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22 
23 #ifndef COMMON_TIMER_H
24 #define COMMON_TIMER_H
25 
26 #include "common/scummsys.h"
27 #include "common/str.h"
28 #include "common/noncopyable.h"
29 
30 namespace Common {
31 
32 /**
33  * @defgroup common_timer Timer
34  * @ingroup common
35  *
36  * @brief API for managing the timer.
37  *
38  * @{
39  */
40 
41 class TimerManager : NonCopyable {
42 public:
43 	typedef void (*TimerProc)(void *refCon); /*!< Type definition of a timer instance. */
44 
~TimerManager()45 	virtual ~TimerManager() {}
46 
47 	/**
48 	 * Install a new timer callback.
49 	 *
50 	 * After it has been created, the timer is called every @p interval microseconds.
51 	 * The timer can be invoked from a separate thread. Hence any timer code should be
52 	 * written following the same safety guidelines as any other threaded code.
53 	 *
54 	 * @note Although the interval is specified in microseconds, the actual timer resolution
55 	 *       may be lower. In particular, with the SDL backend the timer resolution is 10 ms.
56 	 *
57 	 * @param proc		Callback.
58 	 * @param interval	Interval in which the timer shall be invoked (in microseconds).
59 	 * @param refCon	Arbitrary void pointer passed to the timer callback.
60 	 * @param id        Unique string ID of the installed timer. Used by the event recorder.
61 	 *
62 	 * @return	True if the timer was installed successfully, false otherwise.
63 	 */
64 	virtual bool installTimerProc(TimerProc proc, int32 interval, void *refCon, const Common::String &id) = 0;
65 
66 	/**
67 	 * Remove the given timer callback.
68 	 *
69 	 * It will not be invoked anymore, and no instance
70 	 * of this callback will be running anymore.
71 	 */
72 	virtual void removeTimerProc(TimerProc proc) = 0;
73 };
74 
75 /** @} */
76 
77 } // End of namespace Common
78 
79 #endif
80