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gistfile1.txt

#!/usr/bin/env python


from __future__ import print_function

import time


from circuits import Component, Event, Debugger


times = []


class doit(Event):
    """doit Event"""


class terminate(Event):
    """terminate Event"""


class App(Component):

    def init(self):
        self.interval = 5
        self.last = 0
        self.count = 0

    def doit(self, origin):
        times.append(("%s from A at %.03f" % (origin, time.time())))
        self.count += 1
        self.last = time.time()

    def generate_events(self, event):
        if self.count >= 5:
            event.reduce_time_left(0)
            self.fire(terminate())
            return

        if self.last + self.interval < time.time():
            event.reduce_time_left(0)
            self.fire(doit('ge'))
        else:
            event.reduce_time_left(time.time() - self.last + self.interval)

    def terminate(self):
        raise SystemExit(0)


(Debugger() + App()).run()

print("\n".join(times))