pixi-timeout

Pixi-timeout is a plugin which replicates the behaviour of window.setTimout but uses PIXI.Ticker (requestAnimationFrame) as the method for progressing time. The bonus is that any timeouts will be paused and resumed automatically when you call PIXI.Application.stop & PIXI.Application.start

Install

npm i pixi-timeout

Usage

Importing

common.js

require('pixi.js')
require('pixi-timeout')

es6 modules

import pixi from 'pixi.js'
import pixiTimeout from 'pixi-timeout'

Basic usage.

Simply supply the time to wait in seconds and the function to call upon completion

PIXI.setTimeout(
    2,          // delay in seconds
    callback    // completion handler
)

Clear

There are 2 ways to clear a timeout. First the traditional way

const timer = PIXI.setTimeout(2,callback)
PIXI.clearTimeout(timer)

or more conviniently

const timer = PIXI.setTimeout(2,callback)
timer.clear()

Finish

You can finish a timer immediately, which will simply cancel the timer and fire the callback.

timer.finish()

Pause & Resume

If you are using PIXI.Application for instantiation then all current timers are automatically paused and resumed when PIXI.Application.stop & PIXI.Application.start are called. Which is great for keeping audio, tweens and timeouts synchronised.

import pix from ‘pixi,js’
import pixiTimeout from 'pixi-timeout'
 
const myApp = new PIXI.Application()
 
myApp.stop() // pause
myApp.start() //resume

FPS, Speed & Time

pixi-timeout calculates time based on the PIXI.ticker settings. It assumes 60fps is the desired rate and uses the deltaTime value from last frame to this frame to determine the correct time progression. Additionally it uses the speed value from the PIXI.ticker, so if you wish to adjust the optimal fps you can do so by changing the PIXI.ticker value and pixi-timeout will adjust accordingly

PIXI.ticker docs