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+%module(directors="1",threads="1") director_thread
+
+%{
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <iostream>
+
+class Foo;  
+extern "C" void* working(void* t);
+%}
+
+%director Foo;
+
+%inline {
+  class Foo {
+  public:
+    int val;
+    pthread_t *t;
+    
+    Foo() : val(0) {
+      t = new pthread_t;
+    }
+    
+    virtual ~Foo()  {
+      delete t;
+    }
+
+    void run() {
+      pthread_create(t,NULL,working,this);
+      sleep(5);
+    }
+    
+    virtual void do_foo() {
+      val += 1;
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+%inline {
+  extern "C" void* working(void* t) {
+    Foo* f = static_cast<Foo*>(t);
+    while (1) {
+      sleep(1);
+      f->do_foo();
+    }
+    return 0;
+  }
+}