Gears

A Julia package for scheduling tasks in simulation environments with precise timing control.

Quick Start

using Gears

# Schedule a task every 200ms
every(200ms) do dt
    println("Task executed at $(now(global_clock()))")
end

# Run the scheduler for 1 second
for_next(1s) do
    update!()
end

Features

Timed Jobs: Execute tasks at regular intervals
ASAP Jobs: Execute tasks as soon as possible
Event Jobs: Execute tasks when data arrives on channels
Multiple Clocks: Machine time or controllable virtual time
Flexible Scheduling: Global or custom schedulers
Multi-threading: Parallel job execution

Documentation

Getting Started

Quick Start - Get up and running in 5 minutes

Tutorials

Tutorials - Step-by-step learning guide
- Basic Scheduling - Learn job scheduling fundamentals
- Clocks and Time - Understand time control
- Job Types - Explore different job triggers
- Schedulers - Configure job execution
- Threading - Run jobs in parallel

User Guide

User Guide - Complete reference documentation
- API Reference - Function and type documentation
- Sharp Bits - Learn about sharp bits

Architecture

Architecture - Implementation details and design

Index