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-rw-r--r--bindings/cxx/include/pugl/pugl.hpp36
1 files changed, 34 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/bindings/cxx/include/pugl/pugl.hpp b/bindings/cxx/include/pugl/pugl.hpp
index 9e65589..8758a17 100644
--- a/bindings/cxx/include/pugl/pugl.hpp
+++ b/bindings/cxx/include/pugl/pugl.hpp
@@ -580,13 +580,45 @@ public:
return static_cast<Status>(puglRequestAttention(cobj()));
}
- /// @copydoc puglStartTimer
+ /**
+ Activate a repeating timer event.
+
+ This starts a timer which will send a timer event to `view` every
+ `timeout` seconds. This can be used to perform some action in a view at a
+ regular interval with relatively low frequency. Note that the frequency
+ of timer events may be limited by how often update() is called.
+
+ If the given timer already exists, it is replaced.
+
+ @param id The identifier for this timer. This is an application-specific
+ ID that should be a low number, typically the value of a constant or `enum`
+ that starts from 0. There is a platform-specific limit to the number of
+ supported timers, and overhead associated with each, so applications should
+ create only a few timers and perform several tasks in one if necessary.
+
+ @param timeout The period, in seconds, of this timer. This is not
+ guaranteed to have a resolution better than 10ms (the maximum timer
+ resolution on Windows) and may be rounded up if it is too short. On X11
+ and MacOS, a resolution of about 1ms can usually be relied on.
+
+ Errors:
+ - #PUGL_FAILURE if timers are not supported by this system or build.
+ - #PUGL_UNKNOWN_ERROR if setting the timer failed.
+ */
Status startTimer(const uintptr_t id, const double timeout) noexcept
{
return static_cast<Status>(puglStartTimer(cobj(), id, timeout));
}
- /// @copydoc puglStopTimer
+ /**
+ Stop an active timer.
+
+ @param id The ID previously passed to startTimer().
+
+ Errors:
+ - #PUGL_FAILURE if timers are not supported by this system or build.
+ - #PUGL_UNKNOWN_ERROR if stopping the timer failed.
+ */
Status stopTimer(const uintptr_t id) noexcept
{
return static_cast<Status>(puglStopTimer(cobj(), id));