examples/Base/Timers/Periodic/Periodic.cpp

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// which accompanies this distribution, and is available
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//
// Initial Contributors:
// Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
//
// Contributors:
//
// Description:
// Shows difference between CPeriodic and CHeartBeat
// CPeriodic uses repeated RTimer::After() requests to get
// a periodic tick - simple, but the time the tick is serviced lags
// increasingly.
// As a nuance of CPeriodic, it takes a TCallBack to service
// its requests.
// CHeartbeat uses repeated RTimer::Lock() requests: its
// requests complete in synchronization with the beating
// of the system clock.
// As a nuance of CHeartbeat, it takes an MBeating* mixin:
// the MBeating's Beat() function is called when completion
// occurs in sync, and Synchronize() is called when
// synchronization has been lost.
//



// standard example header
#include "CommonFramework.h"

// beginning of real example

#include <e32math.h>

void RandomDelay(TInt64& aSeed, TInt /*aTimerNumber*/)
        {
        // initialize seed first time through
        if (aSeed==0)
                {
                TTime time;
                time.HomeTime();
                aSeed=time.Int64();
                }
        // ok, here we go
        TReal randomZeroToOne;
        randomZeroToOne = Math::FRand(aSeed);
        TReal realDelay;
        realDelay = randomZeroToOne * randomZeroToOne * 2000000;
        TInt32 intDelay;
        Math::Int(intDelay, realDelay);
        TTimeIntervalMicroSeconds32 delayMicroSeconds;
        delayMicroSeconds=intDelay;
        User::After(delayMicroSeconds);
        }

// A version of the RandomDelay function which is not random ! 
// The delay is fixed at 1000000us and may be useful to 
// experiment with. 
//
//
//void RandomDelay(TInt64& /* aSeed */, TInt aTimerNumber)
//      {
//      User::After(1000000);
//  _LIT(KFormatMisc,"Delay for timer %d: 1000000us\n");
//      console->Printf(KFormatMisc, aTimerNumber);
//      }


class TAppRunner
        {
public:
        TAppRunner();
        void NotifyFinished(); // notify an active object has finished
        void NotifyStarted(); // notify an active object has started
// private:
        TInt iActiveObjects; // count of active objects
        };

TAppRunner::TAppRunner()
        {
        iActiveObjects=0;
        }

void TAppRunner::NotifyStarted()
        {
        iActiveObjects++;
        }

void TAppRunner::NotifyFinished()
        {
        iActiveObjects--;
        if (iActiveObjects==0) CActiveScheduler::Stop();
        }

/*
        CPeriodicRunner class

        Constructor makes a CPeriodic and sets it off with one-second ticks.
        These are fielded by the callback function, the static Tick(TAny*),
        which simply casts the pointer to a CPeriodicRunner* and calls
        the non-static callback, DoTick().

        Processing gets behind: when the ticks left have counted down to zero,
        it should be behind by a second or two.  The destructor indicates how many
        seconds since the object's creation.
*/

class CPeriodicRunner : public CBase
        {
public:
        // construct, add CPeriodic to active scheduler, and start it
        static CPeriodicRunner* NewL(TInt aTickInterval, TInt aTotalTicks, TAppRunner& aAppRunner);
        ~CPeriodicRunner(); // destruct and give statistics
protected:
        CPeriodicRunner(TInt aTickInterval, TInt aTotalTicks, TAppRunner& aAppRunner);
private:
        void ConstructL(); // second construction phase
        // functions for TCallBack protocol
        static TInt Tick(TAny* aObject); // directly called
        void DoTick(); // indirectly called
private:
      // constructor parameters
        TAppRunner& iAppRunner; // notify when started and finished
        TInt iTotalTicks;       // total number of ticks requested
        TInt iTickInterval;     // the tick interval in microseconds
        
          // things set up by ConstructL()
        TTime iStartTime;       // when we were started
        CPeriodic* iPeriodic;   // periodic timer active object
        
          // remaining ticks will be decremented as we go
        TInt iTicksLeft;        // number of ticks before we expire
        TInt iTimerNumber;      // indentifying number for the timer
        
        // seed for random delay generator
        TInt64 iDelaySeed;
        };

// protected C++ constructor
CPeriodicRunner::CPeriodicRunner(TInt aTickInterval, TInt aTotalTicks, TAppRunner& aAppRunner)
        : iAppRunner(aAppRunner), iTotalTicks(aTotalTicks), iTickInterval(aTickInterval)
        {}

// private second-phase constructor
void CPeriodicRunner::ConstructL()
        {
        iStartTime.HomeTime();
        iPeriodic =CPeriodic::NewL(0); // neutral priority
        iAppRunner.NotifyStarted();
        iTimerNumber = iAppRunner.iActiveObjects; // set idenfifying number for timer
        iTicksLeft = iTotalTicks;
        // variable (actually 1 second) delay and interval 
        iPeriodic->Start(iTickInterval,iTickInterval,TCallBack(Tick, this));
        }

