diff --git a/Timeline/Engine/Audio_Region.C b/Timeline/Engine/Audio_Region.C
index f940c80..b94a105 100644
--- a/Timeline/Engine/Audio_Region.C
+++ b/Timeline/Engine/Audio_Region.C
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 #include "Audio_File.H"
 #include "dsp.h"
 
+#include "util/Thread.H"
+
+
+
 /** Apply a (portion of) fade from /start/ to /end/ assuming a
  * buffer size of /nframes/. /start/ and /end/ are relative to the
  * given buffer, and /start/ may be negative. */
@@ -63,7 +67,6 @@ Audio_Region::Fade::apply ( sample_t *buf, Audio_Region::Fade::fade_dir_e dir, l
             *(buf++) *= gain( fi );
 }
 
-/* THREAD: IO */
 /** read the overlapping part of /channel/ at /pos/ for /nframes/ of
     this region into /buf/, where /pos/ is in timeline frames */
 /* this runs in the diskstream thread. */
@@ -78,6 +81,8 @@ Audio_Region::Fade::apply ( sample_t *buf, Audio_Region::Fade::fade_dir_e dir, l
 nframes_t
 Audio_Region::read ( sample_t *buf, nframes_t pos, nframes_t nframes, int channel ) const
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( Playback );
+
     const Range r = _range;
 
     /* do nothing if we aren't covered by this frame range */
@@ -193,12 +198,13 @@ Audio_Region::prepare ( void )
     log_start();
 }
 
-/* THREAD: IO */
 /** write /nframes/ from /buf/ to source. /buf/ is interleaved and
     must match the channel layout of the write source!  */
 nframes_t
 Audio_Region::write ( nframes_t nframes )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( Capture );
+
     _range.length += nframes;
 
     /* FIXME: too much? */
@@ -230,12 +236,13 @@ Audio_Region::write ( nframes_t nframes )
     return nframes;
 }
 
-/* THREAD: IO */
 /** finalize region capture. Assumes that this *is* a captured region
  and that no other regions refer to the same source */
 bool
 Audio_Region::finalize ( nframes_t frame )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( Capture );
+
     DMESSAGE( "finalizing capture region" );
 
     _range.length = frame - _range.start;
diff --git a/Timeline/Engine/Audio_Sequence.C b/Timeline/Engine/Audio_Sequence.C
index e77cb88..87c62e3 100644
--- a/Timeline/Engine/Audio_Sequence.C
+++ b/Timeline/Engine/Audio_Sequence.C
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 #include "dsp.h"
 
+#include "util/Thread.H"
+
 using namespace std;
 
 
@@ -29,12 +31,13 @@ using namespace std;
 /* Engine */
 /**********/
 
-/* THREAD: IO */
 /** determine region coverage and fill /buf/ with interleaved samples
  * from /frame/ to /nframes/ for exactly /channels/ channels. */
 nframes_t
 Audio_Sequence::play ( sample_t *buf, nframes_t frame, nframes_t nframes, int channels )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( Playback );
+
     sample_t *cbuf = new sample_t[ nframes ];
 
     memset( cbuf, 0, nframes * sizeof( sample_t ) );
@@ -65,10 +68,3 @@ Audio_Sequence::play ( sample_t *buf, nframes_t frame, nframes_t nframes, int ch
     /* FIXME: bogus */
     return nframes;
 }
-
-/* /\* THREAD: RT *\/ */
-/* nframes_t */
-/* Audio_Sequence::process ( nframes_t nframes ) */
-/* { */
-/*     return disktream->process( nframes ); */
-/* } */
diff --git a/Timeline/Engine/Control_Sequence.C b/Timeline/Engine/Control_Sequence.C
index d515167..e992384 100644
--- a/Timeline/Engine/Control_Sequence.C
+++ b/Timeline/Engine/Control_Sequence.C
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 #include "../Transport.H" // for ->frame
 
+#include "util/Thread.H"
+
 #include <list>
 using std::list;
 
@@ -45,12 +47,13 @@ sigmoid_interpolate ( float y1, float y2, float mu )
 
 
 
