Method: Kernel#sleep

Defined in:
process.c

#sleep(secs = nil) ⇒ Object

Suspends execution of the current thread for the number of seconds specified by numeric argument secs, or forever if secs is nil; returns the integer number of seconds suspended (rounded).

Time.new  # => 2008-03-08 19:56:19 +0900
sleep 1.2 # => 1
Time.new  # => 2008-03-08 19:56:20 +0900
sleep 1.9 # => 2
Time.new  # => 2008-03-08 19:56:22 +0900


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# File 'process.c', line 5053

static VALUE
rb_f_sleep(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE _)
{
    time_t beg = time(0);
    VALUE scheduler = rb_fiber_scheduler_current();

    if (scheduler != Qnil) {
        rb_fiber_scheduler_kernel_sleepv(scheduler, argc, argv);
    }
    else {
        if (argc == 0 || (argc == 1 && NIL_P(argv[0]))) {
            rb_thread_sleep_forever();
        }
        else {
            rb_check_arity(argc, 0, 1);
            rb_thread_wait_for(rb_time_interval(argv[0]));
        }
    }

    time_t end = time(0) - beg;

    return TIMET2NUM(end);
}