Adding auto refresh after a particular interval (5 seconds) in angular js - angularjs

Question

I have a page in which which has multiple tabs. I want to add the feature that the tab is reloaded automatically after a fixed duration. I have the following:
<uib-tab index="$index + 1" ng-repeat="environmentRegionTab in ctrl.environmentRegionTabs"
heading="{{environmentRegionTab.environmentRegionName}}"
select="ctrl.onEnvironmentRegionSelect(environmentRegionTab.id);">
<div class="panel-body tab-content">
<div class="alert alert-success" ng-show="ctrl.deployStatus[ctrl.environmentRegion.name].show">
<strong>Launched deployment with execution id
{{ctrl.deployStatus[ctrl.environmentRegion.name].id}}</strong>
</div>
...................
And the following controller:
export function ServiceDetailController(ecsServiceResponse, teamListResponse, productListResponse, businessSubOwnerListResponse, serviceInstancesResponse, businessOwnerListResponse, EcsService, SecretsService, $location, $stateParams, $uibModal, $scope, $state, $window) {
'ngInject';
var self = this;
var serviceInstanceId;
self.ecsAuthControl = {};
self.initialize = _initialize;
self.clearMessages = _clearMessages();
self.onEnvironmentRegionSelect = _onEnvironmentRegionSelect;
$scope.reloadRoute = function() {
$state.reload();
};
function _onEnvironmentRegionSelect(serviceInstanceId) {
self.selectedserviceInstanceId = serviceInstanceId;
if (serviceInstanceId) {
$location.search('serviceInstanceId', serviceInstanceId);
_loadEnvironmentRegion();
} else {
$location.search('serviceInstanceId', null);
_loadSummary();
}
}
}
I am not able to understand how to add the fixed time duration? I also would like to show a counter ticking down from 5 to 0 after which the page is reloaded. How can I do it? I declared the reload function but I am not able to figure out how to add a fixed timer? Thanks!

Answer 1

Make use of $interval service in angularjs:
$interval(function () {
$scope.reloadRoute();
}, 5000);
(make sure to pass $interval as a dependency to controller)
Example Plunker

Answer 2

Here is one of the safest way through which you can achieve the functionality.
Function which does the refresh:-
var poll = function() {
console.log("polling");
$scope.doRefresh(); // Your refresh logic
};
Call the poll from StartPollar:
var startPoller = function() {
if (angular.isDefined(stop)) {
stopPoller();
}
stop = $interval(poll, $scope.intervalTime); //$scope.intervalTime : refresh interval time
};
If you want to Stop it:
var stopPoller = function() {
if (angular.isDefined(stop)) {
$interval.cancel(stop);
stop = undefined;
console.log("cancelled poller operation");
} else {
console.log("do nothing");
}
};