timers.md

timers

• wait(...)
• setInterval(...)
• clearInterval(...)

wait(...)

Promisified wait function

wait(delay)

• delay (integer) : delay in ms

return Promise which will resolve after delay

Example

await wait(5000); 

setInterval(...)

Schedules repeated execution of a callback every delay milliseconds

setInterval(cb, interval)

• cb (function) : callback to call
• interval (integer) : interval in ms

return object : timer to use with clearInterval

Example

const timer = setInterval(() => {
    console.log(Date.now());
}, 1000); 

clearInterval(...)

Cancels a timer created by setInterval

clearInterval(timer)

• timer (object) : timer created by setInterval

Example

const timer = setInterval(() => {
    console.log(Date.now());
}, 1000);

clearInterval(timer);