TimedQueue

TimedQueue.cs

public class TimedQueue
{
    private float _dequeueTimer;
    private readonly float _dequeueDelay;

    private float _emptyTimer;
    private readonly float _emptyDelay;

    private readonly Queue<string> _messageQueue = new Queue<string>();



    public TimedQueue( float dequeueDelay = 0.5f, float emptyDelay = 2.0f)
    {


        _dequeueDelay = dequeueDelay;
        _dequeueTimer = dequeueDelay + 0.1f;

        _emptyDelay = emptyDelay;
        _emptyTimer = _emptyDelay + 0.1f;
    }

    public void Update(float deltaTime)
    {
        if (_messageQueue.Count > 0)
        {
            _emptyTimer = 0;
            if (_dequeueTimer > _dequeueDelay)
            {
                // Notify the user that we have (_messageQueue.Dequeue()) ready
                _dequeueTimer = 0;
            }
            _dequeueTimer += deltaTime;
        }
        else
        {
            if (_emptyTimer < _emptyDelay)
            {
                _emptyTimer += deltaTime;
                if (_emptyTimer > _emptyDelay)
                {
                   //Notify the user the queue is empty
                }
            }
        }
    }

    public void Enqueue(string t)
    {
        _messageQueue.Enqueue(t);
        _emptyTimer = 0.0f;
    }
}