new MonotonicClock(startTimeopt)
MonotonicClock offers a convenient way to keep track of time during experiments. An experiment can have as many independent clocks as needed, e.g. one to time responses, another one to keep track of stimuli, etc.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Attributes | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
startTime |
number |
<optional> |
<time elapsed since the reference point, i.e. the time when the module was loaded> | the clock's start time (in ms) |
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Methods
(static) getDate(locales, options) → {string}
Get the current timestamp with language-sensitive formatting rules applied.
Note: This is just a convenience wrapper around `Intl.DateTimeFormat()`.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
locales |
string | array.string | A string with a BCP 47 language tag, or an array of such strings. |
options |
object | An object with detailed date and time styling information. |
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Returns:
The current timestamp in the chosen format.
- Type
- string
(static) getDateStr() → {string}
Get the clock's current time in the default format filtering out file name unsafe characters.
Note: This is mostly used as an appendix to the name of the keys save to the server.
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Returns:
A string representing the current time formatted as YYYY-MM-DD_HH[h]mm.ss.sss
- Type
- string
getLastResetTime() → {number}
Get the current offset being applied to the high resolution timebase used by this Clock.
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Returns:
the offset (in seconds)
- Type
- number
getReferenceTime() → {number}
Get the time elapsed since the reference point.
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Returns:
the time elapsed since the reference point (in seconds)
- Type
- number
getTime() → {number}
Get the current time on this clock.
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Returns:
the current time (in seconds)
- Type
- number