NAME

       tickit_run, tickit_stop, tickit_tick - control the event loop of the toplevel instance

SYNOPSIS

       #include <tickit.h>

       void tickit_run(Tickit *t);
       void tickit_stop(Tickit *t);

       void tickit_tick(Tickit *t, TickitRunFlags flags);

       Link with -ltickit.

DESCRIPTION

       tickit_run()  starts the IO event loop of the main toplevel instance, allowing it to receive and react to
       terminal input, and to send output content back to it. Once invoked, this function will block  processing
       IO  and  not return until the tickit_stop() function is called, or until a SIGINT is received (usually by
       the user pressing Ctrl-C).

       tickit_stop() causes a currently-running call to tickit_run() to return.

       tickit_tick() runs one iteration of the IO loop and returns. Its behaviour is  controlled  by  the  flags
       argument, which should be a bitmask of the following flags:

       TICKIT_RUN_NOHANG
              Perform  only  a  single  round of IO without blocking. tickit_tick() will check for IO, or timers
              that are ready, handle those, and return. but will not block further waiting  if  nothing  is  yet
              ready.

       TICKIT_RUN_NOSETUP
              Do  not  perform  any  terminal  setup before waiting on IO events. Usually this is only necessary
              early in startup, if the program is using the Tickit  event  loop  for  its  own  purposes  before
              starting a terminal interface.

              Without  this  flag,  terminal  setup will be run once the first time tickit_run or tickit_tick is
              called, and will remain valid until the toplevel instance is destroyed.

RETURN VALUE

       Neither tickit_run(), tickit_stop() nor tickit_tick() return a value.

SEE ALSO

       tickit_new_stdio(3), tickit(7)

                                                                                                   TICKIT_RUN(3)