Auto Reset Timer

class thread_factory.utilities.timing_tools.auto_reset_timer.AutoResetTimer(interval_sec, callback, daemon=True)

Bases: IDisposable

• Automatically restarts after each invocation.

• Thread-safe and supports graceful shutdown.

• Exceptions in the callback are caught and logged.

• Timer runs as a daemon by default.

dispose()

Dispose of the timer and stop any scheduled execution. This should be called to clean up the timer when no longer needed.

is_running()

Check if the timer is currently active.

Returns:

True if running, False otherwise.

Return type:

bool

restart()

Stops and restarts the timer. Useful if you want to rearm it manually.

start()

Starts the timer. If it’s already running, this does nothing.

stop()

Stops the timer. The callback will no longer be invoked. If the timer is already stopped, this is a no-op.