PITimer Class Reference

Periodic timer that emits ticks from an internal worker thread. More...

#include <pitimer.h>

Inheritance diagram for PITimer:

Public Member Functions
	PITimer ()
	Constructs a timer without a tick callback.
	PITimer (std::function< void(int)> func)
	Constructs a timer with a callback that receives the delimiter value.
	PITimer (std::function< void()> func)
	Constructs a timer with a callback that ignores the delimiter value.
virtual	~PITimer ()
	Destroys the timer and stops its internal worker thread.
PISystemTime	interval () const
	Returns the configured base interval between main ticks.
void	setInterval (PISystemTime interval)
	Sets the base interval. If the timer is running, restarts it with the new value.
bool	isRunning () const
	Returns whether the timer thread is currently running.
bool	isStopping () const
	Returns whether stop has been requested and shutdown is still in progress.
bool	waitForFinish (PISystemTime timeout={})
	Waits until the timer finishes. Returns false if the timeout expires first.
bool	start (PISystemTime interval)
	Sets the base interval and starts the timer.
bool	start (PISystemTime interval, std::function< void()> func)
	Sets the base interval and tick callback, then starts the timer.
bool	start (double interval_ms) DEPRECATEDM("use start(PISystemTime)")
	Deprecated overload of start() that accepts milliseconds.
void	stopAndWait (int timeout_ms)
	Deprecated overload of stopAndWait() that accepts milliseconds.
void	stopAndWait (PISystemTime timeout={})
	Requests stop and waits for the worker thread to finish.
void	setSlot (std::function< void()> func)
	Sets a tick callback that ignores the delimiter value.
void	setSlot (std::function< void(int)> func)
	Sets a tick callback that receives the current delimiter value.
void	needLockRun (bool need)
	Enables locking of the internal mutex around tick processing.
bool	isCallQueuedEvents () const
	Returns whether the timer drains queued delivery for itself as performer on each main tick. By default true.
void	setCallQueuedEvents (bool yes)
	Enables or disables queued-delivery draining through maybeCallQueuedEvents() on each main tick.
void	addDelimiter (int delim, std::function< void(int)> func=nullptr)
	Adds a frequency delimiter that invokes func every delim main ticks.
void	addDelimiter (int delim, std::function< void()> func)
	Adds a delimiter with a callback that ignores the delimiter value.
void	addDelimiter (int delim, std::function< void(void *)> slot)
	Adds a delimiter with a pointer-based callback signature.
void	removeDelimiter (int delim)
	Removes all delimiters with value delim.
Public Member Functions inherited from PIObject
	PIObject (const PIString &name=PIString())
	Constructs an object and initializes its name property.
virtual	~PIObject ()
	Destroys the object, raises deleted() and disconnects it from the event graph.
PIString	name () const
	Returns the name property of this object.
virtual const char *	className () const
	Returns the registered class name of this object.
virtual uint	classNameID () const
	Returns the hash of className().
virtual const char *	parentClassName () const
	Returns the registered parent class name, or an empty string for the root.
bool	debug () const
	Returns whether piCoutObj output is enabled for this object.
void	setName (const PIString &name)
	Sets the name property of this object.
void	setDebug (bool debug)
	Enables or disables piCoutObj output for this object.
PIVariant	property (const char *name) const
	Returns the property with name "name".
void	setProperty (const char *name, const PIVariant &value)
	Sets the property "name" to "value" and creates it if needed. More...
bool	isPropertyExists (const char *name) const
	Returns whether the property "name" exists.
void	setThreadSafe (bool yes)
	Enables or disables the internal object mutex during handler execution. More...
bool	isThreadSafe () const
	Returns whether the internal object mutex is enabled for handler execution.
bool	execute (const PIString &method, const PIVector< PIVariantSimple > &vl)
	Executes a registered method or handler method by name with the supplied arguments. More...
bool	execute (const PIString &method)
	Overload of execute() for a method without arguments.
bool	execute (const PIString &method, const PIVariantSimple &v0)
	Overload of execute() for one argument.
bool	execute (const PIString &method, const PIVariantSimple &v0, const PIVariantSimple &v1)
	Overload of execute() for two arguments.
bool	execute (const PIString &method, const PIVariantSimple &v0, const PIVariantSimple &v1, const PIVariantSimple &v2)
	Overload of execute() for three arguments.
bool	execute (const PIString &method, const PIVariantSimple &v0, const PIVariantSimple &v1, const PIVariantSimple &v2, const PIVariantSimple &v3)
	Overload of execute() for four arguments.
bool	executeQueued (PIObject *performer, const PIString &method, const PIVector< PIVariantSimple > &vl)
	Queues execution of a registered method on the performer object. More...
bool	executeQueued (PIObject *performer, const PIString &method)
	Overload of executeQueued() for a method without arguments.
bool	executeQueued (PIObject *performer, const PIString &method, const PIVariantSimple &v0)
	Overload of executeQueued() for one argument.
bool	executeQueued (PIObject *performer, const PIString &method, const PIVariantSimple &v0, const PIVariantSimple &v1)
	Overload of executeQueued() for two arguments.
bool	executeQueued (PIObject *performer, const PIString &method, const PIVariantSimple &v0, const PIVariantSimple &v1, const PIVariantSimple &v2)
	Overload of executeQueued() for three arguments.
bool	executeQueued (PIObject *performer, const PIString &method, const PIVariantSimple &v0, const PIVariantSimple &v1, const PIVariantSimple &v2, const PIVariantSimple &v3)
	Overload of executeQueued() for four arguments.
void	dump (const PIString &line_prefix=PIString()) const
	Dumps object diagnostics to the project output stream.
PIStringList	scopeList () const
	Returns the registered inheritance scope of this object, including its own class.
PIStringList	methodsEH () const
	Returns full signatures of all registered event and handler methods for this class scope.
bool	isMethodEHContains (const PIString &name) const
	Returns whether a registered event or handler method with this name exists.
PIString	methodEHArguments (const PIString &name) const
	Returns the comma-separated argument type list of a registered method.
PIString	methodEHFullFormat (const PIString &name) const
	Returns the full registered signature of a method.
PIString	methodEHFromAddr (const void *addr) const
	Returns the registered method name for the specified entry-point address.
void	piDisconnect (const PIString &sig, PIObject *dest, void *ev_h)
	Disconnects this source object from a specific destination handler for event "sig".
void	piDisconnect (const PIString &sig, PIObject *dest)
	Disconnects this source object from all connections of event "sig" to destination object "dest".
void	piDisconnect (const PIString &sig)
	Disconnects this source object from all connections of event "sig".
bool	isPIObject () const
	Returns whether this pointer still refers to a live PIObject instance.
template<typename T >
bool	isTypeOf () const
	Returns whether this object belongs to class "T" or one of its registered descendants.
template<typename T >
T *	cast () const
	Returns this object cast to "T" when isTypeOf<T>() succeeds, otherwise nullptr.
void	callQueuedEvents ()
	Executes all queued deliveries posted to this performer object.
bool	maybeCallQueuedEvents ()
	Executes queued deliveries only when this object was used as a performer. More...
void	deleteLater ()
	Schedules the object for deferred deletion. More...
void	deleted (PIObject *o)
	Raised immediately before object destruction. More...

