[webkit-dev] Proposed Timer API

[Chris Marrin]

On Oct 3, 2008, at 11:15 AM, Geoffrey Garen wrote:
> Hi Chris.
>
>> I really like the idea of a Timer object. It would allow you to
>> separate creation from starting, allows you to pause and add other
>> API's to the interface. Can the constructor be used to simplify the
>> creation:
>>
>>    var t = new Timer(0, false, function() { ...});
>>
>> which would start the timer immediately, as in your example.
>
> I think Maciej has made a convincing case that "new Timer" is a bit  
> too coy about the fact that the timer is actually starting.
>
>> Or you could do:
>>
>>    var t = new Timer(function() { ... });
>>    ...
>>    t.startOneShot(1.76);
>
> I like your suggestion of adding "startOneShot" (and  
> "startRepeating"?) to the API. I think it would improve clarity over  
> a bool parameter specifying whether the timer repeats.
>
> To create a Timer that isn't scheduled to fire:
>
> new Timer(...)
>
> To create a Timer that is scheduled to fire:
>
> new Timer(...).startOneShot(...)
> new Timer(...).startRepeating(...)
>
> Or, if we don't like constructors:
>
> createTimer(...).startOneShot(...)
> createTimer(...).startRepeating(...)

Yeah, I fully understand the desire to avoid ctors. I hope Maciej can  
add a deferred start capability to his proposed timer...

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