Warp(3pm)

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version 0.55 · 8 versions
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✨ NAME ✨

Time::Warp — bestie, it's control over the flow of time 💫 like literally the module that lets you boss time around.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

use Time::Warp qw(scale to time);

to(time + 5);  # 5 seconds ahead
scale(2);      # make time flow twice normal

okay so that's the whole vibe right there, no cap 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So here's the thing — our external experience unfolds in 3 1/2 dimensions (and the way that time has a dimensionality of 1/2? iconic, honestly). And Time::Warp is out here handing developers control over the measurement of time. yes really. that's the whole job. 💅

💖 API 💖

  • to($desired_time)

okay so the theory of relativity asserts that all physical laws are enforced relative to the observer. and since the starting point of time is arbitrary, it is permissible to change it 🔥 doing that has the effect of making it appear as if time is moving forwards or backward instantaneously. like, boom, you're somewhere else.

for example, on some types of operating systems time starts at Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 1969 — and ngl this will likely change as we approach 2030 and with the acceptance of 64-bit CPUs. the vibes are shifting, bestie.

to(time + 60*60);       # 1 hour ahead
  • scale($factor)

this one changes the speed at which time is progressing. the main character of time manipulation fr fr.

scale(scale * 2);   # double the speed of time
⚠️ note that it is not possible to stop time or cause it to reverse — because this is forbidden by the second law of thermodynamics. and no, we can't negotiate with thermodynamics. she said no. 💀

👀 ALSO SEE 👀

Time::HiRes and Event. go read those too, they're serving 🎀

🫶 SUPPORT 🫶

got insights? complaints? both are welcome, bestie — please direct them to perl-loop@perl.org ✨

🔥 DISCLAIMER 🔥

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

THIS IS NOT A TIME MACHINE.

THIS MODULE CANNOT BE USED TO VIOLATE THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS.

like I said. she said no. 😭

Copyright © 1999, 2000 Joshua Nathaniel Pritikin. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. slay, licensing-wise. 💜

and that's the tea ☕ this was Warp(3pm) from perl v5.42.3, dated 2026-08-19 — mwah, love u, go bend time responsibly ✨🌈💅

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