time: consolidate the different sleep functions into time.wait(Duration) (#8853)

cmd/tools/fast/fast_job.v

@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ fn main() {
 			os.system('git push origin gh-pages')
 			os.chdir('..')
 		}
-		// println('sleeping 60')
-		time.sleep(60)
+		time.wait(60 * time.second)
 	}
 }

cmd/tools/test_os_process.v

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn (mut ctx Context) println(s string) {
 
 fn do_timeout(c &Context) {
 	mut ctx := c
-	time.sleep_ms(ctx.timeout_ms)
+	time.wait(ctx.timeout_ms * time.millisecond)
 	exit(ctx.exitcode)
 }
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ fn main() {
 		After a while (-timeout_ms), exit with (-exitcode).
 		This program is useful for platform independent testing
 		of child process/standart input/output control.
-		It is used in V\'s `os` module tests.
+		It is used in V's `os` module tests.
 ")
 	}
 	ctx.is_verbose = '-v' in args
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ fn main() {
 	go do_timeout(&ctx)
 	for i := 1; true; i++ {
 		ctx.println('$i')
-		time.sleep_ms(ctx.period_ms)
+		time.wait(ctx.period_ms * time.millisecond)
 	}
-	time.sleep(100000)
+	time.wait(100 * time.second)
 }

cmd/tools/vtest-parser.v

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const (
 	ecode_timeout = 101
 	ecode_memout  = 102
 	ecode_exec    = 103
-	ecode_details = {
+	ecode_details = map{
 		'101': 'too slow'
 		'102': 'too memory hungry'
 		'103': 'worker executable not found'
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ fn main() {
 		source = source[..context.cut_index]
 
 		go fn (ms int) {
-			time.sleep_ms(ms)
+			time.wait(ms * time.millisecond)
 			exit(ecode_timeout)
 		}(context.timeout_ms)
 		_ := parser.parse_text(source, context.path, context.table, .skip_comments, context.pref,
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ fn (mut context Context) start_printing() {
 
 fn (mut context Context) stop_printing() {
 	context.stop_print = true
-	time.sleep_ms(context.period_ms / 5)
+	time.wait(time.millisecond * context.period_ms / 5)
 }
 
 fn (mut context Context) print_status() {
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ fn (mut context Context) print_periodic_status() {
 	for !context.stop_print {
 		context.print_status()
 		for i := 0; i < 10 && !context.stop_print; i++ {
-			time.sleep_ms(context.period_ms / 10)
+			time.wait(time.millisecond * context.period_ms / 10)
 			if context.cut_index > 50 && !printed_at_least_once {
 				context.print_status()
 				printed_at_least_once = true

examples/buf_reader.v

@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ fn main() {
 		l := r.read_line() or { break }
 		println('$l')
 		// Make it nice and obvious that we are doing this line by line
-		time.sleep_ms(100)
+		time.wait(100 * time.millisecond)
 	}
 }

examples/concurrency/concurrency.v

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import time
 // Simulate expensive computing using sleep function
 fn expensive_computing(id int, duration int, mut wg sync.WaitGroup) {
 	println('Executing expensive computing task ($id)...')
-	time.sleep_ms(duration)
+	time.wait(duration * time.millisecond)
 	println('Finish task $id on $duration ms')
 	wg.done()
 }

examples/flappylearning/game.v

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ fn main() {
 fn (mut app App) run() {
 	for {
 		app.update()
-		time.sleep_ms(app.timer_period_ms)
+		time.wait(app.timer_period_ms * time.millisecond)
 	}
 }
 

examples/game_of_life/life.v

@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ fn main() {
 	for {
 		a.update()
 		print_automaton(a)
-		time.sleep_ms(100)
+		time.wait(100 * time.millisecond)
 	}
 }

examples/hot_reload/bounce.v

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fn main() {
 		width: window_width
 		draw_fn: 0
 	}
-	game.gg = gg.new_context({
+	game.gg = gg.new_context(
 		width: window_width
 		height: window_height
 		font_size: 20
@@ -44,14 +44,13 @@ fn main() {
 		frame_fn: frame
 		bg_color: gx.white
 		font_path: gg.system_font_path()
-	})
+	)
 	// window.onkeydown(key_down)
 	println('Starting the game loop...')
 	go game.run()
 	game.gg.run()
 }
 
