/static/scripts/timer.js

 1// source/credits: "Algorithm": http://www.codingforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10531
 2// The constructor should be called with
 3// the parent object (optional, defaults to window).
 4
 5function Timer(){
 6    this.obj = (arguments.length)?arguments[0]:window;
 7    return this;
 8}
 9
10// The set functions should be called with:
11// - The name of the object method (as a string) (required)
12// - The millisecond delay (required)
13// - Any number of extra arguments, which will all be
14//   passed to the method when it is evaluated.
15
16Timer.prototype.setInterval = function(func, msec){
17    var i = Timer.getNew();
18    var t = Timer.buildCall(this.obj, i, arguments);
19    Timer.set[i].timer = window.setInterval(t,msec);
20    return i;
21}
22Timer.prototype.setTimeout = function(func, msec){
23    var i = Timer.getNew();
24    Timer.buildCall(this.obj, i, arguments);
25    Timer.set[i].timer = window.setTimeout("Timer.callOnce("+i+");",msec);
26    return i;
27}
28
29// The clear functions should be called with
30// the return value from the equivalent set function.
31
32Timer.prototype.clearInterval = function(i){
33    if(!Timer.set[i]) return;
34    window.clearInterval(Timer.set[i].timer);
35    Timer.set[i] = null;
36}
37Timer.prototype.clearTimeout = function(i){
38    if(!Timer.set[i]) return;
39    window.clearTimeout(Timer.set[i].timer);
40    Timer.set[i] = null;
41}
42
43// Private data
44
45Timer.set = new Array();
46Timer.buildCall = function(obj, i, args){
47    var t = "";
48    Timer.set[i] = new Array();
49    if(obj != window){
50        Timer.set[i].obj = obj;
51        t = "Timer.set["+i+"].obj.";
52    }
53    t += args[0]+"(";
54    if(args.length > 2){
55        Timer.set[i][0] = args[2];
56        t += "Timer.set["+i+"][0]";
57        for(var j=1; (j+2)<args.length; j++){
58            Timer.set[i][j] = args[j+2];
59            t += ", Timer.set["+i+"]["+j+"]";
60    }}
61    t += ");";
62    Timer.set[i].call = t;
63    return t;
64}
65Timer.callOnce = function(i){
66    if(!Timer.set[i]) return;
67    eval(Timer.set[i].call);
68    Timer.set[i] = null;
69}
70Timer.getNew = function(){
71    var i = 0;
72    while(Timer.set[i]) i++;
73    return i;
74}