Deleting expired timers is now triggered immediately after the timers are modified

HISTORY

@@ -9641,7 +9641,7 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - No longer switching devices for pattern timers (thanks to Helmut Binder).
 - cTimer::TriggerRespawn() now only acts on local timers.
 
-2021-04-19:
+2021-04-20:
 
 - When spawning pattern timers, the new function cTimers::GetTimerForEvent() is now used
   to check whether a matching event already has a local spawned timer. Reason: creating a timer
@@ -9661,3 +9661,4 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - The new functions cTimer::Start/StopTimeEvent() are now used in the LCARS skin to display
   the start/stop times of timers in the main menu.
 - EXPIRELATENCY now only applies to VPS timers.
+- Deleting expired timers is now triggered immediately after the timers are modified.

timers.c

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: timers.c 5.15 2021/04/20 09:50:02 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: timers.c 5.16 2021/04/20 13:22:37 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "timers.h"
@@ -1238,9 +1238,11 @@ bool cTimers::AdjustSpawnedTimers(void)
   return TimersModified;
 }
 
-bool cTimers::DeleteExpired(void)
+#define DELETE_EXPIRED_TIMEOUT  30 // seconds
+
+bool cTimers::DeleteExpired(bool Force)
 {
-  if (time(NULL) - lastDeleteExpired < 30)
+  if (!Force && time(NULL) - lastDeleteExpired < DELETE_EXPIRED_TIMEOUT)
      return false;
   bool TimersModified = false;
   cTimer *ti = First();

timers.h

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: timers.h 5.7 2021/04/18 14:56:40 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: timers.h 5.8 2021/04/20 13:22:37 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __TIMERS_H
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public:
   bool SetEvents(const cSchedules *Schedules);
   bool SpawnPatternTimers(const cSchedules *Schedules);
   bool AdjustSpawnedTimers(void);
-  bool DeleteExpired(void);
+  bool DeleteExpired(bool Force);
   void Add(cTimer *Timer, cTimer *After = NULL);
   void Ins(cTimer *Timer, cTimer *Before = NULL);
   void Del(cTimer *Timer, bool DeleteObject = true);

vdr.c

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  * The project's page is at http://www.tvdr.de
  *
- * $Id: vdr.c 5.4 2021/04/10 11:32:50 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: vdr.c 5.5 2021/04/20 13:22:37 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
              LastTimerCheck = Now;
              }
           // Delete expired timers:
-          if (Timers->DeleteExpired())
+          if (Timers->DeleteExpired(TimersModified))
              TimersModified = true;
           // Make sure there is enough free disk space for ongoing recordings:
           int MaxPriority = Timers->GetMaxPriority();