-
 // Try uncommenting or changing the lines inside the live functions.
 // Guess what will happen:
 [live]
@@ -59,7 +58,8 @@ fn frame (mut game Game) {
 	game.gg.begin()
 	game.gg.draw_text_def(10, 5, 'Modify examples/hot_reload/bounce.v to get instant updates')
 	game.gg.draw_rect(game.x, game.y, width, width, gx.blue)
-	game.gg.draw_rect(window_width - width - game.x + 10, 200 - game.y + width, width, width, gx.rgb(228, 10, 55))
+	game.gg.draw_rect(window_width - width - game.x + 10, 200 - game.y + width, width,
+		width, gx.rgb(228, 10, 55))
 	game.gg.draw_rect(game.x - 25, 250 - game.y, width, width, gx.rgb(28, 240, 55))
 	game.gg.end()
 }
@@ -80,10 +80,6 @@ fn (mut game Game) update_model() {
 fn (mut game Game) run() {
 	for {
 		game.update_model()
-		//glfw.post_empty_event() // Refresh
-		time.sleep_ms(17) // 60fps
+		time.wait(16 * time.millisecond) // 60fps
 	}
 }
-
-
-

examples/hot_reload/message.v

@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ fn print_message() {
 fn main() {
 	for {
 		print_message()
-		time.sleep_ms(500)
+		time.wait(500 * time.millisecond)
 	}
 }

examples/lander.v

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ struct Moon {
 
 struct Mars {
 }
+
 fn (m Mars) dust_storm() bool {
 	return rand.int() >= 0
 }
@@ -15,10 +16,11 @@ fn (m Mars) dust_storm() bool {
 struct Venus {
 }
 
-type World = Moon | Mars | Venus
+type World = Mars | Moon | Venus
 
 struct Lander {
 }
+
 fn (l Lander) deorbit() {
 	println('leaving orbit')
 }
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ fn (l Lander) open_parachutes(n int) {
 
 fn wait() {
 	println('waiting...')
-	time.sleep(1)
+	time.wait(1 * time.second)
 }
 
 fn (l Lander) land(w World) {

examples/sokol/sounds/melody.v

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import gg
 import gx
 import sokol.audio
 
+const credits = 'Based on the ByteBeat formula from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4GfkFbDojc \n "Techno" by Gabriel Miceli'
+
 struct AppState {
 mut:
 	gframe  int         // the current graphical frame
@@ -14,10 +16,8 @@ fn my_audio_stream_callback(buffer &f32, num_frames int, num_channels int, mut a
 	mut soundbuffer := buffer
 	for frame := 0; frame < num_frames; frame++ {
 		t := int(f32(acontext.frame_0 + frame) * 0.245)
-		// Credits for the formula below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4GfkFbDojc
 		// "Techno" by Gabriel Miceli
-		y := (t * (((t / 10 | 0) ^ ((t / 10 | 0) -
-			1280)) % 11) / 2 & 127) +
+		y := (t * (((t / 10 | 0) ^ ((t / 10 | 0) - 1280)) % 11) / 2 & 127) +
 			(t * (((t / 640 | 0) ^ ((t / 640 | 0) - 2)) % 13) / 2 & 127)
 		for ch := 0; ch < num_channels; ch++ {
 			idx := frame * num_channels + ch
@@ -32,14 +32,15 @@ fn my_audio_stream_callback(buffer &f32, num_frames int, num_channels int, mut a
 }
 
 fn main() {
+	println(credits)
 	mut state := &AppState{
 		gg: 0
 	}
-	audio.setup({
+	audio.setup(
 		stream_userdata_cb: my_audio_stream_callback
 		user_data: state
-	})
-	state.gg = gg.new_context({
+	)
+	state.gg = gg.new_context(
 		bg_color: gx.rgb(50, 50, 50)
 		width: 1024
 		height: 400
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ fn main() {
 		window_title: 'ByteBeat Music'
 		frame_fn: graphics_frame
 		user_data: state
-	})
+	)
 	state.gg.run()
 	audio.shutdown()
 }

