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/*
 *  The Mana Server
 *  Copyright (C) 2004-2010  The Mana World Development Team
 *
 *  This file is part of The Mana Server.
 *
 *  The Mana Server is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 *
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 */

#ifndef TIMER_H
#define TIMER_H

/* I need a 64-bit unsigned integer */
#ifdef _MSC_VER
   typedef __uint64 uint64_t // when using MSVC use its internal type
#else
   #include <stdint.h> // on other compilers use the C99 official header
#endif

namespace utils
{

/**
 * This class is for timing purpose as a replacement for SDL_TIMER
 */
class Timer
{
    public:
        /**
         * Constructor.
         */
        Timer(unsigned int ms, bool createActive = true);

        /**
         * Returns the number of elapsed ticks since last call.
         */
        int poll();

        /**
         * Sleeps till the next tick occurs.
         */
        void sleep();

        /**
         * Activates the timer.
         */
        void start();

        /**
         * Deactivates the timer.
         */
        void stop();

        /**
         * Changes the interval between two pulses.
         */
        void changeInterval (unsigned int newinterval);

    private:
        /**
         * Calls gettimeofday() and converts it into milliseconds.
         */
        uint64_t getTimeInMillisec();

        /**
         * Interval between two pulses.
         */
        unsigned int interval;

        /**
         * The time the last pulse occured.
         */
        uint64_t lastpulse;

        /**
         * Activity status of the timer.
         */
        bool active;
};

} // ::utils

#endif