OpenEuphoria

Re: Task API

• Posted by Robert Craig <rds at RapidEuphoria.com> Oct 01, 2005
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Vincent wrote:
> > By the way, something needed by Language War,
> > and other games, is the ability to stop the scheduler's clock,
> > and restart it later. In LW for instance, the user is allowed
> > to freeze the game (to answer the phone etc.). When he resumes
> > the game a few minutes later, it's not good for all 
> > real-time tasks to suddenly be ready to run.
> 
> Would this be another routine or two? Perhaps something like task_reset()
> and/or task_stop()?
> 
> > 
> > Regards,
> >    Rob Craig

I haven't decided.
It could be two calls like: task_clock_stop() ... task_clock_resume()
Or it could be one call: task_clock_shift(atom seconds)
where the application would keep track of how many
seconds went by while the user was on the phone,
and tell me to shift the scheduler's clock accordingly.

Regards,
   Rob Craig
   Rapid Deployment Software
   http://www.RapidEuphoria.com