t.i.i.IDelayedCall(Interface) : interface documentation

A scheduled call.

There are probably other useful methods we can add to this interface; suggestions are welcome.

Method	getTime	Get time when delayed call will happen.
Method	cancel	Cancel the scheduled call.
Method	delay	Delay the scheduled call.
Method	reset	Reset the scheduled call's timer.
Method	active

def getTime(): (source)

Get time when delayed call will happen.

Returns time in seconds since epoch (a float).

def cancel(): (source)

Cancel the scheduled call.

Raises	twisted.internet.error.AlreadyCalled	if the call has already happened.
	twisted.internet.error.AlreadyCancelled	if the call has already been cancelled.

def delay(secondsLater): (source)

Delay the scheduled call.

Parameters	secondsLater	how many seconds from its current firing time to delay
Raises	twisted.internet.error.AlreadyCalled	if the call has already happened.
	twisted.internet.error.AlreadyCancelled	if the call has already been cancelled.

def reset(secondsFromNow): (source)

Reset the scheduled call's timer.

Parameters	secondsFromNow	how many seconds from now it should fire, equivalent to `.cancel()` and then doing another `reactor.callLater(secondsLater, ...)`
Raises	twisted.internet.error.AlreadyCalled	if the call has already happened.
	twisted.internet.error.AlreadyCancelled	if the call has already been cancelled.

def active(): (source)

Returns True if this call is still active, False if it has been called or cancelled.

API Documentation for Twisted, generated by pydoctor at 2012-06-04 17:20:01.