JavaScript time_sleep_until
Make the script sleep until the specified time
1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 | function time_sleep_until (timestamp) { // Make the script sleep until the specified time // // version: 1008.1718 // discuss at: http://phpjs.org/functions/time_sleep_until // + original by: Brett Zamir (http://brett-zamir.me) // % note: For study purposes. Current implementation could lock up the user's browser. // % note: Expects a timestamp in seconds, so DO NOT pass in a JavaScript timestamp which are in milliseconds (e.g., new Date()) or otherwise the function will lock up the browser 1000 times longer than probably intended. // % note: Consider using setTimeout() instead. // * example 1: time_sleep_until(1233146501) // delays until the time indicated by the given timestamp is reached // * returns 1: true while (new Date() < timestamp*1000) {} return true; } |
Examples
Running
1 | time_sleep_until(1233146501) // delays until the time indicated by the given timestamp is reached |
Should return
1 | true |
Dependencies
No dependencies, you can use this function standalone.
Open syntax issues
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Authors
Thanks to the following developers, you get to have time_sleep_until goodness in JavaScript.
Brett Zamir
2 Feb '09 
A quick warning about this function (I'll try to add to SVN later)... This works in the PHP style of expecting a timestamp in seconds--NOT IN MILLISECONDS! So, don't try to pass in a raw JavaScript timestamp (like new Date())--which are in milliseconds, or else it will lock up the browser probably a thousand times longer than you intended! (No doubt you'd restart before that anyways (!), but, it's no fun to lock up the browser...)
Kevin van Zonneveld
2 Feb '09