sharp-chat/SharpChatCommon/Config/CachedValue.cs

using System;

namespace SharpChat.Config {
    public class CachedValue<T> {
        private IConfig Config { get; }
        private string Name { get; }
        private TimeSpan Lifetime { get; }
        private T? Fallback { get; }
        private object ConfigAccess { get; } = new();

        private object? CurrentValue { get; set; }
        private DateTimeOffset LastRead { get; set; }

        public T? Value {
            get {
                lock(ConfigAccess) { // this lock doesn't really make sense since it doesn't affect other config calls
                    DateTimeOffset now = DateTimeOffset.Now;
                    if((now - LastRead) >= Lifetime) {
                        LastRead = now;
                        CurrentValue = Config.ReadValue(Name, Fallback);
                        Logger.Debug($"Read {Name} ({CurrentValue})");
                    }
                }
                return (T?)CurrentValue;
            }
        }

        public static implicit operator T?(CachedValue<T> val) => val.Value;

        public CachedValue(IConfig config, string name, TimeSpan lifetime, T? fallback) {
            if(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name))
                throw new ArgumentException("Name cannot be empty.", nameof(name));

            Config = config;
            Name = name;
            Lifetime = lifetime;
            Fallback = fallback;
        }

        public void Refresh() {
            LastRead = DateTimeOffset.MinValue;
        }

        public override string ToString() {
            return Value?.ToString() ?? string.Empty;
        }
    }
}