# System Timer

The **systemTimer** module provides system timer features. You can use the APIs of this module to implement the alarm clock and other timer services.

> **NOTE**<br/>
>- The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 7. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.
>- The APIs of this module are system APIs and cannot be called by third-party applications.

## Modules to Import


```
import systemTimer from '@ohos.systemTimer';
```


## systemTime.createTimer

createTimer(options: TimerOptions, callback: AsyncCallback&lt;number&gt;): void

Creates a timer. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.MiscServices.Time

**Parameters**

| Name  | Type             | Mandatory| Description                                                                                   |
| -------- | ------------------ | ---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| options  | TimerOptions      | Yes  | Timer options.<br>**TIMER_TYPE_REALTIME**: sets the timer to the real-time type. If it is not specified, the timer is of the non-real-time type.<br>**TIMER_TYPE_WAKEUP**: sets the timer to the wakeup type. If it is not specified, the timer is of the non-wakeup type.<br>**TIMER_TYPE_EXACT**: sets the timer to the exact type. If it is not specified, the timer is of the non-exact type.<br>**TIMER_TYPE_IDLE: number**: sets the timer to the idle type. If it is not specified, the timer is of the non-idle type (not yet supported).|
| repeat   | boolean           | Yes  | Whether the timer is a repeating timer. The value **true** means that the timer is a repeating timer, and **false** means that the timer is a one-shot timer.                                                 |
| interval | number            | No  | Repeat interval. For a repeating timer, the value must be greater than 5000 ms. For a one-shot timer, the value is **0**.                          |
| wantAgent| wantAgent         | No  | **wantAgent** object of the notification to be sent when the timer expires. (An OpenHarmony application MainAbility can be started, but not an SA service.)    |

**Return value**

| Type                     | Description                                                        |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| syncCallback&lt;number&gt;| Callback used to return the timer ID.                            |

**Example**

  ```js
export default {
    systemTimer () {
        var options = {
            type: systemTimer.TIMER_TYPE_REALTIME,
            repeat: false
        }
        systemTimer.createTimer(options, (error, data) => {
            if (error) {
                console.error(`failed to systemTime.createTimer ` + JSON.stringify(error));
                return;
            }
            console.log(`systemTime.createTimer success data : ` + JSON.stringify(data));
        });
    }
}
  ```


## systemTime.createTimer

createTimer(options: TimerOptions): Promise&lt;number&gt;

Creates a timer. This API uses a promise to return the result.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.MiscServices.Time

**Parameters**

| Name  | Type             | Mandatory| Description                                                                                   |
| -------- | ------------------ | ---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| options  | TimerOptions      | Yes  | Timer options.<br>**TIMER_TYPE_REALTIME**: sets the timer to the real-time type. If it is not specified, the timer is of the non-real-time type.<br>**TIMER_TYPE_WAKEUP**: sets the timer to the wakeup type. If it is not specified, the timer is of the non-wakeup type.<br>**TIMER_TYPE_EXACT**: sets the timer to the exact type. If it is not specified, the timer is of the non-exact type.<br>**TIMER_TYPE_IDLE: number**: sets the timer to the idle type. If it is not specified, the timer is of the non-idle type (not yet supported).|
| repeat   | boolean           | Yes  | Whether the timer is a repeating timer. The value **true** means that the timer is a repeating timer, and **false** means that the timer is a one-shot timer.                                                 |
| interval | number            | No  | Repeat interval. For a repeating timer, the value must be greater than 5000 ms. For a one-shot timer, the value is **0**.                          |
| wantAgent| wantAgent         | No  | **wantAgent** object of the notification to be sent when the timer expires. (An OpenHarmony application MainAbility can be started, but not an SA service.)    |

**Return value**

| Type                 | Description                                                        |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Promise&lt;number&gt; | Promise used to return the timer ID.                               |

**Example**

  ```js
export default {
    systemTimer () {
        var options = {
            type: systemTimer.TIMER_TYPE_REALTIME,
            repeat:false
        }
        systemTimer.createTimer(options).then((data) => {
            console.log(`systemTime.createTimer success data : ` + JSON.stringify(data));
        }).catch((error) => {
            console.error(`failed to systemTime.createTimer because ` + JSON.stringify(error));
        });
    }
}
  ```


## systemTime.startTimer

startTimer(timer: number, triggerTime: number, callback: AsyncCallback&lt;void&gt;): void

Starts a timer. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.MiscServices.Time

**Parameters**

| Name     | Type                       | Mandatory| Description                                                        |
| ----------- | --------------------------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| timer       | number                      | Yes  | ID of the timer.                                                |                                                                                                             
| triggerTime | number                      | Yes  | Time when the timer is triggered, in milliseconds.                              |


