Background Timer ⌚

Similar to javascript's setTimeout but works well when iPhone/Android goes to sleep on background !

Install

Install dependencies with npm:

npm i mustafah/background-timer

Import

import BackgroundTimer from 'background-timer';

Example of usage

new BackgroundTimer(60 * 1000,
    () => console.log(`You were waiting this from a minute ago 👍`);
).start();

@partial export class EmployeeWork {
    @partial model: EmployeeModel;
    doWork() {
        console.log(`doWork()`);
    }
}

new BackgroundTimer(60 * 1000, {
    tickCallback: (remaining) => {
        console.log(`Remaining time = ${remaining}`);
        // Every second this function will be called until time is finished
        // Will output:
        // Remaining time = 01:00
        // Remaining time = 00:59
        // ...
    },
    finishCallback: () => {
        console.log(`Finshed 👍`);
    }
}).start();

new BackgroundTimer(60 * 1000, {
    tickInterval: 1000 * 2,
    tickCallback: (remaining, remaingingMS) => {
        console.log(`Remaining time = ${remainingMS}`);
        // Tthis function will be called every two seconds !
        // Remaining time = 60000
        // Remaining time = 58000
        // Remaining time = 56000
        // ...
    },
    finishCallback: () => {
        console.log(`Finshed 👍`);
    },
}).start();