Protected Member Functions
virtual void	tick (int delimiter)
	Virtual tick method. The main loop passes delimiter 1, additional delimiters pass their own value.
Protected Member Functions inherited from PIObject
PIObject *	emitter () const
	Returns the source object that raised the current event. More...
virtual void	propertyChanged (const char *name)
	Virtual method called after property "name" has been changed by setProperty().

Handlers
bool	start ()
	Starts the timer with the current interval().
bool	restart ()
	Stops the timer, then starts it again with the current interval().
void	stop ()
	Requests stop and wakes the timer thread, but does not wait for completion.
void	lock ()
	Locks the internal timer mutex.
void	unlock ()
	Unlocks the internal timer mutex.
void	clearDelimiters ()
	Remove all frequency delimiters.

Events
void	tickEvent (int delimiter)
	Raised on each timer tick and on configured delimiter ticks. More...

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Member Functions inherited from PIObject
static bool	execute (PIObject *o, const PIString &method, const PIVector< PIVariantSimple > &vl)
	Static convenience wrapper for execute().
static bool	execute (PIObject *o, const PIString &method)
	Static overload of execute() without arguments.
static bool	execute (PIObject *o, const PIString &method, const PIVariantSimple &v0)
	Static overload of execute() for one argument.
static bool	execute (PIObject *o, const PIString &method, const PIVariantSimple &v0, const PIVariantSimple &v1)
	Static overload of execute() for two arguments.
static bool	execute (PIObject *o, const PIString &method, const PIVariantSimple &v0, const PIVariantSimple &v1, const PIVariantSimple &v2)
	Static overload of execute() for three arguments.
static bool	execute (PIObject *o, const PIString &method, const PIVariantSimple &v0, const PIVariantSimple &v1, const PIVariantSimple &v2, const PIVariantSimple &v3)
	Static overload of execute() for four arguments.
static bool	executeQueued (PIObject *o, PIObject *performer, const PIString &method, const PIVector< PIVariantSimple > &vl)
	Static convenience wrapper for executeQueued().
static bool	executeQueued (PIObject *o, PIObject *performer, const PIString &method)
	Static overload of executeQueued() without arguments.
static bool	executeQueued (PIObject *o, PIObject *performer, const PIString &method, const PIVariantSimple &v0)
	Static overload of executeQueued() for one argument.
static bool	executeQueued (PIObject *o, PIObject *performer, const PIString &method, const PIVariantSimple &v0, const PIVariantSimple &v1)
	Static overload of executeQueued() for two arguments.
static bool	executeQueued (PIObject *o, PIObject *performer, const PIString &method, const PIVariantSimple &v0, const PIVariantSimple &v1, const PIVariantSimple &v2)
	Static overload of executeQueued() for three arguments.
static bool	executeQueued (PIObject *o, PIObject *performer, const PIString &method, const PIVariantSimple &v0, const PIVariantSimple &v1, const PIVariantSimple &v2, const PIVariantSimple &v3)
	Static overload of executeQueued() for four arguments.
static PIObject::Connection	piConnect (PIObject *src, const PIString &sig, PIObject *dest_o, void *dest, void *ev_h, void *e_h, int args, const char *loc)
	Low-level direct connection helper behind the legacy CONNECT* macros.
static PIObject::Connection	piConnectU (PIObject *src, const PIString &sig, PIObject *dest_o, void *dest, const PIString &hname, const char *loc, PIObject *performer=0)
	Low-level name-based connection helper behind CONNECTU() and CONNECTU_QUEUED().
static PIObject::Connection	piConnectLS (PIObject *src, const PIString &sig, std::function< void()> *f, const char *loc)
	Low-level helper that connects an event to a lambda or functor wrapper.
static void	piDisconnect (PIObject *src, const PIString &sig, PIObject *dest, void *ev_h)
	Disconnects source object "src" from a specific destination handler for event "sig".
static void	piDisconnect (PIObject *src, const PIString &sig, PIObject *dest)
	Disconnects source object "src" from all connections of event "sig" to destination object "dest".
static void	piDisconnect (PIObject *src, const PIString &sig)
