Hello! When you say `timer.align(standardMinutes(1)).setRelative()` the timer will be set to the next minute boundary after the current time, just as you describe. It will only be set once, so you don't need to cancel it, but you will need to set it again in your @OnTimer if you want it to repeat.
Kenn On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 6:04 PM, Yihua Fang <[email protected]> wrote: > What does timer.align do and what is the difference between align and > offset? The comment says: "Aligns the target timestamp used by {@link > #setRelative()} to the next boundary of {@code period}". > > For example, if we say > `timer.align(Duration.standardMinutes(1)).setRelative()`, > does the timer set to the next minutes like from 10:35:32 to 10:36:00? > (HH::MM:SS) Also, does align cause the timer to fire off at every edge or > just once? If at every edge, then how can we cancel the timer? > > Thanks > Eric >
