LCOM1920-T02G10

#ifndef _DDEKIT_TIMER_H

#define _DDEKIT_TIMER_H

#include <ddekit/ddekit.h>

#include <ddekit/thread.h>

/** \defgroup DDEKit_timer 

 *

 * Timer subsystem

 *

 * DDEKit provides a generic timer implementation that enables users

 * to execute a function with some arguments after a certain period

 * of time. DDEKit therefore starts a timer thread that executes these

 * functions and keeps track of the currently running timers.

 */

/** Add a timer event. After the absolute timeout has expired, function fn

 * is called with args as arguments.

 *

 *  \ingroup DDEKit_timer

 *

 *        \return                >=0        valid timer ID 

 *  \return                < 0        error

 */

int ddekit_add_timer(void (*fn)(void *), void *args, unsigned long

        timeout);

/** Delete timer with the corresponding timer id.

 *

 *  \ingroup DDEKit_timer

 */

int ddekit_del_timer(int timer);

/** Check whether a timer is pending 

 *

 *  \ingroup DDEKit_timer

 *

 * Linux needs this.

 */

int ddekit_timer_pending(int timer);

/** Initialization function, startup timer thread

 *

 *  \ingroup DDEKit_timer

 */

void ddekit_init_timers(void);

/** Get the timer thread.

 */

ddekit_thread_t *ddekit_get_timer_thread(void);

#endif