throttle.h

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#pragma once
 
#include <chrono>

class THROTTLE
{
public:
    explicit THROTTLE( std::chrono::milliseconds aInterval ) :
            m_interval( aInterval ),
            m_last( std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - aInterval )
    {
    }

    bool Ready()
    {
        auto now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 
        if( now - m_last >= m_interval )
        {
            m_last = now;
            return true;
        }
 
        return false;
    }
 
private:
    std::chrono::milliseconds             m_interval;
    std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point m_last;
};