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util/throttle.lua @ 8254:e3f7b6fa46ba

util.throttle: Fix initial time setting (double accounting the first time) and fractional balance updates (0.1*10 was not the same as 1*1)
author Waqas Hussain <waqas20@gmail.com>
date Sun, 17 Sep 2017 13:29:14 -0400
parent 7988:dc758422d896
child 8272:64165865b131
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local gettime = require "util.time".now
local setmetatable = setmetatable;
local floor = math.floor;

local _ENV = nil;

local throttle = {};
local throttle_mt = { __index = throttle };

function throttle:update()
	local newt = gettime();
	local elapsed = newt - self.t;
	self.t = newt;
	local balance = (self.rate * elapsed) + self.balance;
	if balance > self.max then
		self.balance = self.max;
	else
		self.balance = balance;
	end
	return self.balance;
end

function throttle:peek(cost)
	cost = cost or 1;
	return self.balance >= cost or self:update() >= cost;
end

function throttle:poll(cost, split)
	if self:peek(cost) then
		self.balance = self.balance - cost;
		return true;
	else
		local balance = self.balance;
		if split then
			self.balance = 0;
		end
		return false, balance, (cost-balance);
	end
end

local function create(max, period)
	return setmetatable({ rate = max / period, max = max, t = gettime(), balance = max }, throttle_mt);
end

return {
	create = create;
};