std/async/delay.ts

// Copyright 2018-2024 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
// This module is browser compatible.

/** Options for {@linkcode delay}. */
export interface DelayOptions {
  /** Signal used to abort the delay. */
  signal?: AbortSignal;
  /** Indicates whether the process should continue to run as long as the timer exists.
   *
   * @default {true}
   */
  persistent?: boolean;
}

/**
 * Resolve a {@linkcode Promise} after a given amount of milliseconds.
 *
 * @param ms Duration in milliseconds for how long the delay should last.
 * @param options Additional options.
 *
 * @example Basic usage
 * ```ts
 * import { delay } from "@std/async/delay";
 *
 * // ...
 * const delayedPromise = delay(100);
 * const result = await delayedPromise;
 * // ...
 * ```
 *
 * @example Disable persistence
 *
 * Setting `persistent` to `false` will allow the process to continue to run as
 * long as the timer exists.
 *
 * ```ts
 * import { delay } from "@std/async/delay";
 *
 * // ...
 * await delay(100, { persistent: false });
 * // ...
 * ```
 */
export function delay(ms: number, options: DelayOptions = {}): Promise<void> {
  const { signal, persistent = true } = options;
  if (signal?.aborted) return Promise.reject(signal.reason);
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    const abort = () => {
      clearTimeout(i);
      reject(signal?.reason);
    };
    const done = () => {
      signal?.removeEventListener("abort", abort);
      resolve();
    };
    const i = setTimeout(done, ms);
    signal?.addEventListener("abort", abort, { once: true });
    if (persistent === false) {
      try {
        // @ts-ignore For browser compatibility
        Deno.unrefTimer(i);
      } catch (error) {
        if (!(error instanceof ReferenceError)) {
          throw error;
        }
        console.error("`persistent` option is only available in Deno");
      }
    }
  });
}