	Disconnects source object "src" from all connections of event "sig".
static void	raiseEvent (PIObject *sender, const uint eventID)
	Internal event delivery helper for registered events without arguments.
template<typename T0 >
static void	raiseEvent (PIObject *sender, const uint eventID, const T0 &v0=T0())
	Internal event delivery helper for registered events with one argument.
template<typename T0 , typename T1 >
static void	raiseEvent (PIObject *sender, const uint eventID, const T0 &v0=T0(), const T1 &v1=T1())
	Internal event delivery helper for registered events with two arguments.
template<typename T0 , typename T1 , typename T2 >
static void	raiseEvent (PIObject *sender, const uint eventID, const T0 &v0=T0(), const T1 &v1=T1(), const T2 &v2=T2())
	Internal event delivery helper for registered events with three arguments.
template<typename T0 , typename T1 , typename T2 , typename T3 >
static void	raiseEvent (PIObject *sender, const uint eventID, const T0 &v0=T0(), const T1 &v1=T1(), const T2 &v2=T2(), const T3 &v3=T3())
	Internal event delivery helper for registered events with four arguments.
static PIObject *	findByName (const PIString &name)
	Returns the first live object with name "name", or nullptr.
static bool	isPIObject (const PIObject *o)
	Returns whether "o" points to a live PIObject instance.
static bool	isPIObject (const void *o)
	Overload of isPIObject() for an untyped pointer.
template<typename T >
static bool	isTypeOf (const PIObject *o)
	Returns whether "o" belongs to class "T" or one of its registered descendants.
template<typename T >
static bool	isTypeOf (const void *o)
	Overload of isTypeOf() for an untyped pointer.
static PIString	simplifyType (const char *a, bool readable=true)
	Simplifies a C++ type spelling for registered-method metadata.
Related Functions inherited from PIObject
#define	piCoutObj
	Macro used for conditional (piDebug && PIObject::debug()) output to PICout(StdOut) for subclasses of PIObject.
#define	piCerrObj
	Macro used for conditional (piDebug && PIObject::debug()) output to PICout(StdErr) for subclasses of PIObject.
#define	PIOBJECT(name)
	Put this macro inside a direct PIObject subclass definition to enable registered events, event handlers and class metadata.
#define	PIOBJECT_SUBCLASS(name, parent)
	Put this macro inside a PIObject subclass definition to inherit registered methods and class scope from "parent".
#define	EVENT_HANDLER0(ret, name)   ret name()
	Declare a registered event handler method with signature ret name().
#define	EVENT_HANDLER1(ret, name, type0, var0)   ret name(type0 var0)
	Declare a registered event handler method with one argument.
#define	EVENT_HANDLER2(ret, name, type0, var0, type1, var1)   ret name(type0 var0, type1 var1)
	Declare a registered event handler method with two arguments.
#define	EVENT_HANDLER3(ret, name, type0, var0, type1, var1, type2, var2)   ret name(type0 var0, type1 var1, type2 var2)
	Declare a registered event handler method with three arguments.
#define	EVENT_HANDLER4(ret, name, type0, var0, type1, var1, type2, var2, type3, var3)    ret name(type0 var0, type1 var1, type2 var2, type3 var3)
	Declare a registered event handler method with four arguments.
#define	EVENT_HANDLER   EVENT_HANDLER0
	Synonym of EVENT_HANDLER0.
#define	EVENT_VHANDLER0(ret, name)   virtual ret name()
	Declare a virtual registered event handler method with signature virtual ret name().
#define	EVENT_VHANDLER1(ret, name, type0, var0)   virtual ret name(type0 var0)
	Declare a virtual registered event handler method with one argument.
#define	EVENT_VHANDLER2(ret, name, type0, var0, type1, var1)   virtual ret name(type0 var0, type1 var1)
	Declare a virtual registered event handler method with two arguments.
#define	EVENT_VHANDLER3(ret, name, type0, var0, type1, var1, type2, var2)   virtual ret name(type0 var0, type1 var1, type2 var2)
	Declare a virtual registered event handler method with three arguments.
#define	EVENT_VHANDLER4(ret, name, type0, var0, type1, var1, type2, var2, type3, var3)    virtual ret name(type0 var0, type1 var1, type2 var2, type3 var3)
	Declare a virtual registered event handler method with four arguments.
#define	EVENT_VHANDLER   EVENT_VHANDLER0
	Synonym of EVENT_VHANDLER0.
