globals module added with setTimeout implementation for both iOS and Android

BCL.csproj

@@ -169,6 +169,14 @@
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="promises\index.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="http\http.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="ios7.d.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="globals\globals.android.ts">
+      <DependentUpon>globals.d.ts</DependentUpon>
+    </TypeScriptCompile>
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="globals\globals.d.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="globals\globals.ios.ts">
+      <DependentUpon>globals.d.ts</DependentUpon>
+    </TypeScriptCompile>
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="globals\index.ts" />
     <Content Include="_references.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="Console\console.d.ts" />
     <Content Include="Image\Readme.md" />

Utils/utils_android.ts

@@ -22,11 +22,3 @@
         return arr;
     }
 }
-
-export function setTimeout(callback, milliseconds) {
-    new android.os.Handler(android.os.Looper.getMainLooper()).postDelayed(
-        new java.lang.Runnable({
-            run: function () { callback(); }
-        }),
-        milliseconds);
-}

globals/Readme.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Globals module for defining functions part of the global context. For example setTimeout:
+```js
+    require("globals");
+	setTimeout(function(){ log("Test"); }, 2000);
+```

globals/globals.android.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/**
+  * Android specific global functions implementation.
+  */
+export function setTimeout(callback: Function, milliseconds: number): void {
+    new android.os.Handler(android.os.Looper.getMainLooper()).postDelayed(
+        new java.lang.Runnable({
+            run: function () { callback(); }
+        }),
+        long(milliseconds));
+}

globals/globals.d.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/**
+  * global functions.
+  */
+export declare function setTimeout(callback: Function, milliseconds: number): void;

globals/globals.ios.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/**
+  * iOS specific global functions implementation.
+  */
+export function setTimeout(callback: Function, milliseconds: number): void {
+    var target = Foundation.NSObject.extends({ tick: function (timer) { callback(); } }, { exposedMethods: { "tick:": "v@:@" } });
+    Foundation.NSTimer.scheduledTimerWithTimeIntervalTargetSelectorUserInfoRepeats(milliseconds / 1000, new target(), "tick:", null, false);
+}

globals/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+declare var module, setTimeout;
+import globals = require("globals/globals");
+module.exports = globals;
+
+setTimeout = globals.setTimeout;