ocaml/byterun/rotatecursor.h

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/* Objective Caml */
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/* Damien Doligez, projet Para, INRIA Rocquencourt */
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/* Copyright 1996 Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et */
/* en Automatique. All rights reserved. This file is distributed */
/* under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License. */
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/* $Id$ */
/* rotatecursor library, written by <Damien.Doligez@inria.fr>
This file is in the public domain.
version 1.12.2
The goal of this library is to help implement cooperative multitasking
for MPW tools: to make sure that your program calls RotateCursor often
enough (about 20 times per second) but not too often (to avoid a big
slowdown).
It can also be used for applications with a little more work.
Simple usage for MPW tools:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
1. #include this file where appropriate
2. Insert the following line in every loop of your program:
ROTATECURSOR_MAGIC ();
The overhead of this macro is only a few CPU cycles, so it can be
used without problem even in tight loops.
Simple usage for applications:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
1. Write a function with prototype:
pascal void myaction (long x);
This functions should get and handle all events until the event
queue is empty (i.e. until it gets a null event). It should also
animate the cursor.
2. #include this file where appropriate
3. Add this line to the init code of your program:
rotatecursor_options (NULL, 0, &myaction);
4. Insert the following line in every loop of your program:
ROTATECURSOR_MAGIC ();
The overhead of this macro is only a few CPU cycles, so it can be
used without problem even in tight loops.
5. If there is no function called RotateCursor in your libraries, you
will have to provide one that does nothing (it will not be called).
See below for advanced options.
*/
#ifndef _rotatecursor_h_
#define _rotatecursor_h_
extern int volatile rotatecursor_flag;
/*
[rotatecursor_flag] will be automagically set to 1 when the time comes
to call [rotatecursor_ticker].
*/
void rotatecursor_options (int volatile *p1, int period,
pascal void (*action) (long));
/*
Use [rotatecursor_options] to change advanced parameters:
1. [p1] is a pointer to another variable that will be set to 1 when
the time is up, unless it is already nonzero. Typical use is when
you already have a variable in your program that is set
asynchronously for something else, and you want to avoid testing
two different variables in your inner loop. Pass [NULL] in this
argument if you don't need this feature.
2. [period] is the interval (in milliseconds) between calls to
RotateCursor. Reasonable values are between 10 and 200.
If you pass 0 in this argument, the default value (50) will
be used. This value is passed to PrimeTime, so a negative value
represents a delay in microseconds (not very useful here...)
3. [action] is the function that will be called at regular intervals
by [rotatecursor_ticker]. If you pass [NULL] in this argument,
the default function, [RotateCursor], will be called.
*/
int rotatecursor_ticker (void);
/*
[rotatecursor_ticker] calls your [action] function (or [RotateCursor]),
resets [rotatecursor_flag] to 0, and rearms the Time Manager task that
will set [rotatecursor_flag] to 1 after the appropriate delay.
This function always returns 0. It returns an int so you can use
it in an expression as well as a statement.
*/
#define ROTATECURSOR_MAGIC() (rotatecursor_flag ? rotatecursor_ticker () : 0)
/*
[ROTATECURSOR_MAGIC] is a simple interface to [rotatecursor_flag]
and [rotatecursor_ticker]. Can be used as a statement (followed by
a semicolon) or in an expression (followed by a comma).
*/
void rotatecursor_final (void);
/*
This function is set up (with [atexit]) to be called before your
program finishes. If for any reason the [atexit] functions are not
called before your program exits, you should call this function by hand.
It is harmless to call [rotatecursor_final] twice.
*/
#endif /* _rotatecursor_h_ */