tdepim/kalarm/lib/synchtimer.h

/*
 *  synchtimer.h  -  timers which synchronise to time boundaries
 *  Program:  kalarm
 *  Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 by David Jarvie <software@astrojar.org.uk>
 *
 *  This program 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
 *  (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *  This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 *  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 */

#ifndef SYNCHTIMER_H
#define SYNCHTIMER_H

/* @file synchtimer.h - timers which synchronise to time boundaries */

#include <tqobject.h>
#include <tqvaluelist.h>
#include <tqcstring.h>
#include <tqdatetime.h>
class TQTimer;

/** SynchTimer is a virtual base class for application-wide timers synchronised
 *  to a time boundary.
 *
 *  @author David Jarvie <software@astrojar.org.uk>
 */
class SynchTimer : public QObject
{
		Q_OBJECT
	public:
		virtual ~SynchTimer();

		struct Connection
		{
			Connection() { }
			Connection(TQObject* r, const char* s) : receiver(r), slot(s) { }
			bool operator==(const Connection& c) const  { return receiver == c.receiver && slot == c.slot; }
			TQObject*       receiver;
			const TQCString slot;
		};
	protected:
		SynchTimer();
		virtual void        start() = 0;
		void                connecT(TQObject* receiver, const char* member);
		void                disconnecT(TQObject* receiver, const char* member = 0);
		bool                hasConnections() const   { return !mConnections.isEmpty(); }

		TQTimer*             mTimer;

	protected slots:
		virtual void        slotTimer() = 0;

	private slots:
		void                slotReceiverGone(TQObject* r)  { disconnecT(r); }

	private:
		SynchTimer(const SynchTimer&);   // prohibit copying
		TQValueList<Connection> mConnections;  // list of current clients
};


/** MinuteTimer is an application-wide timer synchronised to the minute boundary.
 *
 *  @author David Jarvie <software@astrojar.org.uk>
 */
class MinuteTimer : public SynchTimer
{
		Q_OBJECT
	public:
		virtual ~MinuteTimer()  { mInstance = 0; }
		/** Connect to the timer signal.
		 *  @param receiver Receiving object.
		 *  @param member Slot to activate.
		 */
		static void connect(TQObject* receiver, const char* member)
		                   { instance()->connecT(receiver, member); }
		/** Disconnect from the timer signal.
		 *  @param receiver Receiving object.
		 *  @param member Slot to disconnect. If null, all slots belonging to
		 *                @p receiver will be disconnected.
		 */
		static void disconnect(TQObject* receiver, const char* member = 0)
		                   { if (mInstance) mInstance->disconnecT(receiver, member); }

	protected:
		MinuteTimer() : SynchTimer() { }
		static MinuteTimer* instance();
		virtual void        start()    { slotTimer(); }

	protected slots:
		virtual void slotTimer();

	private:
		static MinuteTimer* mInstance;     // the one and only instance
};


/** DailyTimer is an application-wide timer synchronised to a specified time of day, local time.
 *
 *  Daily timers come in two flavours: fixed, which can only be accessed through static methods,
 *  and variable, whose time can be adjusted and which are accessed through non-static methods.
 *
 *  @author David Jarvie <software@astrojar.org.uk>
 */
class DailyTimer : public SynchTimer
{
		Q_OBJECT
	public:
		virtual ~DailyTimer();
		/** Connect to the timer signal which triggers at the given fixed time of day.
		 *  A new timer is created if necessary.
		 *  @param timeOfDay Time at which the timer is to trigger.
		 *  @param receiver Receiving object.
		 *  @param member Slot to activate.
		 */
		static void connect(const TQTime& timeOfDay, TQObject* receiver, const char* member)
		                   { fixedInstance(timeOfDay)->connecT(receiver, member); }
		/** Disconnect from the timer signal which triggers at the given fixed time of day.
		 *  If there are no remaining connections to that timer, it is destroyed.
		 *  @param timeOfDay Time at which the timer triggers.
		 *  @param receiver Receiving object.
		 *  @param member Slot to disconnect. If null, all slots belonging to
		 *                @p receiver will be disconnected.
		 */
		static void disconnect(const TQTime& timeOfDay, TQObject* receiver, const char* member = 0);
		/** Change the time at which this variable timer triggers.
		 *  @param newTimeOfDay New time at which the timer should trigger.
		 *  @param triggerMissed If true, and if @p newTimeOfDay < @p oldTimeOfDay, and if the current
		 *                       time is between @p newTimeOfDay and @p oldTimeOfDay, the timer will be
		 *                       triggered immediately so as to avoid missing today's trigger.
		 */
		void changeTime(const TQTime& newTimeOfDay, bool triggerMissed = true);
		/** Return the current time of day at which this variable timer triggers. */
		TQTime timeOfDay() const  { return mTime; }

	protected:
		/** Construct an instance.
		 *  The constructor is protected to ensure that for variable timers, only derived classes
		 *  can construct instances. This ensures that multiple timers are not created for the same
		 *  use.
		 */
		DailyTimer(const TQTime&, bool fixed);
		/** Return the instance which triggers at the specified fixed time of day,
		 *  optionally creating a new instance if necessary.
		 *  @param timeOfDay Time at which the timer triggers.
		 *  @param create    If true, create a new instance if none already exists
		 *                   for @p timeOfDay.
		 *  @return The instance for @p timeOfDay, or 0 if it does not exist.
		 */
		static DailyTimer* fixedInstance(const TQTime& timeOfDay, bool create = true);
		virtual void start();

	protected slots:
		virtual void slotTimer();

	private:
		static TQValueList<DailyTimer*>  mFixedTimers;   // list of timers whose trigger time is fixed
		TQTime  mTime;
		TQDate  mLastDate;  // the date on which the timer was last triggered
		bool   mFixed;     // the time at which the timer triggers cannot be changed
};


/** MidnightTimer is an application-wide timer synchronised to midnight, local time.
 *
 *  @author David Jarvie <software@astrojar.org.uk>
 */
class MidnightTimer
{
	public:
		/** Connect to the timer signal.
		 *  @param receiver Receiving object.
		 *  @param member Slot to activate.
		 */
		static void connect(TQObject* receiver, const char* member)
		                   { DailyTimer::connect(TQTime(0,0), receiver, member); }
		/** Disconnect from the timer signal.
		 *  @param receiver Receiving object.
		 *  @param member Slot to disconnect. If null, all slots belonging to
		 *                @p receiver will be disconnected.
		 */
		static void disconnect(TQObject* receiver, const char* member = 0)
		                   { DailyTimer::disconnect(TQTime(0,0), receiver, member); }

};

#endif // SYNCHTIMER_H