Consolidates timer/thread ownership for the timer.

OSBindings/Qt/mainwindow.cpp

@@ -23,18 +23,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
 	createActions();
 	qApp->installEventFilter(this);
 
-	// Set up the emulation timer. Bluffer's guide: the QTimer will post an
+	timer = std::make_unique<Timer>(this);
-	// event to an event loop. QThread is a thread with an event loop.
-	// My class, Timer, will be wired up to receive the QTimer's events.
-	qTimer = std::make_unique<QTimer>(this);
-	qTimer->setInterval(1);
-
-	timerThread = std::make_unique<QThread>(this);
-
-	timer = std::make_unique<Timer>();
-	timer->moveToThread(timerThread.get());
-
-	connect(qTimer.get(), SIGNAL(timeout()), timer.get(), SLOT(tick()));
 
 	// Hide the missing ROMs box unless or until it's needed; grab the text it
 	// began with as a prefix for future mutation.
@@ -75,10 +64,8 @@ void MainWindow::open() {
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow() {
-	// Stop the timer by asking its QThread to exit and
+	// Stop the timer
-	// waiting for it to do so.
+	timer.reset();
-	timerThread->exit();
-	while(timerThread->isRunning());
 }
 
 // MARK: Machine launch.
@@ -178,9 +165,6 @@ void MainWindow::launchMachine() {
 					idealFormat.setChannelCount(1 + int(audioIsStereo));
 					idealFormat.setSampleSize(audioIs8bit ? 8 : 16);
 					audioOutput = std::make_unique<QAudioOutput>(idealFormat, this);
-//					audioOutput->setBufferSize(samplesPerBuffer * (audioIsStereo ? 2 : 1) * (audioIs8bit ? 1 : 2));
-
-					qDebug() << idealFormat;
 
 					// Start the output.
 					speaker->set_delegate(this);
@@ -192,8 +176,7 @@ void MainWindow::launchMachine() {
 			const auto timedMachine = machine->timed_machine();
 			if(timedMachine) {
 				timer->setMachine(timedMachine, &machineMutex);
-				timerThread->start();
+				timer->start();
-				qTimer->start();
 			}
 
 		} break;

OSBindings/Qt/mainwindow.h

@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow, public Outputs::Speaker::Speaker::Delegat
 
 	private:
 		std::unique_ptr<Ui::MainWindow> ui;
-		std::unique_ptr<QTimer> qTimer;
-		std::unique_ptr<QThread> timerThread;
 		std::unique_ptr<Timer> timer;
 
 		// Initial setup stuff.

OSBindings/Qt/timer.cpp

@@ -5,7 +5,18 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <QDebug>
 
-Timer::Timer(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent) {}
+Timer::Timer(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent) {
+	// Set up the emulation timer. Bluffer's guide: the QTimer will post an
+	// event to an event loop. QThread is a thread with an event loop.
+	// My class, Timer, will be wired up to receive the QTimer's events.
+	timer = std::make_unique<QTimer>(this);
+	timer->setInterval(1);
+
+	thread = std::make_unique<QThread>(this);
+
+	moveToThread(thread.get());
+	connect(timer.get(), SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(tick()));
+}
 
 void Timer::setMachine(MachineTypes::TimedMachine *machine, std::mutex *machineMutex) {
 	this->machine = machine;
@@ -21,3 +32,15 @@ void Timer::tick() {
 	std::lock_guard lock_guard(*machineMutex);
 	machine->run_for(double(duration) / 1e9);
 }
+
+void Timer::start() {
+	thread->start();
+	timer->start();
+}
+
+Timer::~Timer() {
+	// Stop the timer, then ask the QThread to exit and wait for it to do so.
+	timer->stop();
+	thread->exit();
+	while(thread->isRunning());
+}

OSBindings/Qt/timer.h

@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 #define TIMER_H
 
 #include <atomic>
+
 #include <QObject>
+#include <QThread>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 #include "../../Machines/Utility/MachineForTarget.hpp"
 
@@ -12,7 +15,10 @@ class Timer : public QObject
 
 	public:
 		explicit Timer(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+		~Timer();
+
 		void setMachine(MachineTypes::TimedMachine *machine, std::mutex *machineMutex);
+		void start();
 
 	public slots:
 		void tick();
@@ -21,6 +27,8 @@ class Timer : public QObject
 		MachineTypes::TimedMachine *machine = nullptr;
 		std::mutex *machineMutex = nullptr;
 		int64_t lastTickNanos = 0;
+		std::unique_ptr<QThread> thread;
+		std::unique_ptr<QTimer> timer;
 };
 
 #endif // TIMER_H