setAutoInterval

setAutoInterval (auto-interval) is a newer ECMAScript setInterval implementation which balances cumulative timing errors.

Example with setInterval

var intervalID = setInterval(
  () => console.log("The Date.now() is ", Date.now()),
  100
);
setTimeout(clearInterval, 5000, intervalID); // Finish after 5s

Example with setAutoInterval

const { setAutoInterval } = require("auto-interval");
var clearAutoInterval = setAutoInterval(
  () => console.log("The Date.now() is ", Date.now()),
  100
);
setTimeout(clearAutoInterval, 5000); // Finish after 5s

What's the difference?

Comparison of gap between ETA (Expected Time) and Actual Run Time in setInterval() and setAutoInterval().

Time Table for setInterval()

Time Table for setAutoInterval()

Advantages

• Same function signature as setInterval()
• Ultra-lightweight
• Minimum code adaptation

Demos and Tools

Demonstration is here.

License

Copyright (C) 2020 Lautaro Capella (twitter: @PkuyApp).