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+/*
+ *  The Mana Server
+ *  Copyright (C) 2004-2010  The Mana World Development Team
+ *  Copyright (C) 2010-2012  The Mana Developers
+ *
+ *  This file is part of The Mana Server.
+ *
+ *  The Mana Server is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  any later version.
+ *
+ *  The Mana Server is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with The Mana Server.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef TIMEOUT_H
+#define TIMEOUT_H
+
+/**
+ * @brief A timeout is used to count down to a point of time in the future.
+ *
+ * This class is actually a passive time keeper. It does not physically count,
+ * but it stores a reference time against which the current time is compared.
+ *
+ * The timeout works in terms of server ticks, which take 100 ms.
+ */
+class Timeout
+{
+    public:
+        /**
+         * @brief Constructs a timeout.
+         *
+         * By default, the timeout has expired when the server was started.
+         */
+        Timeout()
+            : mReference(0)
+        {}
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the timeout a given amount of \a ticks in the future.
+         */
+        void set(int ticks);
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the timeout a given amount of \a ticks in the future, unless
+         * the timeout is already set to a higher value.
+         */
+        void setSoft(int ticks);
+
+        /**
+         * Returns the number of ticks remaining to the next timeout. Negative
+         * when the timeout has already happened.
+         */
+        int remaining() const;
+
+        /**
+         * Returns whether the timeout has expired.
+         */
+        bool expired() const { return remaining() < 0; }
+
+        /**
+         * Returns whether the timeout was reached in the current tick.
+         */
+        bool justFinished() const { return remaining() == 0; }
+
+    private:
+        int mReference;
+};
+
+#endif // TIMEOUT_H