1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/base/thread.h b/base/thread.h
index 88bff7b..b5a87eb 100644
--- a/base/thread.h
+++ b/base/thread.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "base/message_loop.h"
+#include "base/message_loop_proxy.h"
 #include "base/platform_thread.h"
 
 namespace base {
@@ -104,6 +105,16 @@ class Thread : PlatformThread::Delegate {
   //
   MessageLoop* message_loop() const { return message_loop_; }
 
+  // Returns a MessageLoopProxy for this thread.  Use the MessageLoopProxy's
+  // PostTask methods to execute code on the thread.  This only returns
+  // non-null after a successful call to Start. After Stop has been called,
+  // this will return NULL. Callers can hold on to this even after the thread
+  // is gone.
+  // TODO(sanjeevr): Look into merging MessageLoop and MessageLoopProxy.
+  scoped_refptr<MessageLoopProxy> message_loop_proxy() {
+    return message_loop_proxy_;
+  }
+
   // Set the name of this thread (for display in debugger too).
   const std::string &thread_name() { return name_; }
 
@@ -162,6 +173,10 @@ class Thread : PlatformThread::Delegate {
   // by the created thread.
   MessageLoop* message_loop_;
 
+  // A MessageLoopProxy implementation that targets this thread. This can
+  // outlive the thread.
+  scoped_refptr<MessageLoopProxy> message_loop_proxy_;
+
   // Our thread's ID.
   PlatformThreadId thread_id_;