NAME

       "IO::Async::Timer::Periodic" - event callback at regular intervals

SYNOPSIS

          use IO::Async::Timer::Periodic;

          use IO::Async::Loop;
          my $loop = IO::Async::Loop->new;

          my $timer = IO::Async::Timer::Periodic->new(
             interval => 60,

             on_tick => sub {
                print "You've had a minute\n";
             },
          );

          $timer->start;

          $loop->add( $timer );

          $loop->run;

DESCRIPTION

       This subclass of IO::Async::Timer implements repeating events at regular clock intervals.
       The timing may or may not be subject to how long it takes the callback to execute.
       Iterations may be rescheduled runs at fixed regular intervals beginning at the time the
       timer was started, or by a fixed delay after the previous code has finished executing.

       For a "Timer" object that only runs a callback once, after a given delay, see instead
       IO::Async::Timer::Countdown. A Countdown timer can also be used to create repeating events
       that fire at a fixed delay after the previous event has finished processing. See als the
       examples in "IO::Async::Timer::Countdown".

EVENTS

       The following events are invoked, either using subclass methods or CODE references in
       parameters:

   on_tick
       Invoked on each interval of the timer.

PARAMETERS

       The following named parameters may be passed to "new" or "configure":

   on_tick => CODE
       CODE reference for the "on_tick" event.

   interval => NUM
       The interval in seconds between invocations of the callback or method. Cannot be changed
       if the timer is running.

   first_interval => NUM
       Optional. If defined, the interval in seconds after calling the "start" method before the
       first invocation of the callback or method. Thereafter, the regular "interval" will be
       used. If not supplied, the first interval will be the same as the others.

       Even if this value is zero, the first invocation will be made asynchronously, by the
       containing "Loop" object, and not synchronously by the "start" method itself.

   reschedule => STRING
       Optional. Must be one of "hard", "skip" or "drift". Defines the algorithm used to
       reschedule the next invocation.

       "hard" schedules each iteration at the fixed interval from the previous iteration's
       schedule time, ensuring a regular repeating event.

       "skip" schedules similarly to "hard", but skips over times that have already passed. This
       matters if the duration is particularly short and there's a possibility that times may be
       missed, or if the entire process is stopped and resumed by "SIGSTOP" or similar.

       "drift" schedules each iteration at the fixed interval from the time that the previous
       iteration's event handler returns. This allows it to slowly drift over time and become
       desynchronised with other events of the same interval or multiples/fractions of it.

       Once constructed, the timer object will need to be added to the "Loop" before it will
       work. It will also need to be started by the "start" method.

AUTHOR

       Paul Evans <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk>