Hilbish/docs/api/hilbish/hilbish.timers.md

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Introduction

The timers interface si one to easily set timeouts and intervals to run functions after a certain time or repeatedly without using odd tricks.

Interface fields

• INTERVAL: Constant for an interval timer type
• TIMEOUT: Constant for a timeout timer type

Object properties

• type: What type of timer it is
• running: If the timer is running
• duration: The duration in milliseconds that the timer will run

Functions

start()

Starts a timer.

stop()

Stops a timer.

create(type, time, callback)

Creates a timer that runs based on the specified time in milliseconds. The type can either be hilbish.timers.INTERVAL or hilbish.timers.TIMEOUT

get(id) -> timer (Timer/Table)

Retrieves a timer via its ID.