setTimeout improved and clearTimeout, setInterval, clearInterval implemented for Android

globals/globals.android.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,58 @@
 /**
   * Android specific global functions implementation.
   */
-export function setTimeout(callback: Function, milliseconds: number): void {
+var timeoutHandler;
-    new android.os.Handler(android.os.Looper.getMainLooper()).postDelayed(
+var timeoutCallbacks = {};
-        new java.lang.Runnable({
+
-            run: function () { callback(); }
+function createHadlerAndGetId() : number {
-        }),
+    if (!timeoutHandler) {
-        long(milliseconds));
+        timeoutHandler = new android.os.Handler(android.os.Looper.getMainLooper());
+    }
+
+    return new Date().getUTCMilliseconds();
+}
+
+export function setTimeout(callback: Function, milliseconds: number): number {
+    var id = createHadlerAndGetId();
+
+    var runnable = new java.lang.Runnable({
+        run: function () {
+            callback();
+            timeoutCallbacks[id] = null;
+        }
+    });
+
+    if (!timeoutCallbacks[id]) {
+        timeoutCallbacks[id] = runnable;
+    }
+
+    timeoutHandler.postDelayed(runnable, long(milliseconds));
+
+    return id;
+}
+
+export function clearTimeout(id: number): void {
+    if (timeoutCallbacks[id]) {
+        timeoutHandler.removeCallbacks(timeoutCallbacks[id]);
+        timeoutCallbacks[id] = null;
+    }
+}
+
+export function setInterval(callback: Function, milliseconds: number): number {
+    var id = createHadlerAndGetId();
+
+    var runnable = new java.lang.Runnable({
+        run: function () {
+            callback();
+            timeoutHandler.postDelayed(runnable, long(milliseconds));
+        }
+    });
+
+    if (!timeoutCallbacks[id]) {
+        timeoutCallbacks[id] = runnable;
+    }
+
+    timeoutHandler.postDelayed(runnable, long(milliseconds));
+
+    return id;
 }

globals/globals.d.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 /**
   * global functions.
   */
-export declare function setTimeout(callback: Function, milliseconds: number): void;
+export declare function setTimeout(callback: Function, milliseconds: number): number;
+export declare function clearTimeout(id: number): void;
+export declare function setInterval(callback: Function, milliseconds: number): number;
+export declare function clearInterval(id: number): void;

globals/index.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-declare var module, setTimeout;
+declare var module, setTimeout, clearTimeout, setInterval, clearInterval;
 import globals = require("globals/globals");
 module.exports = globals;
 
 setTimeout = globals.setTimeout;
+clearTimeout = globals.clearTimeout;
+setInterval = globals.setInterval;
+clearInterval = globals.clearTimeout;