Added timeouts

src/gameUtils/base.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+from .events import Timeout
 from .anim import AnimatedObject
 import tomllib
+import time
 
 class Game:
     def __init__(self, surface):
@@ -13,12 +15,21 @@ class Game:
         self.surf = surface
         self.size = self.surf.size
         self.pm = None
+        # Holds all the timeouts that haven't been fired yet
+        self._timeouts = []
 
         with open('./game.toml', 'r') as f:
             self.cfg = tomllib.loads(f.read())
 
     def update(self):
-        pass
+        """
+        Updates some core things in the background.
+        """
+        
+        for timeout in self._timeouts.copy():
+            if timeout.fireOn <= time.perf_counter():
+                self.onEvent(timeout)
+                self._timeouts.remove(timeout)
 
     def onEvent(self, event):
         pass
@@ -28,3 +39,16 @@ class Game:
     
     def createAnimObj(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return AnimatedObject(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def timeout(self, id: str, delay: float):
+        """
+        Fires a Timeout event with the specified ID
+        after the specified delay.
+
+        Args:
+            id (str): The timeout ID.
+            delay (float): How long (in seconds)
+                           to wait before firing.
+        """
+        
+        self._timeouts.append(Timeout(id, time.perf_counter()+delay))