C++ master/worker

Question

I am looking for a cross-platform C++ master/worker library or work queue library. The general idea is that my application would create some sort of Task or Work objects, pass

Answer 1

I haven't used it in long enough that I'm not positive whether it exactly meets your needs, but check out the Adaptive Communications Environment (ACE). This library allows you to construct "active objects" which have work queues and execute their main body in their own threads, as well as thread pools that can be shared amoung objects. Then you can pass queue work objects on to active objects for them to process. Objects can be chained in various ways. The library is fairly heavy and has a lot to it to learn, but there have been a couple of books written about it and theres a fair amount of tutorial information available online as well. It should be able to do everything you want plus more, my only concern is whether it possesses the interfaces you are looking for 'out of the box' or if you'd need to build on top of it to get exactly what you are looking for.