Sleeping on a problem helped in this case. Time current minutes < timer minutes + 10 ifTrue: [^#waiting]. timer := Time current.
I put that in an update method called by methods that change the data. Not guaranteed every 10 min depending on user behavior but close enough and easier than defining a process. On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 10:14 PM, Kirk Fraser <overcomer....@gmail.com> wrote: > I am building a simple database using a tree and a ReferenceStream as > learned here. I want it to update the disk file every 10 min. with the > current tree. What should I do? > > The classes Time, Duration, Stopwatch, Schedule, look like possibilities > but the only method that looks good is Schedule "between: aStart and: anEnd > do: aBlock" but I don't want it to hang waiting on the timer so the tree > can't take my changes. How do I make something perform like a text editor > that saves its work every 10 min? > > Thanks, > > Kirk Fraser >
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