// In a Scene's create() method:

// One-shot delayed call (fires once after 1 second)
this.time.delayedCall(1000, () => {
    console.log('One second later');
});

// Repeating timer (fires 5 times, once every 500ms)
this.time.addEvent({
    delay: 500,
    callback: () => { console.log('tick'); },
    repeat: 4   // 4 repeats = 5 total fires
});

// Infinite loop timer
this.time.addEvent({
    delay: 1000,
    callback: this.spawnEnemy,
    callbackScope: this,
    loop: true
});

const timeline = this.add.timeline([
    { at: 0,    run: () => { /* immediate */ } },
    { at: 1000, run: () => { /* at 1s */ } },
    { at: 2500, tween: { targets: sprite, alpha: 0, duration: 500 } }
]);
timeline.play();

// Shorthand -- fires once, no repeat
this.time.delayedCall(2000, () => {
    this.scene.start('GameOver');
});

// repeat: 9 means 10 total fires (1 initial + 9 repeats)
const timer = this.time.addEvent({
    delay: 200,
    callback: this.fireBullet,
    callbackScope: this,
    repeat: 9
});

// Check progress
timer.getRepeatCount();       // repeats remaining
timer.getOverallProgress();   // 0..1 across all repeats

const spawner = this.time.addEvent({
    delay: 3000,
    callback: this.spawnWave,
    callbackScope: this,
    loop: true
});

// Stop it later
spawner.remove();  // or spawner.paused = true to pause

// First fire happens quickly (after 100ms), then every 2s
this.time.addEvent({
    delay: 2000,
    callback: this.heartbeat,
    callbackScope: this,
    loop: true,
    startAt: 1900  // pre-fill elapsed so first fire is at 100ms
});

const timer = this.time.addEvent({ delay: 1000, loop: true, callback: fn });

// Option 1: Remove from clock (schedules removal next frame)
timer.remove();            // silently expires
timer.remove(true);        // fires callback one last time, then expires

// Option 2: Remove via Clock
this.time.removeEvent(timer);

// Option 3: Remove all timers
this.time.removeAllEvents();

// Pause the entire Clock (all timers freeze)
this.time.paused = true;
this.time.paused = false;

// Pause a single timer
timer.paused = true;
timer.paused = false;

// Slow all timers in this scene to half speed
this.time.timeScale = 0.5;

// Speed up a single timer to 2x
timer.timeScale = 2;

// Combined: effective scale = clock.timeScale * event.timeScale
// So 0.5 * 2 = 1x for that specific timer

timer.getProgress();              // 0..1 for current iteration
timer.getOverallProgress();       // 0..1 across all repeats
timer.getElapsed();               // ms elapsed this iteration
timer.getElapsedSeconds();        // seconds elapsed this iteration
timer.getRemaining();             // ms until next fire
timer.getRemainingSeconds();      // seconds until next fire
timer.getOverallRemaining();      // ms until final fire
timer.getOverallRemainingSeconds(); // seconds until final fire
timer.getRepeatCount();           // repeats left

const timeline = this.add.timeline([
    {
        at: 0,
        run: () => { this.title.setAlpha(1); },
        sound: 'intro'
    },
    {
        at: 2000,
        tween: { targets: this.title, y: 100, duration: 1000 },
        sound: { key: 'whoosh', config: { volume: 0.5 } }
    },
    {
        at: 4000,
        set: { alpha: 0 },
        target: this.title,
        event: 'INTRO_DONE'
    }
]);

timeline.on('INTRO_DONE', (target) => { /* custom event */ });
timeline.on('complete', (tl) => { /* all events ran */ });
timeline.play();

const timeline = this.add.timeline([
    { at: 1000, run: stepOne },         // absolute: 1s from start
    { from: 500, run: stepTwo },        // relative: 500ms after previous (1.5s)
    { from: 1000, run: stepThree }      // relative: 1000ms after previous (2.5s)
]);

const timeline = this.add.timeline([
    {
        at: 5000,
        if: () => this.player.health > 0,
        run: () => { this.showBonusRound(); }
    }
]);

const timeline = this.add.timeline([
    { at: 0, run: () => console.log('start') },
    { at: 1000, run: () => console.log('end') }
]);

timeline.repeat().play();      // infinite loop
timeline.repeat(3).play();     // loop 3 additional times (4 total runs)
timeline.repeat(false).play(); // no looping

timeline.pause();      // freezes elapsed counter and pauses spawned tweens
timeline.resume();     // resumes elapsed counter and unpauses spawned tweens
timeline.stop();       // sets paused=true, complete=true
timeline.reset();      // elapsed=0, all events marked incomplete, starts playing
timeline.isPlaying();  // true if not paused and not complete
timeline.getProgress(); // 0..1 based on events completed / total events

timeline.timeScale = 2;   // double speed
timeline.timeScale = 0.5; // half speed

class CutsceneScene extends Phaser.Scene {
    create() {
        const timeline = this.add.timeline([
            {
                at: 0,
                run: () => { console.log('Start!'); }
            },
            {
                at: 1000,
                tween: {
                    targets: this.player,
                    x: 400,
                    duration: 500,
                    ease: 'Power2'
                }
            },
            {
                at: 1500,
                sound: 'doorOpen'
            },
            {
                at: 2000,
                set: { visible: true },
                target: this.door
            },
            {
                from: 500,
                run: () => { console.log('Relative timing'); }
            },
            {
                at: 5000,
                event: 'cutsceneDone',
                stop: true
            }
        ]);

        timeline.on('cutsceneDone', () => {
            this.scene.start('GameScene');
        });

        timeline.play();
    }
}

const timer = this.time.addEvent({
    delay: 1000,
    callback: this.phase1,
    callbackScope: this,
    repeat: 2
});

// Later, after it completes, reconfigure and re-add:
timer.reset({
    delay: 500,
    callback: this.phase2,
    callbackScope: this,
    repeat: 4
});
this.time.addEvent(timer);  // must re-add; reset() alone does not schedule it