impl timer-task-source, dedicated time-out mechanism for service-worker

13 files changed, 241 insertions, 204 deletions

diff --git a/components/script/dom/abstractworkerglobalscope.rs b/components/script/dom/abstractworkerglobalscope.rs
index e8e41375b70..d5186f91845 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/abstractworkerglobalscope.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/abstractworkerglobalscope.rs
@@ -81,32 +81,27 @@ impl ScriptPort for Receiver<DedicatedWorkerScriptMsg> {
 }
 
 pub trait WorkerEventLoopMethods {
-    type TimerMsg: Send;
     type WorkerMsg: QueuedTaskConversion + Send;
     type Event;
-    fn timer_event_port(&self) -> &Receiver<Self::TimerMsg>;
     fn task_queue(&self) -> &TaskQueue<Self::WorkerMsg>;
     fn handle_event(&self, event: Self::Event);
     fn handle_worker_post_event(&self, worker: &TrustedWorkerAddress) -> Option<AutoWorkerReset>;
     fn from_worker_msg(&self, msg: Self::WorkerMsg) -> Self::Event;
-    fn from_timer_msg(&self, msg: Self::TimerMsg) -> Self::Event;
     fn from_devtools_msg(&self, msg: DevtoolScriptControlMsg) -> Self::Event;
 }
 
 // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#worker-event-loop
-pub fn run_worker_event_loop<T, TimerMsg, WorkerMsg, Event>(
+pub fn run_worker_event_loop<T, WorkerMsg, Event>(
     worker_scope: &T,
     worker: Option<&TrustedWorkerAddress>,
 ) where
-    TimerMsg: Send,
     WorkerMsg: QueuedTaskConversion + Send,
-    T: WorkerEventLoopMethods<TimerMsg = TimerMsg, WorkerMsg = WorkerMsg, Event = Event>
+    T: WorkerEventLoopMethods<WorkerMsg = WorkerMsg, Event = Event>
         + DerivedFrom<WorkerGlobalScope>
         + DerivedFrom<GlobalScope>
         + DomObject,
 {
     let scope = worker_scope.upcast::<WorkerGlobalScope>();
-    let timer_event_port = worker_scope.timer_event_port();
     let devtools_port = match scope.from_devtools_sender() {
         Some(_) => Some(scope.from_devtools_receiver()),
         None => None,
@@ -117,7 +112,6 @@ pub fn run_worker_event_loop<T, TimerMsg, WorkerMsg, Event>(
             task_queue.take_tasks(msg.unwrap());
             worker_scope.from_worker_msg(task_queue.recv().unwrap())
         },
-        recv(timer_event_port) -> msg => worker_scope.from_timer_msg(msg.unwrap()),
         recv(devtools_port.unwrap_or(&crossbeam_channel::never())) -> msg =>
             worker_scope.from_devtools_msg(msg.unwrap()),
     };
@@ -132,13 +126,10 @@ pub fn run_worker_event_loop<T, TimerMsg, WorkerMsg, Event>(
         // Batch all events that are ready.
         // The task queue will throttle non-priority tasks if necessary.
         match task_queue.try_recv() {
-            Err(_) => match timer_event_port.try_recv() {
-                Err(_) => match devtools_port.map(|port| port.try_recv()) {
-                    None => {},
-                    Some(Err(_)) => break,
-                    Some(Ok(ev)) => sequential.push(worker_scope.from_devtools_msg(ev)),
-                },
-                Ok(ev) => sequential.push(worker_scope.from_timer_msg(ev)),
+            Err(_) => match devtools_port.map(|port| port.try_recv()) {
+                None => {},
+                Some(Err(_)) => break,
+                Some(Ok(ev)) => sequential.push(worker_scope.from_devtools_msg(ev)),
             },
             Ok(ev) => sequential.push(worker_scope.from_worker_msg(ev)),
         }
diff --git a/components/script/dom/dedicatedworkerglobalscope.rs b/components/script/dom/dedicatedworkerglobalscope.rs
index f5895379003..b8321526358 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/dedicatedworkerglobalscope.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/dedicatedworkerglobalscope.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ use crate::task_source::TaskSourceName;
 use crossbeam_channel::{unbounded, Receiver, Sender};
 use devtools_traits::DevtoolScriptControlMsg;
 use dom_struct::dom_struct;
-use ipc_channel::ipc::{self, IpcReceiver, IpcSender};
+use ipc_channel::ipc::IpcReceiver;
 use ipc_channel::router::ROUTER;
 use js::jsapi::JS_AddInterruptCallback;
 use js::jsapi::{Heap, JSContext, JSObject};
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ use net_traits::image_cache::ImageCache;
 use net_traits::request::{CredentialsMode, Destination, ParserMetadata};
 use net_traits::request::{Referrer, RequestBuilder, RequestMode};
 use net_traits::IpcSend;
-use script_traits::{TimerEvent, TimerSource, WorkerGlobalScopeInit, WorkerScriptLoadOrigin};
+use script_traits::{WorkerGlobalScopeInit, WorkerScriptLoadOrigin};
 use servo_rand::random;
 use servo_url::ServoUrl;
 use std::mem::replace;
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ pub enum DedicatedWorkerScriptMsg {
 
 pub enum MixedMessage {
     FromWorker(DedicatedWorkerScriptMsg),
-    FromScheduler((TrustedWorkerAddress, TimerEvent)),
     FromDevtools(DevtoolScriptControlMsg),
 }
 
@@ -173,8 +172,6 @@ pub struct DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope {
     task_queue: TaskQueue<DedicatedWorkerScriptMsg>,
     #[ignore_malloc_size_of = "Defined in std"]
     own_sender: Sender<DedicatedWorkerScriptMsg>,
-    #[ignore_malloc_size_of = "Defined in std"]
-    timer_event_port: Receiver<(TrustedWorkerAddress, TimerEvent)>,
     #[ignore_malloc_size_of = "Trusted<T> has unclear ownership like Dom<T>"]
     worker: DomRefCell<Option<TrustedWorkerAddress>>,
     #[ignore_malloc_size_of = "Can't measure trait objects"]
@@ -185,14 +182,9 @@ pub struct DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope {
 }
 
 impl WorkerEventLoopMethods for DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope {
-    type TimerMsg = (TrustedWorkerAddress, TimerEvent);
     type WorkerMsg = DedicatedWorkerScriptMsg;
     type Event = MixedMessage;
 
