Autorelease revised

library.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "Button_SL",
-  "version": "1.1.4",
+  "version": "1.1.5",
 	"keywords": "button, debounce, signal, input, ouput",
   "description": "Button_SL enables the query of buttons. The query is debounced. A query can be made as to whether the button was pressed for a short or long time.",
   "repository": {

library.properties

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=Button_SL
-version=1.1.4
+version=1.1.5
 author=Kai R.
 maintainer=Kai R. 
 sentence=Button query

src/Button_SL.cpp

@@ -18,12 +18,17 @@
 /// @version 1.0.1        change CAPS Enums
 ///
 /// @date 2022-14-11
-/// @version 1.1.0        The ButtonSL class can now provide a status after the specified time period 
+/// @version 1.1.0        The ButtonSL class can now provide a status after the specified time period
 ///                       for a long button press, even if the button remains permanently pressed.
 ///
 /// @date 2023-12-06
 /// @version 1.1.4        Repeated debounce in the button class removed.
 ///
+/// @date 2024-07-06
+/// @version 1.1.5        The autorelease is only executed once as long as the button has not been released. 
+///                       Previously, if the button was held down continuously, the autorelease was executed 
+///                       every time the time for a long button press expired. 
+///
 /// @copyright Copyright (c) 2022
 /// MIT license, check license.md for more information
 /// All text above must be included in any redistribution
@@ -58,7 +63,7 @@ bool Button::tick() {
       case HIGH:
         if (millis() - timeStamp > dbTime_ms) {
           // If the button press is equal to the specified debounce time, confirm the button press with true.
-          flag = true;            
+          flag = true;
         }
         break;
     }
@@ -87,15 +92,16 @@ ButtonState ButtonSL::tick() {
   state = digitalRead(pin);
   if (state == activeState && compareState != activeState) {
     timeStamp = now;
+    hasReleased = false;
   } else if (state != activeState && compareState == activeState) {
     timeStamp = now - timeStamp;
     if (timeStamp >= dbTime_ms && !hasReleased) {   // released after debounce time?
       return (timeStamp >= time_ms) ? ButtonState::longPressed : ButtonState::shortPressed;
     }
-    hasReleased = false;
-  } else if (release && (compareState == activeState)) {
+    // hasReleased = false;
+  } else if (autoRelease && not hasReleased && (compareState == activeState)) {
     if (now - timeStamp >= time_ms) {
-      state = !compareState;
+      // state = !compareState;
       hasReleased = true;
       timeStamp = time_ms;
       return ButtonState::longPressed;

src/Button_SL.hpp

@@ -66,15 +66,15 @@ class ButtonSL : public Button {
   ButtonSL(uint8_t pinNr = 0, uint16_t t_ms = 1000, bool as = LOW) : Button{pinNr, as} { time_ms = t_ms; }
   ButtonState tick();
   void setTimeThreshold_ms(uint16_t);
-  void releaseOn() { release = true; }
-  void releaseOff() { release = false; }
+  void releaseOn() { autoRelease = true; }
+  void releaseOff() { autoRelease = false; }
   uint32_t getDuration_ms() const;
 
 private:
   uint16_t time_ms;   // Saves the time (in ms) from which a key press is recognized as long.
   uint8_t state{!activeState};
   uint16_t pressingTime;   // Saves the length of time that the button was pressed (ms).
-  bool release{false};
+  bool autoRelease{false};
   bool hasReleased{false};
 };
 }   // namespace Btn