examples/sokol/sounds/simple_sin_tones.v

@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ fn my_audio_stream_callback(buffer &f32, num_frames int, num_channels int) {
 		for frame := 0; frame < num_frames; frame++ {
 			for ch := 0; ch < num_channels; ch++ {
 				idx := frame * num_channels + ch
-				if ms < 500 {
-					soundbuffer[idx] = sintone(20, frame, num_frames)
-				} else if ms < 1000 {
-					soundbuffer[idx] = sintone(25, frame, num_frames)
+				if ms < 250 {
+					soundbuffer[idx] = 0.5 * sintone(20, frame, num_frames)
+				} else if ms < 300 {
+					soundbuffer[idx] = 0.5 * sintone(25, frame, num_frames)
 				} else if ms < 1500 {
 					soundbuffer[idx] *= sintone(22, frame, num_frames)
 				} else {
-					soundbuffer[idx] = sintone(25, frame, num_frames)
+					soundbuffer[idx] = 0.5 * sintone(25, frame, num_frames)
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ fn my_audio_stream_callback(buffer &f32, num_frames int, num_channels int) {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-	audio.setup({
+	audio.setup(
 		stream_cb: my_audio_stream_callback
-	})
-	time.sleep_ms(2500)
+	)
+	time.wait(2000 * time.millisecond)
 	audio.shutdown()
 }

examples/sokol/sounds/wav_player.v

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ fn (mut p Player) play_wav_file(fpath string) ? {
 	p.samples << samples
 	p.finished = false
 	for !p.finished {
-		time.sleep_ms(16)
+		time.wait(16 * time.millisecond)
 	}
 	p.free()
 }

examples/tetris/tetris.v

@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ fn (mut g Game) run() {
 			g.delete_completed_lines()
 		}
 		// glfw.post_empty_event() // force window redraw
-		time.sleep_ms(timer_period)
+		time.wait(timer_period * time.millisecond)
 	}
 }
 

examples/vweb/server_sent_events/server.v

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ fn (mut app App) sse() vweb.Result {
 		data := '{"time": "$time.now().str()", "random_id": "$rand.ulid()"}'
 		session.send_message(event: 'ping', data: data) or { return app.server_error(501) }
 		println('> sent event: $data')
-		time.sleep_ms(1000)
+		time.wait(1 * time.second)
 	}
 	return app.server_error(501)
 }

examples/websocket/ping.v

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import os
 import x.websocket
 
 fn main() {
+	println('press enter to quit...\n')
 	go start_server()
-	time.sleep_ms(100)
+	time.wait(100 * time.millisecond)
 	go start_client()
-	println('press enter to quit...')
 	os.get_line()
 }
 
@@ -25,16 +25,12 @@ fn start_server() ? {
 		return true
 	}) ?
 	s.on_message(fn (mut ws websocket.Client, msg &websocket.Message) ? {
-		ws.write(msg.payload, msg.opcode) or {
-			panic(err)
-		}
+		ws.write(msg.payload, msg.opcode) or { panic(err) }
 	})
 	s.on_close(fn (mut ws websocket.Client, code int, reason string) ? {
 		// println('client ($ws.id) closed connection')
 	})
-	s.listen() or {
-		// println('error on server listen: $err')
-	}
+	s.listen() or { println('error on server listen: $err') }
 	unsafe {
 		s.free()
 	}
@@ -67,15 +63,9 @@ fn start_client() ? {
 	// ws.on_message_ref(fn (mut ws websocket.Client, msg &websocket.Message, r &SomeRef)? {
 	// // println('type: $msg.opcode payload:\n$msg.payload ref: $r')
 	// }, &r)
-	ws.connect() or {
-		println('error on connect: $err')
-	}
-	go write_echo(mut ws) or {
-		println('error on write_echo $err')
-	}
-	ws.listen() or {
-		println('error on listen $err')
-	}
+	ws.connect() or { println('error on connect: $err') }
+	go write_echo(mut ws) or { println('error on write_echo $err') }
+	ws.listen() or { println('error on listen $err') }
 	unsafe {
 		ws.free()
 	}
@@ -85,12 +75,8 @@ fn write_echo(mut ws websocket.Client) ? {
 	message := 'echo this'
 	for i := 0; i <= 10; i++ {
 		// Server will send pings every 30 seconds
-		ws.write_str(message) or {
-			println('panicing writing $err')
-		}
-		time.sleep_ms(100)
-	}
-	ws.close(1000, 'normal') or {
-		println('panicing $err')
+		ws.write_str(message) or { println('panicing writing $err') }
+		time.wait(100 * time.millisecond)
 	}
+	ws.close(1000, 'normal') or { println('panicing $err') }
 }

