1 files changed, 42 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/timed_events.py b/src/timed_events.py
index 6e4da396..7cb92cde 100644
--- a/src/timed_events.py
+++ b/src/timed_events.py
@@ -14,15 +14,55 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Poezio.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+"""
+To use these, just use core.add_timed_event(event)
+where event is an instance of one of these classes
+"""
+
+import logging
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+import datetime
 
 class TimedEvent(object):
     """
     An event with a callback that is called when the specified time is passed
     Note that these events can NOT be used for very small delay or a very
     precise date, since the check for events is done once per second, as
-    a maximum
+    a maximum.
     """
-    def __init__(self, callback, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, date, callback, *args):
         self._callback = callback
         self.args = args
+        self.repetive = False
+        self.next_call_date = date
+
+    def __call__(self):
+        """
+        the call should return False if this event should be remove from
+        the events list.
+        If it’s true, the date should be updated beforehand to a later date,
+        or else it will be called every second
+        """
+        self._callback(*self.args)
+        return self.repetive
+
+    def has_timed_out(self, current_date):
+        """
+        returns True if the callback should be called
+        """
+        if self.next_call_date < current_date:
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
+class DelayedEvent(TimedEvent):
+    """
+    The date is calculated from now + a delay in seconds
+    Use it if you want an event to happen in, e.g. 6 seconds
+    """
+    def __init__(self, delay, callback, *args):
+        date = datetime.datetime.now() + datetime.timedelta(0, delay)
+        TimedEvent.__init__(self, date, callback, args)