PeriodicAction.cpp

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#include <Gaudi/Utils/PeriodicAction.h>
#include <utility>
 
using Gaudi::Utils::PeriodicAction;
 
PeriodicAction::PeriodicAction( callback_t callback, std::chrono::milliseconds period_duration, bool autostart )
    : m_callback{ std::move( callback ) }, m_period_duration{ period_duration } {
  if ( autostart ) start();
}
 
PeriodicAction::~PeriodicAction() { stop(); }
 
void PeriodicAction::start() {
  if ( !m_thread.joinable() && m_period_duration.count() > 0 ) {
    // Note: we can move the callback because we are not going to use it
    // outside of the thread
    m_thread = std::thread{ [period_duration = m_period_duration, callback = std::move( m_callback ),
                             stop_signal = m_stop_thread.get_future()] {
      auto next_call = clock::now() + period_duration;
      while ( stop_signal.wait_until( next_call ) == std::future_status::timeout ) {
        callback();
        // ensure the next call is at a multiple
        // of m_period_duration after the last one
        const auto now = clock::now();
        while ( next_call < now ) next_call += period_duration;
      }
    } };
  }
}
 
void PeriodicAction::stop() {
  if ( m_thread.joinable() ) {
    m_stop_thread.set_value();
    m_thread.join();
  }
}