Sleep

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Overview

• Pausing execution for a specified number of milliseconds
• Rate limiting command execution to avoid overloading downstream systems
• Adding deliberate delays between processing steps

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Command Type

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Parameters

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Usage Examples

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1 Second Delay

{
  "command": "sleep",
  "params": {
    "time": 1000
  }
}

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500ms Delay

{
  "command": "sleep",
  "params": {
    "time": 500
  }
}

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5 Second Delay

{
  "command": "sleep",
  "params": {
    "time": 5000
  }
}

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Common Use Cases

• Rate Limiting: Slow down processing to respect API rate limits
• Polling Intervals: Wait between polling cycles in scraper pipelines
• Debouncing: Introduce a delay before processing rapidly arriving updates

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Related Commands

• JSON Parse - Parse data after a delay
• Http Request - Combine with HTTP requests for rate-limited polling