dlib C++ Library - misc_api_kernel_1.h

    // Copyright (C) 2004  Davis E. King (davis@dlib.net)
    // License: Boost Software License   See LICENSE.txt for the full license.
    #ifndef DLIB_MISC_API_KERNEl_1_
    #define DLIB_MISC_API_KERNEl_1_

    #ifdef DLIB_ISO_CPP_ONLY
    #error "DLIB_ISO_CPP_ONLY is defined so you can't use this OS dependent code.  Turn DLIB_ISO_CPP_ONLY off if you want to use it."
    #endif

    #include "misc_api_kernel_abstract.h"
    #include "../algs.h"
    #include <string>
    #include "../uintn.h"

    namespace dlib
    {

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        void sleep (
            unsigned long milliseconds
        );

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        std::string get_current_dir (
        );

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        class set_current_dir_error : public error
        {
        public:
            set_current_dir_error(
                const std::string& a
            ): error(a) {}
        };

        void set_current_dir (
            const std::string& new_dir
        );

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        class timestamper
        {
            /*!
                INITIAL VALUE
                    - last_time == 0
                    - offset == 0
                    - dword_max == 2^32

                CONVENTION
                    - last_time == the time returned by GetTickCount() the last time we
                      called it.
                    - offset == the number of microseconds we should add to the result of
                      GetTickCount() so that it is correct.
                    - dword_max == 2^32.
                      This is the number of values representable by a DWORD.
            !*/

            mutable unsigned long last_time;
            mutable uint64 offset;
            mutable uint64 dword_max;

        public:
            timestamper(
            ) :
                last_time(0),
                offset(0)
            {
                dword_max = 0xFFFFFFFF;
                ++dword_max;
            }

            uint64 get_timestamp (
            ) const;
        };

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        class dir_create_error : public error
        {
        public:
            dir_create_error(
                const std::string& dir_name
            ) :
                error(EDIR_CREATE,"Error creating directory '" + dir_name + "'."),
                name(dir_name)
            {}

            ~dir_create_error() throw() {}
            const std::string name;
        };

        void create_directory (
            const std::string& dir
        );

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    }

    #ifdef NO_MAKEFILE
    #include "misc_api_kernel_1.cpp"
    #endif

    #endif // DLIB_MISC_API_KERNEl_1_