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// Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

#ifndef BASE_IOS_SCOPED_CRITICAL_ACTION_H_
#define BASE_IOS_SCOPED_CRITICAL_ACTION_H_

#include "base/synchronization/lock.h"

namespace base {
namespace ios {

// This class attempts to allow the application to continue to run for a period
// of time after it transitions to the background. The construction of an
// instance of this class marks the beginning of a task that needs background
// running time when the application is moved to the background and the
// destruction marks the end of such a task.
//
// Note there is no guarantee that the task will continue to finish when the
// application is moved to the background.
//
// This class should be used at times where leaving a task unfinished might be
// detrimental to user experience. For example, it should be used to ensure that
// the application has enough time to save important data or at least attempt to
// save such data.
class ScopedCriticalAction {
 public:
  ScopedCriticalAction();
  ~ScopedCriticalAction();

 private:
  // Informs the OS that the background task has completed.
  void EndBackgroundTask();

  // |UIBackgroundTaskIdentifier| returned by
  // |beginBackgroundTaskWithExpirationHandler:| when marking the beginning of
  // a long-running background task. It is defined as an |unsigned int| instead
  // of a |UIBackgroundTaskIdentifier| so this class can be used in .cc files.
  unsigned int background_task_id_;
  Lock background_task_id_lock_;

  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ScopedCriticalAction);
};

}  // namespace ios
}  // namespace base

#endif  // BASE_IOS_SCOPED_CRITICAL_ACTION_H_