Creates a one-time timer
timer = EventMachine::Timer.new(5) do # this will never fire because we cancel it end timer.cancel
Create a new timer that fires after a given number of seconds
# File lib/em/timers.rb, line 11 def initialize interval, callback=nil, &block @signature = EventMachine::add_timer(interval, callback || block) end
Cancel the timer
# File lib/em/timers.rb, line 16 def cancel EventMachine.send :cancel_timer, @signature end