icinga2/base/timer.h

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#ifndef TIMER_H
#define TIMER_H

#include <time.h>

namespace icinga {

/**
 * A timer that periodically triggers an event.
 *
 * @ingroup base
 */
class I2_BASE_API Timer : public Object
{
public:
	typedef shared_ptr<Timer> Ptr;
	typedef weak_ptr<Timer> WeakPtr;

	typedef list<Timer::WeakPtr> CollectionType;

	static Timer::CollectionType Timers;

	Timer(void);

	void SetInterval(time_t interval);
	time_t GetInterval(void) const;

	static time_t GetNextCall(void);
	static void CallExpiredTimers(void);

	void Start(void);
	void Stop(void);

	void Reschedule(time_t next);

	boost::signal<void(const Object::Ptr&)> OnTimerExpired;

private:
	time_t m_Interval; /**< The interval of the timer. */
	time_t m_Next; /**< When the next event should happen. */

	static time_t NextCall; /**< When the next event should happen (for all timers). */

	static void RescheduleTimers(void);

	void Call(void);
};

}

#endif /* TIMER_H */