Implemented ActionTimer.

Fixed some issue with machine designer and dispenser module.

2 files changed, 48 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.Core/Tango.Core.csproj b/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.Core/Tango.Core.csproj
index 5bfe3ab79..99d3c00f5 100644
--- a/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.Core/Tango.Core.csproj
+++ b/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.Core/Tango.Core.csproj
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Json\IJsonSerializationController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Json\ProtobufContractResolver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Json\SerializationControllerContractResolver.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Threading\ActionTimer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Threading\TaskSequencer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Threading\ThreadFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Threading\TimeoutTask.cs" />
diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.Core/Threading/ActionTimer.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.Core/Threading/ActionTimer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48ee12964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.Core/Threading/ActionTimer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Timers;
+
+namespace Tango.Core.Threading
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents an action executer with a predefined interval and a reset mechanism.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ActionTimer
+    {
+        private Timer _timer;
+        private Action _action;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ActionTimer"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="interval">The interval.</param>
+        public ActionTimer(TimeSpan interval)
+        {
+            _timer = new Timer(interval.TotalMilliseconds);
+            _timer.Enabled = true;
+            _timer.Stop();
+            _timer.Elapsed += _timer_Elapsed;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Resets the current timer and replaces the action to be invoked.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="action">The action.</param>
+        public void ResetReplace(Action action)
+        {
+            _timer.Stop();
+            _action = action;
+            _timer.Start();
+        }
+
+        private void _timer_Elapsed(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            _timer.Stop();
+            _action?.Invoke();
+        }
+    }
+}