-    fn timer_event_port(&self) -> &Receiver<(TrustedWorkerAddress, TimerEvent)> {
-        &self.timer_event_port
-    }
-
     fn task_queue(&self) -> &TaskQueue<DedicatedWorkerScriptMsg> {
         &self.task_queue
     }
@@ -210,10 +202,6 @@ impl WorkerEventLoopMethods for DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope {
         MixedMessage::FromWorker(msg)
     }
 
-    fn from_timer_msg(&self, msg: (TrustedWorkerAddress, TimerEvent)) -> MixedMessage {
-        MixedMessage::FromScheduler(msg)
-    }
-
     fn from_devtools_msg(&self, msg: DevtoolScriptControlMsg) -> MixedMessage {
         MixedMessage::FromDevtools(msg)
     }
@@ -230,8 +218,6 @@ impl DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope {
         parent_sender: Box<dyn ScriptChan + Send>,
         own_sender: Sender<DedicatedWorkerScriptMsg>,
         receiver: Receiver<DedicatedWorkerScriptMsg>,
-        timer_event_chan: IpcSender<TimerEvent>,
-        timer_event_port: Receiver<(TrustedWorkerAddress, TimerEvent)>,
         closing: Arc<AtomicBool>,
         image_cache: Arc<dyn ImageCache>,
     ) -> DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope {
@@ -243,12 +229,10 @@ impl DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope {
                 worker_url,
                 runtime,
                 from_devtools_receiver,
-                timer_event_chan,
                 Some(closing),
             ),
             task_queue: TaskQueue::new(receiver, own_sender.clone()),
             own_sender: own_sender,
-            timer_event_port: timer_event_port,
             parent_sender: parent_sender,
             worker: DomRefCell::new(None),
             image_cache: image_cache,
@@ -266,8 +250,6 @@ impl DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope {
         parent_sender: Box<dyn ScriptChan + Send>,
         own_sender: Sender<DedicatedWorkerScriptMsg>,
         receiver: Receiver<DedicatedWorkerScriptMsg>,
-        timer_event_chan: IpcSender<TimerEvent>,
-        timer_event_port: Receiver<(TrustedWorkerAddress, TimerEvent)>,
         closing: Arc<AtomicBool>,
         image_cache: Arc<dyn ImageCache>,
     ) -> DomRoot<DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope> {
@@ -282,8 +264,6 @@ impl DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope {
             parent_sender,
             own_sender,
             receiver,
-            timer_event_chan,
-            timer_event_port,
             closing,
             image_cache,
         ));
@@ -352,17 +332,6 @@ impl DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope {
                     devtools_mpsc_chan,
                 );
 
-                let (timer_tx, timer_rx) = unbounded();
-                let (timer_ipc_chan, timer_ipc_port) = ipc::channel().unwrap();
-                let worker_for_route = worker.clone();
-                ROUTER.add_route(
-                    timer_ipc_port.to_opaque(),
-                    Box::new(move |message| {
-                        let event = message.to().unwrap();
-                        timer_tx.send((worker_for_route.clone(), event)).unwrap();
-                    }),
-                );
-
                 let global = DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope::new(
                     init,
                     DOMString::from_string(worker_name),
@@ -373,8 +342,6 @@ impl DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope {
                     parent_sender.clone(),
                     own_sender,
                     receiver,
-                    timer_ipc_chan,
-                    timer_rx,
                     closing,
                     image_cache,
                 );
@@ -503,14 +470,6 @@ impl DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope {
                 },
                 _ => debug!("got an unusable devtools control message inside the worker!"),
             },
-            MixedMessage::FromScheduler((linked_worker, timer_event)) => match timer_event {
-                TimerEvent(TimerSource::FromWorker, id) => {
-                    let _ar = AutoWorkerReset::new(self, linked_worker);
-                    let scope = self.upcast::<WorkerGlobalScope>();
-                    scope.handle_fire_timer(id);
-                },
-                TimerEvent(_, _) => panic!("A worker received a TimerEvent from a window."),
-            },
             MixedMessage::FromWorker(DedicatedWorkerScriptMsg::CommonWorker(
                 linked_worker,
                 msg,
diff --git a/components/script/dom/dissimilaroriginwindow.rs b/components/script/dom/dissimilaroriginwindow.rs
index ac596048717..ac866a90ff8 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/dissimilaroriginwindow.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/dissimilaroriginwindow.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ use crate::dom::globalscope::GlobalScope;
 use crate::dom::windowproxy::WindowProxy;
 use crate::script_runtime::JSContext;
 use dom_struct::dom_struct;
-use ipc_channel::ipc;
 use js::jsapi::{Heap, JSObject};
 use js::jsval::{JSVal, UndefinedValue};
 use js::rust::{CustomAutoRooter, CustomAutoRooterGuard, HandleValue};
@@ -48,8 +47,6 @@ impl DissimilarOriginWindow {
     #[allow(unsafe_code)]
     pub fn new(global_to_clone_from: &GlobalScope, window_proxy: &WindowProxy) -> DomRoot<Self> {
         let cx = global_to_clone_from.get_cx();
-        // Any timer events fired on this window are ignored.
-        let (timer_event_chan, _) = ipc::channel().unwrap();
         let win = Box::new(Self {
             globalscope: GlobalScope::new_inherited(
                 PipelineId::new(),
@@ -59,7 +56,6 @@ impl DissimilarOriginWindow {
                 global_to_clone_from.script_to_constellation_chan().clone(),
                 global_to_clone_from.scheduler_chan().clone(),
                 global_to_clone_from.resource_threads().clone(),
-                timer_event_chan,
                 global_to_clone_from.origin().clone(),
                 // FIXME(nox): The microtask queue is probably not important
                 // here, but this whole DOM interface is a hack anyway.
diff --git a/components/script/dom/globalscope.rs b/components/script/dom/globalscope.rs
index 1933d1e926e..4896c59e048 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/globalscope.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/globalscope.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ use crate::task_source::networking::NetworkingTaskSource;
 use crate::task_source::performance_timeline::PerformanceTimelineTaskSource;
 use crate::task_source::port_message::PortMessageQueue;
 use crate::task_source::remote_event::RemoteEventTaskSource;
+use crate::task_source::timer::TimerTaskSource;
 use crate::task_source::websocket::WebsocketTaskSource;
 use crate::task_source::TaskSource;
 use crate::task_source::TaskSourceName;
@@ -134,8 +135,13 @@ pub struct GlobalScope {
     /// including resource_thread, filemanager_thread and storage_thread
     resource_threads: ResourceThreads,
 
