getting the current simulated time
- Dominant language
- Elm
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- 95
- Forks
- 28
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Description
I'm writing a program that needs to get the current time pretty often (it uses it to timestamp a [hybrid logical clock](https://cse.buffalo.edu/tech-reports/2014-04.pdf).)
Right now I can set delays, but I don't have a way to get the current time afterwards. My for-real `Effect -> Msg` handles it like this:
```elm
SaveAfter delay ->
Process.sleep delay
|> Task.andThen (\_ -> Time.now)
|> Task.perform Save
```
I see that I can advance time with `advanceTime`, but I'd love to be able to get at that counter in a simulated task!
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by tracing how advanceTime updates simulated time and how simulated tasks handle Process.sleep. Compare that path with the Time.now call in the SaveAfter example. Done means a simulated task can read the current simulated time after time has been advanced, with behavior covered by the relevant tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- elm
- Domain
- testing
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100