Allows tick events to auto-requeue when registered as listeners

docs/changelog.txt

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ changelog.txt uses a syntax similar to RST, with a few special sequences:
 ## Documentation
 
 ## API
+- ``EventManager``: revises tick events to work as listeners. Tick events registered with ``registerListener`` will now auto-matically requeu at their designated frequency.
 
 ## Lua
 

library/include/modules/EventManager.h

@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ namespace DFHack {
             typedef void (*callback_t)(color_ostream&, void*); //called when the event happens
             callback_t eventHandler;
             int32_t freq; //how often event is allowed to fire (in ticks) use 0 to always fire when possible
+            int32_t when = -1; //when to fire event (global tick count)
 
-            EventHandler(callback_t eventHandlerIn, int32_t freqIn): eventHandler(eventHandlerIn), freq(freqIn) {
-            }
+            EventHandler(callback_t eventHandlerIn, int32_t freqIn) :
+                    eventHandler(eventHandlerIn),
+                    freq(freqIn) {}
 
             bool operator==(const EventHandler& handle) const {
                 return eventHandler == handle.eventHandler && freq == handle.freq;
@@ -144,6 +146,7 @@ namespace std {
             size_t r = 17;
             const size_t m = 65537;
             r = m*(r+(intptr_t)h.eventHandler);
+            r = m*(r+h.when);
             r = m*(r+h.freq);
             return r;
         }

library/modules/EventManager.cpp

@@ -62,7 +62,24 @@ static int32_t eventLastTick[EventType::EVENT_MAX];
 
 static const int32_t ticksPerYear = 403200;
 
+// this function is only used within the file in registerListener and manageTickEvent
+void enqueueTickEvent(EventHandler &handler){
+    int32_t when = 0;
+    df::world* world = df::global::world;
+    if ( world ) {
+        when = world->frame_counter + handler.freq;
+    } else {
+        if ( Once::doOnce("EventManager registerListener unhonored absolute=false") )
+            Core::getInstance().getConsole().print("EventManager::registerTick: warning! absolute flag=false not honored.\n");
+    }
+    handler.when = when;
+    tickQueue.emplace(handler.when, handler);
+}
+
 void DFHack::EventManager::registerListener(EventType::EventType e, EventHandler handler, Plugin* plugin) {
+    if(e == EventType::TICK){
+        enqueueTickEvent(handler);
+    }
     handlers[e].insert(pair<Plugin*, EventHandler>(plugin, handler));
 }
 
@@ -76,12 +93,13 @@ int32_t DFHack::EventManager::registerTick(EventHandler handler, int32_t when, P
                 Core::getInstance().getConsole().print("EventManager::registerTick: warning! absolute flag=false not honored.\n");
         }
     }
-    handler.freq = when;
-    tickQueue.insert(pair<int32_t, EventHandler>(handler.freq, handler));
-    handlers[EventType::TICK].insert(pair<Plugin*,EventHandler>(plugin,handler));
+    handler.when = when;
+    tickQueue.insert(pair<int32_t, EventHandler>(handler.when, handler));
+    // we don't track this handler, this allows registerTick to retain the old behaviour of needing to re-register the tick event
+    //handlers[EventType::TICK].insert(pair<Plugin*,EventHandler>(plugin,handler));
+    // since the event isn't added to the handlers, we don't need to unregister these events
     return when;
 }
-
 static void removeFromTickQueue(EventHandler getRidOf) {
     for ( auto j = tickQueue.find(getRidOf.freq); j != tickQueue.end(); ) {
         if ( (*j).first > getRidOf.freq )
@@ -382,28 +400,21 @@ void DFHack::EventManager::manageEvents(color_ostream& out) {
 static void manageTickEvent(color_ostream& out) {
     if (!df::global::world)
         return;
-    unordered_set<EventHandler> toRemove;
+    unordered_set<EventHandler> toRequeue;
     int32_t tick = df::global::world->frame_counter;
     while ( !tickQueue.empty() ) {
         if ( tick < (*tickQueue.begin()).first )
             break;
         EventHandler &handle = (*tickQueue.begin()).second;
         tickQueue.erase(tickQueue.begin());
         handle.eventHandler(out, (void*)intptr_t(tick));
-        toRemove.insert(handle);
+        toRequeue.emplace(handle);
     }
-    if ( toRemove.empty() )
+    if ( toRequeue.empty() )
         return;
-    for ( auto a = handlers[EventType::TICK].begin(); a != handlers[EventType::TICK].end(); ) {
-        EventHandler &handle = (*a).second;
-        if ( toRemove.find(handle) == toRemove.end() ) {
-            a++;
-            continue;
-        }
-        a = handlers[EventType::TICK].erase(a);
-        toRemove.erase(handle);
-        if ( toRemove.empty() )
-            break;
+    for (auto pair : handlers[EventType::TICK]) {
+        EventHandler &handler = pair.second;
+        enqueueTickEvent(handler);
     }
 }