Heartbeat (Flow Client 23.6-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- com.vaadin.client.communication.Heartbeat

```
public class Heartbeat
extends Object
```
Handles sending of heartbeats to the server and reacting to the response

Since:

1.0

Author:

Vaadin Ltd

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Heartbeat(Registry registry)
Creates a new instance connected to the given registry.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getInterval()`
`void`	`schedule()`	Updates the schedule of the heartbeat to match the set interval.
`void`	`send()`	Sends a heartbeat to the server.
`void`	`setInterval(int heartbeatInterval)`	Changes the heartbeatInterval in runtime and applies it.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Heartbeat
```
public Heartbeat(Registry registry)
```
    Creates a new instance connected to the given registry.
    
    Parameters:
    
    registry - the global registry
- Method Detail
  - send
```
public void send()
```
    Sends a heartbeat to the server.
  - getInterval
```
public int getInterval()
```
    Returns:
    
    the interval at which heartbeat requests are sent.
  - schedule
```
public void schedule()
```
    Updates the schedule of the heartbeat to match the set interval. A negative interval disables the heartbeat.
  - setInterval
```
public final void setInterval(int heartbeatInterval)
```
    Changes the heartbeatInterval in runtime and applies it.
    
    Parameters:
    
    heartbeatInterval - new interval in seconds.