libhfp: TimerNotifier Class Reference

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virtual void	Set (int msec)=0
	Set the timer.
virtual void	Cancel (void)=0
	Cancels a pending timer.
template<typename TargT>
void	Register (TargT targp, TRet(TargT::mfp)(TA1, TA2, TA3, TA4, TA5, TA6))
	Register a simple object and method to be called.
void	Register (BaseT const &src)
	Copy the state of an identical callback object.
TRet	operator() (TA1 a1, TA2 a2, TA3 a3, TA4 a4, TA5 a5, TA6 a6)
	Invoke the callback method.
bool	Registered (void) const
	Test whether an object and method are registered to be called.
void	Unregister (void)
	Clear the currently registered object and method.
template<typename TargT>
void	Bind (TargT objp, TRet(TargT::mfp)(void))
	Register a method with a nonconforming signature to the callback object.

Detailed Description

TimerNotifier provides an abstract mechanism to receive timeout events independent of any specific main event loop. TimerNotifier is derived from Callback, and has additional methods to support configuring the timeout and canceling a pending timeout.

The sole parameter passed to the callback points to the TimerNotifier object initiating the event.

TimerNotifier is inherently single threaded and not meant for event loops that support multithreading.

Member Function Documentation

virtual void Set ( int msec ) [pure virtual]

Set the timer.

On return, the timer will be in the pending state, and will trigger at or after the specified number of milliseconds have elapsed. If the timer is already pending, it will be canceled and reconfigured for the new timeout value.

Parameters:

msec

Time to wait until trigger

virtual void Cancel ( void ) [pure virtual]

Cancels a pending timer.

For timers that are pending, this function cancels them and ensures that the callback will not be invoked.

void Register	(	TargT *	targp,
		TRet(TargT::*)(TA1, TA2, TA3, TA4, TA5, TA6)	mfp
	)			`[inline, inherited]`

Parameters:

	targp	The object to receive the method call
	mfp	Pointer to the method of the object to be invoked

If the method to receive the callback invocation matches the signature of the callback, as specified by template parameters, this method may be used to register the target method.

For example, if the callback has signature:

 Callback<void, int, int, bool, const char *>

The method to be registered must have signature:

 void Method(int, int, bool, const char *).

Nonconforming methods may also be registered as the target using Bind(). However, Register() results in lower overhead callback invocations, and its use is advised when possible.

TRet operator()	(	TA1	a1,
		TA2	a2,
		TA3	a3,
		TA4	a4,
		TA5	a5,
		TA6	a6
	)			`[inline, inherited]`

Invoke the callback method.

Note:: If no method is registered, this will cause a segfault/access violation.

Returns:: The return value from the called method

void Bind	(	TargT *	objp,
		TRet(TargT::*)(void)	mfp
	)			`[inline, inherited]`

In the spirit of boost::bind, this module provides a generic argument remapping mechanism for target methods. This makes it possible to bind methods to callbacks where the method's signature does not match that of the callback, as long as a useful argument mapping can be created. This mechanism allows values to be stored at the time the method is bound to the callback, and passed to the target function each time the callback is invoked.

Note:: To register methods with matching signatures and no desire to remap arguments, use Callback::Register() instead. It results in lower overhead callback invocations.

Parameters:

	objp	Target object to receive the callback
	mfp	Target method to receive the callback. The signature of the method need not conform to the signature of the callback, but it must have the same return type.

Parameter 3 and on are arguments to pass to objp->mfp, and must match the signature of mfp. Arguments will be saved in the callback object and passed to the method when the callback is invoked. Special keywords Arg1, Arg2, ... Arg6 can be used to identify parameters passed to the callback by its caller, as potential arguments to the nonconforming method.

As an untypical example, suppose we want to log messages to stdout, and prefix them with either "error" or "warning" depending on which of two objects the message is submitted to.

 class Target {
        void LogValue(const char *source, const char *value) {
                printf("%s: %d\n", source, value);
        }
 };

 Target tgt;
 Callback<void, const char *> error;
 Callback<void, const char *> warning;

 error.Bind(&tgt, &Target::LogValue, "Error", Arg1);
 warning.Bind(&tgt, &Target::LogValue, "Error", Arg1);

 error("This is an error\n");
 warning("This is a warning\n");

The output would be:

 Error: This is an error
 Warning: This is a warning

This method has one specific advantage over boost::bind. It does not allocate memory under any circumstances. It will not unpredictably fail or throw an exception at runtime. On the down side, it is quite primitive compared to boost::bind. It does not support pointers to nonmember functions. Also, its stored parameters reside inside the Callback object itself. The amount of space reserved for stored parameters is larger than that set by boost::function, and Callback objects take up more space. Additionally, if a binding request is made that would exceed the space reserved for stored parameters, a compile time error will be generated.

TimerNotifier Class Reference [Callback and Event Handling Interfaces]

Public Member Functions

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

TimerNotifier Class Reference
[Callback and Event Handling Interfaces]