#define	EVENT0(name)   void name();
	Declare an event method with no arguments.
#define	EVENT1(name, type0, var0)   void name(type0 var0);
	Declare an event method with one argument.
#define	EVENT2(name, type0, var0, type1, var1)   void name(type0 var0, type1 var1);
	Declare an event method with two arguments.
#define	EVENT3(name, type0, var0, type1, var1, type2, var2)   void name(type0 var0, type1 var1, type2 var2);
	Declare an event method with three arguments.
#define	EVENT4(name, type0, var0, type1, var1, type2, var2, type3, var3)   void name(type0 var0, type1 var1, type2 var2, type3 var3);
	Declare an event method with four arguments.
#define	EVENT   EVENT0
	Synonym of EVENT0.
#define	RAISE_EVENT0(src, event)
	Compatibility helper that raises event "event" on source object "src".
#define	RAISE_EVENT1(src, event, v0)
	Compatibility helper that raises event "event" with one argument.
#define	RAISE_EVENT2(src, event, v0, v1)
	Compatibility helper that raises event "event" with two arguments.
#define	RAISE_EVENT3(src, event, v0, v1, v2)
	Compatibility helper that raises event "event" with three arguments.
#define	RAISE_EVENT4(src, event, v0, v1, v2, v3)
	Compatibility helper that raises event "event" with four arguments.
#define	CONNECTU(src, event, dest, handler)
	Connect event "event" from object "src" to event handler or event "handler" of object "dest". More...
#define	CONNECTU_QUEUED(src, event, dest, handler, performer)
	Connect event "event" from object "src" to event handler or event "handler" of object "dest". More...
#define	CONNECTL(src, event, functor)
	Connect event "event" from object "src" to lambda-expression "functor". More...
#define	CONNECT0(ret, src, event, dest, handler)
	Legacy compatibility helper that connects an event to a registered handler with compile-time signature spelling. More...
#define	CONNECT1(ret, type0, src, event, dest, handler)
	Legacy compatibility helper for a one-argument registered event or handler. More...
#define	CONNECT2(ret, type0, type1, src, event, dest, handler)
	Legacy compatibility helper for a two-argument registered event or handler. More...
#define	CONNECT3(ret, type0, type1, type2, src, event, dest, handler)
	Legacy compatibility helper for a three-argument registered event or handler. More...
#define	CONNECT4(ret, type0, type1, type2, type3, src, event, dest, handler)
	Legacy compatibility helper for a four-argument registered event or handler. More...
#define	CONNECT   CONNECT0
	Synonym of CONNECT0. More...
#define	WEAK_CONNECT0(ret, src, event, dest, handler)
	Legacy compatibility helper that skips source method verification. More...
#define	WEAK_CONNECT1(ret, type0, src, event, dest, handler)
	Legacy compatibility helper that skips source method verification for one argument. More...
#define	WEAK_CONNECT2(ret, type0, type1, src, event, dest, handler)
	Legacy compatibility helper that skips source method verification for two arguments. More...
#define	WEAK_CONNECT3(ret, type0, type1, type2, src, event, dest, handler)
	Legacy compatibility helper that skips source method verification for three arguments. More...
#define	WEAK_CONNECT4(ret, type0, type1, type2, type3, src, event, dest, handler)
	Legacy compatibility helper that skips source method verification for four arguments. More...
#define	WEAK_CONNECT   WEAK_CONNECT0
	Synonym of WEAK_CONNECT0. More...
#define	DISCONNECT0(ret, src, event, dest, handler)
	Disconnect a registered event from a registered event handler.
#define	DISCONNECT1(ret, type0, src, event, dest, handler)
	Disconnect a one-argument registered event from a registered event handler.
#define	DISCONNECT2(ret, type0, type1, src, event, dest, handler)
	Disconnect a two-argument registered event from a registered event handler.
#define	DISCONNECT3(ret, type0, type1, type2, src, event, dest, handler)
	Disconnect a three-argument registered event from a registered event handler.
#define	DISCONNECT4(ret, type0, type1, type2, type3, src, event, dest, handler)
	Disconnect a four-argument registered event from a registered event handler.
#define	DISCONNECT   DISCONNECT0
	Synonym of DISCONNECT0.
#define	HANDLER(handler)
	Low-level helper that expands to the registered handler entry point.