-/* THREAD: RT */
 /** fill buf with /nframes/ of interpolated control curve values
  * starting at /frame/  */
 nframes_t
 Control_Sequence::play ( sample_t *buf, nframes_t frame, nframes_t nframes )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( RT );
+
     Control_Point *p2, *p1 = (Control_Point*)&_widgets.front();
 
     nframes_t n = nframes;
@@ -84,11 +87,11 @@ Control_Sequence::play ( sample_t *buf, nframes_t frame, nframes_t nframes )
     return nframes - n;
 }
 
-
-/* THREAD: RT */
 nframes_t
 Control_Sequence::process ( nframes_t nframes )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( RT );
+
     if ( _output->connected() ) /* don't waste CPU on disconnected ports */
     {
         void *buf = _output->buffer( nframes );
diff --git a/Timeline/Engine/Disk_Stream.C b/Timeline/Engine/Disk_Stream.C
index 9099271..f84f688 100644
--- a/Timeline/Engine/Disk_Stream.C
+++ b/Timeline/Engine/Disk_Stream.C
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ Disk_Stream::Disk_Stream ( Track *track, float frame_rate, nframes_t nframes, in
     assert( channels );
 
     _frame = 0;
-    _thread = 0;
     _terminate = false;
     _pending_seek = -1;
     _xruns = 0;
@@ -87,11 +86,11 @@ Disk_Stream::~Disk_Stream ( )
 }
 
 
-/* THREAD: RT */
 /** flush buffers and reset. Must only be called from the RT thread. */
 void
 Disk_Stream::base_flush ( bool is_output )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( RT );
 
     /* flush buffers */
     for ( int i = _rb.size(); i--; )
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ Disk_Stream::detach ( void )
 
     block_processed();
 
-    pthread_detach( _thread );
+    _thread.detach();
 }
 
 /** stop the IO thread. */
@@ -144,8 +143,8 @@ Disk_Stream::shutdown ( void )
     /* try to wake the thread so it'll see that it's time to die */
     block_processed();
 
-    if ( _thread )
-        pthread_join( _thread, NULL );
+    if ( _thread.running() )
+        _thread.join();
 }
 
 Track *
@@ -164,9 +163,9 @@ Disk_Stream::sequence ( void ) const
 void
 Disk_Stream::run ( void )
 {
-    ASSERT( ! _thread, "Thread is already running" );
+    ASSERT( ! _thread.running(), "Thread is already running" );
 
-    if ( pthread_create( &_thread, NULL, &Disk_Stream::disk_thread, this ) != 0 )
+    if ( ! _thread.clone( &Disk_Stream::disk_thread, this ) )
         FATAL( "Could not create IO thread!" );
 }
 
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ Disk_Stream::resize_buffers ( nframes_t nframes )
     {
         DMESSAGE( "resizing buffers" );
 
-        const bool was_running = _thread;
+        const bool was_running = _thread.running();
 
         if ( was_running )
             shutdown();
diff --git a/Timeline/Engine/Disk_Stream.H b/Timeline/Engine/Disk_Stream.H
index c12c13c..4db7a3e 100644
--- a/Timeline/Engine/Disk_Stream.H
+++ b/Timeline/Engine/Disk_Stream.H
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 #include <semaphore.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-#include <pthread.h>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "types.h"
 #include "util/Mutex.H"
+#include "util/Thread.H"
 
 class Track;
 class Audio_Sequence;
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ class Disk_Stream : public Mutex
     Disk_Stream ( const Disk_Stream &rhs );
     Disk_Stream & operator = ( const Disk_Stream &rhs );
 
+
 protected:
 
-    pthread_t _thread;                                 /* io thread */
+    Thread _thread;                                    /* io thread */
 
     Track *_track;                               /* Track we belong to */
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Engine/Engine.C b/Timeline/Engine/Engine.C
index 56c79b8..6516c57 100644
--- a/Timeline/Engine/Engine.C
+++ b/Timeline/Engine/Engine.C
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
 /* This is the home of the JACK process callback (does this *really*
    need to be a class?) */
 
