well i m beginner in angularjs and ionic framework, what i want to do is that i want to get user location after each 5 minutes so i need to use a function on time interval but i want to use it globally means not at just controller level. it is like it will be called after each 5 minutes automatical…

I would do it stil on controller level. In most cases you have a “main controller” wrapped around your content like a controller on the body tag. Or if you have an abstract base-state you could connect this state with this controller. And for the interval: https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/servi…

Hi, You should create a service for that ! https://docs.angularjs.org/guide/services .factory('ClockSrv', function($interval){ var clock = null; var service = { startClock: function(fn){ if(clock === null){ clock = $interval(fn, 5000); } }, stopClock: function(…

Maybe it would be nice to build this factory like an own class where you can create instances of… to provide the possibility to handle multiple intevals ;). If i understand your code correctly, you will overwrite your “clock” everytime you start a new interval.

Yes… In fact this is an (over)simplification of what I do in my code. If you start multiple timers, it can have some performance issues and all your clocks are not sync (quite ugly for user !). So it’s interesting to have just one clock for multiple timers. Here is my full code : .factory('Clock…

will it work if app is closed and opened again? if not can you please explain how to do that.In my app i want to run a function once in a day.

What should this function do??? is it really necessary… also if the app is not open??

is there any guide for ionic/angular 2? plz

im also make an api project that will get user location each 1 sec, with code setInterval(data=>{ //the code },1000); its working with http get and post. hope it help :slight_smile:

How to call a function at specific time interval in application instead of controller level?

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You can use mahluzs suggestion or use observables like i wrote about here:

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