Auto-reset event used by the main thread to
+				 * signal when the pipe thread should attempt 
+				 * to do read/write operation. Additionally
+				 * used as signal to stop (state set to -1) */
+    volatile LONG state;	/* Indicates current state of the thread */
+    ClientData clientData;	/* Referenced data of the main thread */
+} TclPipeThreadInfo;
+
+
+/* If pipe-workers will use some tcl subsystem, we can use ckalloc without
+ * more overhead for finalize thread (should be executed anyway)
+ *
+ * #define _PTI_USE_CKALLOC 1
+ */
+
+/*
+ * State of the pipe-worker.
+ * 
+ * State PTI_STATE_STOP possible from idle state only, worker owns TI structure.
+ * Otherwise PTI_STATE_END used (main thread hold ownership of the TI).
+ */
+
+#define PTI_STATE_IDLE	0	/* idle or not yet initialzed */
+#define PTI_STATE_WORK	1	/* in work */
+#define PTI_STATE_STOP	2	/* thread should stop work (owns TI structure) */
+#define PTI_STATE_END	4	/* thread should stop work (worker is busy) */
+#define PTI_STATE_DOWN  8	/* worker is down */
+
+
+MODULE_SCOPE 
+TclPipeThreadInfo *	TclPipeThreadCreateTI(TclPipeThreadInfo **pipeTIPtr, ClientData clientData);
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclPipeThreadWaitForSignal(TclPipeThreadInfo **pipeTIPtr);
+
+static inline void
+TclPipeThreadSignal(
+    TclPipeThreadInfo **pipeTIPtr)
+{
+    TclPipeThreadInfo *pipeTI = *pipeTIPtr;
+    if (pipeTI) {
+	SetEvent(pipeTI->evControl);
+    }
+};
+
+MODULE_SCOPE int	TclPipeThreadStopSignal(TclPipeThreadInfo **pipeTIPtr);
+MODULE_SCOPE void	TclPipeThreadStop(TclPipeThreadInfo **pipeTIPtr, HANDLE hThread);
+MODULE_SCOPE void	TclPipeThreadExit(TclPipeThreadInfo **pipeTIPtr);
+
 #endif	/* _TCLWININT */