Re: [Cppcms-users] Synchronous app calls io_service.post() and blocks itself

[Artyom B. <art...@ya...>]

> I have two questions if I opt for this approach:
> 
> (1) Can I simply use
> cppcms::thread_pool &thread_pool()
> in the central service or must I create my own instance of
> cppcms::thread_pool?
 
Yes you can use thread pool of the central service  - it is designed for such job.

> (2) Synchronous applications require below technique you
> mentioned
> earlier, or std::future or the likes, to get the results
> "posted" back
> by the jobs running in thread pool. Correct?
> 
> **begin technique**
> ...
> **end technique**

Basically it is a way to wait for something to happen in the current thread...

  

Artyom