diff --git a/src/timer.cpp b/src/timer.cpp
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+++ b/src/timer.cpp
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+#include <bits/types/struct_itimerspec.h>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <libscerror.hpp>
+#include "timer.hpp"
+
+using namespace sc;
+
+uint64_t timer::next_id = 0;
+std::mutex timer::mutex;
+
+timer::timer(void(*callback)(union sigval), double time, bool repeat)
+    : _id {}, _time {time}, _repeat {repeat}
+{
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock {mutex};
+        _id = ++next_id;
+    }
+    struct sigevent se;
+    se.sigev_notify = SIGEV_THREAD;
+    se.sigev_value.sival_int = 0;
+    se.sigev_value.sival_ptr = &_id;
+    se.sigev_notify_function = callback;
+    se.sigev_notify_attributes = nullptr;
+    throw_if_min1_msg(timer_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &se, &_tid), "could not create timer");
+    time_t secs = floor(time / 1000);
+    long ns = (time - 1000 * secs) * 1000000;
+    struct itimerspec its;
+    its.it_value.tv_sec = secs;
+    its.it_value.tv_nsec = ns;
+    if (repeat) {
+        its.it_interval.tv_sec = secs;
+        its.it_interval.tv_nsec = ns;
+    } else {
+        its.it_interval.tv_sec = 0;
+        its.it_interval.tv_nsec = 0;
+    }
+    throw_if_min1_msg(timer_settime(_tid, 0, &its, nullptr), "could not set timer");
+}
+
+timer::~timer() {
+    throw_if_min1_msg(timer_delete(_tid), "could not delete timer");
+}
+
+void timer::time(struct itimerspec& cur_value) const {
+    throw_if_min1_msg(timer_gettime(_tid, &cur_value), "could not get time");
+}
+
+double timer::time() const {
+    struct itimerspec its;
+    time(its);
+    return its.it_value.tv_sec + its.it_value.tv_nsec * 1000000000;
+}
+
+bool timer::is_armed() const {
+    struct itimerspec its;
+    time(its);
+    return its.it_value.tv_sec != 0 || its.it_value.tv_nsec != 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/timer.hpp b/src/timer.hpp
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+++ b/src/timer.hpp
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+#ifndef _timer_H_
+#define _timer_H_
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <mutex>
+
+namespace sc {
+
+    class timer {
+        static uint64_t next_id;
+        static std::mutex mutex;
+
+        timer_t _tid;
+        uint64_t _id;
+        double _time;
+        bool _repeat;
+
+        public:
+            timer(void(*callback)(union sigval), double time, bool repeat = false);
+            ~timer();
+
+            void time(struct itimerspec& cur_value) const;
+            double time() const;
+            bool is_armed() const;
+            bool repeat() const { return _repeat; }
+    };
+
+}
+
+#endif // _timer_H_