asyncinterval
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Async aware setInterval. Run functions at an interval without overlapping previous calls.
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asyncInterval
Async aware setInterval. Run functions at an interval without overlapping previous calls.
There is also a timeout option to continue the interval incase an async task is stuck.
Installation
$ npm install asyncinterval
Usage
code example:
var asyncInterval = require('asyncinterval');
var interval = asyncInterval(function(done){
// don't worry, we only enter here one call at a time.
doSomething(function(err){
// after we finish our async function, let asyncInterval know
// this will tell asyncInterval to schedule the next interval
done();
});
}, 5, 10);
// optional timeout
interval.onTimeout(function(){
// log timeout here
});
parameters
function
: the function to call when interval does work, this function will be givendone
argument.interval
: in milliseconds, the internal frequencytimeout
: in milliseconds, if specified, will stop waitingdone
to be called and start next interval