This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The timeRemaining
()
method on the IdleDeadline
interface returns the estimated number of milliseconds remaining in the current idle period. The callback can call this method at any time to determine how much time it can continue to work before it must return. For example, if the callback finishes a task and has another one to begin, it can call timeRemaining()
to see if there's enough time to complete the next task. If there isn't, the callback can just return immediately, or look for other work to do with the remaining time.
By the time timeRemaining()
reaches 0, it is suggested that the callback should return control to the user agent's event loop.
Syntax
timeRemaining = IdleDeadline.timeRemaining();
Return value
A DOMHighResTimeStamp
value (which is a floating-point number) representing the number of milliseconds the user agent estimates are left in the current idle period. The value is ideally accurate to within about 5 microseconds.
If the IdleDeadline
object's didTimeout
property is true, this method returns zero.
Example
See our complete example in the article Cooperative Scheduling of Background Tasks API.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Cooperative Scheduling of Background Tasks | Proposed Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
timeRemaining | Chrome Full support 47 | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox
Full support
55
| IE No support No | Opera Full support 34 | Safari No support No | WebView Android Full support 47 | Chrome Android Full support 47 | Firefox Android
Full support
55
| Opera Android Full support 34 | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0 |
Legend
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- Full support
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- No support
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- User must explicitly enable this feature.