5 files changed, 20 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/broker/Timer.cpp b/cpp/src/qpid/broker/Timer.cpp
index 28b1aa56d7..173f350cde 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/broker/Timer.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/broker/Timer.cpp
@@ -85,17 +85,13 @@ void Timer::start()
 
 void Timer::stop()
 {
-    signalStop();
-    runner.join();
-}
-
-void Timer::signalStop()
-{
-    Monitor::ScopedLock l(monitor);
-    if (active) {
+    {
+        Monitor::ScopedLock l(monitor);
+        if (!active) return;
         active = false;
         monitor.notifyAll();
     }
+    runner.join();
 }
 
 bool Later::operator()(const intrusive_ptr<TimerTask>& a,
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/broker/Timer.h b/cpp/src/qpid/broker/Timer.h
index d1f606f326..dcb02a5e0a 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/broker/Timer.h
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/broker/Timer.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ class Timer : private qpid::sys::Runnable {
     bool active;
 
     virtual void run();
-    void signalStop();
 
   public:
     Timer();
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/client/LocalQueue.cpp b/cpp/src/qpid/client/LocalQueue.cpp
index f44a04837b..951996f005 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/client/LocalQueue.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/client/LocalQueue.cpp
@@ -47,11 +47,18 @@ Message LocalQueue::pop() {
 
 void LocalQueue::setAckPolicy(AckPolicy a) { autoAck=a; }
 
-bool LocalQueue::empty() 
+bool LocalQueue::empty() const
 { 
     if (!queue)
         throw ClosedException();
-    return queue->isEmpty(); 
+    return queue->empty(); 
+}
+
+size_t LocalQueue::size() const
+{ 
+    if (!queue)
+        throw ClosedException();
+    return queue->size(); 
 }
 
 }} // namespace qpid::client
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/client/LocalQueue.h b/cpp/src/qpid/client/LocalQueue.h
index d7e7e9dbd8..eba28f6599 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/client/LocalQueue.h
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/client/LocalQueue.h
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ class LocalQueue
      *@exception ClosedException if subscription has been closed.
      */
     Message pop();
-    bool empty();
-
+    bool empty() const;
+    size_t size() const;
     void setAckPolicy(AckPolicy);
 
   private:
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/sys/BlockingQueue.h b/cpp/src/qpid/sys/BlockingQueue.h
index 56d41574df..dd709c6bff 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/sys/BlockingQueue.h
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/sys/BlockingQueue.h
@@ -103,10 +103,14 @@ public:
         return closed;
     }
 
-    bool isEmpty() const {
+    bool empty() const {
         Waitable::ScopedLock l(lock);
         return queue.empty();
     }    
+    size_t size() const {
+        Waitable::ScopedLock l(lock);
+        return queue.size();
+    }    
 
   private: