#include <Core/Core.h>
using namespace Upp;

struct TCPConnection {
	bool m_terminateThread;
	bool m_isOpen;
	typedef TCPConnection CLASSNAME;
	
	TCPConnection(): m_terminateThread(false), m_isOpen(false) {}
	void startChecking()
	{
		LOG("thread started");	
		if(!m_isOpen) //do not reopen if already opened
		{
			m_terminateThread = false;
			m_isOpen = true;
			Thread::Start(THISBACK(cb));
		}
	}
	
	void stopChecking()
	{
		m_terminateThread = true;
		LOG("thread told to stop");	
	}
	
	void cb()
	{
		LOG("thread starting");
		while(!m_terminateThread)
		{
			LOG("thread running");
			Sleep(222); // do some "work"
		}
		
		LOG("thread closing");
		m_isOpen = false;
	}
	bool hasThreadStopped()
	{
		LOG("thread checked");	
		return !m_isOpen;
	}
};
 
CONSOLE_APP_MAIN
{
	StdLogSetup(LOG_CERR);
	
	TCPConnection t;
	t.startChecking();
	Sleep(1000);
	t.stopChecking();
	
	while(!t.hasThreadStopped())
	{
		Sleep(50);
	}
	LOG("thread has stopped");	
}