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How to set a timer in Windows application when user is idle
May 25 2020 6:30 PM
I have a question in Windows Forms on setting timer when the user is idle or Inactive. I need the timer to set even on any Mouse Events. If the user makes any moment then I need to reset the timer. So this is the requirement. Here goes the code.
using
System;
using
System.Windows.Forms;
using
Timer = System.Windows.Forms.Timer;
namespace
FormsTimerSetup.Globals
{
public
class
SetApplicationTimeOut : Form
{
#region
///
/// Private Timer Property
///
private
static
Timer _timer;
///
/// Timer Property
///
public
static
Timer Timer
{
get
{
return
_timer;
}
set
{
if
(_timer !=
null
)
{
_timer.Tick -= Timer_Tick;
}
_timer = value;
if
(_timer !=
null
)
{
_timer.Tick += Timer_Tick;
}
}
}
#endregion
#region Events
public
event
EventHandler UserActivity;
#endregion
#region Constructor
/// Default/Parameterless SetApplicationTimeOut Constructor
public
SetApplicationTimeOut()
{
KeyPreview =
true
;
FormClosed += ObservedForm_FormClosed;
MouseMove += ObservedForm_MouseMove;
KeyDown += ObservedForm_KeyDown;
}
#endregion
#region Inherited Methods
protected
virtual
void
OnUserActivity(EventArgs e)
{
// Invoking the UserActivity delegate
UserActivity?.Invoke(
this
, e);
}
public
void
SetTimeOut()
{
// postpone auto-logout by 30 minutes
_timer =
new
Timer
{
Interval = (30 * 60 * 1000)
// Timer set for 30 minutes
};
Application.Idle += Application_Idle;
_timer.Tick +=
new
EventHandler(Timer_Tick);
}
#endregion
#region Private Methods
private
void
ObservedForm_MouseMove(
object
sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
OnUserActivity(e);
}
private
void
ObservedForm_KeyDown(
object
sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
OnUserActivity(e);
}
private
void
ObservedForm_FormClosed(
object
sender, FormClosedEventArgs e)
{
FormClosed -= ObservedForm_FormClosed;
MouseMove -= ObservedForm_MouseMove;
KeyDown -= ObservedForm_KeyDown;
}
private
static
void
Application_Idle(
object
sender, EventArgs e)
{
_timer.Stop();
_timer.Start();
}
private
static
void
Timer_Tick(
object
sender, EventArgs e)
{
_timer.Stop();
Application.Idle -= Application_Idle;
MessageBox.Show(
"Application Terminating"
);
Application.Exit();
}
#endregion
}
}
I have implemented the code but unsure whether it is the right way of doing it.
Any leads would be appreciated. Thanks for going through the post and STAY SAFE!
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