void f_external_start (void)
{
int fd, num_arg = st_num_arg;
svalue_t *arg = sp - num_arg + 1;
if (check_valid_socket("external", -1, current_object, "N/A", -1)) {
fd = external_start(arg[0].u.number, arg + 1,
arg + 2, arg + 3, (num_arg == 5 ? arg + 4 : 0));
pop_n_elems(num_arg - 1);
sp->u.number = fd;
} else {
pop_n_elems(num_arg - 1);
sp->u.number = EESECURITY;
}
}
/** \brief launch the levt timeout if needed
*
* - if delay is null, dont start the timeout
*/
void timeout_t::launch_timerext(const delay_t &delay) throw()
{
// sanity check - the external timer MUST NOT be started
DBG_ASSERT( !external_is_started() );
// log to debug
KLOG_DBG("enter delay=" << delay);
// if the delay is null, do notihing
if( delay.is_null() ){
// set the next_expire_date to null delay_t
next_expire_date= delay_t();
return;
}
// if the delay is special (aka NEVER or ALWAYS), set next_expire_date but no external_start()
if( delay.is_infinite() ){
next_expire_date= delay;
return;
}
// if delay is NOT null or special, compute the actual date
next_expire_date= date_t::present() + delay;
// start the external timer
external_start(delay);
}
