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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019, Google Inc.
+ *
+ * Generic timer
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <chrono>
+
+#include <libcamera/base/private.h>
+
+#include <libcamera/base/object.h>
+#include <libcamera/base/signal.h>
+
+namespace libcamera {
+
+class Message;
+
+class Timer : public Object
+{
+public:
+	Timer(Object *parent = nullptr);
+	~Timer();
+
+	void start(std::chrono::milliseconds duration);
+	void start(std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point deadline);
+	void stop();
+	bool isRunning() const;
+
+	std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point deadline() const { return deadline_; }
+
+	Signal<> timeout;
+
+protected:
+	void message(Message *msg) override;
+
+private:
+	void registerTimer();
+	void unregisterTimer();
+
+	bool running_;
+	std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point deadline_;
+};
+
+} /* namespace libcamera */