@mzaleski/use-timer NPM

use-timer

React hook that returns a timer's remaining span as a formatted time string, e.g. 65 -> "01:05", as well as numerically.

use-timer

Installation

Install through your package manager of choice (npm, yarn, etc.)

npm -i @mzaleski/use-timer

yarn add @mzaleski/use-timer

Usage

import { useTimer } from '@mzaleski/use-timer';

function Component(props) {
  const { timeRemaining, secondsRemaining, setFreeze, resetTimer } = useTimer(65, false,                               
    () => console.log('Timer finished!') 
  );

  return (
    <div>
      <p>Time remaining: {timeRemaining}</p>
      <p>Seconds remaining: {secondsRemaining}</p>
      <button onClick={() => setFreeze(true)}>Freeze</button>
      <button onClick={() => setFreeze(false)}>Unfreeze</button>
      <button onClick={() => resetTimer()}>Reset</button>
    </div>
  );
}

Configuration

The hook's configuration options are as follows:

Name	Type	Description
`initialSeconds`	Number	Initial (remaining) time in seconds
`initialFreeze`	Boolean	Initial freeze state
`onCompleted`	Function	A hook called once the timer has completed

Properties

The hook returns the following properties:

Name	Type	Description
`timeRemaining`	String	The time remaining as a formatted string, e.g. "01:05"
`secondsRemaining`	Number	The time remaining as seconds
`isFrozen`	Boolean	Whether the timer is frozen
`setFreeze`	Function	A setter for the timer's freeze state
`resetTimer`	Function	A function to force-reset the timer – takes the `freeze` parameter which dictates whether to start the timer upon reset.