Package: later 1.4.3

Charlie Gao

later: Utilities for Scheduling Functions to Execute Later with Event Loops

Executes arbitrary R or C functions some time after the current time, after the R execution stack has emptied. The functions are scheduled in an event loop.

Authors:Winston Chang [aut], Joe Cheng [aut], Charlie Gao [aut, cre], Posit Software, PBC [cph, fnd], Marcus Geelnard [ctb, cph], Evan Nemerson [ctb, cph]

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NEWS

# Install 'later' in R:
install.packages('later', repos = c('https://community.r-multiverse.org', 'https://cloud.r-project.org'))

Bug tracker:https://github.com/r-lib/later/issues

Pkgdown site:https://later.r-lib.org

Uses libs:
  • c++– GNU Standard C++ Library v3

On CRAN:

Conda:

event-loopcpp

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Last updated 4 days ago from:7d63f36145 (on v1.4.3). Checks:14 OK. Indexed: no.

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linux-devel-arm64OK136
linux-devel-x86_64OK142
source / vignettesOK168
linux-release-arm64OK129
linux-release-x86_64OK147
macos-release-arm64OK105
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macos-oldrel-arm64OK114
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windows-develOK165
windows-releaseOK169
windows-oldrelOK159
wasm-releaseOK117
wasm-oldrelOK158

Exports:create_loopcurrent_loopdestroy_loopexists_loopglobal_looplaterlater_fdloop_emptynext_op_secsrun_nowwith_loopwith_temp_loop

Dependencies:Rcpprlang

Using later from C++

Joe Cheng

Rendered fromlater-cpp.Rmdusingknitr::rmarkdownon Aug 22 2025.

Last update: 2017-06-24
Started: 2017-06-24

Readme and manuals

Help Manual

Help pageTopics
Private event loopscreate_loop current_loop destroy_loop exists_loop global_loop with_loop with_temp_loop
Executes a function laterlater
Executes a function when a file descriptor is readylater_fd
Relative time to next scheduled operationnext_op_secs
Execute scheduled operationsrun_now