#ifndef THREAD_HH
#define THREAD_HH

#include <boost/thread.hpp>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

template<typename T>
class Thread {
private:
	boost::thread* thread;
	bool isRunning;
public:
	// Ctor
	Thread() : thread(NULL), isRunning(false) {
	}
	virtual ~Thread() {
		kill();
	}

	void start() {
		T* derived = dynamic_cast<T*>(this);
		thread = new boost::thread(boost::bind(&Thread::doIt, this, boost::ref(*derived)));
	}
	void doIt(T& derived) {
	}
    bool isFinished() {
		return isRunning;
	}
	void join() {
		if(thread) {
			thread->join();
		}
	}
	void kill() {
		if(thread) {
			thread->interrupt();
			delete thread;
			thread = NULL;
		}
	}
};
#endif