Check Timeout class

Check Timeout

	#include <chrono>

	class timeout_trigger
    {
    public:
		timeout_trigger() : busy(false), auto_reset(true), last_tick(std::chrono::system_clock::now()) {}
        void reset() { busy = false; }
        void enable_auto_reset(bool v) { auto_reset = v; }
		bool is_over_limit(int limit_sec) {
        	using namespace std::chrono;
			if (!busy) {
				busy = true;
				last_tick = system_clock::now();
			}
			auto du = duration_cast<seconds>(system_clock::now() - last_tick).count();
			if (du > limit_sec) {
            	if (auto_reset) {
					reset();
                }
				return true;
			}
			return false;
	    }
    private:
		bool busy;
        bool auto_reset;
		std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock> last_tick;
	};

Usage

int main(){
	timeout_trigger trigger;
    while (trigger.is_over_limit(5)) {
    	break; // break after 5 seconds
    }

	return 0;
}