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+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Zhenkai Zhu <zhenkai@cs.ucla.edu>
+ *         Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "periodic-task.h"
+#include <utility>
+
+PeriodicTask::PeriodicTask(const Callback &callback, const Tag &tag, const SchedulerPtr &scheduler, const IntervalGeneratorPtr &generator)
+             : Task(callback, tag, scheduler)
+             , m_generator(generator)
+{
+}
+
+void
+PeriodicTask::run()
+{
+  if (!m_invoked)
+  {
+    m_callback();
+    m_invoked = true;
+    m_scheduler->rescheduleTask(m_tag);
+  }
+}
+
+void
+PeriodicTask::reset()
+{
+  m_invoked = false;
+  double interval = m_generator->nextInterval();
+  setTv(interval);
+}