scummvm/common/timer.h
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/* ScummVM - Graphic Adventure Engine
*
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* file distributed with this source distribution.
*
* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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*
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*
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*/
#ifndef COMMON_TIMER_H
#define COMMON_TIMER_H
#include "common/scummsys.h"
#include "common/str.h"
#include "common/noncopyable.h"
namespace Common {
/**
* @defgroup common_timer Timer
* @ingroup common
*
* @brief API for managing the timer.
*
* @{
*/
class TimerManager : NonCopyable {
public:
typedef void (*TimerProc)(void *refCon); /*!< Type definition of a timer instance. */
virtual ~TimerManager() {}
/**
* Install a new timer callback.
*
* After it has been created, the timer is called every @p interval microseconds.
* The timer can 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 10 ms.
*
* @param proc Callback.
* @param interval Interval in which the timer shall be invoked (in microseconds).
* @param refCon Arbitrary void pointer passed to the timer callback.
* @param id Unique string ID of the installed timer. Used by the event recorder.
*
* @return True if the timer was installed successfully, false otherwise.
*/
virtual bool installTimerProc(TimerProc proc, int32 interval, void *refCon, const Common::String &id) = 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