/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//// This example is from the ACE Programmers Guide.
//// Chapter: "The Reactor" (Event Management)
//// For details please see the guide at
//// http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE.html
//// AUTHOR: Umar Syyid (usyyid@hns.com)
//// and Ambreen Ilyas (ambreen@bitsmart.com)
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

//Example 3
#include "ace/Timer_Queue.h"
#include "ace/Reactor.h"
#define NUMBER_TIMERS 10

static int done = 0;
static int count = 0;

class Time_Handler : public ACE_Event_Handler
{
public:
//Method which is called back by the Reactor when timeout occurs.
virtual int handle_timeout (const ACE_Time_Value &tv,
const void *arg){
long current_count = long (arg);
ACE_ASSERT (current_count == count);
ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "%d: Timer #%d timed out at %d!\n",
count, current_count, tv.sec()));

//Increment count
count ++;

//Make sure assertion doesnt fail for missing 5th timer.
if (count ==5)
count++;
//If all timers done then set done flag
if (current_count == NUMBER_TIMERS - 1)
done = 1;
//Keep yourself registered with the Reactor.
return 0;
}
};

int
main (int, char *[])
{
ACE_Reactor reactor;
Time_Handler *th=new Time_Handler;
int timer_id[NUMBER_TIMERS];
int i;

for (i = 0; i < NUMBER_TIMERS; i++)
timer_id[i] = reactor.schedule_timer (th,
(const void *) i, // argument sent to handle_timeout()
ACE_Time_Value (2 * i + 1)); //set timer to go off with delay

//Cancel the fifth timer before it goes off
reactor.cancel_timer(timer_id[5]);//Timer ID of timer to be removed

while (!done)
reactor.handle_events ();

return 0;
}

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