Timer.h
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28 
29 #ifndef Pt_System_Timer_h
30 #define Pt_System_Timer_h
31 
32 #include <Pt/System/Api.h>
33 #include <Pt/Signal.h>
34 #include <Pt/Timespan.h>
35 #include <cstddef>
36 
37 namespace Pt {
38 
39 namespace System {
40 
72 class PT_SYSTEM_API Timer
73 {
74  class Sentry;
75 
76  public:
81  Timer();
82 
87  ~Timer();
88 
90  EventLoop* parent()
91  { return _loop; }
92 
96  { return _loop; }
97 
100  void setActive(EventLoop& loop);
101 
104  void detach();
105 
108  bool isStarted() const;
109 
112  std::size_t interval() const;
113 
122  void start(std::size_t interval);
123 
130  void start(const Pt::Timespan& interval);
131 
137  void stop();
138 
146  bool update();
147 
149  bool update(const Timespan& now);
150 
156  { return _timeout; }
157 
159  const Timespan& finished() const
160  { return _finished; }
161 
162  private:
163  Sentry* _sentry;
164  EventLoop* _loop;
165  std::size_t _interval;
166  Timespan _finished;
167  Signal<> _timeout;
168  void* _reserved;
169 };
170 
171 } // namespace System
172 
173 } // namespace Pt
174 
175 #endif // Pt_System_Timer_h
Core module.
Definition: pt-gfx-images.dox:14
Signal & timeout()
Notifies about interval timeouts.
Definition: Timer.h:155
void start(const Pt::Timespan &interval)
Starts the timer.
~Timer()
Destructor.
Notifies clients in constant intervals.
Definition: Timer.h:73
Multicast Signal to call multiple slots.
Definition: Signal.h:110
std::size_t interval() const
Returns the current timer interval in milliseconds.
void setActive(EventLoop &loop)
Sets the used event loop.
void stop()
Stops the timer.
void detach()
Detach from used event loop.
bool isStarted() const
Returs true if timer was started.
Represents time spans in microsecond resolution.
Definition: Timespan.h:63
Thread-safe event loop supporting I/O multiplexing and Timers.
Definition: EventLoop.h:74
EventLoop * loop()
Returns the used event loop.
Definition: Timer.h:95
Timer()
Default constructor.
void start(std::size_t interval)
Starts the timer.