examples/PoolBox/application/src/main.cpp

@@ -2,23 +2,40 @@
 #include "assets.hpp"
 #include <PSX/GPU/gpu_primitives.hpp>
 #include <PSX/GPU/gpu.hpp>
+#include <PSX/Timer/frame_timer.hpp>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 using namespace JabyEngine;
 
+static SimpleTimer<uint8_t> timer;
+
 static void setup() {
     Assets::load_for_main();
     FontWriter::setup();
+
+    timer.reset();
+}
+
+static void update() {
+    const auto end_pos = FontWriter::write({0, 32}, "Cody is cute\n&\na \x1b[8;0;0mBAAAAABY!!!");
+    FontWriter::write(end_pos, "\x1b[0;7;7mJaby was\nhere c:");
+
+    if(timer.is_expired_for(1000_ms)) {
+        printf("Dino\n");
+        timer.reset();
+    }
+}
+
+static void render() {
+    GPU::swap_buffers_vsync(1);
+    FontWriter::render();
 }
 
 void main() {
     setup();
 
     while(true) {
-        const auto end_pos = FontWriter::write({0, 32}, "Cody is cute\n&\na \x1b[8;0;0mBAAAAABY!!!");
-        FontWriter::write(end_pos, "\x1b[0;7;7mJaby was\nhere c:");
-
-        GPU::swap_buffers_vsync(1);
-        FontWriter::render();
+        update();
+        render();
     }
 }

include/PSX/GPU/gpu.hpp

@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ namespace JabyEngine {
     namespace GPU {
         struct Display {
             #ifdef JABYENGINE_PAL
-                static constexpr size_t Width  = 320;
-                static constexpr size_t Height = 256;
+                static constexpr size_t   Width          = 320;
+                static constexpr size_t   Height         = 256;
+                static constexpr uint32_t frames_per_sec = 50;
             #else
-                static constexpr size_t Width  = 320;
-                static constexpr size_t Height = 240;
+                static constexpr size_t   Width          = 320;
+                static constexpr size_t   Height         = 240;
+                static constexpr uint32_t frames_per_sec = 50;
             #endif
 
             static uint8_t current_id;

include/PSX/Timer/frame_time_helper.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef __JABYENGINE_FRAME_TIME_HELPER_HPP__
+#define __JABYENGINE_FRAME_TIME_HELPER_HPP__
+#include <PSX/GPU/gpu.hpp>
+#include <limits.h>
+
+namespace JabyEngine {
+    static constexpr double ms_per_frame = 1000.0/static_cast<double>(GPU::Display::frames_per_sec);
+
+    template<typename T>
+    static constexpr T ms_to_vsync_ticks(T time_ms) {
+        return static_cast<T>(static_cast<double>(time_ms)/ms_per_frame);
+    }
+
+    static constexpr uint32_t operator ""_ms(unsigned long long time) {
+        return static_cast<uint32_t>(ms_to_vsync_ticks(time));
+    }
+
+    static constexpr size_t max_ms_time_u8  = UI8_MAX*ms_per_frame;
+    static constexpr size_t max_ms_time_u16 = UI16_MAX*ms_per_frame;
+    static constexpr size_t max_ms_time_u32 = UI32_MAX;
+    
+    #undef literal_operator_template
+}
+using JabyEngine::operator""_ms;
+#endif //!__JABYENGINE_FRAME_TIME_HELPER_HPP__

include/PSX/Timer/frame_timer.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#ifndef __JABYENGINE_FRAME_TIMER_HPP__
+#define __JABYENGINE_FRAME_TIMER_HPP__
+#include "frame_time_helper.hpp"
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+namespace JabyEngine {
+    class MasterTime {
+    private:
+        static uint32_t value;
+
+    public:
+        static uint32_t read() {
+            return reinterpret_cast<volatile uint32_t&>(MasterTime::value);
+        }
+
+        template<typename T>
+        static T read_as() {
+            return static_cast<T>(MasterTime::read());
+        }
+    };
+
+    template<typename T>
+    class SimpleTimer {
+    protected:
+        T value = 0;
+
+    public:
+        constexpr SimpleTimer() = default;
+
+        bool is_expired_for(T time) const {
+            return static_cast<T>((MasterTime::read_as<T>() - this->value)) >= time;
+        }
+
+        void reset() {
+            this->value = MasterTime::read_as<T>();
+        }
+    };
+
+    template<typename T>
+    class IntervalTimer : public SimpleTimer<T> {
+    private:
+        T interval = 0;
+
+    public:
+        constexpr IntervalTimer() = default;
+        constexpr IntervalTimer(T interval) : SimpleTimer<T>(), interval(interval) {
+        }
+
+        void set_interval(T interval) {
+            this->interval = interval;
+        }
+
+        bool is_expired() const {
+            return SimpleTimer<T>::is_expired_for(this->interval);
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+#endif //!__JABYENGINE_FRAME_TIMER_HPP__

src/Library/src/GPU/gpu.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 #include "../../internal-include/GPU/gpu_internal.hpp"
+// We need to access the master time
+#define private public
+#include <PSX/Timer/frame_timer.hpp>
+#undef private
 #include <PSX/System/IOPorts/interrupt_io.hpp>
 #include <PSX/System/syscalls.h>
 
@@ -7,12 +11,12 @@ namespace JabyEngine {
         uint8_t Display :: current_id = 1; //< Setup will call exchange and set it to 0
 
         namespace internal {
-            static uint8_t vsync_count = 0;
-
             static InterruptVerifierResult interrupt_verifier();
             static void interrupt_handler(uint32_t);
 
-            InterrupCallback       callback          = {
+            static uint8_t vsync_counter = 0;
+
+            InterrupCallback callback = {
                 .next              = nullptr,
                 .handler_function  = reinterpret_cast<InterruptHandler>(interrupt_handler),
                 .verifier_function = interrupt_verifier
@@ -29,9 +33,8 @@ namespace JabyEngine {
             }
 
             static void interrupt_handler(uint32_t) {
-                if(vsync_count != 0xFF) {
-                    vsync_count++;
-                }
+                vsync_counter++;
+                MasterTime::value++;
 
                 Interrupt::ack_irq(Interrupt::VBlank);
                 __syscall_ReturnFromException();
@@ -47,14 +50,10 @@ namespace JabyEngine {
             }
 
             void wait_vsync(uint8_t syncs) {
-                volatile uint8_t& vsync_count = reinterpret_cast<volatile uint8_t&>(internal::vsync_count);
+                volatile auto& vsync_count = reinterpret_cast<volatile uint8_t&>(vsync_counter);
+                const uint8_t  dst_value   = vsync_count + syncs;
 
-                if(internal::vsync_count >= syncs) {
-                    syncs = internal::vsync_count + 1;
-                }
-
-                while(vsync_count < syncs);
-                vsync_count = 0;
+                while(vsync_count != dst_value);
             }
 
             void render(const uint32_t* data, size_t words) {

src/Library/src/Timer/frame_timer.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include <PSX/Timer/frame_timer.hpp>
+
+namespace JabyEngine {
+    uint32_t MasterTime :: value = 0;
+}