# Thread

The class Thread has the following methods:

### ***getData***

this method returns the Thread's attached DATA

| Returns |          |
| ------- | -------- |
| DATA    | the date |

### ***start***

this method starts the Thread

| Returns |   |
| ------- | - |
| void    | - |

### ***stop***

this method stops the Thread

| Input          |                                                                                                                                                                            |
| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| eventsConsumer | <p><strong>Type:</strong>  <code>(events) => void </code><em><code>required</code></em></p><p>a function that will receive all the events until the thread was stopped</p> |

| Returns |   |
| ------- | - |
| void    |   |

### ***next***

this method will call the callback passed as param when the thread's state changes

| Input |                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ----- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| cb    | <p><strong>Type:</strong>  <code>(onNext: Context\<ThreadFlow\<DATA>, 'nextData', { nextData: REDUCERS }>) </code><em><code>required</code></em></p><p>the callback to invoke</p> |

| Returns |   |
| ------- | - |
| void    |   |

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### ***addReaction***

this method allows to add a reaction on the thread

| Input |                                                                                                                                      |
| ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| def   | <p><strong>Type:</strong>  <code>DataReactionDef\<DATA> </code><em><code>required</code></em></p><p>the data reaction definition</p> |

| Returns          |                                 |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------- |
| DataReactionLock | TBC: Alberto qué mierda es esto |

### ***chain***

this method allows to chain a callback to the next data update

| Input      |                                                                                                                                                    |
| ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| mutatorsCb | <p><strong>Type:</strong>  <code>IConsumer\<REDUCERS & DefaultStepFn\<DATA>> </code><em><code>required</code></em></p><p>the callback to chain</p> |
| name       | <p><strong>Type:</strong>  <code>string </code><em><code>optional</code></em></p><p>the name passed will be eaten by the framework and ignored</p> |

| Returns     |                                   |
| ----------- | --------------------------------- |
| Asap\<DATA> | The up to date DATA of the Thread |

### ***monitor\<T>***

this method allows to perform async operations within a thread in a controlled way

| Input        |                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| toMonitor    | <p><strong>Type:</strong>  <code>Asap\<T> </code><em><code>required</code></em></p><p>the Asap we want to monitor</p>                                                                |
| thenCallback | <p><strong>Type:</strong>  <code>IBiConsumer\<T, REDUCERS & DefaultStepFn\<T>> </code><em><code>required</code></em></p><p>callback function to invoke when the Asap is resolved</p> |
| payload      | <p><strong>Type:</strong>  <code>any </code><em><code>optional</code></em></p><p>payload used for logging</p>                                                                        |
|              |                                                                                                                                                                                      |

| Returns     |                                   |
| ----------- | --------------------------------- |
| Asap\<DATA> | The up to date DATA of the Thread |

### ***isRunning***

true of the underlying flow is running

| Returns |   |
| ------- | - |
| Boolean | - |

### ***reducers***

returns the underlying flow reducers

| Returns                         |   |
| ------------------------------- | - |
| REDUCERS & DefaultStepFn\<DATA> |   |

### ***getEvents***

returns the underlying flow events

| Returns                               |   |
| ------------------------------------- | - |
| FlowEventsTracker<{ nextData: DATA }> |   |

### ***getName***

returns the underlying flow name

| Returns |   |
| ------- | - |
| string  |   |

### ***changeLoggingNature***

gives access to changing the underlying flow logging nature

| Input  |                                                                                                                         |
| ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| nature | <p><strong>Type:</strong>  <code>FlowEventNature </code><em><code>required</code></em></p><p>the new logging nature</p> |

| Returns |   |
| ------- | - |
| void    | - |

### ***log***

logs a message

| Input |                                                                                                            |
| ----- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| msg   | <p><strong>Type:</strong>  <code>string </code><em><code>required</code></em></p><p>the message to log</p> |

| Returns |   |
| ------- | - |
| void    |   |

### ***once***

adds a reaction once to the underlying flow

| Input    |                                                                                                                                 |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| reaction | <p><strong>Type:</strong>  <code>IConsumer\<DATA> </code><em><code>required</code></em></p><p>the reaction to add</p>           |
| name     | <p><strong>Type:</strong>  <code>string </code><em><code>optional</code></em></p><p>reaction name used for logging purposes</p> |

| Returns |   |
| ------- | - |
| this    |   |


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