some experimenting...

Signed-off-by: Alex A. Naanou <alex.nanou@gmail.com>

ui (gen4)/features/config.js

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ var TimersActions = actions.Actions({
 
 	__timeouts: null,
 	__intervals: null,
+	__persistent_intervals: null,
 
 
 	// XXX should these be  actions???
@@ -87,18 +88,68 @@ var TimersActions = actions.Actions({
 			delete intervals[id]	
 		}],
 
-	// XXX start all on .start(..) and stop on .stop(..)...
+	// XXX assert that func is a string...
+	// 		...wrap func...
 	setPersistentInterval: ['- System/',
-		function(id, func, ms){
-			// XXX
+		core.doc`
+
+			Restart interval id...
+			.setPersistentInterval(id)
+
+			Save/start interval id...
+			.setPersistentInterval(id, action, ms)
+
+		`,
+		function(id, action, ms){
+			var cfg = 
+				this.config['persistent-intervals'] = 
+					this.config['persistent-intervals'] || {}
+			var intervals = 
+				this.__persistent_intervals = 
+					this.__persistent_intervals || {}
+
+			// get defaults...
+			action = action ? action : cfg[id].action
+			ms = ms ? ms : cfg[id].ms
+
+			// checks...
+			if(!ms || !action){
+				console.error('Persistent interval: both action and ms must be set.')
+				return
+			}
+			if(typeof(action) != typeof('str')){
+				console.error('Persistent interval: handler must be a string.')
+				return
+			}
+
+			id in  intervals
+				&& clearInterval(intervals[id])
+
+			cfg[id] = {
+				action: action, 
+				ms: ms,
+			}
+
+			timeouts[id] = setInterval(
+				function(){ this.call(action) }.bind(this), 
+				ms || 0)
 		}],
-	// XXX
 	clearPersistentInterval: ['- System/',
 		function(id){
-			var intervals = this.config['persistent-intervals'] = this.config['persistent-intervals'] || {}
+			var intervals = 
+				this.__persistent_intervals = 
+					this.__persistent_intervals || {}
 			clearInterval(intervals[id])
 			delete intervals[id]	
+			delete this.config['persistent-intervals'][id]
 		}],
+	// XXX add start/restart/stop persistent actions...
+	// 		to start all:
+	// 			Object.keys(this.config['persistent-intervals'] || {})
+	// 				.forEach(function(id){
+	// 					this.setPersistentInterval(id) }.bind(this))
+	// 		to stop all:
+	// XXX
 })
 
 var Timers = 
@@ -111,9 +162,23 @@ module.Timers = core.ImageGridFeatures.Feature({
 	],
 
 	actions: Timers,
+
+	// XXX start all on .start(..) and stop on .stop(..)...
+	handlers: [
+		// XXX should this be start or start???
+		['start', 
+			function(){
+				// XXX
+			}],
+		['stop', 
+			function(){
+				// XXX
+			}],
+	],
 })
 
 
+
 /*********************************************************************/
 // XXX move store to a separate module...
 

ui (gen4)/features/ui-widgets.js

@@ -990,6 +990,7 @@ var UIIntrospectionActions = actions.Actions({
 	// Show doc for action...
 	//
 	// XXX STUB...
+	// XXX handle non-action methods...
 	// XXX this needs to:
 	// 		- be a widget
 	// 		- handle focus

ui (gen4)/package-lock.json

@@ -931,9 +931,9 @@
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     },
     "ig-actions": {
-      "version": "3.12.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ig-actions/-/ig-actions-3.12.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-9fRwJKN2K9lP87NS5Cagdp5CEu/Z4CYF59dv++1IjNkvGmrpgHV41nSSW90vk8p1yKlu3zBV6+i7suLFljT90g==",
+      "version": "3.14.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ig-actions/-/ig-actions-3.14.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZKKAMGee+/yJz0Arfc9ZHP14mgEu7Z7MjlX205KzdXLLdvXgd5r6TGMZs6qo4jHqznAheIr5IeF0RcCq5MwGzA==",
       "requires": {
         "ig-object": "1.0.2"
       }
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ig-features/-/ig-features-3.3.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-NSvuVkLUI47f1mpG03/fVqJaMYLDUFVcg2FNXUtqvDqQqKhlZuXJfxsGcoFQ1eIZ1pqYcYeYHmjNbgmK6rT5cA==",
       "requires": {
-        "ig-actions": "3.12.0",
+        "ig-actions": "3.14.0",
         "ig-object": "1.0.2"
       }
     },

ui (gen4)/package.json

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "fs-walk": "^0.0.1",
     "glob": "^4.0.6",
     "guarantee-events": "^1.0.0",
-    "ig-actions": "^3.12.0",
+    "ig-actions": "^3.14.0",
     "ig-features": "^3.3.2",
     "ig-object": "^1.0.2",
     "moment": "^2.20.1",