Detailed Description

Periodic timer that emits ticks from an internal worker thread.

Timer.

The main tick uses delimiter value 1. Additional frequency delimiters can request extra callbacks every n ticks. This class does not promise exact wake-up timing or scheduler fairness.

Synopsis

This class implements timer function. PIP timers supports 3 way to tick notify, deferred start and frequency delimiters.

Notify variants

Notify variants:

• "slot" - static function with format void func(int delimiter) or lambda expression;
• event - tickEvent();
• virtual function - tick().

Lambda should be [ ]( ){ } or [ ](int){ } format.

All these variants are equivalent, use most applicable.

Frequency delimiters

Frequency delimiter is an integer number and "slot" function. If "slot" function is null timer main "slot" will be used. Each delimiter numbers tick timer will be execute delimiters or timer main "slot" function with delimiter value = delimiter number.

Example:

void tfunc(int delim) {
    piCout << "tick with delimiter" << delim;
};
void tfunc4(int delim) {
    piCout << "tick4 with delimiter" << delim;
};
int main() {
    PITimer timer(tfunc);
    timer.addDelimiter(2);
    timer.addDelimiter(4, tfunc4);
    timer.start(50);
    piMSleep(200);
    timer.stopAndWait();
    return 0;
};
/* Result:
tick with delimiter 1
tick with delimiter 1
tick with delimiter 2
tick with delimiter 1
tick with delimiter 1
tick with delimiter 2
tick4 with delimiter 4
*/

Member Function Documentation

tickEvent()

void PITimer::tickEvent

(

int

delimiter

)

Raised on each timer tick and on configured delimiter ticks.

"delimiter" is the frequency delimiter, 1 for the main loop.