Timeoutclass

new Timeout(callback: Callback | undefined = undefined, ms = 0)

Param	Type
`callback`	`Callback`	The default callback to run when a timeout fires (used by `set()` when no callback is passed). Defaults to `undefined`
`ms`	`unknown`	The default delay for any created timeouts (in ms). Defaults to `0`

Return
`Timeout`	Stateful wrapper around setTimeout() that manages a single pending timeout at a time.

Property	Type
`.exists`	`boolean`	Whether a timeout is currently pending. required readonly

Stateful wrapper around setTimeout() that manages a single pending timeout at a time.

Keeps track of the reference returned from setTimeout().
Clears any existing timeout when a new timeout is set.
Allows a default callback and a default delay to be set that are applied to all new timeouts that don't specify their own.

Examples

const timeout = new Timeout(() => console.log("fired"), 1000);
timeout.set(); // Fires the callback after 1000ms.
timeout.clear(); // Cancels it before it fires.

Methods

Timeout.set()method

Cancel any existing timeout and set a new one.

set(callback: Callback | undefined = this._callback, ms: number = this._ms): void

Timeout.clear()method

Cancel any existing timeout.

clear(): void