javascript loops with delay between iterations using while

Question

I need this loop to run forever, a

while

loop, checking the status of something every ten seconds. So, a

for

loop is not part of the real solution - but I am using a

for

loop in this example to avoid hanging the browser.

How can this code be structured with an outer

while

loop, and with a five-second delay between each loop iteration and a 3-second delay each time the waitx function is called.

The desired output is:

display loop counter

wait 5 seconds

display curr time

wait 3 seconds

display time diff

(loop) display next loop counter

etc.

//$('body').css('background','wheat'); //test if js is broken 

function waitx(truck){

  console.log(truck);

  $('div').html(truck);

  setTimeout(function(){

    newnow = new Date().getTime();

    var diff = newnow - truck;

    console.log(diff);

    $('div').html(diff); //unwanted - just shows what SHOULD happen below

    return diff;

  },3000);

}



for (var nn=1; nn<6; nn++){

  console.log(nn);

  setTimeout(function(){

    now = new Date().getTime(); //1479575397219

    bonk = waitx(now);

    //$('div').html(bonk + " hello"); //how to get this to work?

  },5000);

}

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>



<div></div>

jsFiddle for playing with

Answer 1

Sounds like you're looking for a function that calls itself over and over again

(function waitx(i) {
    console.log('loop counter : ' + i);
    setTimeout(function() {
    	var now = new Date().getTime();
    	console.log('current time : ' + now);
        
        setTimeout(function() {
            var diff = new Date().getTime() - now;
            console.log('time diff : ' + diff);
            waitx(++i);
        }, 3000)
    },5000);
}(0));

javascript loops with delay between iterations using while

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