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Create a set of threads that repeatedly execute a test function.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslmt_throughputbenchmark.h>`

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int
addThreadGroup(
    xref:BloombergLP/bslmt/ThroughputBenchmark/RunFunction.adoc[RunFunction] const& runFunction,
    int numThreads,
    xref:BloombergLP/bsls/Types/Int64.adoc[bsls::Types::Int64] busyWorkAmount);
----

== Description

Create a set of threads, with cardinality the specified `numThreads`, that will repeatedly execute the specified `runFunction` followed by the specified `busyWork`, with the specified `busyWorkAmount` as its argument. Return the index for the thread group. The behavior is undefined unless `0 < numThreads` and `0 <= busyWorkAmount`.

== Return Value

index of the created thread group

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *runFunction*
| function each thread repeatedly executes
| *numThreads*
| number of threads in the group
| *busyWorkAmount*
| work amount passed to `busyWork` between calls
|===


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