Timers
Schedule delayed and periodic messages to actors.
Overview
cineyma provides two timer functions through the actor context:
run_later— Send a message after a delay (one-shot)run_interval— Send a message repeatedly at fixed intervals
Delayed Messages (run_later)
Send a message to yourself after a specified duration:
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Periodic Messages (run_interval)
Send a message repeatedly at fixed intervals:
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Timer Handles & Cancellation
Both timer functions return a TimerHandle that can be used to cancel the timer:
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Timers are automatically cancelled when an actor stops. You only need to manually cancel if you want to stop a timer while the actor is still running.
Practical Examples
Request Timeout
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Debouncing
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Periodic Cleanup
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