Module agera::timer

Work with timing and ticking.

Macros

• free_animation_interval
  Executes a given function after each period using an animation ticker. This macro returns a FreeInterval object with a stop() method that can be used to stop the execution of the function and dispose of the ticker.
• free_interval
  Executes a given function after each period using a regular ticker. This macro returns a FreeInterval object with a stop() method that can be used to stop the execution of the function and dispose of the ticker.
• free_timeout
  Executes an action after some elapsed time. This macro returns a FreeTimeout object with a stop() method that can be used to stop the execution of the action.

Structs

• Duration
  A Duration type to represent a span of time, typically used for system timeouts.
• FreeInterval
  An ticker that can be stopped at anytime, returned from the free_animation_interval! and free_interval! macros.
• FreeTimeout
  A timeout that can be stopped at anytime, returned from the free_timeout! macro.
• Instant
  A measurement of a monotonically nondecreasing clock. Opaque and useful only with Duration.
• Ticker
  Ticker returned by ticker, ticker_at, animation_ticker and animation_ticker_at.

Functions

• animation_ticker
  Creates a new Ticker that yields with ticker of period. The first tick completes immediately, meant for animations.
• animation_ticker_at
  Creates a new Ticker that yields with ticker of period with the first tick completing at start, meant for animations.
• ticker
  Creates a new Ticker that yields with ticker of period. The first tick completes immediately.
• ticker_at
  Creates a new Ticker that yields with ticker of period with the first tick completing at start.
• wait
  Asynchronously waits until duration has elapsed.
• wait_until
  Asynchronously waits until deadline is reached.