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Javascript: Countdown by animation.width()

I am currently trying to make a visual countdown for my user for when the animation is finished. My current attempt looks somewhat like this:
function setClassAndFire(){
timer = setInterval(function () {
t--;
$(this).attr('class', 'timerAnimation');
countdownTimer();
if (t === 0) {
clearInterval(timer);
timer = undefined;
funcForCall();
}
}, 1000);
}
function countdownTimer(){
var timerCurrentWidth = $('.timerAnimation').width(),
timerMaxWidth = $("#awardQueueText").width(),
pxPerSecond = timerMaxWidth / 60,
currentCountdown = timerCurrentWidth / pxPerSecond;
currentCountdown = Math.round(currentCountdown);
document.getElementById("timer").innerHTML = "<span style='white-space : nowrap;'>Animation ends in:</br></span>"+
"<span style='white-space : nowrap;'>" + currentCountdown + " sec.</span>";
}
Important to know is that the animation only displays the time until we may be able to send an API call. So the animation will be re-engaged if we have something in queue.
So as you can see my current attempt works, but is some-what cluncky:
The countdown sometimes fails to subtract a second and "fixes"
that with a 2 seconds subtract in the next attempt.
This is probably caused by the Math.round() for currentCountdown, but is there a work around for that? I mean I have the max possible width of the animation object and can seperate it from the current width.
Is there a way to bring it to work? We need to relate the timer to the animation to achive desired behavior. So when the animation count hits 25, I want that the displayed number is 25 as well!

You got this problem because you got the number from the width andh the width can't have decimals (or better, they can be but they are gonna be truncated sometimes).
So my suggestion is to use a differente variable for the number you will show and the width of the DOM element.
It seems to me that the variable t is what I am talking about, so just try to use it.
function setClassAndFire(){
timer = setInterval(function () {
t--; //What is t?
$(this).attr('class', 'timerAnimation');
countdownTimer(t);
if (t === 0) {
clearInterval(timer);
timer = undefined;
funcForCall();
}
}, 1000);
}
function countdownTimer(t){
document.getElementById("timer").innerHTML = "<span style='white-space : nowrap;'>Animation ends in:</br></span>"+
"<span style='white-space : nowrap;'>" + t+ " sec.</span>";
}

Check is class exist longer than X in javascript

I wrote simple monitor which check few things on my networks and display status - I am fetching statuses using ajax.
When something is wrong I am adding class error to div which is displaying current status.
Later I add player with error sound when class error is present it plays music. I set 3 second interval and thats all.
But not always error mean error, sometimes I recive false warning.
Now I am looking for way to play sound when class error exists longer than XX seconds.
I suppose I have to wrote function with interval 1s, add every hit 1 to temp variable and check is variable bigger than else clean temp variable, but maybe is there more elegant way.

i guess it should work
$('.error').each(function(){
var e = $(this)
setTimeout(function(){
if (e.attr('class') == 'error'){
e.attr('class','error-with-sound');
}
},2000);
});

You should take two vars store the current time at their respective events.
var oldTime, newTime;
// Now when you are adding the class
$(something).addClass("someclass");
oldTime = new Date().getTime(); // Store the timestamp.
//And when you are removing the class
$(something).removeClass("someclass");
newTime = new Date().getTime(); // Store the timestamp.
// Now you check whether class was added for more then XX Seconds
var _diff = (newTime - oldTime)/1000; // Diference is in seconds.

There is no direct way for that, you can add timestamps in your class with separator something like error_1448953716457 and later you can split that and can compare with current timestamps
$('#na').click(function () {
var t = new Date().getTime();
$('h1').addClass("error_" + t);
});
$('#nr').click(function () {
var t = new Date().getTime();
$("[class^=error]").each(function (e) {
$("span").html("Diff. Seconds : " + ((t - ($(this).attr('class').split(' ').pop().split('_')[1])) / 1000).toString());
});
});
input {
width:100px;
}
.error {
color: blue;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.0.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<h1>.addClass()</h1>
<input id="na" value="Add Class1" type="button" />
<br/>
<input id="nr" value="Calculate Diff" type="button" />
<span></span>

If you want to track .error elements on the page, set an independent interval that looks for those elements and tracks the ones it has seen before by setting an attribute or data value in jquery.
Remember to clearInterval(interval) if you no longer need to check for .error elements.
(function ($) {
// set constants in milliseconds as desired
var INTERVAL_LENGTH = 100, // how often to check DOM for error elements
NOTIFY_AFTER = 3000; // handle error after this length
// check for .error elements and handle those that have been around for a while
var interval = setInterval(function () {
var now = Date.now();
$(".error").each(function () {
var t = $(this).data('error-time');
if(t) {
if(now - t > NOTIFY_AFTER) {
handleErrorElement(this);
}
}
else {
$(this).data('error-time', now);
}
});
}, INTERVAL_LENGTH);
function handleErrorElement(elem) {
// do what you need for error elements visible past a threshold
console.log("handling error element: ", elem);
}
})(jQuery);

How to show first message on form load and next one after 1min?

As I don't have much knowledge of javascript and I need your help. My problem is like this:
I am using setInterval() for increasing the value of i every after 1 minutes and I am using this code:
var i = minutes;
function decrementMin() {
if(i>=0)
{
i--;
}
if(i==0)
{
alert('Minute = Congratulation your time begin now!');
}
document.getElementById('minutes').innerHTML = i + "minutes";
}
setInterval('decrementMin()',60000);
The problem is I want to show first message in <div id='minutes'></div> when page loads, but it shows the message after 1 minutes interval. If there is something that I am missing in my code please let me know.

