timeloop.js

timeloop.js tracks the current time, deltaTime and related data. You can query it at any time. This is more appropriate for games, simulations, virtual worlds, visualizations, etc. than using a strictly event oriented system.

You can also subscribe to timing events. For instance, this is useful for creating a simple update loop.

by Rett Crocker

Installation

npm install timeloop

Usage

var timeloop = require('../lib/timeloop');

var tester = tester || {};

tester.loop = function ( ) { console.log( 'time =', timeloop.time ); console.log( 'deltaTime =', timeloop.deltaTime ); };

timeloop.subscribe('tester', tester.loop, 1.0);

Release History

• 2013 - version 1.0.1
  • original version
• 2014 - version 1.1.1
  • updated to support node and to act as a simple node module
• 2015 - version 1.2.1
  • updated to be a true node module with support for npm
• 2015 - version 1.2.3
  • added link to github repo
• 2016 - version 1.3.3
  • switched to setInterval rather than setTimeout (memory leak under certain conditions)