Module Js.Global
Bindings to functions in the JS global namespace
Contains functions available in the global scope (window
in a browser context)
type intervalId;
Identify an interval started by setInterval
type timeoutId;
Identify timeout started by setTimeout
let clearInterval: intervalId => unit;
Clear an interval started by setInterval
(* API for a somewhat aggressive snoozing alarm clock *)
let interval = ref Js.Nullable.null
let remind () =
Js.log "Wake Up!";
IO.punchSleepyGuy ()
let snooze mins =
interval := Js.Nullable.return (Js.Global.setInterval remind (mins * 60 * 1000))
let cancel () =
Js.Nullable.iter !interval (fun[\@u] intervalId -> Js.Global.clearInterval intervalId)
see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope/clearInterval MDN
let clearTimeout: timeoutId => unit;
Clear a timeout started by setTimeout
(* A simple model of a code monkey's brain *)
let timer = ref Js.Nullable.null
let work () =
IO.closeHackerNewsTab ()
let procrastinate mins =
Js.Nullable.iter !timer (fun[\@u] timer -> Js.Global.clearTimeout timer);
timer := Js.Nullable.return (Js.Global.setTimeout work (mins * 60 * 1000))
see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope/clearTimeout MDN
let setInterval: f:(unit => unit) => int => intervalId;
Repeatedly executes a callback with a specified interval (in milliseconds) between calls
Return an intervalId
that can be passed to clearInterval
to cancel the timeout
see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope/setInterval MDN
(* Will count up and print the count to the console every second *)
let count = ref 0
let tick () =
count := !count + 1; Js.log (string_of_int !count)
let _ =
Js.Global.setInterval tick 1000
let setIntervalFloat: f:(unit => unit) => float => intervalId;
Repeatedly executes a callback with a specified interval (in milliseconds) between calls
Return an intervalId
that can be passed to clearInterval
to cancel the timeout
see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope/setInterval MDN
(* Will count up and print the count to the console every second *)
let count = ref 0
let tick () =
count := !count + 1; Js.log (string_of_int !count)
let _ =
Js.Global.setIntervalFloat tick 1000.0
let setTimeout: f:(unit => unit) => int => timeoutId;
Execute a callback after a specified delay (in milliseconds)
returns a timeoutId
that can be passed to clearTimeout
to cancel the timeout
see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope/setTimeout MDN
(* Prints "Timed out!" in the console after one second *)
let message = "Timed out!"
let _ =
Js.Global.setTimeout (fun () -> Js.log message) 1000
let setTimeoutFloat: f:(unit => unit) => float => timeoutId;
Execute a callback after a specified delay (in milliseconds)
returns a timeoutId
that can be passed to clearTimeout
to cancel the timeout
see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope/setTimeout MDN
(* Prints "Timed out!" in the console after one second *)
let message = "Timed out!"
let _ =
Js.Global.setTimeoutFloat (fun () -> Js.log message) 1000.0
let encodeURI: string => string;
URL-encodes a string.
see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/encodeURI MDN
let decodeURI: string => string;
Decodes a URL-enmcoded string produced by encodeURI
see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/decodeURI MDN
let encodeURIComponent: string => string;
URL-encodes a string, including characters with special meaning in a URI.
see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/encodeURIComponent MDN
let decodeURIComponent: string => string;
Decodes a URL-enmcoded string produced by encodeURIComponent
see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/decodeURIComponent MDN