TimedSource

TimedSource Element Documentation

NAME

TimedSource — Click element; periodically generates a packet

SYNOPSIS

TimedSource([INTERVAL, DATA, KEYWORDS])

Ports: no inputs, 1 output
Processing: push

DESCRIPTION

Creates packets consisting of DATA. Pushes such a packet out its single output about once every INTERVAL seconds. Default INTERVAL is 500 milliseconds; default DATA is at least 64 bytes long.

Keyword arguments are:

• DATA — String. Same as the DATA argument.
• INTERVAL — Time. Same as the INTERVAL argument.
• LIMIT — Integer. Stops sending after LIMIT packets are generated; but if LIMIT is negative, sends packets forever.
• HEADROOM — Unsigned integer. Sets the amount of headroom on generated packets. Default is the default packet headroom.
• STOP — Boolean. If true, then stop the driver once LIMIT packets are sent. Default is false.

EXAMPLES

  TimedSource(INTERVAL 0.333) -> ...

ELEMENT HANDLERS

• data (read/write) — Returns or sets the DATA parameter.
• interval (read/write) — Returns or sets the INTERVAL parameter.

SEE ALSO

InfiniteSource

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