Looking at perldoc POE::Kernel, it looks like everything you need is already there. 
       Original alarm and delay methods:

...
         # Post an event which will be delivered after a delay, specif
+ied in
         # seconds hence. This clears previous timed events with the s
+ame
         # name.
         $kernel->delay( $event, $seconds, @event_args );

         # Post an additional delay, leaving existing ones in the queu
+e.
         $kernel->delay_add( $event, $seconds, @event_args );

       June 2001 alarm and delay methods:

...
         # Post an event which will be delivered a number of seconds h
+ence.
         # This does not clear previous events with the same name.
         $alarm_id = $kernel->delay_set( $event, $seconds_hence, @etc 
+);
...
         # Refresh an existing delay to a number of seconds in the fut
+ure.
         $kernel->delay_adjust( $delay_id, $number_of_seconds_hence );

...

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It looks like you have to use the new _set and _adjust forms, but you can only do adjustments if you saved the id _set returned. Almost looks like you're back to square one :(

Mike

In reply to Re: Accessing POE's delayed event queue by RMGir
in thread Accessing POE's delayed event queue by diotalevi

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