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+/*******************************************************************************
+
+ Copyright (c) 2009, Charles McGarvey
+ All rights reserved.
+
+ Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+ * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+ this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+ THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+ FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
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+ SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+ CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+ OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <ctime>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+#include "Timer.hh"
+
+#if HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+
+namespace Mf {
+
+
+#if HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME
+
+// Since the monotonic clock will provide us with the timer since the computer
+// started, the number of seconds since that time could easily become so large
+// that it cannot be accurately stored in a float (even with as little two days
+// uptime), therefore we need to start from a more recent reference (when the
+// program starts). Of course this isn't much of an issue if scalar is a
+// double-precision number.
+
+static time_t setReference_()
+{
+ struct timespec ts;
+
+ if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts) != 0)
+ {
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ return ts.tv_sec;
+}
+
+static const time_t reference = setReference_();
+
+
+Scalar getTicks()
+{
+ struct timespec ts;
+
+ if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts) != 0)
+ {
+ throw std::runtime_error("cannot access monotonic clock");
+ }
+
+ return Scalar(ts.tv_sec - reference) + Scalar(ts.tv_nsec) / 1000000000.0;
+}
+
+
+#else // ! HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME
+
+
+// If we don't have posix timers, we'll have to use a different timing method.
+// SDL only promises centisecond accuracy, but that's better than a kick in the
+// butt.
+
+#include <SDL/SDL.h>
+
+Scalar getTicks()
+{
+ Uint32 ms = SDL_GetTicks();
+ return Scalar(ms / 1000) + Scalar(ms % 1000) / 1000.0;
+}
+
+
+#endif // HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME
+
+
+void sleep(Scalar seconds, bool absolute)
+{
+ struct timespec ts;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (absolute) seconds -= getTicks();
+ ts.tv_sec = time_t(seconds);
+ ts.tv_nsec = long((seconds - Scalar(ts.tv_sec)) * 1000000000.0);
+
+ do
+ {
+ ret = nanosleep(&ts, &ts);
+ }
+ while (ret == -1 && errno == EINTR);
+}
+
+
+} // namespace Mf
+
+/** vim: set ts=4 sw=4 tw=80: *************************************************/
+