updog/timer.py
2024-01-30 13:35:56 -06:00

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Python

import threading
import time
# Threaded repeating timer thing
# From https://stackoverflow.com/a/40965385/16432246
# It shouldn't drift, but that's untested
# Keep in mind you can't catch Exceptions for this, it just crashes the thread.
# Some more scheduling stuff: https://www.redwood.com/article/python-job-scheduling/
class RepeatedTimer(object):
'''
Run stuff repeatedly every x seconds
Example usage (from SO and ported to Python 3):
from time import sleep
def hello(name):
print "Hello %s!" % name
print()"starting...")
rt = RepeatedTimer(1, hello, "World") # it auto-starts, no need of rt.start()
try:
sleep(5) # your long-running job goes here...
catch:
rt.stop() # better in a try/catch block to make sure the program ends!
'''
def __init__(self, interval, function, *args, **kwargs):
'''
Run a functions with arguments every
'''
self._timer = None
self.interval = interval
self.function = function
self.args = args
self.kwargs = kwargs
self.is_running = False
self.next_call = time.time()
self.start()
def _run(self):
self.is_running = False
self.start()
self.function(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
def start(self):
if not self.is_running:
self.next_call += self.interval
self._timer = threading.Timer(
self.next_call - time.time(), self._run)
self._timer.start()
self.is_running = True
def stop(self):
self._timer.cancel()
self.is_running = False