al_set_thread_should_stop(3alleg5)

💖 al_set_thread_should_stop(3alleg5) 💖

okay bestie so this is from the Allegro 5 API manual (that's the 3alleg5 part of the name, iykyk) and it's genuinely one of the most lowkey powerful little functions out there. let's get into it 🦋

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✨ NAME ✨

al_set_thread_should_stop — the Allegro 5 API function that tells a thread it's time to wrap it up, bestie 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <allegro5/allegro.h>

void al_set_thread_should_stop(ALLEGRO_THREAD *thread)

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🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

so basically you call this to set the flag that says hey girl, this thread should stop ✋🛑

And that's it. It returns immediately. No blocking, no waiting around, no "let me check if she's actually done" — it literally just sets the flag and dips. Returns immediately, no cap. 🫶

ngl the flag is just a flag — this function doesn't do the stopping itself. It's the vibe check, not the eviction. Your thread has to look at that flag and decide to leave on its own. 💀

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💜 SEE ALSO 💜

• al_join_thread(3alleg5) — the "wait for her to actually finish" bestie 🥹
• al_get_thread_should_stop(3alleg5) — the one your thread checks to see if it's been given the ✨signal✨

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and that's the whole page, periodt. this was brought to you by the Allegro reference manual 🧚 (yes, the same one, the al_set_thread_should_stop(3alleg5) page) — go forth and stop your threads responsibly, mwah 💖👑