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+//! A timed loop implementation
+
+use async_std::{future::Future, task};
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use std::{thread, time::Duration};
+
+/// Number of ticks per second
+const TICKS: u64 = 100;
+const TICK_TIME: Duration = Duration::from_millis(1000 / TICKS);
+
+pub fn block_loop<F>(f: F)
+where
+    F: Future<Output = ()> + Send + Copy + 'static,
+{
+    loop {
+        let t1 = Utc::now();
+        task::block_on(f);
+        let t2 = Utc::now();
+        let t3 = (t2 - t1).to_std().unwrap();
+        thread::sleep(TICK_TIME - t3);
+    }
+}