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+/****************************************************************************
+**
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+**
+** This file is part of the QxtCore module of the Qt eXTension library
+**
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+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+
+#include <qxtsignalwaiter.h>
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QTimer>
+#include <QDebug>
+
+QxtSignalWaiter::QxtSignalWaiter(const QObject* sender, const char* signal) : QObject(0)
+{
+ Q_ASSERT(sender && signal);
+ ready=false;
+ connect(sender, signal, this, SLOT(signalCaught()));
+
+}
+
+// Returns true if the signal was caught, returns false if the wait timed out
+bool QxtSignalWaiter::wait(const QObject* sender, const char* signal, int msec)
+{
+ QxtSignalWaiter w(sender, signal);
+ return w.wait(msec);
+}
+
+// Returns true if the signal was caught, returns false if the wait timed out
+bool QxtSignalWaiter::wait(int msec,bool reset)
+{
+ // Check input parameters
+ if (msec < -1) return false;
+
+ // activate the timeout
+ if (msec != -1) timerID = startTimer(msec);
+
+ if(reset)
+ ready=false;
+ // Begin waiting
+ timeout = false;
+ while (!ready && !timeout)
+ QCoreApplication::processEvents(QEventLoop::WaitForMoreEvents);
+
+ // Clean up and return status
+ if (msec != -1) killTimer(timerID);
+ return ready || !timeout;
+}
+
+void QxtSignalWaiter::signalCaught()
+{
+ ready = true;
+}
+
+void QxtSignalWaiter::timerEvent(QTimerEvent* event)
+{
+ Q_UNUSED(event);
+ killTimer(timerID);
+ timeout = true;
+}