chrisgreg / timebomb

ETS backed delayed action scheduler for Elixir

Timebomb

ETS backed delayed action scheduler written in Elixir & Erlang.

Ever wanted to implement something like how UberEats and Deliveroo ping you with a notification if you don't checkout after X time?

Installation

If available in Hex, the package can be installed by adding timebomb to your list of dependencies in mix.exs:

def deps do
  [
    {:timebomb, "~> 0.1.0"}
  ]
end

Example Usage

Sparking a fuse on an action

Timebomb.start_link
{:ok, #PID<0.200.0>}

Timebomb.spark(fuse: 10_000, bomb: 1+5)
  
...10 seconds later

6

Stopping a payload from firing

Timebomb.start_link
{:ok, #PID<0.200.0>}

id = Timebomb.spark(fuse: 10_000, bomb: 1+5)
"53b45c7f-8bde-4d24-ae99-a6f215bb7104"

Timebomb.disarm(id)
Payload disarmed
:ok

TODO:

• Tests
• Publish on Hex

Documentation can be generated with ExDoc and published on HexDocs. Once published, the docs can be found at https://hexdocs.pm/timebomb.