+    /// The mechanism by which time-outs and intervals are scheduled.
+    /// <https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#timers>
     timers: OneshotTimers,
 
+    /// Have timers been initialized?
+    init_timers: Cell<bool>,
+
     /// The origin of the globalscope
     origin: MutableOrigin,
 
@@ -188,6 +194,13 @@ struct MessageListener {
     context: Trusted<GlobalScope>,
 }
 
+/// A wrapper between timer events coming in over IPC, and the event-loop.
+struct TimerListener {
+    canceller: TaskCanceller,
+    task_source: TimerTaskSource,
+    context: Trusted<GlobalScope>,
+}
+
 /// Data representing a message-port managed by this global.
 #[derive(JSTraceable, MallocSizeOf)]
 pub enum ManagedMessagePort {
@@ -212,6 +225,34 @@ pub enum MessagePortState {
     UnManaged,
 }
 
+impl TimerListener {
+    /// Handle a timer-event coming-in over IPC,
+    /// by queuing the appropriate task on the relevant event-loop.
+    fn handle(&self, event: TimerEvent) {
+        let context = self.context.clone();
+        // Step 18, queue a task,
+        // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#timer-initialisation-steps
+        let _ = self.task_source.queue_with_canceller(
+            task!(timer_event: move || {
+                let global = context.root();
+                let TimerEvent(source, id) = event;
+                match source {
+                    TimerSource::FromWorker => {
+                        global.downcast::<WorkerGlobalScope>().expect("Window timer delivered to worker");
+                    },
+                    TimerSource::FromWindow(pipeline) => {
+                        assert_eq!(pipeline, global.pipeline_id());
+                        global.downcast::<Window>().expect("Worker timer delivered to window");
+                    },
+                };
+                // Step 7, substeps run in a task.
+                global.fire_timer(id);
+            }),
+            &self.canceller,
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 impl MessageListener {
     /// A new message came in, handle it via a task enqueued on the event-loop.
     /// A task is required, since we are using a trusted globalscope,
@@ -297,7 +338,6 @@ impl GlobalScope {
         script_to_constellation_chan: ScriptToConstellationChan,
         scheduler_chan: IpcSender<TimerSchedulerMsg>,
         resource_threads: ResourceThreads,
-        timer_event_chan: IpcSender<TimerEvent>,
         origin: MutableOrigin,
         microtask_queue: Rc<MicrotaskQueue>,
         is_headless: bool,
@@ -318,7 +358,8 @@ impl GlobalScope {
             scheduler_chan: scheduler_chan.clone(),
             in_error_reporting_mode: Default::default(),
             resource_threads,
-            timers: OneshotTimers::new(timer_event_chan, scheduler_chan),
+            timers: OneshotTimers::new(scheduler_chan),
+            init_timers: Default::default(),
             origin,
             microtask_queue,
             list_auto_close_worker: Default::default(),
@@ -349,6 +390,36 @@ impl GlobalScope {
         false
     }
 
+    /// Setup the IPC-to-event-loop glue for timers to schedule themselves.
+    fn setup_timers(&self) {
+        if self.init_timers.get() {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.init_timers.set(true);
+
+        let (timer_ipc_chan, timer_ipc_port) = ipc::channel().unwrap();
+        self.timers.setup_scheduling(timer_ipc_chan);
+
+        // Setup route from IPC to task-queue for the timer-task-source.
+        let context = Trusted::new(&*self);
+        let (task_source, canceller) = (
+            self.timer_task_source(),
+            self.task_canceller(TaskSourceName::Timer),
+        );
+        let timer_listener = TimerListener {
+            context,
+            task_source,
+            canceller,
+        };
+        ROUTER.add_route(
+            timer_ipc_port.to_opaque(),
+            Box::new(move |message| {
+                let event = message.to().unwrap();
+                timer_listener.handle(event);
+            }),
+        );
+    }
+
     /// Complete the transfer of a message-port.
     fn complete_port_transfer(&self, port_id: MessagePortId, tasks: VecDeque<PortMessageTask>) {
         let should_start = if let MessagePortState::Managed(_id, message_ports) =
@@ -1063,6 +1134,18 @@ impl GlobalScope {
         unreachable!();
     }
 
+    /// `TaskSource` to send messages to the timer queue of
+    /// this global scope.
+    pub fn timer_task_source(&self) -> TimerTaskSource {
+        if let Some(window) = self.downcast::<Window>() {
+            return window.task_manager().timer_task_source();
+        }
+        if let Some(worker) = self.downcast::<WorkerGlobalScope>() {
+            return worker.timer_task_source();
+        }
+        unreachable!();
+    }
+
     /// `TaskSource` to send messages to the remote-event task source of
     /// this global scope.
     pub fn remote_event_task_source(&self) -> RemoteEventTaskSource {
@@ -1145,11 +1228,13 @@ impl GlobalScope {
         )
     }
 
+    /// <https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#timer-initialisation-steps>
     pub fn schedule_callback(
         &self,
         callback: OneshotTimerCallback,
         duration: MsDuration,
     ) -> OneshotTimerHandle {
+        self.setup_timers();
         self.timers
             .schedule_callback(callback, duration, self.timer_source())
     }
@@ -1158,6 +1243,7 @@ impl GlobalScope {
         self.timers.unschedule_callback(handle);
     }
 
+    /// <https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#timer-initialisation-steps>
     pub fn set_timeout_or_interval(
         &self,
         callback: TimerCallback,
@@ -1165,6 +1251,7 @@ impl GlobalScope {
         timeout: i32,
         is_interval: IsInterval,
     ) -> i32 {
+        self.setup_timers();
         self.timers.set_timeout_or_interval(
             self,
             callback,
@@ -1176,27 +1263,27 @@ impl GlobalScope {
     }
 
     pub fn clear_timeout_or_interval(&self, handle: i32) {
-        self.timers.clear_timeout_or_interval(self, handle)
+        self.timers.clear_timeout_or_interval(self, handle);
     }
 
     pub fn fire_timer(&self, handle: TimerEventId) {
-        self.timers.fire_timer(handle, self)
+        self.timers.fire_timer(handle, self);
     }
 
     pub fn resume(&self) {
-        self.timers.resume()
+        self.timers.resume();
     }
 
     pub fn suspend(&self) {
-        self.timers.suspend()
+        self.timers.suspend();
     }
 
