class EventMachine::Timer

Creates a one-time timer

timer = EventMachine::Timer.new(5) do
  # this will never fire because we cancel it
end
timer.cancel

Public Class Methods

new(interval, callback=nil, &block) click to toggle source

Create a new timer that fires after a given number of seconds

# File lib/em/timers.rb, line 11
def initialize interval, callback=nil, &block
  @signature = EventMachine::add_timer(interval, callback || block)
end

Public Instance Methods

cancel() click to toggle source

Cancel the timer

# File lib/em/timers.rb, line 16
def cancel
  EventMachine.send :cancel_timer, @signature
end