-Engine::Engine ( )
+#include "util/Thread.H"
+
+Engine::Engine ( ) : _thread( "RT" )
 {
     _freewheeling = false;
     _client = NULL;
@@ -190,6 +192,9 @@ Engine::timebase ( jack_transport_state_t, jack_nframes_t, jack_position_t *pos,
 int
 Engine::process ( nframes_t nframes )
 {
+    /* FIXME: wrong place for this */
+    _thread.set( "RT" );
+
     transport->poll();
 
     if ( freewheeling() )
@@ -237,6 +242,18 @@ Engine::freewheeling ( bool yes )
         WARNING( "Unkown error while setting freewheeling mode" );
 }
 
+void
+Engine::thread_init ( void *arg )
+{
+    ((Engine*)arg)->thread_init();
+}
+
+void
+Engine::thread_init ( void )
+{
+    _thread.set( "RT" );
+}
+
 int
 Engine::init ( void )
 {
@@ -245,6 +262,7 @@ Engine::init ( void )
 
 #define set_callback( name ) jack_set_ ## name ## _callback( _client, &Engine:: name , this )
 
+    set_callback( thread_init );
     set_callback( process );
     set_callback( xrun );
     set_callback( freewheel );
diff --git a/Timeline/Engine/Engine.H b/Timeline/Engine/Engine.H
index 736cbc4..4b5076b 100644
--- a/Timeline/Engine/Engine.H
+++ b/Timeline/Engine/Engine.H
@@ -27,10 +27,15 @@ typedef jack_nframes_t nframes_t;
 
 class Port;
 
+#include "Thread.H"
+
 class Engine : public Mutex
 {
     jack_client_t *_client;
 
+    Thread _thread;                                            /* only used for thread checking */
+
+
     /* I know locking out the process callback is cheating, even
        though we use trylock... The thing is, every other DAW does
        this too and you can hear it in the glitches Ardour and friends
@@ -57,6 +62,8 @@ class Engine : public Mutex
     void freewheel ( bool yes );
     static int buffer_size ( nframes_t nframes, void *arg );
     int buffer_size ( nframes_t nframes );
+    static void thread_init ( void *arg );
+    void thread_init ( void );
 
     Engine ( const Engine &rhs );
     Engine & operator = ( const Engine &rhs );
diff --git a/Timeline/Engine/Peaks.C b/Timeline/Engine/Peaks.C
index d5521ad..b5a40c5 100644
--- a/Timeline/Engine/Peaks.C
+++ b/Timeline/Engine/Peaks.C
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 
 #include "assert.h"
 #include "util/debug.h"
+#include "util/Thread.H"
+
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include <list>
@@ -520,11 +522,12 @@ Peak::normalization_factor( void ) const
     return s;
 }
 
-/* THREAD: IO */
 /* wrapper for peak writer */
 void
 Peaks::prepare_for_writing ( void )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( Capture );
+
     assert( ! _peak_writer );
 
     _peak_writer = new Peaks::Streamer( _clip->name(), _clip->channels(), cache_minimum );
@@ -544,10 +547,11 @@ Peaks::finish_writing ( void )
 
 }
 
-/* THREAD: IO */
 void
 Peaks::write ( sample_t *buf, nframes_t nframes )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( Capture );
+
     _peak_writer->write( buf, nframes );
 }
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Engine/Playback_DS.C b/Timeline/Engine/Playback_DS.C
index f7a6aea..169b0a4 100644
--- a/Timeline/Engine/Playback_DS.C
+++ b/Timeline/Engine/Playback_DS.C
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "dsp.h"
 
 #include "util/debug.h"
+#include "util/Thread.H"
 
 bool
 Playback_DS::seek_pending ( void )
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@ Playback_DS::seek_pending ( void )
     return _pending_seek != (nframes_t)-1;
 }
 
-/* THREAD: RT */
 /** request that the IO thread perform a seek and rebuffer.  This is
  called for each Disk_Stream whenever the RT thread determines that
  the transport has jumped to a new position. This is called *before*
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ Playback_DS::seek_pending ( void )
 void
 Playback_DS::seek ( nframes_t frame )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( RT );
+
     DMESSAGE( "requesting seek" );
 
     if ( seek_pending() )
@@ -56,11 +58,11 @@ Playback_DS::seek ( nframes_t frame )
     flush();
 }
 
