// // Timer.h // // Library: Foundation // Package: Threading // Module: Timer // // Definition of the Timer and related classes. // // Copyright (c) 2004-2006, Applied Informatics Software Engineering GmbH. // and Contributors. // // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSL-1.0 // #ifndef Foundation_Timer_INCLUDED #define Foundation_Timer_INCLUDED #include "Poco/Clock.h" #include "Poco/Event.h" #include "Poco/Foundation.h" #include "Poco/Mutex.h" #include "Poco/Runnable.h" #include "Poco/Thread.h" namespace Poco { class AbstractTimerCallback; class ThreadPool; class Foundation_API Timer : protected Runnable /// This class implements a thread-based timer. /// A timer starts a thread that first waits for a given start interval. /// Once that interval expires, the timer callback is called repeatedly /// in the given periodic interval. If the interval is 0, the timer is only /// called once. /// The timer callback method can stop the timer by setting the /// timer's periodic interval to 0. /// /// The timer callback runs in its own thread, so multithreading /// issues (proper synchronization) have to be considered when writing /// the callback method. /// /// The exact interval at which the callback is called depends on many /// factors like operating system, CPU performance and system load and /// may differ from the specified interval. /// /// The time needed to execute the timer callback is not included /// in the interval between invocations. For example, if the interval /// is 500 milliseconds, and the callback needs 400 milliseconds to /// execute, the callback function is nevertheless called every 500 /// milliseconds. If the callback takes longer to execute than the /// interval, the callback function will not be called until the next /// proper interval. The number of skipped invocations since the last /// invocation will be recorded and can be obtained by the callback /// by calling skipped(). /// /// The timer thread is taken from a thread pool, so /// there is a limit to the number of available concurrent timers. { public: Timer(long startInterval = 0, long periodicInterval = 0); /// Creates a new timer object. StartInterval and periodicInterval /// are given in milliseconds. If a periodicInterval of zero is /// specified, the callback will only be called once, after the /// startInterval expires. /// To start the timer, call the Start() method. virtual ~Timer(); /// Stops and destroys the timer. void start(const AbstractTimerCallback & method); /// Starts the timer. /// Create the TimerCallback as follows: /// TimerCallback callback(*this, &MyClass::onTimer); /// timer.start(callback); /// /// The timer thread is taken from the global default thread pool. void start(const AbstractTimerCallback & method, Thread::Priority priority); /// Starts the timer in a thread with the given priority. /// Create the TimerCallback as follows: /// TimerCallback callback(*this, &MyClass::onTimer); /// timer.start(callback); /// /// The timer thread is taken from the global default thread pool. void start(const AbstractTimerCallback & method, ThreadPool & threadPool); /// Starts the timer. /// Create the TimerCallback as follows: /// TimerCallback callback(*this, &MyClass::onTimer); /// timer.start(callback); void start(const AbstractTimerCallback & method, Thread::Priority priority, ThreadPool & threadPool); /// Starts the timer in a thread with the given priority. /// Create the TimerCallback as follows: /// TimerCallback callback(*this, &MyClass::onTimer); /// timer.start(callback); void stop(); /// Stops the timer. If the callback method is currently running /// it will be allowed to finish first. /// WARNING: Never call this method from within the callback method, /// as a deadlock would result. To stop the timer from within the /// callback method, call restart(0). void restart(); /// Restarts the periodic interval. If the callback method is already running, /// nothing will happen. void restart(long milliseconds); /// Sets a new periodic interval and restarts the timer. /// An interval of 0 will stop the timer. long getStartInterval() const; /// Returns the start interval. void setStartInterval(long milliseconds); /// Sets the start interval. Will only be /// effective before start() is called. long getPeriodicInterval() const; /// Returns the periodic interval. void setPeriodicInterval(long milliseconds); /// Sets the periodic interval. If the timer is already running /// the new interval will be effective when the current interval /// expires. long skipped() const; /// Returns the number of skipped invocations since the last invocation. /// Skipped invocations happen if the timer callback function takes /// longer to execute than the timer interval. protected: void run(); private: volatile long _startInterval; volatile long _periodicInterval; Event _wakeUp; Event _done; long _skipped; AbstractTimerCallback * _pCallback; Clock _nextInvocation; mutable FastMutex _mutex; Timer(const Timer &); Timer & operator=(const Timer &); }; class Foundation_API AbstractTimerCallback /// This is the base class for all instantiations of /// the TimerCallback template. { public: AbstractTimerCallback(); AbstractTimerCallback(const AbstractTimerCallback & callback); virtual ~AbstractTimerCallback(); AbstractTimerCallback & operator=(const AbstractTimerCallback & callback); virtual void invoke(Timer & timer) const = 0; virtual AbstractTimerCallback * clone() const = 0; }; template class TimerCallback : public AbstractTimerCallback /// This template class implements an adapter that sits between /// a Timer and an object's method invoked by the timer. /// It is quite similar in concept to the RunnableAdapter, but provides /// some Timer specific additional methods. /// See the Timer class for information on how /// to use this template class. { public: typedef void (C::*Callback)(Timer &); TimerCallback(C & object, Callback method) : _pObject(&object), _method(method) { } TimerCallback(const TimerCallback & callback) : _pObject(callback._pObject), _method(callback._method) { } ~TimerCallback() { } TimerCallback & operator=(const TimerCallback & callback) { if (&callback != this) { _pObject = callback._pObject; _method = callback._method; } return *this; } void invoke(Timer & timer) const { (_pObject->*_method)(timer); } AbstractTimerCallback * clone() const { return new TimerCallback(*this); } private: TimerCallback(); C * _pObject; Callback _method; }; } // namespace Poco #endif // Foundation_Timer_INCLUDED