Method set_os_thread_name

include/BS_thread_pool.hpp:1117–1136

* @brief Set the name of the current thread using the current platform's native API. This should work on Windows, Linux, and macOS. Note that on Linux thread names are limited to 16 characters, including the null terminator. * * @param name The name to set. * @return `true` if the name was set successfully, `false` otherwise. */

     * @return `true` if the name was set successfully, `false` otherwise.
     */
    static bool set_os_thread_name(const std::string& name)
    {
    #if defined(_WIN32)
        // On Windows thread names are wide strings, so we need to convert them from normal strings.
        const int size = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, name.data(), -1, nullptr, 0);
        if (size == 0)
            return false;
        std::wstring wide(static_cast<std::size_t>(size), 0);
        if (MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, name.data(), -1, wide.data(), size) == 0)
            return false;
        const HRESULT hr = SetThreadDescription(GetCurrentThread(), wide.data());
        return SUCCEEDED(hr);
    #elif defined(__linux__)
        // On Linux this is straightforward.
        return pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), name.data()) == 0;
    #elif defined(__APPLE__)
        // On macOS, unlike Linux, a thread can only set a name for itself, so the signature is different.
        return pthread_setname_np(name.data()) == 0;
    #endif
    }

    /**
     * @brief Get the priority of the current thread using the current platform's native API. This should work on Windows, Linux, and macOS.