Sleep logarithmic(ly) ?

logarithmic_sleep.rb

# Performs a logarithmic sleep based on a set of integers or up to an input integer
def logarithmic_sleep(set, constant_multiplier=1, stepping_factor=1, debugging=false)
  require 'logger'
  logger = Logger.new(STDOUT)
  logger.level = Logger::DEBUG

  total_sleep_time = 0
  if !set.is_a? Array and !set.is_a? Range
    set = (1 .. set)
  end

  logger.debug("Constant multiplier for logarithmic scale is set to #{constant_multiplier}") if debugging
  logger.debug("Stepping factor is #{stepping_factor}") if stepping_factor > 1 and stepping_factor != set.size and debugging

  set.step(stepping_factor) do |x|

    logarithm = Math.log x
    sleep_time = logarithm * constant_multiplier
    logger.debug("Iteration #{x} sleeping for #{sleep_time} seconds (zZz)") if debugging
    yield sleep_time
    sleep(sleep_time)
    total_sleep_time += sleep_time

  end
  logger.debug("Slept for #{total_sleep_time} seconds (zZzZz)") if debugging

end


logarithmic_sleep(20, 1, 2) do |y|
  puts y
end