- public:
- unsigned int period;
- unsigned int time;
- unsigned int (*get_ticks) (void);
-
- public:
- void init(bool st_ticks);
- void start(unsigned int period);
- void stop();
-
- /*======================================================================
- return: NO = the timer is not started
- or it is over
- YES = otherwise
- ======================================================================*/
- int check();
- int started();
-
- /*======================================================================
- return: the time left (in millisecond)
- note : the returned value can be negative
- ======================================================================*/
- int get_left();
-
- int get_gone();
- void fwrite(FILE* fi);
- void fread(FILE* fi);
+public:
+ Timer2();
+ ~Timer2();
+
+ /** start the timer with the given period (in seconds).
+ * If cyclic=true then the timer willl be reset after each period.
+ * Set period to zero if you want to disable the timer.
+ */
+ void start(float period, bool cyclic = false);
+ /** returns true if a period (or more) passed since start call or last
+ * successfull check
+ */
+ bool check();
+ /** stop the timer */
+ void stop()
+ { start(0); }
+
+ /** returns the period of the timer or 0 if it isn't started */
+ float get_period() const
+ { return period; }
+ float get_timeleft() const
+ { return period - (global_time - cycle_start); }
+ float get_timegone() const
+ { return global_time - cycle_start; }
+ bool started() const
+ { return period != 0 && get_timeleft() > 0; }
+
+private:
+ float period;
+ float cycle_start;
+ bool cyclic;