Timer (SwimOS)

All Superinterfaces:

TimerFunction

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractTimer, AgentTimer
```
public interface Timer
extends TimerFunction
```
Stateful TimerFunction to invoke at a scheduled time, with lifecycle callbacks, and a TimerContext for self-management. Use Schedule.setTimer(long, TimerFunction) to schedule a new Timer for execution.

See Also:

AbstractTimer, Schedule

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`runTimer()`	Executes scheduled logic when this `Timer` fires.
`void`	`setTimerContext(TimerContext timerContext)`	Sets the context used to manage this `Timer`.
`TimerContext`	`timerContext()`	Returns the context used to manage this `Timer`.
`void`	`timerDidCancel()`	Lifecycle callback invoked after this `Timer` is explicitly cancelled.
`void`	`timerWillSchedule(long millis)`	Lifecycle callback invoked before this `Timer` is scheduled for execution.

- Method Detail
  - timerContext
```
TimerContext timerContext()
```
    Returns the context used to manage this Timer. Returns null if this Timer is not bound to a Schedule.
  - setTimerContext
```
void setTimerContext(TimerContext timerContext)
```
    Sets the context used to manage this Timer. A TimerContext is assigned when binding this Timer to a Schedule.
  - runTimer
```
void runTimer()
```
    Executes scheduled logic when this Timer fires.
    
    Specified by:
    
    runTimer in interface TimerFunction
  - timerWillSchedule
```
void timerWillSchedule(long millis)
```
    Lifecycle callback invoked before this Timer is scheduled for execution.
  - timerDidCancel
```
void timerDidCancel()
```
    Lifecycle callback invoked after this Timer is explicitly cancelled.