doc/manual/timers.texinfo

   1 @node Timers
   2 @comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
   3 @chapter Timers
   4
   5 SBCL supports a system-wide scheduler implemented on top of
   6 @code{setitimer} that also works with threads but does not require a
   7 separate scheduler thread.
   8
   9 @menu
  10 @end menu
  11
  12 @lisp
  13 (schedule-timer (make-timer (lambda ()
  14                               (write-line "Hello, world")
  15                               (force-output)))
  16                 2)
  17 @end lisp
  18
  19 @include struct-sb-ext-timer.texinfo
  20 @include fun-sb-ext-make-timer.texinfo
  21 @include fun-sb-ext-timer-name.texinfo
  22 @include fun-sb-ext-timer-scheduled-p.texinfo
  23 @include fun-sb-ext-schedule-timer.texinfo
  24 @include fun-sb-ext-unschedule-timer.texinfo
  25 @include fun-sb-ext-list-all-timers.texinfo