-/* THREAD: IO */
 /** read /nframes/ from the attached track into /buf/ */
 void
 Playback_DS::read_block ( sample_t *buf, nframes_t nframes )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( Playback );
 
     memset( buf, 0, nframes * sizeof( sample_t ) * channels() );
 
@@ -88,10 +90,11 @@ Playback_DS::read_block ( sample_t *buf, nframes_t nframes )
 
 #define AVOID_UNNECESSARY_COPYING 1
 
-/* THREAD: IO */
 void
 Playback_DS::disk_thread ( void )
 {
+    _thread.name( "Playback" );
+
     DMESSAGE( "playback thread running" );
 
     /* buffer to hold the interleaved data returned by the track reader */
@@ -198,15 +201,15 @@ Playback_DS::disk_thread ( void )
 #endif
 
     _terminate = false;
-    _thread = 0;
 }
 
-/* THREAD: RT */
 /** take a single block from the ringbuffers and send it out the
  *  attached track's ports */
 nframes_t
 Playback_DS::process ( nframes_t nframes )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( RT );
+
     const size_t block_size = nframes * sizeof( sample_t );
 
 //    printf( "process: %lu %lu %lu\n", _frame, _frame + nframes, nframes );
diff --git a/Timeline/Engine/Record_DS.C b/Timeline/Engine/Record_DS.C
index 3f94f1f..ff37d4e 100644
--- a/Timeline/Engine/Record_DS.C
+++ b/Timeline/Engine/Record_DS.C
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "dsp.h"
 
 #include "util/debug.h"
+#include "util/Thread.H"
 
 const Audio_Region *
 Record_DS::capture_region ( void ) const
@@ -40,11 +41,11 @@ Record_DS::capture_region ( void ) const
         return NULL;
 }
 
-/* THREAD: IO */
 /** write /nframes/ from buf to the capture file of the attached track */
 void
 Record_DS::write_block ( sample_t *buf, nframes_t nframes )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( Capture );
 
     /* stupid chicken/egg */
     if ( ! ( timeline && sequence() ) )
@@ -61,12 +62,16 @@ Record_DS::write_block ( sample_t *buf, nframes_t nframes )
 
 #define AVOID_UNNECESSARY_COPYING 1
 
-/* THREAD: IO */
 void
 Record_DS::disk_thread ( void )
 {
+    _thread.name( "Capture" );
+
+    track()->record( _capture, _frame );
+
     DMESSAGE( "capture thread running..." );
 
+
     const nframes_t nframes = _nframes * _disk_io_blocks;
 
     /* buffer to hold the interleaved data returned by the track reader */
@@ -199,7 +204,6 @@ Record_DS::disk_thread ( void )
     delete _capture;
     _capture = NULL;
 
-    _thread = 0;
     _terminate = false;
     DMESSAGE( "capture thread gone" );
 }
@@ -209,6 +213,7 @@ Record_DS::disk_thread ( void )
 void
 Record_DS::start ( nframes_t frame )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( UI );
 
     if ( _recording )
     {
@@ -216,15 +221,13 @@ Record_DS::start ( nframes_t frame )
         return;
     }
 
-    /* FIXME: safe to do this here? */
-    flush();
+/*     /\* FIXME: safe to do this here? *\/ */
+/*     flush(); */
 
     _frame = frame;
 
     _capture = new Track::Capture;
 
-    track()->record( _capture, frame );
-
     run();
 
     _recording = true;
@@ -235,6 +238,8 @@ Record_DS::start ( nframes_t frame )
 void
 Record_DS::stop ( nframes_t frame )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( UI );
+
     if ( ! _recording )
     {
         WARNING( "programming error: attempt to stop recording when no recording is being made" );
@@ -251,11 +256,11 @@ Record_DS::stop ( nframes_t frame )
 }
 
 
-/* THREAD: RT */
 /** read from the attached track's ports and stuff the ringbuffers */
 nframes_t
 Record_DS::process ( nframes_t nframes )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( RT );
 
     if ( ! _recording )
         return 0;
diff --git a/Timeline/Engine/Timeline.C b/Timeline/Engine/Timeline.C
index 490dded..c23edbd 100644
--- a/Timeline/Engine/Timeline.C
+++ b/Timeline/Engine/Timeline.C
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include "Record_DS.H"
 #include "Playback_DS.H"
 
+#include "util/Thread.H"
+
 /** Initiate recording for all armed tracks */
 bool
 Timeline::record ( void )
@@ -90,10 +92,11 @@ Timeline::process ( nframes_t nframes )
     return nframes;
 }
 
-/* THREAD: RT */
 void
 Timeline::seek ( nframes_t frame )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( RT );
+
     for ( int i = tracks->children(); i-- ; )
     {
         Track *t = (Track*)tracks->child( i );
@@ -114,10 +117,11 @@ Timeline::resize_buffers ( nframes_t nframes )
     }
 }
 
-/* THREAD: RT */
 int
 Timeline::seek_pending ( void )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( RT );
+
     int r = 0;
 
     for ( int i = tracks->children(); i-- ; )
diff --git a/Timeline/Engine/Track.C b/Timeline/Engine/Track.C
index eae592b..32f6482 100644
--- a/Timeline/Engine/Track.C
+++ b/Timeline/Engine/Track.C
@@ -148,10 +148,11 @@ Track::configure_inputs ( int n )
     return true;
 }
 
-/* THREAD: RT */
 nframes_t
 Track::process ( nframes_t nframes )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( RT );
+
     if ( ! transport->rolling )
     {
         for ( int i = output.size(); i--; )
@@ -175,10 +176,11 @@ Track::process ( nframes_t nframes )
         return 0;
 }
 
-/* THREAD: RT */
 void
 Track::seek ( nframes_t frame )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( RT );
+
     if ( playback_ds )
         return playback_ds->seek( frame );
 }
@@ -207,13 +209,12 @@ uuid ( void )
     return (unsigned long long) t;
 }
 
-
-
-/* THREAD: IO */
 /** create capture region and prepare to record */
 void
-Track::record ( Capture *c,  nframes_t frame )
+Track::record ( Capture *c, nframes_t frame )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( Capture );
+
     char pat[256];
 
     snprintf( pat, sizeof( pat ), "%s-%llu", name(), uuid() );
@@ -231,11 +232,12 @@ Track::record ( Capture *c,  nframes_t frame )
     c->region->prepare();
 }
 
-/* THREAD: IO */
 /** write a block to the (already opened) capture file */
 void
 Track::write ( Capture *c, sample_t *buf, nframes_t nframes )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( Capture );
+
     nframes_t l = c->audio_file->write( buf, nframes );
 
     c->region->write( l );
@@ -243,10 +245,11 @@ Track::write ( Capture *c, sample_t *buf, nframes_t nframes )
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-/* THREAD: IO */
 void
 Track::finalize ( Capture *c, nframes_t frame )
 {
+    THREAD_ASSERT( Capture );
+
     c->region->finalize( frame );
     DMESSAGE( "finalizing audio file" );
     c->audio_file->finalize();
diff --git a/Timeline/main.C b/Timeline/main.C
index ac06e24..e621195 100644
--- a/Timeline/main.C
+++ b/Timeline/main.C
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 #include "Transport.H"
 #include "Engine/Engine.H"
 
+#include "util/Thread.H"
+
 Engine *engine;
 Timeline *timeline;
 Transport *transport;
@@ -85,6 +87,10 @@ ensure_dirs ( void )
 int
 main ( int argc, char **argv )
 {
+    Thread::init();
+
+    Thread thread( "UI" );
+    thread.set();
 
     fl_register_images();
 
diff --git a/Timeline/makefile.inc b/Timeline/makefile.inc
index 2b36f8e..cab845a 100644
--- a/Timeline/makefile.inc
+++ b/Timeline/makefile.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Timeline_VERSION := 0.5.0
 
 Timeline_SRCS := $(wildcard Timeline/*.C Timeline/*.fl Timeline/Engine/*.C)
 
