CTimer

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The CTimer class is a helper class for using timers.

Constructor

The constructor expects the same arguments as the method to start a timer, plus the reference to the timer manager.

These are

a record ID to identify the message
a target address for which target the message is to be received
a timeout in milliseconds (when does the message arrive)
a flag whether the message should be repeated
an optional record for payload data

public CTimer(@NotNull final ITimerManager aManager,
              @NotNull final IId aId,
              @NotNull final CTargetAddress aAddress,
              final long aDelay,
              final boolean aRepeat,
              @Nullable final CRecord aTemplate)

This does not start the timer yet, it only saves the timer data.

ITimerManager

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The timer manager takes care of the management of the current timers. Timers in nyssr.net are messages that are sent to their target after a certain time.

Get the timer manager

The manager is fetched as a singleton from the service registry:

final ITimerManager tm = CServiceRegistry.getInstance()
                                         .getService(ITimerManager.class);

As always, make sure that the service starter of your package has a dependency on the ITimerManager to ensure that the service already exists.

Start a timer

One way to start a timer is to use the corresponding methods of the timer manager directly. The method requires

Timer on sillysky.net

CTimer

Constructor

ITimerManager

Get the timer manager

Start a timer