NAME

       CURLMOPT_TIMERFUNCTION - callback to receive timeout values

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       int timer_callback(CURLM *multi,    /* multi handle */
                          long timeout_ms, /* timeout in number of ms */
                          void *userp);    /* private callback pointer */

       CURLMcode curl_multi_setopt(CURLM *handle, CURLMOPT_TIMERFUNCTION, timer_callback);

DESCRIPTION

       Pass a pointer to your callback function, which should match the prototype shown above.

       Certain  features,  such  as  timeouts  and  retries,  require  you to call libcurl even when there is no
       activity on the file descriptors.

       Your callback function timer_callback should install  a  non-repeating  timer  with  an  expire  time  of
       timeout_ms   milliseconds.   When   that   timer   fires,   call  either  curl_multi_socket_action(3)  or
       curl_multi_perform(3), depending on which interface you use.

       A timeout_ms value of -1 passed to this callback means you should delete the timer. All other values  are
       valid expire times in number of milliseconds.

       The timer_callback will only be called when the timeout expire time is changed.

       The userp pointer is set with CURLMOPT_TIMERDATA(3).

       The  timer  callback  should  return  0  on success, and -1 on error. If this callback returns error, all
       transfers currently in progress in this multi handle will be aborted and fail.

       This callback can be used instead of, or in addition to, curl_multi_timeout(3).

       WARNING: even if it feels tempting, avoid calling libcurl directly from within the callback  itself  when
       the timeout_ms value is zero, since it risks triggering an unpleasant recursive behavior that immediately
       calls another call to the callback with a zero timeout...

DEFAULT

       NULL

PROTOCOLS

       All

EXAMPLE

       static gboolean timeout_cb(gpointer user_data)
       {
         int running;
         if(user_data) {
           g_free(user_data);
           curl_multi_setopt(curl_handle, CURLMOPT_TIMERDATA, NULL);
         }
         curl_multi_socket_action(multi, CURL_SOCKET_TIMEOUT, 0, &running);
         return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
       }

       static int timerfunc(CURLM *multi, long timeout_ms, void *userp)
       {
         guint *id = userp;

         if(id)
           g_source_remove(*id);

         /* -1 means we should just delete our timer. */
         if(timeout_ms == -1) {
           g_free(id);
           id = NULL;
         }
         else {
           if(!id)
             id = g_new(guint, 1);
           *id = g_timeout_add(timeout_ms, timeout_cb, id);
         }
         curl_multi_setopt(multi, CURLMOPT_TIMERDATA, id);
         return 0;
       }

       curl_multi_setopt(multi, CURLMOPT_TIMERFUNCTION, timerfunc);

AVAILABILITY

       Added in 7.16.0

RETURN VALUE

       Returns CURLM_OK if the option is supported, and CURLM_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.

SEE ALSO

       CURLMOPT_TIMERDATA(3), CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION(3),