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/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   commonc++ - A C++ Common Class Library
   Copyright (C) 2005-2012  Mark A Lindner

   This file is part of commonc++.

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   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
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*/

#ifndef __ccxx_PulseTimer_hxx
#define __ccxx_PulseTimer_hxx

#include <commonc++/Common.h++>
#include <commonc++/Thread.h++>

namespace ccxx {

class COMMONCPP_API PulseTimer : public Thread
{
  public:

  PulseTimer(uint_t interval = 1, uint_t initialDelay = 0) throw();

  ~PulseTimer() throw();

  inline uint32_t getPulseCount() const throw()
  { return(_count); }

  inline time_ms_t getLastPulseTime() const throw()
  { return((_count > 0) ? _last : 0); }

  protected:

  void run();
  void cleanup();

  virtual void pulse(const time_ms_t &now) = 0;

  private:

  uint_t _interval;
  uint_t _delay;
  time_ms_t _last;
  uint32_t _count;
};

}; // namespace ccxx

#endif // __ccxx_PulseTimer_hxx

/* end of header file */