#pragma warning(disable:4275)

#include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
#include <boost/ref.hpp>

#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

class Writer
{
public:
    Writer(const string& f) : wfile(f) {}

    void operator()()
        {
            this->file.open(wfile.c_str(), ios_base::trunc);
            this->file << "A nice little string." << endl;
            this->file.close();
        }

private:
    string wfile;
    ofstream file;
};

int main(int argc, char* argv)
{
    Writer* wrtr;

    cout << "testning, testning" << endl;

    wrtr = new Writer("test.txt");

    cout << "Writer created" << endl;

    // Ccomment out either the first or second variant.

    // First variant, using a boost thread. Doesn't work
    boost::thread thrd(boost::ref(*wrtr));
    cout << "Thread started" << endl;
    thrd.join();
    cout << "Threads joined" << endl;

    // Second variant, without boost. Works
    (*wrtr)();
    cout << "Writer has been run" << endl;

    delete wrtr;

    cout << "Writer deleted" << endl;

    return 0;
}