AVRQueue

AVRQueue is a task queuing library for AVR and Arduino processors. Included here are two different branches, AVR and Arduino.

This is a simple queuing library. Add functions to the queue, along with a unique identifier, an initial run time, and a recurrence time. If your time scale is in seconds, an item with an initial run time of 1, and a recurrence of 5 will run after time 1 second, and every 5 seconds thereafter.

Functions are not guaranteed to execute deterministic when they're scheduled. This is a very primitive library. The run function simply waits for a function in the queue to reach its run time, runs the function, then continues through the queue. If queued functions take a very long time to execute, then functions may not execute precisely when desired. For this reason, a "now" variable is passed into every function in order to let it know when it actually runs.

AVR

The AVR library is oriented towards enthusiasts. Compile queue.c with your project, and include queue.h in any files that need to add, modify, remove, or execute functions from the queue.

All settings are in queue.h:

• QUEUE_DEPTH: The number of functions that you can store in the queue. More functions = more RAM required. (Default: 10)

• NAME_LIMIT: The number of characters used to store unique IDs for tasks. (Default: 8)

• queue_time_t: Typedef for the storage of timing data. Use the native type for whatever time system you're using. (If you're using AVR timers, change this to uint_16t). (Default: uint_32t)

Usage

• Queued Functions: All queued functions must have the following C signature:

int queued_function(queue_time_t now)
The now variable will contain the time the function was called.

• int scheduleFunction(queuedFunction pFunction, const char *pId, queue_time_t pInitialRun, queue_time_t pRecur)

Add a function to the queue.
Return Values:

0 if successful.
-1 if unsuccessful (queue is full).

• pFunction: Function to put in the queue.

• *pId: Up to 8 character unique identifier. (Unless you change the length).

• pInitialRun: Initial run time, in whatever time units you feed into run.

• pRecur: Recurrence period, in whatever time units you feed into run.

• int scheduleRemoveFunction(const char *pId)

Remove a function with given unique ID from the queue.
Return Values:

0 if successful.
-1 if unsuccessful.

• *pId: Unique id

• int scheduleChangeFunction(const char *pId, queue_time_t pNewNext, queue_time_t pNewRecur)

Change function in the queue.
Return Values:

0 if successful.
-1 if unsuccessful.

• *pId: Unique identifier.

• pNewNext: Next time to run the function.

• pNewRecur: New recurrence time.

• int scheduleRun(queue_time_t pNow)

Run all the queued items. Run this in a loop to execute the queue.
Return Values:

-1 if unsuccessful. Number of queue items successfully ran otherwise.

• pNow: the current time.

Arduino

The Arduino library is much easier to use. Extract to /Libraries/Queue/, restart the IDE, and start using.

• Maximum of 10 items in the queue.
• Unique IDs are up to 8 characters, no more.
• Use with millis();

Usage

• Queued Functions: All queued functions must have a C signature (either not class-members, or static class-members) of:

int queued_function(unsigned long now)
The now variable will contain the time the function was called.

• Creating a Queue: Create a queue like this: Queue myQueue;

• int Queue::scheduleFunction(queuedFunction pFunction, const char *pId, unsigned long pInitialRun, unsigned long pRecur)

Add a function to the queue.
Return Values:

0 if successful.
-1 if unsuccessful (queue is full).

• pFunction: Function to put in the queue.

• *pId: Up to 8 character unique identifier. (Unless you change the length).

• pInitialRun: Initial run time, in milliseconds.

• pRecur: Recurrence period, in milliseconds.

• int Queue::scheduleRemoveFunction(const char *pId)

Remove a function with given unique ID from the queue.
Return Values:

0 if successful.
-1 if unsuccessful.

• *pId: Unique id

• int Queue::scheduleChangeFunction(const char *pId, unsigned long pNewNext, unsigned long pNewRecur)

Change function in the queue.
Return Values:

0 if successful.
-1 if unsuccessful.

• *pId: Unique identifier.

• pNewNext: Next time to run the function.

• pNewRecur: New recurrence time.

• int Queue::scheduleRun(unsigned long pNow)

Run all the queued items. Run this in a loop to execute the queue.
Return Values:

-1 if unsuccessful. Number of queue items successfully ran otherwise.

• pNow: the current time, in Milliseconds.

License

Copyright (c) 2012 Brad Luyster

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