Implement post_timeout

main.cpp

@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ void stuff() {
   t.join();
 }
 
+void timeoutTest() {
+  jlworkers::Workers eventLoop;
+
+  eventLoop.start();
+  eventLoop.post_timeout([] { std::cout << "Hello\n"; }, 1000);
+  eventLoop.stop();
+}
+
 int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
 
   // Test workerthread
@@ -72,6 +80,9 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
   // Test eventloop
   workersTest(1);
 
+  // Test timeout
+  std::cout << "Testing post_timeout\n";
+  timeoutTest();
   
   return 0;
 }

workers.cpp

+#include <chrono>
 #include <condition_variable>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <functional>
@@ -23,11 +24,20 @@ namespace jlworkers {
   }
   
   void Workers::post(const std::function<void()>& f) {
-    //std::cout << "Adding task to queue, size before: " << m_queue.size();
     std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(m_runningMutex);
     this->m_queue.emplace_back(f);
     m_runningCondition.notify_all();
-    //std::cout << ", size after: " << m_queue.size() << "\n";
+  }
+
+  /* Crude implementation of timeout method.
+   */
+  void Workers::post_timeout(const std::function<void()>& f, int timeout) {
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(m_runningMutex);
+    this->m_queue.emplace_back([f, timeout] {
+      std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(timeout));
+      f();
+    });
+    m_runningCondition.notify_all();
   }
 
   void Workers::start() {

workers.hpp

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace jlworkers {
     Workers(int numThreads);
 
     void post(const std::function<void ()>&);
+    void post_timeout(const std::function<void ()>&, int timeout);
     void start();
     void stop();
   };