FPSLimiter.h

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#pragma once

#include <ICLUtils/CompatMacros.h>
#include <ICLUtils/Time.h>
#include <ICLUtils/FPSEstimator.h>

namespace icl{
  namespace utils{
    
    
    class ICLUtils_API FPSLimiter : public FPSEstimator{
      float m_maxFPS;
      mutable Time m_lastTime;
      mutable bool m_waitOff;
      
      public:
      FPSLimiter(float maxFPS, int fpsEstimationInterval=10);
  
      virtual ~FPSLimiter() {}
  
      void setMaxFPS(float maxFPS) { m_maxFPS = maxFPS; }
  
      float getMaxFPS() const { return m_maxFPS; }
      

      float wait() const;
      
      virtual void tic() const;
      
      virtual float getFPSVal() const;
       
      virtual std::string getFPSString(const std::string &fmt="%3.4f fps", int bufferSize=30) const;
      
      virtual void showFPS(const std::string &text="") const;
    };
  } // namespace utils
}