     pub fn slow_down_timers(&self) {
-        self.timers.slow_down()
+        self.timers.slow_down();
     }
 
     pub fn speed_up_timers(&self) {
-        self.timers.speed_up()
+        self.timers.speed_up();
     }
 
     fn timer_source(&self) -> TimerSource {
diff --git a/components/script/dom/serviceworkerglobalscope.rs b/components/script/dom/serviceworkerglobalscope.rs
index 657f43627ed..bdaf34e72cf 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/serviceworkerglobalscope.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/serviceworkerglobalscope.rs
@@ -28,24 +28,22 @@ use crate::script_runtime::{
 };
 use crate::task_queue::{QueuedTask, QueuedTaskConversion, TaskQueue};
 use crate::task_source::TaskSourceName;
-use crossbeam_channel::{unbounded, Receiver, Sender};
+use crossbeam_channel::{after, unbounded, Receiver, Sender};
 use devtools_traits::DevtoolScriptControlMsg;
 use dom_struct::dom_struct;
-use ipc_channel::ipc::{self, IpcReceiver, IpcSender};
+use ipc_channel::ipc::{IpcReceiver, IpcSender};
 use ipc_channel::router::ROUTER;
 use js::jsapi::{JSContext, JS_AddInterruptCallback};
 use js::jsval::UndefinedValue;
 use msg::constellation_msg::PipelineId;
 use net_traits::request::{CredentialsMode, Destination, ParserMetadata, Referrer, RequestBuilder};
 use net_traits::{CustomResponseMediator, IpcSend};
-use script_traits::{
-    ScopeThings, ServiceWorkerMsg, TimerEvent, WorkerGlobalScopeInit, WorkerScriptLoadOrigin,
-};
+use script_traits::{ScopeThings, ServiceWorkerMsg, WorkerGlobalScopeInit, WorkerScriptLoadOrigin};
 use servo_config::pref;
 use servo_rand::random;
 use servo_url::ServoUrl;
 use std::thread;
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use style::thread_state::{self, ThreadState};
 
 /// Messages used to control service worker event loop
@@ -118,7 +116,6 @@ impl QueuedTaskConversion for ServiceWorkerScriptMsg {
 pub enum MixedMessage {
     FromServiceWorker(ServiceWorkerScriptMsg),
     FromDevtools(DevtoolScriptControlMsg),
-    FromTimeoutThread(()),
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, JSTraceable)]
@@ -147,26 +144,30 @@ unsafe_no_jsmanaged_fields!(TaskQueue<ServiceWorkerScriptMsg>);
 #[dom_struct]
 pub struct ServiceWorkerGlobalScope {
     workerglobalscope: WorkerGlobalScope,
+
     #[ignore_malloc_size_of = "Defined in std"]
     task_queue: TaskQueue<ServiceWorkerScriptMsg>,
+
     #[ignore_malloc_size_of = "Defined in std"]
     own_sender: Sender<ServiceWorkerScriptMsg>,
+
+    /// A port on which a single "time-out" message can be received,
+    /// indicating the sw should stop running,
+    /// while still draining the task-queue
+    // and running all enqueued, and not cancelled, tasks.
     #[ignore_malloc_size_of = "Defined in std"]
-    timer_event_port: Receiver<()>,
+    time_out_port: Receiver<Instant>,
+
     #[ignore_malloc_size_of = "Defined in std"]
     swmanager_sender: IpcSender<ServiceWorkerMsg>,
+
     scope_url: ServoUrl,
 }
 
 impl WorkerEventLoopMethods for ServiceWorkerGlobalScope {
-    type TimerMsg = ();
     type WorkerMsg = ServiceWorkerScriptMsg;
     type Event = MixedMessage;
 
-    fn timer_event_port(&self) -> &Receiver<()> {
-        &self.timer_event_port
-    }
-
     fn task_queue(&self) -> &TaskQueue<ServiceWorkerScriptMsg> {
         &self.task_queue
     }
@@ -183,10 +184,6 @@ impl WorkerEventLoopMethods for ServiceWorkerGlobalScope {
         MixedMessage::FromServiceWorker(msg)
     }
 
-    fn from_timer_msg(&self, msg: ()) -> MixedMessage {
-        MixedMessage::FromTimeoutThread(msg)
-    }
-
     fn from_devtools_msg(&self, msg: DevtoolScriptControlMsg) -> MixedMessage {
         MixedMessage::FromDevtools(msg)
     }
@@ -200,8 +197,7 @@ impl ServiceWorkerGlobalScope {
         runtime: Runtime,
         own_sender: Sender<ServiceWorkerScriptMsg>,
         receiver: Receiver<ServiceWorkerScriptMsg>,
-        timer_event_chan: IpcSender<TimerEvent>,
-        timer_event_port: Receiver<()>,
+        time_out_port: Receiver<Instant>,
         swmanager_sender: IpcSender<ServiceWorkerMsg>,
         scope_url: ServoUrl,
     ) -> ServiceWorkerGlobalScope {
@@ -213,12 +209,11 @@ impl ServiceWorkerGlobalScope {
                 worker_url,
                 runtime,
                 from_devtools_receiver,
-                timer_event_chan,
                 None,
             ),
             task_queue: TaskQueue::new(receiver, own_sender.clone()),
-            timer_event_port: timer_event_port,
             own_sender: own_sender,
+            time_out_port,
             swmanager_sender: swmanager_sender,
             scope_url: scope_url,
         }
@@ -232,8 +227,7 @@ impl ServiceWorkerGlobalScope {
         runtime: Runtime,
         own_sender: Sender<ServiceWorkerScriptMsg>,
         receiver: Receiver<ServiceWorkerScriptMsg>,
-        timer_event_chan: IpcSender<TimerEvent>,
-        timer_event_port: Receiver<()>,
+        time_out_port: Receiver<Instant>,
         swmanager_sender: IpcSender<ServiceWorkerMsg>,
         scope_url: ServoUrl,
     ) -> DomRoot<ServiceWorkerGlobalScope> {
@@ -245,8 +239,7 @@ impl ServiceWorkerGlobalScope {
             runtime,
             own_sender,
             receiver,
-            timer_event_chan,
-            timer_event_port,
+            time_out_port,
             swmanager_sender,
             scope_url,
         ));
@@ -320,9 +313,12 @@ impl ServiceWorkerGlobalScope {
                 let (devtools_mpsc_chan, devtools_mpsc_port) = unbounded();
                 ROUTER
                     .route_ipc_receiver_to_crossbeam_sender(devtools_receiver, devtools_mpsc_chan);
-                // TODO XXXcreativcoder use this timer_ipc_port, when we have a service worker instance here
-                let (timer_ipc_chan, _timer_ipc_port) = ipc::channel().unwrap();
-                let (timer_chan, timer_port) = unbounded();
+
+                // Service workers are time limited
+                // https://w3c.github.io/ServiceWorker/#service-worker-lifetime
+                let sw_lifetime_timeout = pref!(dom.serviceworker.timeout_seconds) as u64;
+                let time_out_port = after(Duration::new(sw_lifetime_timeout, 0));
+
                 let global = ServiceWorkerGlobalScope::new(
                     init,
                     url,
@@ -330,8 +326,7 @@ impl ServiceWorkerGlobalScope {
                     runtime,
                     own_sender,
                     receiver,
-                    timer_ipc_chan,
-                    timer_port,
+                    time_out_port,
                     swmanager_sender,
                     scope_url,
                 );
@@ -343,15 +338,6 @@ impl ServiceWorkerGlobalScope {
                 }
 
