Generic Redux Saga task that waits for an event and triggers another timeout event if the former never gets dispatched

takeWithTimerSaga.ts

function* takeWithTimerTask(
  eventName: AnyEvent['type'],
  timeoutEventName: AnyEvent['type'],
  timeout: number
) {
  const timerTask = yield* fork(
    fireEventAfterDelayTask,
    timeoutEventName,
    timeout
  )

  yield* take(eventName)

  yield* cancel(timerTask)
}

function* fireEventAfterDelayTask(
  eventType: AnyEvent['type'],
  timeout: number
) {
  while (true) {
    yield delay(timeout)
    yield put({ type: eventType })
  }
}