Is there a way to pause a loop()?

[oaklandgit]

Hi,
I coded my game to pause/unpause when the user presses the "p" key:

keyPress("p", () => {
    every((obj)=> {
        obj.paused = !obj.paused
    })
})

but any running loop() functions aren't affected by that so, of course, some aspects of the game continue to run.

My questions:

1. Is there a way to tell a loop() to pause?
2. If not, suggested syntax:

const myLoop = loop(3, () => {
    // do something every 3 seconds
})

myLoop.paused = true //  <-- same format as pausing object updates

Short of this, the only way I can think of is to cancel the loop and then re-invoke it.

[slmjkdbtl]

There's no pause control at the moment. You can use

let paused = false

loop(3, () => {
    if (paused) return
    // ...
})

To achieve pausing, however it's pausing the invocation not the timer.

Currently loop() returns a function that cancels the loop like all event handlers. It's a bit weird to have a field under a function, but I like the syntax to treat the returned thing as a general controller instead of just a function. So maybe

const myLoop = loop()

myLoop.stop()
myLoop.paused = true

instead of

const stopLoop = loop()
stopLoop()

in future versions

[oaklandgit]

Got it. Thanks @slmjkdbtl !