                 scope.execute_script(DOMString::from(source));
-                // Service workers are time limited
-                thread::Builder::new()
-                    .name("SWTimeoutThread".to_owned())
-                    .spawn(move || {
-                        let sw_lifetime_timeout = pref!(dom.serviceworker.timeout_seconds) as u64;
-                        thread::sleep(Duration::new(sw_lifetime_timeout, 0));
-                        let _ = timer_chan.send(());
-                    })
-                    .expect("Thread spawning failed");
 
                 global.dispatch_activate();
                 let reporter_name = format!("service-worker-reporter-{}", random::<u64>());
@@ -364,8 +350,9 @@ impl ServiceWorkerGlobalScope {
                             // by inside settings until it is destroyed.
                             // The worker processing model remains on this step
                             // until the event loop is destroyed,
-                            // which happens after the closing flag is set to true.
-                            while !scope.is_closing() {
+                            // which happens after the closing flag is set to true,
+                            // or until the worker has run beyond its allocated time.
+                            while !scope.is_closing() || !global.has_timed_out() {
                                 run_worker_event_loop(&*global, None);
                             }
                         },
@@ -398,15 +385,21 @@ impl ServiceWorkerGlobalScope {
                 self.handle_script_event(msg);
                 true
             },
-            MixedMessage::FromTimeoutThread(_) => {
-                let _ = self
-                    .swmanager_sender
-                    .send(ServiceWorkerMsg::Timeout(self.scope_url.clone()));
-                false
-            },
         }
     }
 
+    fn has_timed_out(&self) -> bool {
+        // Note: this should be included in the `select` inside `run_worker_event_loop`,
+        // otherwise a block on the select can prevent the timeout.
+        if self.time_out_port.try_recv().is_ok() {
+            let _ = self
+                .swmanager_sender
+                .send(ServiceWorkerMsg::Timeout(self.scope_url.clone()));
+            return true;
+        }
+        false
+    }
+
     fn handle_script_event(&self, msg: ServiceWorkerScriptMsg) {
         use self::ServiceWorkerScriptMsg::*;
 
diff --git a/components/script/dom/window.rs b/components/script/dom/window.rs
index 87c80ce62d0..bac74a21a15 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/window.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/window.rs
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ use script_layout_interface::{PendingImageState, TrustedNodeAddress};
 use script_traits::webdriver_msg::{WebDriverJSError, WebDriverJSResult};
 use script_traits::{ConstellationControlMsg, DocumentState, HistoryEntryReplacement, LoadData};
 use script_traits::{
-    ScriptMsg, ScriptToConstellationChan, ScrollState, StructuredSerializedData, TimerEvent,
-    TimerEventId,
+    ScriptMsg, ScriptToConstellationChan, ScrollState, StructuredSerializedData, TimerEventId,
 };
 use script_traits::{TimerSchedulerMsg, WindowSizeData, WindowSizeType};
 use selectors::attr::CaseSensitivity;
@@ -2186,7 +2185,6 @@ impl Window {
         constellation_chan: ScriptToConstellationChan,
         control_chan: IpcSender<ConstellationControlMsg>,
         scheduler_chan: IpcSender<TimerSchedulerMsg>,
-        timer_event_chan: IpcSender<TimerEvent>,
         layout_chan: Sender<Msg>,
         pipelineid: PipelineId,
         parent_info: Option<PipelineId>,
@@ -2229,7 +2227,6 @@ impl Window {
                 constellation_chan,
                 scheduler_chan,
                 resource_threads,
-                timer_event_chan,
                 origin,
                 microtask_queue,
                 is_headless,
diff --git a/components/script/dom/workerglobalscope.rs b/components/script/dom/workerglobalscope.rs
index 7e55cbfc046..e943b6b0ef4 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/workerglobalscope.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/workerglobalscope.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ use crate::task_source::networking::NetworkingTaskSource;
 use crate::task_source::performance_timeline::PerformanceTimelineTaskSource;
 use crate::task_source::port_message::PortMessageQueue;
 use crate::task_source::remote_event::RemoteEventTaskSource;
+use crate::task_source::timer::TimerTaskSource;
 use crate::task_source::websocket::WebsocketTaskSource;
 use crate::timers::{IsInterval, TimerCallback};
 use crossbeam_channel::Receiver;
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ use net_traits::request::{
 };
 use net_traits::IpcSend;
 use script_traits::WorkerGlobalScopeInit;
-use script_traits::{TimerEvent, TimerEventId};
 use servo_url::{MutableOrigin, ServoUrl};
 use std::cell::Ref;
 use std::default::Default;
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ impl WorkerGlobalScope {
         worker_url: ServoUrl,
         runtime: Runtime,
         from_devtools_receiver: Receiver<DevtoolScriptControlMsg>,
-        timer_event_chan: IpcSender<TimerEvent>,
         closing: Option<Arc<AtomicBool>>,
     ) -> Self {
         // Install a pipeline-namespace in the current thread.
@@ -134,7 +133,6 @@ impl WorkerGlobalScope {
                 init.script_to_constellation_chan,
                 init.scheduler_chan,
                 init.resource_threads,
-                timer_event_chan,
                 MutableOrigin::new(init.origin),
                 runtime.microtask_queue.clone(),
                 init.is_headless,
@@ -437,6 +435,10 @@ impl WorkerGlobalScope {
         PortMessageQueue(self.script_chan(), self.pipeline_id())
     }
 
