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Why is the native NodeJS setInterval() function so inaccurate when its possible to be highly accurate?


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https://www.npmjs.com/package/accurate-interval



This module will make sure that the interval is accurate forever. Why doesnt the native setInterval function work similiarly?










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  • But it corrects itself for the next callback though. AFAIK setInterval doesnt

    – ThatBrianDude
    Mar 28 at 16:04












  • I really doubt, the mentioned package can be accurate forever, given how javascript is implemented (atleast in v8). Having said that, it could be javascript implementation dependent

    – 1565986223
    Mar 28 at 16:10











  • Of course there are ways to make it inaccurate on purpose but given you dont intentionally screw it up (or block the event loop accidentally), it will continue to be accurate. (Nothing runs FOREVER)

    – ThatBrianDude
    Mar 28 at 16:13












  • stackoverflow.com/questions/196027/…

    – lifeisfoo
    Mar 28 at 16:47











  • stackoverflow.com/questions/29971898/…

    – lifeisfoo
    Mar 28 at 16:47

















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https://www.npmjs.com/package/accurate-interval



This module will make sure that the interval is accurate forever. Why doesnt the native setInterval function work similiarly?










share|improve this question
























  • But it corrects itself for the next callback though. AFAIK setInterval doesnt

    – ThatBrianDude
    Mar 28 at 16:04












  • I really doubt, the mentioned package can be accurate forever, given how javascript is implemented (atleast in v8). Having said that, it could be javascript implementation dependent

    – 1565986223
    Mar 28 at 16:10











  • Of course there are ways to make it inaccurate on purpose but given you dont intentionally screw it up (or block the event loop accidentally), it will continue to be accurate. (Nothing runs FOREVER)

    – ThatBrianDude
    Mar 28 at 16:13












  • stackoverflow.com/questions/196027/…

    – lifeisfoo
    Mar 28 at 16:47











  • stackoverflow.com/questions/29971898/…

    – lifeisfoo
    Mar 28 at 16:47













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https://www.npmjs.com/package/accurate-interval



This module will make sure that the interval is accurate forever. Why doesnt the native setInterval function work similiarly?










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https://www.npmjs.com/package/accurate-interval



This module will make sure that the interval is accurate forever. Why doesnt the native setInterval function work similiarly?







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  • But it corrects itself for the next callback though. AFAIK setInterval doesnt

    – ThatBrianDude
    Mar 28 at 16:04












  • I really doubt, the mentioned package can be accurate forever, given how javascript is implemented (atleast in v8). Having said that, it could be javascript implementation dependent

    – 1565986223
    Mar 28 at 16:10











  • Of course there are ways to make it inaccurate on purpose but given you dont intentionally screw it up (or block the event loop accidentally), it will continue to be accurate. (Nothing runs FOREVER)

    – ThatBrianDude
    Mar 28 at 16:13












  • stackoverflow.com/questions/196027/…

    – lifeisfoo
    Mar 28 at 16:47











  • stackoverflow.com/questions/29971898/…

    – lifeisfoo
    Mar 28 at 16:47

















  • But it corrects itself for the next callback though. AFAIK setInterval doesnt

    – ThatBrianDude
    Mar 28 at 16:04












  • I really doubt, the mentioned package can be accurate forever, given how javascript is implemented (atleast in v8). Having said that, it could be javascript implementation dependent

    – 1565986223
    Mar 28 at 16:10











  • Of course there are ways to make it inaccurate on purpose but given you dont intentionally screw it up (or block the event loop accidentally), it will continue to be accurate. (Nothing runs FOREVER)

    – ThatBrianDude
    Mar 28 at 16:13












  • stackoverflow.com/questions/196027/…

    – lifeisfoo
    Mar 28 at 16:47











  • stackoverflow.com/questions/29971898/…

    – lifeisfoo
    Mar 28 at 16:47
















But it corrects itself for the next callback though. AFAIK setInterval doesnt

– ThatBrianDude
Mar 28 at 16:04






But it corrects itself for the next callback though. AFAIK setInterval doesnt

– ThatBrianDude
Mar 28 at 16:04














I really doubt, the mentioned package can be accurate forever, given how javascript is implemented (atleast in v8). Having said that, it could be javascript implementation dependent

– 1565986223
Mar 28 at 16:10





I really doubt, the mentioned package can be accurate forever, given how javascript is implemented (atleast in v8). Having said that, it could be javascript implementation dependent

– 1565986223
Mar 28 at 16:10













Of course there are ways to make it inaccurate on purpose but given you dont intentionally screw it up (or block the event loop accidentally), it will continue to be accurate. (Nothing runs FOREVER)

– ThatBrianDude
Mar 28 at 16:13






Of course there are ways to make it inaccurate on purpose but given you dont intentionally screw it up (or block the event loop accidentally), it will continue to be accurate. (Nothing runs FOREVER)

– ThatBrianDude
Mar 28 at 16:13














stackoverflow.com/questions/196027/…

– lifeisfoo
Mar 28 at 16:47





stackoverflow.com/questions/196027/…

– lifeisfoo
Mar 28 at 16:47













stackoverflow.com/questions/29971898/…

– lifeisfoo
Mar 28 at 16:47





stackoverflow.com/questions/29971898/…

– lifeisfoo
Mar 28 at 16:47












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