[SERVER] Use a thread pool for client connections

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diff --git a/src/server/threadpool.h b/src/server/threadpool.h
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+#ifndef _THREADPOOL_H_
+#define _THREADPOOL_H_
+
+#include "../types.h"
+
+/**
+ * Initialize the thread pool. This must be called before using
+ * threadpool_run, and must only be called once.
+ * @param maxIdleThreadCount maximum number of idle threads in the pool
+ * @return true if initialized successfully
+ */
+bool threadpool_init(int maxIdleThreadCount);
+
+/**
+ * Run a thread using the thread pool.
+ * @param startRoutine function to run in new thread
+ * @param arg argument to pass to thead
+ * @return true if thread was started
+ */
+bool threadpool_run(void *(*startRoutine)(void *), void *arg);
+
+#endif
+