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 
129  void stop();
130 
138  bool update();
139 
141  bool update(const Timespan& now);
142 
148  { return _timeout; }
149 
151  const Timespan& finished() const
152  { return _finished; }
153 
154  private:
155  Sentry* _sentry;
156  EventLoop* _loop;
157  std::size_t _interval;
158  Timespan _finished;
159  Signal<> _timeout;
160  void* _reserved;
161 };
162 
163 } // namespace System
164 
165 } // namespace Pt
166 
167 #endif // Pt_System_Timer_h
Signal & timeout()
Notifies about interval timeouts.
Definition: Timer.h:147
EventLoop * loop()
Returns the used event loop.
Definition: Timer.h:95
Represents time spans in microsecond resolution.
Definition: Timespan.h:62
Multicast Signal to call multiple slots.
Definition: Signal.h:109
Thread-safe event loop supporting I/O multiplexing and Timers.
Definition: EventLoop.h:72
Notifies clients in constant intervals.
Definition: Timer.h:72