nim-dagger/codex/utils/timer.nim

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## Timer
## Used to execute a callback in a loop

import pkg/chronos
import pkg/chronicles
import pkg/upraises

type
  TimerCallback* = proc(): Future[void] {.gcsafe, upraises:[].}
  Timer* = ref object of RootObj
    callback: TimerCallback
    interval: Duration
    name: string
    loopFuture: Future[void]

proc new*(T: type Timer, timerName = "Unnamed Timer"): Timer =
  ## Create a new Timer intance with the given name
  Timer(name: timerName)

proc timerLoop(timer: Timer) {.async.} =
  try:
    while true:
      await timer.callback()
      await sleepAsync(timer.interval)
  except CancelledError:
    raise
  except CatchableError as exc:
    error "Timer caught unhandled exception: ", name=timer.name, msg=exc.msg

method start*(timer: Timer, callback: TimerCallback, interval: Duration) {.base.} =
  if timer.loopFuture != nil:
    return
  trace "Timer starting: ", name=timer.name
  timer.callback = callback
  timer.interval = interval
  timer.loopFuture = timerLoop(timer)

method stop*(timer: Timer) {.async, base.} =
  if timer.loopFuture != nil:
    trace "Timer stopping: ", name=timer.name
    await timer.loopFuture.cancelAndWait()
    timer.loopFuture = nil