[Xorp-hackers] adding a function to eventloop

[Atanu Ghosh]

Hi,

When your timer object "get_LSD_timer" is destroyed the timer is
killed. Make "get_LSD_timer" a member variable of the the class
XrlpnameNode and the timer will be called.

      Atanu.

Selçuk Cevher <cevhers at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
>    Hi All,
> 
> 
> 
>    I have a problem regarding xorp eventloop mechanism.
> 
> 
> 
>    I am trying to add a function called pname of a new xorp process
>    called pname to the same process's eventloop.
> 
> 
> 
>    The function is supposed to periodically obtain the link state
>    database from ospfV2.
> 
> 
> 
>    I used the following function to add the function to the eventloop:
> 
> 
> 
>    void
>    XrlpnameNode::add_to_eventloop()
> 
>    {
>        XorpTimer get_LSD_timer;
> 
>        get_LSD_timer.unschedule();
> 
>        get_LSD_timer = _eventloop.new_periodic_ms(10000, callback(this,
>    &XrlpnameNode::function_to_be_added_to_eventloop));
> 
>    }
> 
> 
> 
>    XrlpnameNode::add_to_eventloop() is called by the main function of the
>    process, right before entering the main loop of the process.
>    (_eventloop is set properly within the constructor of XrlpnameNode).
>    As can be seen, function_to_be_added_to_eventloop is also defined in
>    XrlpnameNode class.
> 
> 
> 
>    The problem is that the function function_to_be_added_to_eventloop is
>    not executed by the eventloop of the process pname.
> 
> 
> 
>    Anyone has an idea what I am missing ?
> 
> 
> 
>    Thanks,
> 
>    Selcuk
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