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Contents 1 Callbacks 1.1 moduleAddCallback 1.2 moduleDelCallback 2 Example

Callbacks

Callbacks allow you to execute a given function at a given time.

moduleAddCallback

Registers a callback with the system.

int moduleAddCallback(char *name, time_t when, int (*func) (int argc, char *argv[]), int argc, char **argc)

Each callback must have their unique name, which is a normal string. The function specified as func will be called as soon as possible after when (absolute unixtime) has passed; it can be called a bit later if services are idling. The argc and argv arguments will be copied and passed with the callback when it is executed.

Returns:

• MOD_ERR_OK - Success
• MOD_ERR_MEMORY - Not enough memory to add callback

moduleDelCallback

Delete a registered callback.

void moduleDelCallback(char *name)

Deletes the callback with the given name from the system. It won't be called anymore at the time it was scheduled to be called. There is no need to delete a callback if it is being called; it will be deleted automatically after it has been called.

Example

#include <module.h>

int myCallback(int argc, char **argv);

int AnopeInit(int argc, char **argv)
{
    int ret1, ret2;
    char *data = "hello world";
    
    ret1 = moduleAddCallback("myCallback", (time(NULL) + 10), myCallback, 0, NULL);
    ret2 = moduleAddCallback("myCallback2", (time(NULL) + 15), myCallback, 1, &data);
    if ((ret1 != MOD_ERR_OK) || (ret2 != MOD_ERR_OK)) {
        alog("Can't add callbacks");
        return MOD_STOP
    }
    return MOD_CONT;
}

int myCallback(int argc, char **argv)
{
    alog("Ten seconds have passed");
    moduleDelCallback("myCallback2");
    return MOD_CONT;
}