process-wait-local-with-timeout-and-periodic-checks

process-wait-local-with-timeout-and-periodic-checks Function

Summary

Like process-wait-local-with-timeout, but also calls the wait function periodically.

Package

Signature

process-wait-local-with-timeout-and-periodic-checks wait-reason timeout period function &rest args

Arguments

`wait-reason`⇩	A string.
`timeout`⇩	A non-negative real or `nil`.
`period`⇩	A positive real number.
`function`⇩	A function designator.
`args`⇩	Arguments passed to `function`.

Description

The function process-wait-local-with-timeout-and-periodic-checks suspends the current Lisp process until the wait function function applied to args returns true or until timeout seconds have passed. It is like process-wait-local-with-timeout, but also calls function periodically.

wait-reason is used as the wait-reason while waiting.

timeout and period are both in seconds.

For information about the periodic calls, see process-wait-local-with-periodic-checks.