Provide defaults for timers.

Windows - threading Signal - all other
zaibacu · Jun 4, 2016 · 3860fcb · 3860fcb
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commit 3860fcb
Showing 1 changed file with 6 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/robust/alarm.py b/robust/alarm.py
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ def reset():
     return reset
 
 
-def alarm_create(timeout, callback):
-    return _signal_timer(timeout, callback)
+def alarm_create(timeout, callback, use_signal=True):
+    import platform
+    if use_signal and platform.system() != "Windows":  # SIGALRM does not work on Windows
+        return _signal_timer(timeout, callback)
+    else:
+        return _threading_timer(timeout, callback)
 
 
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