vlib/clipboard/x11/clipboard.c.v

@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ pub fn (mut cb Clipboard) set_text(text string) bool {
 	C.XFlush(cb.display)
 	cb.mutex.unlock()
 	// sleep a little bit
-	time.sleep(1)
+	time.wait(1 * time.millisecond)
 	return cb.is_owner
 }
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ fn (mut cb Clipboard) get_text() string {
 		if cb.got_text || retries == 0 {
 			break
 		}
-		time.usleep(50000)
+		time.wait(50 * time.millisecond)
 		retries--
 	}
 	return cb.text
@@ -306,8 +306,7 @@ fn (mut cb Clipboard) start_listener() {
 			C.SelectionClear {
 				if unsafe { event.xselectionclear.window == cb.window } && unsafe {
 					event.xselectionclear.selection == cb.selection
-				}
-				{
+				} {
 					cb.mutex.@lock()
 					cb.is_owner = false
 					cb.text = ''
@@ -339,9 +338,9 @@ fn (mut cb Clipboard) start_listener() {
 			}
 			C.SelectionNotify {
 				if unsafe {
-					event.xselection.selection == cb.selection && event.xselection.property != C.Atom(C.None)
-				}
-				{
+					event.xselection.selection == cb.selection
+						&& event.xselection.property != C.Atom(C.None)
+				} {
 					if unsafe { event.xselection.target == cb.get_atom(.targets) && !sent_request } {
 						sent_request = true
 						prop := read_property(cb.display, cb.window, cb.selection)
@@ -385,7 +384,7 @@ fn (mut cb Clipboard) start_listener() {
 fn (mut cb Clipboard) intern_atoms() {
 	cb.atoms << C.Atom(4) // XA_ATOM
 	cb.atoms << C.Atom(31) // XA_STRING
-	for i, name in atom_names {
+	for i, name in x11.atom_names {
 		only_if_exists := if i == int(AtomType.utf8_string) { 1 } else { 0 }
 		cb.atoms << C.XInternAtom(cb.display, name.str, only_if_exists)
 		if i == int(AtomType.utf8_string) && cb.atoms[i] == C.Atom(C.None) {
@@ -419,10 +418,8 @@ fn read_property(d &C.Display, w C.Window, p C.Atom) Property {
 fn (cb &Clipboard) pick_target(prop Property) C.Atom {
 	// The list of targets is a list of atoms, so it should have type XA_ATOM
 	// but it may have the type TARGETS instead.
-	if (prop.actual_type != cb.get_atom(.xa_atom) &&
-		prop.actual_type != cb.get_atom(.targets)) ||
-		prop.actual_format != 32
-	{
+	if (prop.actual_type != cb.get_atom(.xa_atom) && prop.actual_type != cb.get_atom(.targets))
+		|| prop.actual_format != 32 {
 		// This would be really broken. Targets have to be an atom list
 		// and applications should support this. Nevertheless, some
 		// seem broken (MATLAB 7, for instance), so ask for STRING

vlib/encoding/base64/base64_memory_test.v

@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ fn test_long_encoding(){
 
 	mut s := 0
 
-	ebuffer := malloc( s_encoded.len )
+	ebuffer := unsafe { malloc(s_encoded.len) }
 	for _ in 0 .. repeats {
 		resultsize := base64.encode_in_buffer(s_original, ebuffer)
 		s += resultsize
 		assert resultsize == s_encoded.len
 	}
 
-	dbuffer := malloc( s_decoded.len )
+	dbuffer := unsafe { malloc(s_decoded.len) }
 	for _ in 0 .. repeats {
 		resultsize := base64.decode_in_buffer(s_encoded, dbuffer)
 		s += resultsize

vlib/math/big/big.v

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ pub fn (n Number) hexstr() string {
 	mut buf := [8192]byte{}
 	// NB: C.bignum_to_string(), returns the HEXADECIMAL representation of the bignum n
 	C.bignum_to_string(&n, buf, 8192)
-	s := tos_clone(buf)
+	s := unsafe { tos_clone(buf) }
 	if s.len == 0 {
 		return '0'
 	}

vlib/os/os_c.v

@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ pub fn read_file_array<T>(path string) []T {
 	C.rewind(fp)
 	// read the actual data from the file
 	len := fsize / tsize
-	buf := malloc(fsize)
+	buf := unsafe { malloc(fsize) }
 	C.fread(buf, fsize, 1, fp)
 	C.fclose(fp)
 	return array{

vlib/os/process_test.v

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ fn test_run() {
 			break
 		}
 		os.system('ps -opid= -oppid= -ouser= -onice= -of= -ovsz= -orss= -otime= -oargs= -p $p.pid')
-		time.sleep_ms(50)
+		time.wait(50 * time.millisecond)
 		i++
 	}
 	p.wait()

vlib/rand/random_identifiers_test.v

@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ fn test_ulids_generated_in_the_same_millisecond_have_the_same_prefix() {
 
