twisted.internet.base.DelayedCall

Package twisted :: Package internet :: Module base :: Class DelayedCall

Class DelayedCall

Ephemeral --+
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           DelayedCall

Method Summary
	`__init__(self, time, func, args, kw, cancel, reset)`
	`__lt__(self, other)`
	`__str__(self)`
`bool`	`active(self)` Determine whether this call is still pending
	`cancel(self)` Unschedule this call
	`delay(self, secondsLater)` Reschedule this call for a later time
`float`	`getTime(self)` Return the time at which this call will fire
	`reset(self, secondsFromNow)` Reschedule this call for a different time
Inherited from Ephemeral
	`__getstate__(self)`
	`__setstate__(self, state)`

Class Variable Summary
`class`	`__implements__` = `twisted.internet.interfaces.IDelayedCall`
`int`	`debug` = 0

Method Details

Determine whether this call is still pending

Returns:: True if this call has not yet been made or cancelled, False otherwise.
(type=bool)

Unschedule this call

Raises:: AlreadyCancelled - Raised if this call has already been unscheduled.; AlreadyCalled - Raised if this call has already been made.

Reschedule this call for a later time

Parameters:: secondsLater - The number of seconds after the originally scheduled time for which to reschedule this call.
(type=float)

Raises:: AlreadyCancelled - Raised if this call has been cancelled.; AlreadyCalled - Raised if this call has already been made.

Return the time at which this call will fire

Returns:: The number of seconds after the epoch at which this call is scheduled to be made.
(type=float)

Reschedule this call for a different time

Parameters:: secondsFromNow - The number of seconds from the time of the reset call at which this call will be scheduled.
(type=float)

Raises:: AlreadyCancelled - Raised if this call has been cancelled.; AlreadyCalled - Raised if this call has already been made.

Class Variable Details

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