#include <unistd.h>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
#include <thread>
#include <utility>

class ManagedThread
{
public:
   template< class Function, class... Args> explicit ManagedThread( Function&& f, Args&&... args);
   ~ManagedThread() { mThread.join(); }
   bool isActive() const { return mActive; }
private:
   volatile bool  mActive;
   std::thread    mThread;
};

template< class Function, class... Args>
   void threadFunction( volatile bool& active_flag, Function&& f, Args&&... args)
{
   active_flag = true;
   f( args...);
   active_flag = false;
}

template< class Function, class... Args>
   ManagedThread::ManagedThread( Function&& f, Args&&... args):
      mActive( false),
      mThread( threadFunction< Function, Args...>, std::ref( mActive),
               std::ref( f), std::forward< Args>( args)...)
{
}

static void func() { std::cout << "thread 1" << std::endl; }

int main() {
   ManagedThread  mt1( func);
   std::cout << "thread 1 active = " << std::boolalpha << mt1.isActive() << std::endl;
   ::sleep( 1);
   std::cout << "thread 1 active = " << std::boolalpha << mt1.isActive() << std::endl;

   return 0;
}