/// <summary>
/// Starts a new timer with the given state and signalling configuration
/// </summary>
/// <param name="callback">
/// Callback to be executed when the timer fires
/// </param>
/// <param name="state">
/// State object to be passed to the callback when the timer fires
/// </param>
/// <param name="dueTime">
/// Time before calling the callback after timer is created; specify -1 to prevent the timer from firing;
/// specify 0 to fire immediately.
/// </param>
/// <param name="period">
/// Time interval between subsequents calls to the callback; specify a TimeSpan of -1 milliseconds to prevent
/// periodic signalling.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// A timer
/// </returns>
public static ITimer Timer(TimerCallback callback, object state, uint dueTime, uint period)
{
if (_frozen)
{
lock (_lock)
{
if (_frozen)
{
var timer = new FrozenTimer(callback, state, dueTime, period);
Register(timer);
return(timer);
}
}
}
return(new ThawedTimer(callback, state, dueTime, period));
}
/// <summary>
/// Starts a new timer with signalling disabled, using the created timer as the state
/// </summary>
/// <param name="callback">
/// Callback to be executed when the timer fires
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// A timer
/// </returns>
public static ITimer Timer(TimerCallback callback)
{
if (_frozen)
{
lock (_lock)
{
if (_frozen)
{
var timer = new FrozenTimer(callback);
Register(timer);
return(timer);
}
}
}
return(new ThawedTimer(callback));
}