// construct, add CPeriodic to active scheduler, and start it
CPeriodicRunner* CPeriodicRunner::NewL(TInt aTickInterval, TInt aTotalTicks, TAppRunner& aAppRunner)
        {
        CPeriodicRunner* self=new (ELeave) CPeriodicRunner(aTickInterval, aTotalTicks, aAppRunner);
        CleanupStack::PushL(self);
    self->ConstructL();
        CleanupStack::Pop();
    return self;
        }

// destruct and give statistics
CPeriodicRunner::~CPeriodicRunner()
        {
        TTimeIntervalMicroSeconds elapsedTime;
        TTime currentTime;
        // set current time
        currentTime.HomeTime(); // set currentTime to now
        // find and show elapsed time & ticks 
        elapsedTime = currentTime.MicroSecondsFrom(iStartTime);
        
        _LIT(KFormat1,"Periodic timer %d finished after: %Ld microseconds for %d %dus ticks\n");
        console->Printf(KFormat1,iTimerNumber,elapsedTime.Int64(),iTotalTicks,iTickInterval);

        
        
        //  cancel any outstanding request; delete owned CPeriodic object 
        iPeriodic->Cancel();
    delete iPeriodic;
        // tell app runner we've finished (if we're last, scheduler will stop)
        iAppRunner.NotifyFinished();
        }

// private
TInt CPeriodicRunner::Tick(TAny* aObject)
        {
        ((CPeriodicRunner*)aObject)->DoTick(); // cast, and call non-static function
        return 1;
        }

// private
void CPeriodicRunner::DoTick()
        {
        iTicksLeft--;
        _LIT(KFormat2,"Periodic timer %d: %d ticks done\n");
        console->Printf(KFormat2, iTimerNumber, iTotalTicks - iTicksLeft);
        if(iTicksLeft==0)
                {
                delete this;
                }
        RandomDelay(iDelaySeed,iTimerNumber); // a random delay to mess up the timing
        }

/*
        CHeartbeatRunner class

        This class receives beats in sync with the system clock.  It also has a much
        nicer interface than for periodic timers - the MBeating mixin, which is nicely
        object-oriented.

        Most of the time, the Beat() function is called which trivially updates the tick
        count.  Occasionally, synchronization is lost, and the Synchronize() function
        is called instead: this must find out from the system time how many ticks should
        have been counted, and update things accordingly.

        The destructor gives the same comparisons as the CPeriodic's.  The discrepancy
        between the number of ticks and the number of seconds since construction should
        never be more than is accounted for by the last heartbeat.
*/

class CHeartbeatRunner : public CBase, public MBeating
        {
public:
        // construct, add CHeartbeat to active scheduler, and start it
        static CHeartbeatRunner* NewL(TInt aTickInterval, TInt aTotalTicks, TAppRunner& aAppRunner);
        ~CHeartbeatRunner(); // destruct and give statistics
protected:
        CHeartbeatRunner(TInt aTickInterval, TInt aTotalTicks, TAppRunner& aAppRunner);
private:
        void ConstructL();
        // functions for MBeating protocol
        void Beat(); // called when beat works ok
        void Synchronize(); // called when we need to synchronize
private:
        // constructor parameters
        TAppRunner& iAppRunner; // notify when started and finished
        TInt iTotalTicks; // number of ticks requested
        TInt iTickInterval; // tick length in microseconds
        // things set up by ConstructL
        TTime iStartTime; // when we were started
        CHeartbeat* iHeartbeat; // heartbeat active object
        // ticks left decrements as we go
        TInt iTicksLeft; // number of ticks before we expire
        TInt iTimerNumber; // indentifying number for the timer
        // seed for random delay generator
        TInt64 iDelaySeed;
        };

// protected C++ constructor
CHeartbeatRunner::CHeartbeatRunner(TInt aTickInterval, TInt aTotalTicks, TAppRunner& aAppRunner)
        :iAppRunner(aAppRunner), iTotalTicks(aTotalTicks), iTickInterval(aTickInterval)
        {}

// private second-phase constructor
void CHeartbeatRunner::ConstructL()
        {
        iStartTime.HomeTime();
        iHeartbeat=CHeartbeat::NewL(0); // neutral priority
        iAppRunner.NotifyStarted();
        iTimerNumber = iAppRunner.iActiveObjects; // set idenfifying number for timer
        iTicksLeft = iTotalTicks;
        // start the heartbeat timer, beating exactly on the second
        iHeartbeat->Start(ETwelveOClock,this);
        }

