How to implement a timeout while loop in C++ using boost::datetime?
something like:
#define TIMEOUT 12
while(some_boost_datetime_expression(TIMEOUT))
{
do_something(); // do it until timeout expires
}
// timeout expired
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Use Boost::deadline_timer for timeouts. Constant check of value in loop is overkill for CPU.