+    pub fn timer_task_source(&self) -> TimerTaskSource {
+        TimerTaskSource(self.script_chan(), self.pipeline_id())
+    }
+
     pub fn remote_event_task_source(&self) -> RemoteEventTaskSource {
         RemoteEventTaskSource(self.script_chan(), self.pipeline_id())
     }
@@ -466,10 +468,6 @@ impl WorkerGlobalScope {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn handle_fire_timer(&self, timer_id: TimerEventId) {
-        self.upcast::<GlobalScope>().fire_timer(timer_id);
-    }
-
     pub fn close(&self) {
         if let Some(ref closing) = self.closing {
             closing.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
diff --git a/components/script/dom/workletglobalscope.rs b/components/script/dom/workletglobalscope.rs
index 90fa5bd0115..995014cfc1a 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/workletglobalscope.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/workletglobalscope.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ use crate::script_thread::MainThreadScriptMsg;
 use crossbeam_channel::Sender;
 use devtools_traits::ScriptToDevtoolsControlMsg;
 use dom_struct::dom_struct;
-use ipc_channel::ipc;
 use ipc_channel::ipc::IpcSender;
 use js::jsval::UndefinedValue;
 use js::rust::Runtime;
@@ -55,8 +54,6 @@ impl WorkletGlobalScope {
         executor: WorkletExecutor,
         init: &WorkletGlobalScopeInit,
     ) -> Self {
-        // Any timer events fired on this global are ignored.
-        let (timer_event_chan, _) = ipc::channel().unwrap();
         let script_to_constellation_chan = ScriptToConstellationChan {
             sender: init.to_constellation_sender.clone(),
             pipeline_id,
@@ -70,7 +67,6 @@ impl WorkletGlobalScope {
                 script_to_constellation_chan,
                 init.scheduler_chan.clone(),
                 init.resource_threads.clone(),
-                timer_event_chan,
                 MutableOrigin::new(ImmutableOrigin::new_opaque()),
                 Default::default(),
                 init.is_headless,
diff --git a/components/script/script_thread.rs b/components/script/script_thread.rs
index dbc4f0fb444..46250debaac 100644
--- a/components/script/script_thread.rs
+++ b/components/script/script_thread.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ use crate::task_source::networking::NetworkingTaskSource;
 use crate::task_source::performance_timeline::PerformanceTimelineTaskSource;
 use crate::task_source::port_message::PortMessageQueue;
 use crate::task_source::remote_event::RemoteEventTaskSource;
+use crate::task_source::timer::TimerTaskSource;
 use crate::task_source::user_interaction::UserInteractionTaskSource;
 use crate::task_source::websocket::WebsocketTaskSource;
 use crate::task_source::TaskSource;
@@ -140,8 +141,8 @@ use script_traits::{
 use script_traits::{InitialScriptState, JsEvalResult, LayoutMsg, LoadData, LoadOrigin};
 use script_traits::{MouseButton, MouseEventType, NewLayoutInfo};
 use script_traits::{Painter, ProgressiveWebMetricType, ScriptMsg, ScriptThreadFactory};
-use script_traits::{ScriptToConstellationChan, TimerEvent, TimerSchedulerMsg};
-use script_traits::{TimerSource, TouchEventType, TouchId, UntrustedNodeAddress, WheelDelta};
+use script_traits::{ScriptToConstellationChan, TimerSchedulerMsg};
+use script_traits::{TouchEventType, TouchId, UntrustedNodeAddress, WheelDelta};
 use script_traits::{UpdatePipelineIdReason, WindowSizeData, WindowSizeType};
 use servo_atoms::Atom;
 use servo_url::{ImmutableOrigin, MutableOrigin, ServoUrl};
@@ -263,7 +264,6 @@ enum MixedMessage {
     FromScript(MainThreadScriptMsg),
     FromDevtools(DevtoolScriptControlMsg),
     FromImageCache((PipelineId, PendingImageResponse)),
-    FromScheduler(TimerEvent),
 }
 
 /// Messages used to control the script event loop.
@@ -569,6 +569,8 @@ pub struct ScriptThread {
 
     port_message_sender: Box<dyn ScriptChan>,
 
+    timer_task_sender: Box<dyn ScriptChan>,
+
     remote_event_task_sender: Box<dyn ScriptChan>,
 
     /// A channel to hand out to threads that need to respond to a message from the script thread.
@@ -612,8 +614,6 @@ pub struct ScriptThread {
     closed_pipelines: DomRefCell<HashSet<PipelineId>>,
 
     scheduler_chan: IpcSender<TimerSchedulerMsg>,
-    timer_event_chan: Sender<TimerEvent>,
-    timer_event_port: Receiver<TimerEvent>,
 
     content_process_shutdown_chan: Sender<()>,
 
@@ -1257,8 +1257,6 @@ impl ScriptThread {
         let devtools_port =
             ROUTER.route_ipc_receiver_to_new_crossbeam_receiver(ipc_devtools_receiver);
 
-        let (timer_event_chan, timer_event_port) = unbounded();
-
         // Ask the router to proxy IPC messages from the control port to us.
         let control_port = ROUTER.route_ipc_receiver_to_new_crossbeam_receiver(state.control_port);
 
@@ -1302,6 +1300,7 @@ impl ScriptThread {
             port_message_sender: boxed_script_sender.clone(),
             file_reading_task_sender: boxed_script_sender.clone(),
             performance_timeline_task_sender: boxed_script_sender.clone(),
+            timer_task_sender: boxed_script_sender.clone(),
             remote_event_task_sender: boxed_script_sender.clone(),
 
             history_traversal_task_sender: chan.clone(),
@@ -1323,8 +1322,6 @@ impl ScriptThread {
             closed_pipelines: DomRefCell::new(HashSet::new()),
 
             scheduler_chan: state.scheduler_chan,
-            timer_event_chan: timer_event_chan,
-            timer_event_port: timer_event_port,
 
             content_process_shutdown_chan: state.content_process_shutdown_chan,
 
@@ -1386,8 +1383,8 @@ impl ScriptThread {
 
     /// Handle incoming control messages.
     fn handle_msgs(&self) -> bool {
+        use self::MixedMessage::FromScript;
         use self::MixedMessage::{FromConstellation, FromDevtools, FromImageCache};
-        use self::MixedMessage::{FromScheduler, FromScript};
 
