require 'revdispatch'

# define this part in ruby to make sure other
# ruby threads can execute while we waiting for a response
module Evdispatch
  class Loop
    def response(id, timeout = 1.0, max_attempts = 100)
      attempts = 0
      ms = timeout * 1000 # convert to miliseconds
      ms_i = ms.to_i
      seconds = ms_i / 1000
      mseconds = (ms - (seconds*1000)).to_i
      #puts "Waiting #{seconds} seconds and #{mseconds} miliseconds"

      while (wait_for_response( id, seconds, mseconds ) and attempts < max_attempts )
        res = response_for( id )
        break if res
        attempts += 1
        #puts "Attempt: #{attempts}"
      end
      return nil if !res and attempts == max_attempts 
      res = response_for( id ) unless res
      res
    end
  end
end