[webkit-dev] High Resolution Timer API proposal(s)

[Maciej Stachowiak]

On Oct 2, 2008, at 6:14 PM, Ojan Vafai wrote:

> The thing is that often enough the place where you want to modify  
> the delay you don't necessarily have access to the callback you  
> would need in order to recreate the timer. So, you have to keep  
> track of more stuff in JavaScript (e.g. a pointer to the callback).  
> It's not the end of the world, but it makes for clunkier uses of the  
> API.
>
> What do you think of the following?
>
> interface Timer {
>     void stop();
>     void restart(double optional_argument_delayInSeconds);
> }

Would restart change the time remaining as if that delay had been set  
originally, or would it make the new delay the current time remaining?  
Should it also let you change the repeating status of the timer? (That  
doesn't seem hugely important but this way seems oddly non-orthogonal).

Perhaps there should be a timeElapsed field (which would give seconds  
actually elapsed since last fire, to the best precision the UA can  
manage), which is useful for both recalculating delays and adjusting  
for jitter.

I think I will post it to a standards group soon, probably starting  
with whatwg and possibly moving to webapps if Hixie thinks that is the  
right way to go. We can discuss details further there.

Regards,
Maciej