api/metronome/metronome.h

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#ifndef API_METRONOME_METRONOME_H_
#define API_METRONOME_METRONOME_H_

#include "api/task_queue/task_queue_base.h"
#include "api/units/time_delta.h"
#include "rtc_base/system/rtc_export.h"

namespace webrtc {

// The Metronome posts OnTick() calls requested with RequestCallOnNextTick.
// The API is designed to be fully used from a single task queue. Scheduled
// callbacks are executed on the same sequence as they were requested on. There
// are no features implemented for cancellation. When that's needed, use e.g.
// ScopedTaskSafety from the client.
//
// The metronome concept is still under experimentation, and may not be availble
// in all platforms or applications. See https://crbug.com/1253787 for more
// details.
//
// Metronome implementations must be thread-compatible.
class RTC_EXPORT Metronome {
 public:
  virtual ~Metronome() = default;

  // Requests a call to `callback` on the next tick. Scheduled callbacks are
  // executed on the same sequence as they were requested on. There are no
  // features for cancellation. When that's needed, use e.g. ScopedTaskSafety
  // from the client.
  virtual void RequestCallOnNextTick(absl::AnyInvocable<void() &&> callback) {}

  // Returns the current tick period of the metronome.
  virtual TimeDelta TickPeriod() const = 0;
};

}  // namespace webrtc

#endif  // API_METRONOME_METRONOME_H_