scummvm/common/timer.h
Willem Jan Palenstijn de239a4bc5 Clarify timer API.
svn-id: r38938
2009-02-27 22:19:33 +00:00

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/* ScummVM - Graphic Adventure Engine
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#ifndef COMMON_TIMER_H
#define COMMON_TIMER_H
#include "common/scummsys.h"
#include "common/noncopyable.h"
namespace Common {
class TimerManager : NonCopyable {
public:
typedef void (*TimerProc)(void *refCon);
virtual ~TimerManager() {}
/**
* Install a new timer callback. It will from now be called every interval microseconds.
* The timer may be invoked from a separate thread. Hence any timer code should be
* written following the same safety guidelines as any other threaded code.
*
* @note Although the interval is specified in microseconds, the actual timer resolution
* may be lower. In particular, with the SDL backend the timer resolution is 10ms.
* @param proc the callback
* @param interval the interval in which the timer shall be invoked (in microseconds)
* @param refCon an arbitrary void pointer; will be passed to the timer callback
* @return true if the timer was installed successfully, false otherwise
*/
virtual bool installTimerProc(TimerProc proc, int32 interval, void *refCon) = 0;
/**
* Remove the given timer callback. It will not be invoked anymore,
* and no instance of this callback will be running anymore.
*/
virtual void removeTimerProc(TimerProc proc) = 0;
};
} // End of namespace Common
#endif