/alarm

Set an alarm that will call the given function at the specified time.

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Set an alarm that will call the given function at the specified time.

Install

Install with npm:

$ npm install --save alarm

Install with yarn:

$ yarn add alarm

Usage

var alarm = require('alarm');

API

Set an alarm that will execute the provided function at the specified time.

Params

  • date {Date}: a Date object or a string that can be passed to the Date constructor.
  • fn {Function}: Function to execute at the specified time.
  • returns {Function}: Returns a function that can be called to cancel the alarm.

Example

// 2 seconds from now
var now = new Date();
var date = new Date(+now + 2000);
alarm(date, function() {
  console.log('Hello, world!');
});

Set a recurring alarm that will execute the provide function even X milliseconds.

Params

  • ms {Number}: Number of milliseconds to specify how often to execute the function.
  • fn {Function}: Function to execute every X milliseconds.
  • returns {Function}: Returns a function that may be called to cancel the recurring alarm.

Example

var count = 0;
var cancel = alarm.recurring(1000, function() {
  console.log((count++) + ' BEEP BEEP BEEP!');
  if (count >= 5) {
    cancel();
  }
});

About

Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.

Please read the contributing guide for advice on opening issues, pull requests, and coding standards.

Building docs

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To generate the readme, run the following command:

$ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb

Running tests

Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:

$ npm install && npm test

Author

Brian Woodward

License

Copyright © 2017, Brian Woodward. Released under the MIT License.


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