// construct, add CHeartbeat to active scheduler, and start it
CHeartbeatRunner* CHeartbeatRunner::NewL(TInt aTickInterval, TInt aTotalTicks, TAppRunner& aAppRunner)
        {
        CHeartbeatRunner* self=new (ELeave) CHeartbeatRunner(aTickInterval, aTotalTicks, aAppRunner);
        CleanupStack::PushL(self);
    self->ConstructL();
        CleanupStack::Pop();
    return self;
        }

// destruct and give statistics
CHeartbeatRunner::~CHeartbeatRunner()
        {
        TTimeIntervalMicroSeconds elapsedTime;
        TTime currentTime;
        currentTime.HomeTime(); // set current time to now
        // find and show elapsed time & ticks 
        elapsedTime = currentTime.MicroSecondsFrom(iStartTime); 
        
        _LIT(KFormat3,"Heartbeat timer %d finished after: %Ld microseonds for %d %dus ticks\n");
        console->Printf(KFormat3,iTimerNumber,elapsedTime.Int64(),iTotalTicks,iTickInterval);
        
        //  cancel any outstanding request; delete owned CPeriodic object 
        iHeartbeat->Cancel();
    delete iHeartbeat;
        // tell app runner we've finished (if last, scheduler will stop)
        iAppRunner.NotifyFinished();
        }

// private
void CHeartbeatRunner::Beat()
        {
        iTicksLeft--;
        if(iTicksLeft<=0)
                delete this;
        else
                RandomDelay(iDelaySeed,iTimerNumber); // a random delay to mess up the timing
        }

// private
void CHeartbeatRunner::Synchronize()
        {
        TInt ticksMissed = 0;
                 // what time in microseconds should be for this tick
        TTime desiredTime = iStartTime + TTimeIntervalMicroSeconds((iTotalTicks - iTicksLeft) * iTickInterval);
        TTime currentTime; // set current time to now
        currentTime.HomeTime();
        TTimeIntervalMicroSeconds missedTime = currentTime.MicroSecondsFrom(desiredTime);
        // Calculate the ticks missed (quickly!)
        TInt64 missedTimeInt = missedTime.Int64(); // convert the missed time interval to an Int64
        
        ticksMissed = (missedTimeInt / iTickInterval);
        //ticksMissed = (missedTimeInt / iTickInterval).GetTInt();
        
        
        // The following loop increments the ticks missed by the same amount, but takes much longer
        // while (desiredTime < currentTime)
        //      {
        //      desiredTime = desiredTime - TTimeIntervalMicroSeconds(iTickInterval);
        //      ticksMissed++;
        //      }
        _LIT(KFormat4,"Ticks done %d\n");
        console->Printf(KFormat4, (iTotalTicks -iTicksLeft));
        
        iTicksLeft = iTicksLeft - ticksMissed;
        TTimeIntervalMicroSeconds elapsedTime;
        elapsedTime = currentTime.MicroSecondsFrom(iStartTime); // find and show elapsed time & ticks 
        _LIT(KFormat5,"Elapsed time: %Ld microseconds\n");
        console->Printf(KFormat5, elapsedTime.Int64());
        
        _LIT(KFormat6,"Synchronize heartbeat timer %d: ticks missed %d: left %d: done now %d\n");
        console->Printf(KFormat6,
                            iTimerNumber,
                                        ticksMissed,
                                        iTicksLeft,
                                        ((iTotalTicks - iTicksLeft) <= iTotalTicks) ? iTotalTicks - iTicksLeft : iTotalTicks
                                   );
        // iTicksLeft can be less than zero
        if(iTicksLeft<=0)
                {
                delete this;
                }
        }

/*
        TAppRunner class

        Encapsulates logic for stopping the active scheduler
*/


// do the example

void doExampleL()
    {
          // Make and install the active scheduler
        CActiveScheduler*  scheduler = new (ELeave) CActiveScheduler;
        
          // Push onto clean-up stack
        CleanupStack::PushL(scheduler); 
        
          // Install as active scheduler
        CActiveScheduler::Install(scheduler);

      // Controls the stopping of the scheduler
        TAppRunner appRunner; 
        
          // Set the tick interval to 1 second.
        TInt TickInterval = 1000000;

          // run each kind of timer for increasing numbers of ticks
          // was 10/40/10
                
        for (TInt total_ticks=4; total_ticks<=6; total_ticks+=2)
                {               
                  // Create periodic timer
                  //
                  // [nb Comment next line out if you just want to see heart beat runner]
        CPeriodicRunner::NewL(TickInterval, total_ticks, appRunner);
                        
                  // Create hearbeat
                  //
                  // [nb Comment next line out if you just want to see periodic timer]
                CHeartbeatRunner::NewL(TickInterval, total_ticks, appRunner);
                }

        CActiveScheduler::Start();
        CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(); // scheduler
        }

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