 fn test_ulids_should_be_lexicographically_ordered_when_not_in_same_millisecond() {
 	ulid1 := rand.ulid()
-	time.sleep_ms(1)
+	time.wait(1 * time.millisecond)
 	ulid2 := rand.ulid()
-	time.sleep_ms(1)
+	time.wait(1 * time.millisecond)
 	ulid3 := rand.ulid()
 	mut all := [ulid3, ulid2, ulid1]
 	// eprintln('all before: $all')

vlib/sync/channel_select_2_test.v

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import sync
 import time
 
 fn do_rec_i64(ch chan i64) {
@@ -57,9 +56,7 @@ fn test_select() {
 	}
 	// Use Gauß' formula for the first 2 contributions
 	// the 3rd contribution is `byte` and must be seen modulo 256
-	expected_sum :=  2 * (300 * (300 - 1) / 2) +
-		256 * (256 - 1) / 2 +
-		44 * (44 - 1) / 2
+	expected_sum := 2 * (300 * (300 - 1) / 2) + 256 * (256 - 1) / 2 + 44 * (44 - 1) / 2
 	assert sum == expected_sum
-	time.sleep_ms(20) // to give assert in coroutine enough time
+	time.wait(20 * time.millisecond) // to give assert in coroutine enough time
 }

vlib/sync/pool/pool_test.v

@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ pub struct IResult {
 fn worker_s(p &pool.PoolProcessor, idx int, worker_id int) &SResult {
 	item := p.get_item<string>(idx)
 	println('worker_s worker_id: $worker_id | idx: $idx | item: $item')
-	time.sleep_ms(3)
+	time.wait(3 * time.millisecond)
 	return &SResult{'$item $item'}
 }
 
 fn worker_i(p &pool.PoolProcessor, idx int, worker_id int) &IResult {
 	item := p.get_item<int>(idx)
 	println('worker_i worker_id: $worker_id | idx: $idx | item: $item')
-	time.sleep_ms(5)
+	time.wait(5 * time.millisecond)
 	return &IResult{item * 1000}
 }
 

vlib/szip/szip.v

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module szip
 #flag -I @VROOT/thirdparty/zip
 #include "zip.c"
 #include "zip.h"
+
 struct C.zip_t {
 }
 
@@ -66,13 +67,13 @@ open opens zip archive with compression level using the given mode.
 */
 pub fn open(name string, level int, mode byte) ?&Zip {
 	mut nlevel := level
-	if (nlevel & 0xF) > uber_compression {
-		nlevel = default_level
+	if (nlevel & 0xF) > szip.uber_compression {
+		nlevel = szip.default_level
 	}
 	if name.len == 0 {
 		return error('szip: name of file empty')
 	}
-	if mode !in [m_write, m_ronly, m_append] {
+	if mode !in [szip.m_write, szip.m_ronly, szip.m_append] {
 		return error('szip: invalid provided open mode')
 	}
 	p_zip := &Zip(C.zip_open(name.str, nlevel, mode))
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ pub fn (mut zentry Zip) name() string {
 	if name == 0 {
 		return ''
 	}
-	return tos_clone(name)
+	return unsafe { tos_clone(name) }
 }
 
 /*

vlib/term/ui/termios_nix.c.v

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import time
 #include <termios.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <signal.h>
+
 fn C.tcgetattr()
 
 fn C.tcsetattr()
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ fn (mut ctx Context) termios_loop() {
 		}
 		// println('SLEEPING: $sleep_len')
 		if sleep_len > 0 {
-			time.usleep(sleep_len)
+			time.wait(sleep_len * time.microsecond)
 		}
 		if !ctx.paused {
 			sw.restart()
@@ -287,7 +288,8 @@ fn single_char(buf string) &Event {
 		// 65 ... 90 { event = Event{ ...event, code: KeyCode(32 | ch), modifiers: .shift } }
 		// The bit `or`s here are really just `+`'s, just written in this way for a tiny performance improvement
 		// don't treat tab, enter as ctrl+i, ctrl+j
-		1...8, 11...26 { event = &Event{
+		1...8, 11...26 {
+			event = &Event{
 				typ: event.typ
 				ascii: event.ascii
 				utf8: event.utf8

vlib/time/operator_test.v

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module time
 
 fn assert_greater_time(ms int, t1 Time) {
-	sleep_ms(ms)
+	wait(ms * millisecond)
 	t2 := now()
 	assert t2 > t1
 }

