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# encoding: UTF-8
#
# Author:    Stefano Harding <[e-mail]>
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# Copyright: (C) 2014-2015 Stefano Harding
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require 'thread'

module Garcon

  # Perform the given operation asynchronously after the given number of
  # seconds.
  #
  # @param [Fixnum] seconds
  #   The interval in seconds to wait before executing the task
  #
  # @yield the task to execute
  #
  # @return [Boolean] true
  #
  def timer(seconds, *args, &block)
    raise ArgumentError, 'no block given' unless block_given?
    if seconds < 0
      raise ArgumentError, 'interval must be greater than or equal to zero'
    end

    Garcon.global_timer_set.post(seconds, *args, &block)
    true
  end
  module_function :timer
end

Version data entries

10 entries across 10 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
garcun-0.1.1	lib/garcon/task/timer.rb
garcun-0.1.0	lib/garcon/task/timer.rb
garcun-0.0.9	lib/garcon/task/timer.rb
garcun-0.0.8	lib/garcon/task/timer.rb
garcun-0.0.7	lib/garcon/task/timer.rb
garcun-0.0.6	lib/garcon/task/timer.rb
garcun-0.0.5	lib/garcon/task/timer.rb
garcun-0.0.4	lib/garcon/task/timer.rb
garcun-0.0.3	lib/garcon/task/timer.rb
garcun-0.0.2	lib/garcon/task/timer.rb