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+// -*- mode:C++; tab-width:8; c-basic-offset:2; indent-tabs-mode:t -*-
+// vim: ts=8 sw=2 smarttab
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Red Hat Inc.
+ */
+
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <chrono>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <thread>
+#include <functional>
+
+namespace crimson {
+ using std::chrono::duration_cast;
+ using std::chrono::milliseconds;
+
+ // runs a given simple function object waiting wait_period
+ // milliseconds between; the destructor stops the other thread
+ // immediately
+ class RunEvery {
+ using Lock = std::unique_lock<std::mutex>;
+ using Guard = std::lock_guard<std::mutex>;
+ using TimePoint = std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point;
+
+ bool finishing = false;
+ std::chrono::milliseconds wait_period;
+ std::function<void()> body;
+ std::mutex mtx;
+ std::condition_variable cv;
+
+ // put threads last so all other variables are initialized first
+
+ std::thread thd;
+
+ public:
+
+#ifdef ADD_MOVE_SEMANTICS
+ RunEvery();
+#endif
+
+ template<typename D>
+ RunEvery(D _wait_period,
+ std::function<void()> _body) :
+ wait_period(duration_cast<milliseconds>(_wait_period)),
+ body(_body)
+ {
+ thd = std::thread(&RunEvery::run, this);
+ }
+
+ RunEvery(const RunEvery& other) = delete;
+ RunEvery& operator=(const RunEvery& other) = delete;
+ RunEvery(RunEvery&& other) = delete;
+#ifdef ADD_MOVE_SEMANTICS
+ RunEvery& operator=(RunEvery&& other);
+#else
+ RunEvery& operator=(RunEvery&& other) = delete;
+#endif
+
+ ~RunEvery();
+
+ void join();
+
+ protected:
+
+ void run();
+ };
+}