Struct TickerActor 

pub struct TickerActor { /* private fields */ }

Ticker actor that generates regular timing events.

Implementations

impl TickerActor

pub fn spawn(interval: Duration) -> Self

Spawn a new ticker actor with the given interval.

Arguments

• interval - Time between ticks (e.g., 16ms for ~60 FPS).

Returns

The ticker actor with its tick receiver accessible.

Panics

Panics if the OS fails to spawn the ticker thread.

pub const fn receiver(&self) -> &Receiver<Tick>

Get a reference to the tick receiver.

Use this with select! for event-driven loops:

loop {
    select! {
        recv(engine.input_receiver()) -> event => handle_input(event),
        recv(ticker.receiver()) -> tick => {
            generate_frame();
            engine.request_update();
        }
    }
}

pub fn shutdown(&self)

Signal the ticker to shutdown.

pub fn join(self)

Wait for the ticker thread to finish.

Trait Implementations

impl Drop for TickerActor

fn drop(&mut self)

Executes the destructor for this type.