timeoutcontrol

TimeoutControl

A JavaScript tool to imitate setTimeout functionality to extend control over it.

Install

NPM

npm install timeoutcontrol

API

Invoking

TimeoutControl accepts any parameters that the native setTimeout will accept.

const timeout = new TimeoutControl(callback[, delay[, param1, param2, ...]]);

Properties

.id

Returns the id of the timeout.

.params

Returns an array of all params (i.e., param1, param2, ...).

.duration

Returns the duration of the timeout.

.timeStart

Returns the time the timeout starts.

.timeStop

Returns the time the timeout is paused/stopped.

.callback

Returns the callback function to run when the timeout ends.

.timeLeft

Returns the time left before the timeout ends.

.done

Returns a boolean of whether the timeout has ended.

Methods

.pause()

Pause the ongoing timeout.

.resume()

Resume the paused timeout.

.restart()

Restart the timeout from the beginning. .timeStart, .timeStop and .id will be updated.

.clear()

Cancel the timeout. .done will be updated to true.

Demo

const duration = 5000;
const callback = function(){
    console.log(...arguments);
}

const timeout = new TimeoutControl(callback, duration, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5);

/* ...SOME OPERATIONS / CONDITIONS */

timeout.pause();

/* ...SOME OPERATIONS / CONDITIONS */

timeout.resume();

/* ...SOME OPERATIONS / CONDITIONS */

timeout.clear();

/* ...SOME OPERATIONS / CONDITIONS */

timeout.restart();