vlib/time/stopwatch_test.v

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fn test_stopwatch_works_as_intended() {
 	mut sw := time.new_stopwatch({})
 	// sample code that you want to measure:
 	println('Hello world')
-	time.sleep_ms(1)
+	time.wait(1 * time.millisecond)
 	//
 	println('Greeting the world took: ${sw.elapsed().nanoseconds()}ns')
 	assert sw.elapsed().nanoseconds() > 0
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ fn test_stopwatch_works_as_intended() {
 fn test_stopwatch_time_between_pause_and_start_should_be_skipped_in_elapsed() {
 	println('Testing pause function')
 	mut sw := time.new_stopwatch({})
-	time.sleep_ms(10) // A
+	time.wait(10 * time.millisecond) // A
 	eprintln('Elapsed after 10ms nap: ${sw.elapsed().milliseconds()}ms')
 	assert sw.elapsed().milliseconds() >= 8 // sometimes it sleeps for 9ms on windows..
 	sw.pause()
-	time.sleep_ms(10)
+	time.wait(10 * time.millisecond)
 	eprintln('Elapsed after pause and another 10ms nap: ${sw.elapsed().milliseconds()}ms')
 	assert sw.elapsed().milliseconds() >= 8
 	$if stopwatch ? {
 		assert sw.elapsed().milliseconds() < 20
 	}
 	sw.start()
-	time.sleep_ms(10) // B
+	time.wait(10 * time.millisecond) // B
 	eprintln('Elapsed after resume and another 10ms nap: ${sw.elapsed().milliseconds()}ms')
 	assert sw.elapsed().milliseconds() >= 18
 	$if stopwatch ? {

vlib/time/time.v

@@ -325,31 +325,21 @@ pub fn ticks() i64 {
 }
 
 // sleep makes the calling thread sleep for a given number of seconds.
+[deprecated: 'call time.wait(n * time.second)']
 pub fn sleep(seconds int) {
-	$if windows {
-		C.Sleep(seconds * 1000)
-	} $else {
-		C.sleep(seconds)
-	}
+	wait(seconds * time.second)
 }
 
 // sleep_ms makes the calling thread sleep for a given number of milliseconds.
+[deprecated: 'call time.wait(n * time.millisecond)']
 pub fn sleep_ms(milliseconds int) {
-	$if windows {
-		C.Sleep(milliseconds)
-	} $else {
-		C.usleep(milliseconds * 1000)
-	}
+	wait(milliseconds * time.millisecond)
 }
 
 // usleep makes the calling thread sleep for a given number of microseconds.
+[deprecated: 'call time.wait(n * time.microsecond)']
 pub fn usleep(microseconds int) {
-	$if windows {
-		milliseconds := microseconds / 1000
-		C.Sleep(milliseconds)
-	} $else {
-		C.usleep(microseconds)
-	}
+	wait(microseconds * time.microsecond)
 }
 
 // is_leap_year checks if a given a year is a leap year.

vlib/time/time_nix.c.v

@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ mut:
 // the first arg is defined in include/bits/types.h as `__S32_TYPE`, which is `int`
 fn C.clock_gettime(int, &C.timespec)
 
+fn C.nanosleep(req &C.timespec, rem &C.timespec) int
+
 // sys_mono_now returns a *monotonically increasing time*, NOT a time adjusted for daylight savings, location etc.
 pub fn sys_mono_now() u64 {
 	$if macos {
@@ -127,3 +129,9 @@ pub fn zero_timespec() C.timespec {
 	}
 	return ts
 }
+
+// wait makes the calling thread sleep for a given duration (in nanoseconds).
+pub fn wait(duration Duration) {
+	ts := &C.timespec{duration / second, duration % second}
+	C.nanosleep(ts, C.NULL)
+}

vlib/time/time_test.v

@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ fn test_utc() {
 
 fn test_unix_time() {
 	t1 := time.utc()
-	time.sleep_ms(50)
+	time.wait(50 * time.millisecond)
 	t2 := time.utc()
 	ut1 := t1.unix_time()
 	ut2 := t2.unix_time()

vlib/time/time_windows.c.v

@@ -212,3 +212,8 @@ pub struct C.timeval {
 	tv_sec  u64
 	tv_usec u64
 }
+
+// wait makes the calling thread sleep for a given duration (in nanoseconds).
+pub fn wait(duration Duration) {
+	C.Sleep(int(duration / millisecond))
+}

vlib/v/live/executable/reloader.v

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ fn reloader(mut r live.LiveReloadInfo) {
 			}
 		}
 		if r.recheck_period_ms > 0 {
-			time.sleep_ms(r.recheck_period_ms)
+			time.wait(r.recheck_period_ms * time.millisecond)
 		}
 	}
 }

