Simple Timer class which updates every ten seconds.

Timer

<div class="timer-status"> </div>
<script>

  $(document).ready(function(){
    timer = function(){
    var self = this;
    var _timer_count = 0;
    var timer_id = null;

    self.startTimer = function(callback){
      alert(arguments.callee.caller.toString());
      timer_id = setInterval(callback, 1000);
    }

    self.updateTimerStatus = function(){
      _timer_count++;
      $('.timer-status').html(_timer_count);
      if(_timer_count == 10)
        clearTimeout(timer_id);
    }
   }

   t = new timer();
   t.startTimer(t.updateTimerStatus);


  });


  
</script>