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+/* 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/. */
+
+/// A quick hack to work around the removal of [`std::old_io::timer::Timer`](
+/// http://doc.rust-lang.org/1.0.0-beta/std/old_io/timer/struct.Timer.html )
+
+use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver};
+use std::thread::{spawn, sleep_ms};
+
+pub fn oneshot(duration_ms: u32) -> Receiver<()> {
+    let (tx, rx) = channel();
+    spawn(move || {
+        sleep_ms(duration_ms);
+        let _ = tx.send(());
+    });
+    rx
+}
+
+pub fn periodic(duration_ms: u32) -> Receiver<()> {
+    let (tx, rx) = channel();
+    spawn(move || {
+        loop {
+            sleep_ms(duration_ms);
+            if tx.send(()).is_err() {
+                break
+            }
+        }
+    });
+    rx
+}