Methods
pschedule(ms, callback, oldTimeropt, nullable) → {Object}
Setup a timer for one-time execution of a callback, kills old timer if given to prevent overlapping timers. This implementation uses Date.now()/Date.getTime() to improve on timer precision for long running timers. The timers of this method can also be used in countermand().
Warning: these timers are more precise than normal timer for long time spans and less precise for short ones, if you are dealing with times at least above 30s (or minutes and hours) this the right choice, if you look to use precise timers in the second and millisecond range, definitely use schedule/loop instead!
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Attributes | Default | Description |
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ms |
Number | time in milliseconds until execution |
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callback |
function | callback function to execute after ms |
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oldTimer |
Object | Number |
<optional> <nullable> |
null | if set, kills the timer before setting up new one |
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Throws:
error if ms is not positive or if callback is not a function
Returns:
- Type
- Object
Example
const timer = pschedule(1000, function(){ alert('time for tea'); });
const timer = pschedule(2000, function(){ alert('traffic jam, tea has to wait'); }, timer);