         // Handle pending resize events.
         // Gather them first to avoid a double mut borrow on self.
@@ -1422,7 +1419,6 @@ impl ScriptThread {
                 FromScript(event)
             },
             recv(self.control_port) -> msg => FromConstellation(msg.unwrap()),
-            recv(self.timer_event_port) -> msg => FromScheduler(msg.unwrap()),
             recv(self.devtools_chan.as_ref().map(|_| &self.devtools_port).unwrap_or(&crossbeam_channel::never())) -> msg
                 => FromDevtools(msg.unwrap()),
             recv(self.image_cache_port) -> msg => FromImageCache(msg.unwrap()),
@@ -1520,15 +1516,12 @@ impl ScriptThread {
             // on and execute the sequential non-resize events we've seen.
             match self.control_port.try_recv() {
                 Err(_) => match self.task_queue.try_recv() {
-                    Err(_) => match self.timer_event_port.try_recv() {
-                        Err(_) => match self.devtools_port.try_recv() {
-                            Err(_) => match self.image_cache_port.try_recv() {
-                                Err(_) => break,
-                                Ok(ev) => event = FromImageCache(ev),
-                            },
-                            Ok(ev) => event = FromDevtools(ev),
+                    Err(_) => match self.devtools_port.try_recv() {
+                        Err(_) => match self.image_cache_port.try_recv() {
+                            Err(_) => break,
+                            Ok(ev) => event = FromImageCache(ev),
                         },
-                        Ok(ev) => event = FromScheduler(ev),
+                        Ok(ev) => event = FromDevtools(ev),
                     },
                     Ok(ev) => event = FromScript(ev),
                 },
@@ -1552,7 +1545,6 @@ impl ScriptThread {
                     },
                     FromConstellation(inner_msg) => self.handle_msg_from_constellation(inner_msg),
                     FromScript(inner_msg) => self.handle_msg_from_script(inner_msg),
-                    FromScheduler(inner_msg) => self.handle_timer_event(inner_msg),
                     FromDevtools(inner_msg) => self.handle_msg_from_devtools(inner_msg),
                     FromImageCache(inner_msg) => self.handle_msg_from_image_cache(inner_msg),
                 }
@@ -1625,7 +1617,6 @@ impl ScriptThread {
                 },
                 _ => ScriptThreadEventCategory::ScriptEvent,
             },
-            MixedMessage::FromScheduler(_) => ScriptThreadEventCategory::TimerEvent,
         }
     }
 
@@ -1728,13 +1719,6 @@ impl ScriptThread {
                 MainThreadScriptMsg::WakeUp => None,
             },
             MixedMessage::FromImageCache((pipeline_id, _)) => Some(pipeline_id),
-            MixedMessage::FromScheduler(ref timer_event) => {
-                let TimerEvent(source, _) = *timer_event;
-                match source {
-                    TimerSource::FromWindow(pipeline_id) => Some(pipeline_id),
-                    _ => None,
-                }
-            },
         }
     }
 
@@ -1976,36 +1960,6 @@ impl ScriptThread {
         }
     }
 
-    fn handle_timer_event(&self, timer_event: TimerEvent) {
-        let TimerEvent(source, id) = timer_event;
-
-        let pipeline_id = match source {
-            TimerSource::FromWindow(pipeline_id) => pipeline_id,
-            TimerSource::FromWorker => panic!("Worker timeouts must not be sent to script thread"),
-        };
-
-        let window = self.documents.borrow().find_window(pipeline_id);
-        let window = match window {
-            Some(w) => {
-                if w.Closed() {
-                    return warn!(
-                        "Received fire timer msg for a discarded browsing context whose pipeline is pending exit {}.",
-                        pipeline_id
-                    );
-                }
-                w
-            },
-            None => {
-                return warn!(
-                    "Received fire timer msg for a closed pipeline {}.",
-                    pipeline_id
-                );
-            },
-        };
-
-        window.handle_fire_timer(id);
-    }
-
     fn handle_msg_from_devtools(&self, msg: DevtoolScriptControlMsg) {
         let documents = self.documents.borrow();
         match msg {
@@ -2812,6 +2766,10 @@ impl ScriptThread {
         RemoteEventTaskSource(self.remote_event_task_sender.clone(), pipeline_id)
     }
 
+    pub fn timer_task_source(&self, pipeline_id: PipelineId) -> TimerTaskSource {
+        TimerTaskSource(self.timer_task_sender.clone(), pipeline_id)
+    }
+
     pub fn websocket_task_source(&self, pipeline_id: PipelineId) -> WebsocketTaskSource {
         WebsocketTaskSource(self.remote_event_task_sender.clone(), pipeline_id)
     }
@@ -3176,12 +3134,6 @@ impl ScriptThread {
 
         let MainThreadScriptChan(ref sender) = self.chan;
 
-        let (ipc_timer_event_chan, ipc_timer_event_port) = ipc::channel().unwrap();
-        ROUTER.route_ipc_receiver_to_crossbeam_sender(
-            ipc_timer_event_port,
-            self.timer_event_chan.clone(),
-        );
-
         let origin = if final_url.as_str() == "about:blank" || final_url.as_str() == "about:srcdoc"
         {
             incomplete.origin.clone()
@@ -3205,6 +3157,7 @@ impl ScriptThread {
             self.port_message_queue(incomplete.pipeline_id),
             self.user_interaction_task_source(incomplete.pipeline_id),
             self.remote_event_task_source(incomplete.pipeline_id),
+            self.timer_task_source(incomplete.pipeline_id),
             self.websocket_task_source(incomplete.pipeline_id),
         );
         // Create the window and document objects.
@@ -3222,7 +3175,6 @@ impl ScriptThread {
             script_to_constellation_chan,
             self.control_chan.clone(),
             self.scheduler_chan.clone(),
-            ipc_timer_event_chan,
             incomplete.layout_chan,
             incomplete.pipeline_id,
             incomplete.parent_info,
diff --git a/components/script/task_manager.rs b/components/script/task_manager.rs
index a8908ea00a2..063b5700484 100644
--- a/components/script/task_manager.rs
+++ b/components/script/task_manager.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use crate::task_source::networking::NetworkingTaskSource;
 use crate::task_source::performance_timeline::PerformanceTimelineTaskSource;
 use crate::task_source::port_message::PortMessageQueue;
 use crate::task_source::remote_event::RemoteEventTaskSource;
+use crate::task_source::timer::TimerTaskSource;
 use crate::task_source::user_interaction::UserInteractionTaskSource;
 use crate::task_source::websocket::WebsocketTaskSource;
 use crate::task_source::TaskSourceName;
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ pub struct TaskManager {
     #[ignore_malloc_size_of = "task sources are hard"]
     remote_event_task_source: RemoteEventTaskSource,
     #[ignore_malloc_size_of = "task sources are hard"]
+    timer_task_source: TimerTaskSource,
+    #[ignore_malloc_size_of = "task sources are hard"]
     websocket_task_source: WebsocketTaskSource,
 }
 
