TIL timers go to the main thread

host/host.cc

@@ -22,25 +22,9 @@ ThreadEventCallback onCreate(nullptr), onRemove(nullptr);
 ProcessEventCallback onAttach(nullptr), onDetach(nullptr);
 
 WORD nextThreadNumber(0);
-HWND dummyWindow;
 
 #define HOST_LOCK CriticalSectionLocker hostLocker(&hostCs) // Synchronized scope for accessing private data
 
-BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID unused)
-{
-	switch (fdwReason)
-	{
-	case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
-		DisableThreadLibraryCalls(hinstDLL);
-		// jichi 8/24/2013: Create hidden window so that ITH can access timer and events
-		dummyWindow = CreateWindowW(L"Button", L"InternalWindow", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, hinstDLL, 0);
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
 namespace Host
 {
 	DLLEXPORT bool Start()

host/textthread.cc

@@ -9,25 +9,32 @@
 #include "../vnrhook/include/const.h"
 #include "winmutex.h"
 
-extern HWND dummyWindow;
-
 #define TT_LOCK CriticalSectionLocker ttLocker(&ttCs) // Synchronized scope for accessing private data
 
 TextThread::TextThread(ThreadParameter tp, unsigned int threadNumber, DWORD status) :
 	storage(),
 	sentenceBuffer(),
 	status(status),
+	timestamp(GetTickCount()),
 	threadNumber(threadNumber),
 	output(nullptr),
 	tp(tp)
 {
 	InitializeCriticalSection(&ttCs);
+	flushThread = CreateThread(nullptr, 0, [](void* textThread) 
+	{ 
+		while (true)
+		{
+			Sleep(100);
+			((TextThread*)textThread)->FlushSentenceBuffer();
+		}
+		return (DWORD)0; 
+	}, this, 0, nullptr);
 }
 
 TextThread::~TextThread()
 {
 	EnterCriticalSection(&ttCs);
-	KillTimer(dummyWindow, (UINT_PTR)this);
 	LeaveCriticalSection(&ttCs);
 	DeleteCriticalSection(&ttCs);
 }
@@ -45,9 +52,10 @@ std::wstring TextThread::GetStore()
 	return storage;
 }
 
-void TextThread::AddSentence()
+void TextThread::FlushSentenceBuffer()
 {
 	TT_LOCK;
+	if (timestamp - GetTickCount() < 250 || sentenceBuffer.size() == 0) return; // TODO: let user change delay before sentence is flushed
 	std::wstring sentence;
 	if (status & USING_UNICODE)
 	{
@@ -80,12 +88,7 @@ void TextThread::AddText(const BYTE *con, int len)
 {
 	TT_LOCK;
 	sentenceBuffer.insert(sentenceBuffer.end(), con, con + len);
-	SetTimer(dummyWindow, (UINT_PTR)this, 250, // TODO: Let user change delay before sentenceBuffer is flushed
-		[](HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, UINT_PTR idEvent, DWORD dwTime)
-	{
-		KillTimer(hWnd, idEvent);
-		((TextThread*)idEvent)->AddSentence();
-	});
+	timestamp = GetTickCount();
 }
 
 // EOF

host/textthread.h

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
 
 	void Clear();
 	void AddText(const BYTE *con, int len);
-	void AddSentence();
+	void FlushSentenceBuffer();
 	void AddSentence(std::wstring sentence);	
 
 private:
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ private:
 	std::wstring storage;
 
 	ThreadParameter tp;
+	HANDLE flushThread;
 	unsigned int threadNumber;
+	DWORD timestamp;
 	DWORD status;
 };