NAME

Timer::Breakable - Timed block calls that can be broken externally.

SYNOPSIS

use Timer::Breakable;

my $timer = Timer::Breakable.start( 10, { say "Times up" } );
... Stuff occurs ...
$timer.stop if $variable-from-stuff;

say $timer.result if $timer.status ~~ Kept;

DESCRIPTION

Timer::Breakable is wrapper aroud the standard Promise.in() functionality that lets you stop the timer without running it's block.

PUBLIC ATTRIBUTES

promise

A vowed promise that can be handed to await, anyof or allof. Note that the promises status and results can be accessed from the Timer::Breakable object directly.

PUBLIC METHODS

start( $time where * > 0, &block )

Factory method to start the timer. Expects the time to run and the block to run on completion.

stop()

Stops the timer. Note that the timer itself will still run to completion but the given block will not be run.

status()

As per Promise.status()

result()

As per Promise.result()

NOTES

Version 0.1.0 updated the object creation to use start as a factory method.

AUTHOR

Simon Proctor simon.proctor@gmail.com

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the Artistic License 2.0.