Infinite timeout library for JavaScript and Node.js

Native setTimeout functions are limited to INT32 (2147483647 milliseconds or roughly 24.8 days). This library makes it possible to set timeouts with a nearly unlimited delay.

Usage in Node.js

Set timeout

var timeout = require('infinite-timeout');
timeout.set(function(){
    console.log('This took 30 days');
}, 2592000000);

Clear timeout

var timeout = require('infinite-timeout');
var id = timeout.set(callback, delay);
timeout.clear(id);

Usage in browsers

Load script

<script src="lib/timeout.js"></script> 

Set timeout

timeout.set(function(){
    console.log('This took 30 days');
}, 2592000000);

Clear timeout

var id = timeout.set(callback, delay);
timeout.clear(id);

Developing

The library is published to NPM and can be installed with the following command:

$ npm install infinite-timeout

Testing

Navigate to this module's repository and make sure you have the development modules installed:

$ npm install

Run the tests:

$ npm test