vlib/v/live/live_test.v

@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ fn testsuite_end() {
 }
 
 fn change_source(new string) {
-	time.sleep_ms(100)
+	time.wait(100 * time.millisecond)
 	vprintln('> change ORIGINAL to: $new')
 	atomic_write_source(live_program_source.replace('ORIGINAL', new))
 	wait_for_file(new)
 }
 
 fn wait_for_file(new string) {
-	time.sleep_ms(100)
+	time.wait(100 * time.millisecond)
 	expected_file := os.join_path(os.temp_dir(), new + '.txt')
 	eprintln('waiting for $expected_file ...')
 	max_wait_cycles := edefault('WAIT_CYCLES', '1').int()
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ fn wait_for_file(new string) {
 		if os.exists(expected_file) {
 			assert true
 			vprintln('> done.')
-			time.sleep_ms(100)
+			time.wait(100 * time.millisecond)
 			break
 		}
-		time.sleep_ms(5)
+		time.wait(5 * time.millisecond)
 	}
 }
 

vlib/v/live/live_test_template.vv

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ fn main() {
 		if s == 'STOP' {
 			break
 		}
-		time.sleep_ms(delay)
+		time.wait(delay * time.millisecond)
 	}
 	pmessage()
 	pmessage()

vlib/v/parser/parser.v

@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import v.util
 import v.vet
 import v.errors
 import os
-import runtime
-import time
 
 const (
 	builtin_functions = ['print', 'println', 'eprint', 'eprintln', 'isnil', 'panic', 'exit']
@@ -313,11 +311,6 @@ pub fn parse_files(paths []string, table &table.Table, pref &pref.Preferences, g
 		}
 		*/
 	}
-	if false {
-		// TODO: remove this; it just prevents warnings about unused time and runtime
-		time.sleep_ms(1)
-		println(runtime.nr_cpus())
-	}
 	// ///////////////
 	mut files := []ast.File{}
 	for path in paths {

vlib/v/tests/autolock_array1_test.v

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fn test_autolocked_array() {
 		if finished_threads == 2 {
 			break
 		}
-		time.sleep_ms(100)
+		time.wait(100 * time.millisecond)
 	}
 	// create histogram of results
 	mut result := [0, 0, 0, 0]

vlib/v/tests/go_wait_2_test.v

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mut:
 }
 
 fn f(x int, y f64, shared s St) {
-	time.usleep(50000)
+	time.wait(50 * time.millisecond)
 	lock s {
 		s.x = x * y
 	}

vlib/v/tests/shared_array_test.v

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fn test_shared_array() {
 		if finished_threads == 4 {
 			break
 		}
-		time.sleep_ms(100)
+		time.wait(100 * time.millisecond)
 	}
 	rlock foo {
 		f0 := foo[0]

vlib/v/tests/shared_lock_2_test.v

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn test_shared_receiver_lock() {
 		if finished {
 			break
 		}
-		time.sleep_ms(100)
+		time.wait(100 * time.millisecond)
 	}
 	rlock x, y {
 		assert x.a == 7 && y.a == 5

vlib/v/tests/shared_lock_3_test.v

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mut:
 fn f(shared x St, shared z St) {
 	for _ in 0 .. reads_per_thread {
 		rlock x { // other instances may read at the same time
-			time.sleep_ms(1)
+			time.wait(time.millisecond)
 			assert x.a == 7 || x.a == 5
 		}
 	}
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ fn test_shared_lock() {
 	for i in 0 .. writes {
 		lock x { // wait for ongoing reads to finish, don't start new ones
 			x.a = 17 // this should never be read
-			time.sleep_ms(50)
+			time.wait(50 * time.millisecond)
 			x.a = if (i & 1) == 0 { 7 } else { 5 }
 		} // now new reads are possible again
-		time.sleep_ms(20)
+		time.wait(20 * time.millisecond)
 	}
 	// wait until all read threads are finished
 	for finished := false; true; {
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ fn test_shared_lock() {
 		if finished {
 			break
 		}
-		time.sleep_ms(100)
+		time.wait(100 * time.millisecond)
 	}
 }

