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alorel/alo-timer
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A simple countdown class when you need accuracy

1.1(10y ago)32151GPL-3.0+CSS

Since Jul 12Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare

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For most things a simple `setTimeout()` or `setInterval()` is enough - but Javascript timers get throttled when the page is minimised/tabbed out of and you will end up with imprecise timings in the long run. This is where AloTimer comes in - you set a timer and poll it with as much precision as you need - while individual polling calls might get throttled, the end result will always be accurate.

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Functionality
=============

[](#functionality)

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- Add or subtract any amount of miliseconds/seconds/minutes/hours/days
- Get the amount of any of the above left individually
- Output time left as a DD:HH:mm:ss string (customisable)
- A simple check whether the timeout has finished
- Pause and unpause the timer

Installation
============

[](#installation)

```

```

Or, if you prefer Node,

```
npm install alo-timer --save

```

Usage example
=============

[](#usage-example)

```
var span       = document.getElementById("my-countdown"),
    timer      = new AloTimer(3600000, ["hours", "minutes", "seconds"]), // 1 hr
    intervalCb = function () {
       if (!timer.hasFinished) {
           span.innerText = timer.toString();
       } else {
           span.innerText = "YOUR SCHNITZEL IS DONE!";
           clearInterval(interval);
       }
   },
   interval   = setInterval(intervalCb, 1000);
```

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More information:

- [Demo](https://alorel.github.io/alo-timer)
- [API documentation](https://alorel.github.io/alo-timer/jsdoc)
- [Test coverage](https://coveralls.io/github/Alorel/alo-timer?branch=master)

###  Health Score

30

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LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 88.9% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~16 days

Total

3

Last Release

3930d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

javascripttimerstandalonecountdownaccurateaccuracy

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