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Diffstat (limited to 'include/timer.h')
-rw-r--r-- | include/timer.h | 24 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/include/timer.h b/include/timer.h index b75f3776f..3c4fb0897 100644 --- a/include/timer.h +++ b/include/timer.h @@ -14,23 +14,41 @@ * --------------------------------------------------- */ +/** Timer class for one-second resolution timers + * InspTimer provides a facility which allows module + * developers to create one-shot timers. The timer + * can be made to trigger at any time up to a one-second + * resolution. To use InspTimer, inherit a class from + * InspTimer, then insert your inherited class into the + * queue using Server::AddTimer(). The Tick() method of + * your object (which you should override) will be called + * at the given time. + */ class InspTimer { private: + /** The triggering time + */ time_t trigger; public: + /** Default constructor, initializes the triggering time + */ InspTimer(long secs_from_now,time_t now) { trigger = now + secs_from_now; } + /** Default destructor, does nothing. + */ virtual ~InspTimer() { } + /** Retrieve the current triggering time + */ virtual time_t GetTimer() { return trigger; } - virtual void Tick(time_t TIME) - { - } + /** Called when the timer ticks. + */ + virtual void Tick(time_t TIME) = 0; }; void TickTimers(time_t TIME); |