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#ifndef HAVE_TIMERS_H
#define HAVE_TIMERS_H

#include "dsodefs.h"
#include "smart_ptr.h"
#include "fn_call.h"

#include <string>
#include <limits>

// Forward declarations
namespace gnash {
    class as_function;
    class as_object;
}

namespace gnash {
  
/// An interval timer.
//
/// This is constructed when _global.setInterval() is called.
///
/// A timer has a function to call, a context in which to call it, a
/// list of arguments and an interval specifying how often the function must be
/// called.
///
/// It is *not* a "smart" timer, which is
/// it will *not* automatically execute at given intervals. Rather, it
/// will be movie_root responsibility to execute the timer-associated
/// function at regular intervals. As a facility, the Timer class provides
/// an execution operator, proxying the execution to the associated function
/// with properly set-up context.
class DSOEXPORT Timer
{
public:
      
    ~Timer();

    /// Construct a Timer, enabling it.
    //
    /// @param method
    ///    The function to call from execution operator.
    ///    Will be stored in an intrusive_ptr.
    ///
    /// @param ms
    ///    The number of milliseconds between expires.
    ///
    /// @param this_ptr
    ///    The object to be used as 'this' pointer when calling the
    ///    associated function. Will be stored in an intrusive_ptr.
    ///    It is allowed to be NULL as long as fn_call is allowed
    ///    a NULL as 'this_ptr' (we might want to change this).
    ///
    /// @param args
    ///     The list of arguments to pass to the function being invoked.
    ///
    /// @param runOnce
    ///     If true the interval will run only once. False if omitted.
    Timer(as_function& method, unsigned long ms, as_object* this_ptr,
            const fn_call::Args& args, bool runOnce = false);

    /// Construct the Timer to call a late-evaluated object method, enabling it.
    //
    /// @param this_ptr
    ///    The object to be used as 'this' pointer when calling the
    ///    associated function. Will be stored in an intrusive_ptr.
    ///    It is allowed to be NULL as long as fn_call is allowed
    ///    a NULL as 'this_ptr' (we might want to change this).
    ///
    /// @param methodName
    ///    The method name to call from execution operator.
    ///
    /// @param ms
    ///    The number of milliseconds between expires.
    ///
    /// @param args
    ///     The list of arguments to pass to the function being invoked.
    ///
    /// @param runOnce
    ///     If true the interval will run only once. False if omitted.
    Timer(as_object* obj, const ObjectURI& methodName, unsigned long ms,
            const fn_call::Args& args, bool runOnce = false);

    /// Clear the timer, ready for reuse
    //
    /// When a Timer is cleared, the expired() function
    /// will always return false.
    ///
    /// Use setInterval() to reset it.
    ///
    void clearInterval();

    /// Get expiration state
    // /// @param now
    ///    Current time, in milliseconds.
    ///
    /// @param elapsed
    ///    Output parameter, will be set to the amount of milliseconds
    ///    elapsed since actual expiration, if expired.
    ///
    /// @return true if the timer expired, false otherwise.
    ///
    bool expired(unsigned long now, unsigned long& elapsed); 

    /// Return true if interval has been cleared.
    //
    /// Note that the timer is constructed as cleared and you
    /// need to call setInterval() to make it not-cleared.
    bool cleared() const {
          return _start == std::numeric_limits<unsigned long>::max();
    }

    /// Execute associated function and reset state
    //
    /// After execution either the timer is cleared
    /// (if runOnce) or start time is incremented
    /// by the interval.
    ///
    /// NOTE: if the timer is cleared this call
    ///       results in a no-op.
    ///
    void executeAndReset();

    /// Mark all reachable resources (for GC)
    //
    /// Resources reachable from Timer are:
    ///
    ///    - Arguments list (_args)
    ///    - Associated function (_function)
    ///    - Target object (_object)
    ///
    void markReachableResources() const;

private:

    /// Execute associated function properly setting up context
    void execute();

    /// Execute associated function properly setting up context
    void operator() () { execute(); }
    
    /// Return number of milliseconds between expirations 
    unsigned long getInterval() const { return _interval; }

    /// Return number of milliseconds after VM start this timer was last reset
    unsigned long getStart() const { return _start; }

    /// Set timer start
    //
    /// Called by every function setting the interval.
    ///
    void start();

    /// Number of milliseconds between expirations 
    unsigned int _interval;

    /// Number of milliseconds since epoch at Timer start 
    //
    /// This will be numeric_limits<unsigned long>::max()
    /// if the timer is not active (or cleared)
    ///
    unsigned long _start;

    /// The associated function (if statically-bound) stored in
    /// an intrusive pointer
    as_function* _function;

    ObjectURI _methodName;

    /// Context for the function call. Will be used as 'this' pointer.
    as_object* _object;

    /// List of arguments
    //
    /// This must be copied before passing to a function call.
    const fn_call::Args _args;

    /// True if the timer should execute only once (for setTimeout)
    bool _runOnce;
};
  
} // namespace gnash

#endif

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