**Example**

  ```js
export default {
    systemTimer () {
        var options = {
            type: systemTimer.TIMER_TYPE_REALTIME,
            repeat:false
        }
        let timerId = systemTimer.Timer(options)
        systemTimer.startTimer(timerId, 10000, (error, data) => {
            if (error) {
                console.error(`failed to systemTime.startTimer ` + JSON.stringify(error));
                return;
            }
            console.log(`systemTime.startTimer success data : ` + JSON.stringify(data));
        });
    }
}
  ```
  
## systemTime.startTimer

startTimer(timer: number, triggerTime: number): Promise&lt;void&gt;

Starts a timer. This API uses a promise to return the result.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.MiscServices.Time

**Parameters**

| Name     | Type                       | Mandatory| Description                                                        |
| ----------- | --------------------------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| timer       | number                      | Yes  | ID of the timer.   |                                                                                                          
| triggerTime | number                      | Yes  | Time when the timer is triggered, in milliseconds.                              |                                                                                                                    


**Example**

  ```js
export default {
    systemTimer (){
        var options = {
            type: systemTimer.TIMER_TYPE_REALTIME,
            repeat:false
        }
        let timerId = systemTimer.Timer(options)
        systemTimer.startTimer(timerId, 10000).then((data) => {
            console.log(`systemTime.startTimer success data : ` + JSON.stringify(data));
        }).catch((error) => {
            console.error(`failed to systemTime.startTimer because ` + JSON.stringify(error));
        });
    }
}
  ```


## systemTime.stopTimer

stopTimer(timer: number, callback: AsyncCallback&lt;void&gt;): void

Stops a timer. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.MiscServices.Time

**Parameters**

| Name  | Type                       | Mandatory| Description                                                        |
| -------- | --------------------------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| timer    | number                      | Yes  | ID of the timer.                                                |

**Example**

  ```js
export default {
    systemTimer () {
        var options = {
            type: systemTimer.TIMER_TYPE_REALTIME,
            repeat:false
        }
        let timerId = systemTimer.Timer(options)
        systemTimer.startTimer(timerId, 100000)
        systemTimer.stoptTimer(timerId, 10000, (error, data) => {
            if (error) {
                console.error(`failed to systemTime.startTimer ` + JSON.stringify(error));
                return;
            }
            console.log(`systemTime.startTimer success data : ` + JSON.stringify(data));
        });
    }
}
  ```


## systemTime.stopTimer

stopTimer(timer: number): Promise&lt;void&gt;

Stops a timer. This API uses a promise to return the result.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.MiscServices.Time

**Parameters**

| Name| Type   | Mandatory| Description                                                        |
| ------ | ------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| timer  | number  | Yes  | ID of the timer.                                                |                                                                                                                      

**Example**

  ```js
export default {
    systemTimer (){
        var options = {
            type: systemTimer.TIMER_TYPE_REALTIME,
            repeat:false
        }
        let timerId = systemTimer.Timer(options)
        systemTimer.startTimer(timerId, 100000)
        systemTimer.stoptTimer(timerId, 10000).then((data) => {
            console.log(`systemTime.startTimer success data : ` + JSON.stringify(data));
        }).catch((error) => {
            console.error(`failed to systemTime.startTimer because ` + JSON.stringify(error));
        });
    }
}
  ```


## systemTime.destroyTimer

destroyTimer(timer: number, callback: AsyncCallback&lt;void&gt;): void

Destroys a timer. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.MiscServices.Time

**Parameters**

| Name  | Type                       | Mandatory| Description                                                        |
| -------- | --------------------------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| timer    | number                      | Yes  | ID of the timer.                                                |

**Example**

  ```js
export default {
    systemTimer () {
        var options = {
            type: systemTimer.TIMER_TYPE_REALTIME,
            repeat:false
        }
        let timerId = systemTimer.Timer(options)
        systemTimer.startTimer(timerId, 100000)
        systemTimer.stopTimer(timerId)
        systemTimer.destroyTimer(timerId, (error, data) => {
            if (error) {
                console.error(`failed to systemTime.startTimer ` + JSON.stringify(error));
                return;
            }
            console.log(`systemTime.startTimer success data : ` + JSON.stringify(data));
        });
    }
}
  ```


## systemTime.destroyTimer

destroyTimer(timer: number): Promise&lt;void&gt;

Destroys a timer. This API uses a promise to return the result.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.MiscServices.Time

**Parameters**

| Name| Type   | Mandatory| Description                                                        |
| ------ | ------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| timer  | number  | Yes  | ID of the timer.                                                |

**Example**

  ```js
export default {
    systemTimer (){
        var options = {
            type: systemTimer.TIMER_TYPE_REALTIME,
            repeat:false
        }
        let timerId = systemTimer.Timer(options)
        systemTimer.startTimer(timerId, 100000)
        systemTimer.stopTimer(timerId)
        systemTimer.destroytTimer(timerId, 10000).then((data) => {
            console.log(`systemTime.startTimer success data : ` + JSON.stringify(data));
        }).catch((error) => {
            console.error(`failed to systemTime.startTimer because ` + JSON.stringify(error));
        });
    }
}
  ```