Your problem is that you are setting the interval before the first message is displayed. Instead, you can call the function straight away and then set the interval. Also, you need to clear the interval once you've reached 0:
var i = minutes;
var intID;
function decrementMin() {
if(i>=0)
{
i--;
}
if(i==0)
{
clearInterval(intID);
alert('Minute = Congratulations my friend your time begins now!');
}
document.getElementById('minutes').innerHTML = i + "minutes";
}
decrementMin();
intID = setInterval(decrementMin, 60000);
This way you call your function straight away, and then set it to run every minute. Once you reach 0, you clear the interval so that the function doesn't count to "-1", etc.

Clear Var or Callback in Javascript

Sorry, i am not sure if I am asking the question correctly. When a date is changed by a user the date count down changes on the page. If the date is changed more than once it flashes all date changes. I guess it is storing the previous information somewhere. I have tried clearing the vars.
var deal_yeax = '';
as I would do in php with no luck
$('#deal_end').focusout(function() {
var deal_end = $("#deal_end").val();
var array = deal_end .split('-');
var deal_montx = array[0];
var deal_dax = array[1];
var deal_yeax = array[2];
deal_montx = deal_montx - 1;
$(function(){
ts = new Date(deal_yeax , deal_montx , deal_dax );
$(".h").countdown({
timestamp : ts,
callback : function(days, hours, minutes, seconds){
message_days = (days);
var message_hours = (hours);
$(".message_hours").text(message_hours + " Hours");
var message_minutes = (minutes);
$(".message_minutes").text(message_minutes + " Minutes");
var message_seconds = (seconds);
// Creat the display
if ( message_days < 1 && message_hours < 1 ) { $(".message_seconds").text(message_seconds + " Seconds"); }
else if ( message_days < 1 && message_hours > 1 ) { }
else if ( message_days == 1 ) { $(".message_days").text(message_days + " Day"); }
else { $(".message_days").text(message_days + " Days"); }
if ( message_days < 1 && message_hours < 1 && message_minutes < 1 && seconds < 1 ) {
$(".hide_my_buy_button").fadeOut("fast");
}
}
});
});
});

Everytime you "focusout" from #deal_end, you'll attach a countdown event to .h. Without knowing exactly how countdown(...) works (It'll be good if you provide the source so we can provide more help!), one way to fix the issue maybe to use JQuery's unbind(...) function to remove existing listeners on an event before adding a new one to it.
Here's an example on the issue:
<!-- HTML -->
<div>
<input id="text" />
<button id="clicker" />
</div>
<!-- Javascript -->
$('#text').focusout(function() {
var text = this.value;
// Everytime #text is "focused out", a new event is registered with #clicker.
$('#clicker').click(function() {
console.log('Value: ' + text);
});
});
... and here's how to solve the issue (It's just one of the many ways. This way is probably not the most elegant but anyhow.)
$('#text').focusout(function() {
var text = this.value;
$('#clicker').unbind('click');
// Everytime #text is "focused out", a new event is registered with #clicker.
$('#clicker').click(function() {
console.log('Value: ' + text);
});
});
Bottom line: It seems focusout(...) is adding a new countdown everytime it is triggered. That might be the problem you're having.
Not sure if this helps? Lemme know.
P.S. JSFiddle to go with it: http://jsfiddle.net/PE9eW/

The problem seems to be with .countdown function that you are using in your code to flash the date changes. When you assign a new count down object to $(".h") the plugin or the function probably assign some event handler or interval to it, but it doesn't seem to clear the old ones when it is called again and that is why it flashing all the dates for each countdown. So you will have to do it manually. I am not sure if you are using an external plugin or is it your own function but what you need to do is to clear the existing events or intervals that is assigned to your element when you call the function. I can be more helpful if you tell me which plugin you are using or maybe show the code if it is your own function. (referring to .countdown() )

Calculating the time between two clicks in Javascript

I want to calculate the time between two clicks of an attribute with javascript but I don't know how.
For example;
click here
if the user clicks more than once -let's say in 5 seconds- I want to display an alert. I'm using jQuery if that helps. I don't know much about javascript but I've been coding a small project in my free time.

Something like this would do the trick. Keep a variable with the time of the last click and then compare it when the user clicks the link again. If the difference is < 5 seconds show the alert
<a id='testLink' href="#">click here</a>
<script type='text/javascript'>
var lastClick = 0;
$("#testLink").click(function() {
var d = new Date();
var t = d.getTime();
if(t - lastClick < 5000) {
alert("LESS THAN 5 SECONDS!!!");
}
lastClick = t;
});
</script>

The following may help you getting started:
var lastClicked = 0;
function onClickCheck() {
var timeNow = (new Date()).getTime();
if (timeNow > (lastClicked + 5000)) {
// Execute the link action
}
else {
alert('Please wait at least 5 seconds between clicks!');
}
lastClicked = timeNow;
}
HTML:
click here

Create a variable to hold the time of a click, say lastClick.
Set up a click handler for the element you want to track clicks on.
Inside the handler, check for a value in lastClick. If there is no value, set it to the current time. If there is a value, compare it against the current time. If the difference is within the range you're checking for, display the alert.

Start with
var lastClicked = (new Date()).getTime(); //not zero