[jQuery] PeriodicalExecutor or $.executeEach

[Emil Ivanov]

Hi folks,

I've been using jQuery for a while and it's great. However - there is
no such thing as a PeriodicalExecutor or how to take actions every N
amount of time... So I sat down and wrote one. :) Here it is.

// jQuery plugin for periodical execution.
// Pass the function the seconds and the function and it will call the
function every N seconds,
// use this.stop() to stop the execution.
jQuery.executeEach = function (seconds, fn) {
        var scope = {
                stop: function () {     clearTimeout(this.timer); },
                timer: setInterval(function () { fn(scope);     } , seconds)
        };
};

I wanted to share it with you and hear your thoughts. I would like it
to be released in some form (plugin or in the framework itself).

Also, I was wondering how do you implement such functionality for the
effects?

Regards,
Emil Ivanov