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* $Id: WatchDog.i3.html,v 1.3 2010-04-29 17:20:03 wagner Exp $
INTERFACE WatchDog;
IMPORT Thread, Time;
TYPE
T <: ROOT;
PROCEDURE New(timeout: Time.T;
target: Thread.T := NIL): T;
Returns a new watchdog, set to alert target after timeout expires.
The target parameter defaults to the calling thread.
PROCEDURE Reset(wd: T;
timeout: Time.T := -1.0d0);
Resets the timeout interval of the watchdog timer wd.
If timeout is unspecified, the most recent value is used again.
PROCEDURE Cancel(wd: T);
Cancels the watchdog timer wd. The watchdog timer may not be used
after this is called.
PROCEDURE Expired(wd: T): BOOLEAN;
Returns TRUE if the watchdog timer has expired and alerted the target
thread.
END WatchDog.