Added OnBackgroundTimer method, ticks every 5 seconds approximately

git-svn-id: http://svn.inspircd.org/repository/trunk/inspircd@1058 e03df62e-2008-0410-955e-edbf42e46eb7

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/modules.h b/include/modules.h
index 34549b6c2..a366ebb73 100644
--- a/include/modules.h
+++ b/include/modules.h
@@ -367,6 +367,13 @@ class Module : public classbase
 	 * module).
 	 */
 	virtual void OnLoadModule(Module* mod,std::string name);
+
+	/** Called once every five seconds for background processing.
+	 * This timer can be used to control timed features. Its period is not accurate
+	 * enough to be used as a clock, but it is gauranteed to be called at least once in
+	 * any five second period, directly from the main loop of the server.
+	 */
+	virtual void OnBackgroundTimer(time_t curtime);
 };