core/Runtime/Timer.cs

// 2014 - Pixelnest Studio
using System;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine;
using UniRx;

namespace KairoEngine.Core
{
    /// <summary>Ready to use timers for coroutines</summary>
    public class Timer
    {
        /// <summary> Simple timer, no reference, wait and then execute something</summary>
        /// <param name="duration"></param>
        /// <param name="callback"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static IEnumerator Start(float duration, Action callback)
        {
            return Start(duration, false, callback);
        }


        /// <summary>Simple timer, no reference, wait and then execute something</summary>
        /// <param name="duration"></param>
        /// <param name="repeat"></param>
        /// <param name="callback"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static IEnumerator Start(float duration, bool repeat, Action callback)
        {
            do
            {
                yield return new WaitForSeconds(duration);

                if (callback != null)
                callback();

            } while (repeat);
        }

        public static IEnumerator StartRealtime(float time, System.Action callback)
        {
            float start = Time.realtimeSinceStartup;
            while (Time.realtimeSinceStartup < start + time)
            {
                yield return null;
            }

            if (callback != null) callback();
        }

        public static IEnumerator NextFrame(Action callback)
        {
            yield return new WaitForEndOfFrame();

            if (callback != null)
                callback();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Executes a function after a certain time has passed, based on Time.scale.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="time">In miliseconds</param>
        /// <param name="action">A function to be executed</param>
        /// <returns>A CompositeDisposable which can be used to cancel the timer</returns>
        public static CompositeDisposable Execute(float time, Action action)
        {
            var timer = Observable.Timer(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(time));
            CompositeDisposable cancel = new CompositeDisposable();
            timer.Subscribe(xs => {
                action();
                cancel.Dispose();
            }).AddTo(cancel);
            return cancel;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Executes a function after a certain real time has passed.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="time">In miliseconds</param>
        /// <param name="action">A function to be executed</param>
        /// <returns>A CompositeDisposable which can be used to cancel the timer</returns>
        public static CompositeDisposable ExecuteRealTime(float time, Action action)
        {
            var timer = Observable.Timer(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(time), Scheduler.MainThreadIgnoreTimeScale);
            CompositeDisposable cancel = new CompositeDisposable();
            timer.Subscribe(xs => {
                action();
                cancel.Dispose();
            }).AddTo(cancel);
            return cancel;
        }
    }
}