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| """Enables scheduling execution at a later time.""" |
| |
| import time |
| |
| from grpc.framework.foundation import _timer_future |
| |
| |
| def later(delay, computation): |
| """Schedules later execution of a callable. |
| |
| Args: |
| delay: Any numeric value. Represents the minimum length of time in seconds |
| to allow to pass before beginning the computation. No guarantees are made |
| about the maximum length of time that will pass. |
| computation: A callable that accepts no arguments. |
| |
| Returns: |
| A Future representing the scheduled computation. |
| """ |
| timer_future = _timer_future.TimerFuture(time.time() + delay, computation) |
| timer_future.start() |
| return timer_future |