ofThreadChannel restart

Hi,

I wondered if it wouldn't be interesting to have a restart function for a ofThreadChannel?

I need it when restarting an ofThread to receive and send stuff, and I think this is the only way to do it right?
I don't want the ofThreadChannel queue to be bloated by loads of elements before restarting the thread or having to empty it all the time.

I'm using :

class ofThreadChannel{
public:
//[...]
	void reOpen() {
		std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
		closed = false;
		condition.notify_all();
	}
};

Let me know,

Best,

P

Start with libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofThreadChannel.h and compare the proposed reOpen behavior with the channel's existing close and thread lifecycle semantics. Determine the expected queue and waiting-thread behavior on restart; done should provide a clearly defined restart operation without the queue accumulating stale elements.