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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ *
+ * @flow
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+function sleep(duration: number): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise(resolve => {
+    setTimeout(resolve, duration);
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = sleep;