-Timeline_SRCS += util/debug.C
+Timeline_SRCS += util/debug.C util/Thread.C
 
 Timeline_SRCS:=$(Timeline_SRCS:.fl=.C)
 Timeline_SRCS:=$(sort $(Timeline_SRCS))
diff --git a/util/Thread.C b/util/Thread.C
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a37a8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/Thread.C
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+
+/*******************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (C) 2008 Jonathan Moore Liles                                     */
+/*                                                                             */
+/* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it     */
+/* under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the       */
+/* Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your      */
+/* option) any later version.                                                  */
+/*                                                                             */
+/* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT */
+/* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or       */
+/* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for   */
+/* more details.                                                               */
+/*                                                                             */
+/* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along     */
+/* with This program; see the file COPYING.  If not,write to the Free Software */
+/* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
+/*******************************************************************************/
+
+#include "Thread.H"
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+
+
+pthread_key_t Thread::_current = 0;
+
+
+
+Thread::Thread ( )
+{
+    _thread = 0;
+    _name = 0;
+}
+
+Thread::Thread ( const char *name )
+{
+    _thread = 0;
+    _name = name;
+}
+
+void
+Thread::init ( void )
+{
+    pthread_key_create( &_current, NULL );
+}
+
+bool
+Thread::is ( const char *name )
+{
+    return ! strcmp( Thread::current()->name(), name );
+}
+
+/** to be used by existing threads (that won't call clone()) */
+void
+Thread::set ( const char *name )
+{
+    _thread = pthread_self();
+    _name = name;
+
+    pthread_setspecific( _current, (void*)this );
+}
+
+Thread *
+Thread::current ( void )
+{
+    return (Thread*)pthread_getspecific( _current );
+}
+
+
+struct thread_data
+{
+    void *(*entry_point)(void *);
+    void *arg;
+    void *t;
+};
+
+void *
+Thread::run_thread ( void *arg )
+{
+    thread_data td = *(thread_data *)arg;
+    delete (thread_data*)arg;
+
+    pthread_setspecific( _current, td.t );
+
+    return td.entry_point( td.arg );
+}
+
+
+bool
+Thread::clone ( void *(*entry_point)(void *), void *arg )
+{
+    assert( ! _thread );
+
+    thread_data *td = new thread_data;
+    td->entry_point = entry_point;
+    td->arg = arg;
+    td->t = this;
+
+    if ( pthread_create( &_thread, NULL, run_thread, td ) != 0 )
+        return false;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+void
+Thread::detach ( void )
+{
+    pthread_detach( _thread );
+    _thread = 0;
+}
+
+void
+Thread::join ( void )
+{
+    pthread_join( _thread, NULL );
+    _thread = 0;
+}
diff --git a/util/Thread.H b/util/Thread.H
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1136838
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/Thread.H
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+
+/*******************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (C) 2008 Jonathan Moore Liles                                     */
+/*                                                                             */
+/* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it     */
+/* under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the       */
+/* Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your      */
+/* option) any later version.                                                  */
+/*                                                                             */
+/* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT */
+/* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or       */
+/* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for   */
+/* more details.                                                               */
+/*                                                                             */
+/* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along     */
+/* with This program; see the file COPYING.  If not,write to the Free Software */
+/* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
+/*******************************************************************************/
+
+#pragma once
+
+/* simple wrapper for pthreads with thread role checking */
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+#include "debug.h"
+
+#define THREAD_ASSERT( n ) ASSERT( Thread::is( #n ), "Function called from wrong thread! (is %s, should be %s)", Thread::current()->name(), #n )
+
+class Thread
+{
+    static pthread_key_t _current;
+
+    pthread_t _thread;
+    const char * _name;
+
+    static void * run_thread ( void *arg );
+
+public:
+
+    static bool is ( const char *name );
+
+    static void init ( void );
+    static Thread *current ( void );
+
+    Thread ( );
+    Thread ( const char *name );
+
+    const char *name ( void ) const { return _name; }
+    void name ( const char *name ) { _name = name; }
+
+    bool running ( void ) const { return _thread; }
+    void set ( const char *name );
+    void set ( void ) { set( _name ); }
+    bool clone ( void *(*entry_point)(void *), void *arg );
+    void detach ( void );
+    void join ( void );
+
+};