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Elixir timer function
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keepalive_timer.ex
defmodule Elevator.Timer do
def keepalive_timer(parent, id, msecs) do
receive do
:keepalive ->
keepalive_timer(parent, id, msecs)
after
msecs ->
send(parent, {:timeout, id})
end
end
end
#To run:
# this_pid = self
# spawn fn -> Elevator.Timer.keepalive_timer(this_pid, 1, 5000) end
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