[every]

Description

Restricts code from executing more frequently than the specified number of seconds. Returns the number of seconds to wait until blocks should be executed.

Sample Usage

define my_thread => thread {
   public active_tick => every(60) => {
      // do stuff
   }
}

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define every(seconds::integer) => {
	local(
		gb =  givenblock,
		v = '_poll_'+#gb->self->type + #gb->methodname,
		last = var(#v),
		since = #last ? #last->secondsBetween(date) | #seconds
	)   
	if(#since >= #seconds) => {
		handle => { var(#v) = date }
		return #gb() || #seconds
	else
		return (#seconds - #since)
	}
}

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