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ impl TaskManager {
         port_message_queue: PortMessageQueue,
         user_interaction_task_source: UserInteractionTaskSource,
         remote_event_task_source: RemoteEventTaskSource,
+        timer_task_source: TimerTaskSource,
         websocket_task_source: WebsocketTaskSource,
     ) -> Self {
         TaskManager {
@@ -80,6 +84,7 @@ impl TaskManager {
             port_message_queue,
             user_interaction_task_source,
             remote_event_task_source,
+            timer_task_source,
             websocket_task_source,
             task_cancellers: Default::default(),
         }
@@ -159,6 +164,14 @@ impl TaskManager {
 
     task_source_functions!(
         self,
+        timer_task_source_with_canceller,
+        timer_task_source,
+        TimerTaskSource,
+        Timer
+    );
+
+    task_source_functions!(
+        self,
         websocket_task_source_with_canceller,
         websocket_task_source,
         WebsocketTaskSource,
diff --git a/components/script/task_source/mod.rs b/components/script/task_source/mod.rs
index d315b34fcae..7defd922779 100644
--- a/components/script/task_source/mod.rs
+++ b/components/script/task_source/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub mod networking;
 pub mod performance_timeline;
 pub mod port_message;
 pub mod remote_event;
+pub mod timer;
 pub mod user_interaction;
 pub mod websocket;
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ pub enum TaskSourceName {
     RemoteEvent,
     MediaElement,
     Websocket,
+    Timer,
 }
 
 impl TaskSourceName {
diff --git a/components/script/task_source/timer.rs b/components/script/task_source/timer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd134fb12a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/script/task_source/timer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+use crate::script_runtime::{CommonScriptMsg, ScriptChan, ScriptThreadEventCategory};
+use crate::task::{TaskCanceller, TaskOnce};
+use crate::task_source::{TaskSource, TaskSourceName};
+use msg::constellation_msg::PipelineId;
+use std::fmt;
+
+#[derive(JSTraceable)]
+/// https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#timer-task-source
+pub struct TimerTaskSource(pub Box<dyn ScriptChan + Send + 'static>, pub PipelineId);
+
+impl Clone for TimerTaskSource {
+    fn clone(&self) -> TimerTaskSource {
+        TimerTaskSource(self.0.clone(), self.1.clone())
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for TimerTaskSource {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "TimerTaskSource(...)")
+    }
+}
+
+impl TaskSource for TimerTaskSource {
+    const NAME: TaskSourceName = TaskSourceName::Timer;
+
+    fn queue_with_canceller<T>(&self, task: T, canceller: &TaskCanceller) -> Result<(), ()>
+    where
+        T: TaskOnce + 'static,
+    {
+        let msg = CommonScriptMsg::Task(
+            ScriptThreadEventCategory::TimerEvent,
+            Box::new(canceller.wrap_task(task)),
+            Some(self.1),
+            Self::NAME,
+        );
+        self.0.send(msg).map_err(|_| ())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/components/script/timers.rs b/components/script/timers.rs
index f65d1013f48..4be6f822263 100644
--- a/components/script/timers.rs
+++ b/components/script/timers.rs
@@ -34,8 +34,12 @@ pub struct OneshotTimerHandle(i32);
 pub struct OneshotTimers {
     js_timers: JsTimers,
     #[ignore_malloc_size_of = "Defined in std"]
-    timer_event_chan: IpcSender<TimerEvent>,
+    /// The sender, to be cloned for each timer,
+    /// on which the timer scheduler in the constellation can send an event
+    /// when the timer is due.
+    timer_event_chan: DomRefCell<Option<IpcSender<TimerEvent>>>,
     #[ignore_malloc_size_of = "Defined in std"]
+    /// The sender to the timer scheduler in the constellation.
     scheduler_chan: IpcSender<TimerSchedulerMsg>,
     next_timer_handle: Cell<OneshotTimerHandle>,
     timers: DomRefCell<Vec<OneshotTimer>>,
@@ -109,13 +113,10 @@ impl PartialEq for OneshotTimer {
 }
 
 impl OneshotTimers {
-    pub fn new(
-        timer_event_chan: IpcSender<TimerEvent>,
-        scheduler_chan: IpcSender<TimerSchedulerMsg>,
-    ) -> OneshotTimers {
+    pub fn new(scheduler_chan: IpcSender<TimerSchedulerMsg>) -> OneshotTimers {
         OneshotTimers {
             js_timers: JsTimers::new(),
-            timer_event_chan: timer_event_chan,
+            timer_event_chan: DomRefCell::new(None),
             scheduler_chan: scheduler_chan,
             next_timer_handle: Cell::new(OneshotTimerHandle(1)),
             timers: DomRefCell::new(Vec::new()),
@@ -125,6 +126,12 @@ impl OneshotTimers {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn setup_scheduling(&self, timer_event_chan: IpcSender<TimerEvent>) {
+        let mut chan = self.timer_event_chan.borrow_mut();
+        assert!(chan.is_none());
+        *chan = Some(timer_event_chan);
+    }
+
     pub fn schedule_callback(
         &self,
         callback: OneshotTimerCallback,
@@ -279,7 +286,10 @@ impl OneshotTimers {
                     .saturating_sub(precise_time_ms().get()),
             );
             let request = TimerEventRequest(
-                self.timer_event_chan.clone(),
+                self.timer_event_chan
+                    .borrow()
+                    .clone()
+                    .expect("Timer event chan not setup to schedule timers."),
                 timer.source,
                 expected_event_id,
                 delay,
@@ -331,6 +341,7 @@ pub struct JsTimerHandle(i32);
 #[derive(DenyPublicFields, JSTraceable, MallocSizeOf)]
 pub struct JsTimers {
     next_timer_handle: Cell<JsTimerHandle>,
+    /// https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#list-of-active-timers
     active_timers: DomRefCell<HashMap<JsTimerHandle, JsTimerEntry>>,
     /// The nesting level of the currently executing timer task or 0.
     nesting_level: Cell<u32>,