用Ratchet php创建一个计时器

Question

I am strugling with an idea I have with my socket server. It's based on ratchet php.

What I want to achieve is after a certain event I would like to set a timer. When the timer is finished, to notify every connection. When I use the sleep function, my socket server sleeps and can't accept anything for that time.

Can you guys please give me an idea of how to do it, or is it possible ?

Answer 1

You should never block the work of event-loop server...

To create a timer - you need to contact LoopInterface (Reactphp library).

Usually it is in the server classes (eg IOServer)

That's how you can create a timer:

$this->loop->addPeriodicTimer($timeout, function($timer) {

});