From: lasitha <lasitha.ranatunga@...>
Date: 2009-04-09T22:37:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Exit loop after checking for some time

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Claire Hill <cartajo@gmail.com> wrote:
> [...]
>
> def repeat_every(seconds)
>  begin
>    time_spent = time_block { yield }
>    sleep(seconds - time_spent)
>  end while time_spent < seconds
> end

FYI, if time_spent > seconds in the above method, the call to sleep
will raise 'ArgumentError: time interval must be positive'.

cheers,
lasitha