DispatcherThread::Timer Class Reference

Class representing timers and tasks that can be registered and executed by the dispatcher thread. More...

#include <fw/DispatcherThread.h>

Inheritance diagram for DispatcherThread::Timer:

Public Member Functions
bool	isActive () const
	Returns if the timer is active. More...
void	setPeriod (Duration period)
	Changes the period of the timer. More...
Duration	getPeriod () const
	Returns the current period of the timer. More...
void	setTolerance (Duration tolerance)
	Set the tolerance that is allowed to exceed the next invocation time before issuing a warning and resetting the invocation time. More...
Duration	getTolerance () const
	Get the tolerance for exceed the next invocation time. More...
Duration	getExceedance () const
	Checks and returns the amount of time the timer has exceeded the expected invocation time. More...
void	start ()
	Start the timer (activates it) More...
void	stop ()
	Stops a timer (deactivates it) More...
Time	getNextInvocationTime () const
	Return next time of execution. More...

Public Attributes
Time	last
	time the last callback happened More...
Time	currentExpected
	time the current callback should be happening More...
Time	current
	time the current callback was actually called (Time::now() as of the beginning of the callback) More...
Duration	lastDuration
	How long the last callback ran for. More...

Protected Member Functions
	Timer (TimerCallback callback, Duration period, Duration tolerance=Duration::invalid())
	Constructs a timer with a given callback that is called whenever the timers invocation time is due and a period in which the timer is rescheduled after invocation. More...
	Timer (TimerCallback callback, Time invokationTime)
	Constructs a one shot timer or task with a given callback that is called once at the timers/tasks invocation time and a specified time. More...
void	updateInvocationTime ()
	Called by dispatcher when timer is rescheduled. More...
virtual void	run (DispatcherThread *dispatcher)
	Called from dispatcher thread this runnable is attached to, whenever the runnable should be executed. More...

Friends
class	DispatcherThread
	Only dispatcher thread can create us. More...

Detailed Description

Class representing timers and tasks that can be registered and executed by the dispatcher thread.

Timers have an invocation time when they will be executed again. Timers will be rescheduled after invocation based on their period. Tasks form a kind of single shot timer that will be executed once at a given time.

Examples:

tutorials/FloatProducer.C.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Timer() [1/2]

Timer ( TimerCallback  callback, Duration  period, Duration  tolerance = Duration::invalid()  )

protected

Constructs a timer with a given callback that is called whenever the timers invocation time is due and a period in which the timer is rescheduled after invocation.

Timer() [2/2]

Timer ( TimerCallback  callback, Time  invokationTime  )

protected

Constructs a one shot timer or task with a given callback that is called once at the timers/tasks invocation time and a specified time.

Member Function Documentation

updateInvocationTime()

void updateInvocationTime ( )

inlineprotected

Called by dispatcher when timer is rescheduled.

run()

virtual void run ( DispatcherThread *  dispatcher )

protectedvirtual

Called from dispatcher thread this runnable is attached to, whenever the runnable should be executed.

Implements IRunnable.

isActive()

bool isActive ( ) const

inline

Returns if the timer is active.

setPeriod()

void setPeriod ( Duration  period )

inline

Changes the period of the timer.

New period will be used next time the timer gets rescheduled.

getPeriod()

Duration getPeriod ( ) const

inline

Returns the current period of the timer.

setTolerance()

void setTolerance ( Duration  tolerance )

inline

Set the tolerance that is allowed to exceed the next invocation time before issuing a warning and resetting the invocation time.

If invalid then there is no limit for exceeding the time.

getTolerance()

Duration getTolerance ( ) const

inline

Get the tolerance for exceed the next invocation time.

Invalid if not specified.

getExceedance()

Duration getExceedance ( ) const

inline

Checks and returns the amount of time the timer has exceeded the expected invocation time.

Returns 0 for timers that have 0 as period or if the exceeded time is inside the specified tolerance.

start()

void start

(

)

Start the timer (activates it)

stop()

void stop

(

)

Stops a timer (deactivates it)

getNextInvocationTime()

Time getNextInvocationTime ( ) const

inline

Return next time of execution.

Friends And Related Function Documentation

DispatcherThread

friend class DispatcherThread

friend

Only dispatcher thread can create us.

Member Data Documentation

last

Time last

time the last callback happened

currentExpected

Time currentExpected

time the current callback should be happening

current

Time current

time the current callback was actually called (Time::now() as of the beginning of the callback)

lastDuration

Duration lastDuration

How long the last callback ran for.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• framework/include/fw/DispatcherThread.h