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+/*
+ * InspIRCd -- Internet Relay Chat Daemon
+ *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2019 Peter Powell <petpow@saberuk.com>
+ *
+ * This file is part of InspIRCd.  InspIRCd is free software: you can
+ * redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+ * details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+
+#include "inspircd.h"
+
+bool Thread::Start()
+{
+	try
+	{
+		if (thread)
+			return false;
+
+		thread = new std::thread(Thread::StartInternal, this);
+		return true;
+	}
+	catch (const std::system_error& err)
+	{
+		throw CoreException("Unable to start new thread: " + std::string(err.what()));
+	}
+}
+
+void Thread::StartInternal(Thread* thread)
+{
+#ifndef _WIN32
+	// C++ does not have an API for this so we still need to use pthreads.
+	sigset_t set;
+	sigemptyset(&set);
+	sigaddset(&set, SIGPIPE);
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &set, nullptr);
+#endif
+
+	thread->OnStart();
+}
+
+bool Thread::Stop()
+{
+	if (!thread)
+		return false;
+
+	OnStop();
+	stopping = true;
+	thread->join();
+
+	delete thread;
+	thread = nullptr;
+	return true;
+}