AsyncIntervalTimer

AsyncIntervalTimer.ts

const minDelay = 1000; // it will be possible to control it finishing with setInterval 0

export class AsyncIntervalTimer {
  private realDelay: number;

  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
  private fn: Function;

  private args: Array<any>;

  private fnIsRunning: boolean;

  private interval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval>;

  private intervalIsActive: boolean;

  private runFn(...args) {
    if (!this.fnIsRunning) {
      this.fnIsRunning = true;
      return (
        Promise.resolve(this.fn(...args))
          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function
          .then(() => {})
          .catch((e) => {
            throw e;
          })
          .finally(() => {
            this.fnIsRunning = false;
          })
      );
    } else {
      return Promise.resolve(undefined);
    }
  }

  doNow() {
    return this.runFn(...this.args);
  }

  start() {
    if (this.intervalIsActive) {
      return;
    }
    this.interval = setInterval(
      this.runFn.bind(this),
      this.realDelay,
      ...this.args,
    );
    this.intervalIsActive = true;
  }

  stop() {
    if (!this.intervalIsActive) {
      return Promise.resolve(undefined);
    }
    return new Promise((resolve) => {
      const localInterval = setInterval(() => {
        if (this.fnIsRunning) {
          return;
        }
        clearInterval(this.interval);
        clearInterval(localInterval);
        this.interval = undefined;
        this.intervalIsActive = false;
        resolve(undefined);
      }, 0);
    });
  }

  constructor(fn, delay, ...args) {
    if (typeof fn !== 'function') {
      throw new Error(
        'AsyncIntervalTimer constructor requires timer as first parameter',
      );
    }
    this.fn = fn;
    this.args = args;
    this.fnIsRunning = false;
    this.realDelay =
      delay && typeof delay === 'number' && delay >= minDelay
        ? delay
        : minDelay;
    this.intervalIsActive = false;
  }
}

LICENSE

Copyright 2022 Bohdan Palii

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