vlib/v/tests/shared_lock_4_test.v

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mut:
 fn (shared x St) f(shared z St) {
 	for _ in 0 .. reads_per_thread {
 		rlock x { // other instances may read at the same time
-			time.sleep_ms(1)
+			time.wait(time.millisecond)
 			assert x.a == 7 || x.a == 5
 		}
 	}
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ fn test_shared_lock() {
 	for i in 0 .. writes {
 		lock x { // wait for ongoing reads to finish, don't start new ones
 			x.a = 17 // this value should never be read
-			time.sleep_ms(50)
+			time.wait(50 * time.millisecond)
 			x.a = if (i & 1) == 0 { 7 } else { 5 }
 		} // now new reads are possible again
-		time.sleep_ms(20)
+		time.wait(20 * time.millisecond)
 	}
 	// wait until all read threads are finished
 	for finished := false; true; {
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ fn test_shared_lock() {
 		if finished {
 			break
 		}
-		time.sleep_ms(100)
+		time.wait(100 * time.millisecond)
 	}
 }

vlib/v/tests/shared_lock_test.v

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn test_shared_lock() {
 		if finished {
 			break
 		}
-		time.sleep_ms(100)
+		time.wait(100 * time.millisecond)
 	}
 	rlock x, y {
 		assert x.a == 7 && y.a == 5

vlib/v/tests/type_voidptr_test.v

@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ fn memcpy(mut dest voidptr, src voidptr, len u32) voidptr {
 fn test_mut_voidptr_arg() {
 	mut a := [1, 2]!
 	b := [3, 4]!
-	memcpy(mut a, b, sizeof(int))
+	unsafe { memcpy(mut a, b, sizeof(int)) }
 	assert a == [3, 2]!
 }

vlib/v/util/util.v

@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ pub fn prepare_tool_when_needed(source_name string) {
 	stool := os.join_path(vroot, 'cmd', 'tools', source_name)
 	tool_name, tool_exe := tool_source2name_and_exe(stool)
 	if should_recompile_tool(vexe, stool, tool_name, tool_exe) {
-		time.sleep_ms(1001) // TODO: remove this when we can get mtime with a better resolution
+		time.wait(1001 * time.millisecond) // TODO: remove this when we can get mtime with a better resolution
 		recompile_file(vexe, stool)
 	}
 }

vlib/vweb/tests/vweb_test.v

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fn test_a_simple_vweb_app_runs_in_the_background() {
 		res := os.system(server_exec_cmd)
 		assert res == 0
 	}
-	time.sleep_ms(100)
+	time.wait(100 * time.millisecond)
 }
 
 // web client tests follow
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ fn simple_tcp_client(config SimpleTcpClientConfig) ?string {
 			if tries > config.retries {
 				return error(err)
 			}
-			time.sleep_ms(100)
+			time.wait(100 * time.millisecond)
 			continue
 		}
 		break

vlib/vweb/tests/vweb_test_server.v

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ struct App {
 }
 
 fn exit_after_timeout(timeout_in_ms int) {
-	time.sleep_ms(timeout_in_ms)
+	time.wait(timeout_in_ms * time.millisecond)
 	// eprintln('webserver is exiting ...')
 	exit(0)
 }
@@ -105,6 +105,6 @@ pub fn (mut app App) shutdown() vweb.Result {
 
 fn (mut app App) gracefull_exit() {
 	eprintln('>> webserver: gracefull_exit')
-	time.sleep_ms(100)
+	time.wait(100 * time.millisecond)
 	exit(0)
 }

vlib/x/websocket/websocket_server.v

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ fn (mut s Server) close() {
 fn (mut s Server) handle_ping() {
 	mut clients_to_remove := []string{}
 	for s.state == .open {
-		time.sleep(s.ping_interval)
+		time.wait(s.ping_interval * time.second)
 		for i, _ in s.clients {
 			mut c := s.clients[i]
 			if c.client.state == .open {

vlib/x/websocket/websocket_test.v

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fn test_ws() {
 	}
 	port := 30000 + rand.intn(1024)
 	go start_server(port)
-	time.sleep_ms(500)
+	time.wait(500 * time.millisecond)
 	ws_test('ws://localhost:$port') or { assert false }
 }
 
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ fn ws_test(uri string) ? {
 	for msg in text {
 		ws.write(msg.bytes(), .text_frame) or { panic('fail to write to websocket') }
 		// sleep to give time to recieve response before send a new one
-		time.sleep_ms(100)
+		time.wait(100 * time.millisecond)
 	}
 	// sleep to give time to recieve response before asserts
-	time.sleep_ms(1500)
+	time.wait(1500 * time.millisecond)
 	// We expect at least 2 pongs, one sent directly and one indirectly 
 	assert test_results.nr_pong_received >= 2
 	assert test_results.nr_messages == 2