1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/uv/idle.rs b/src/libstd/rt/uv/idle.rs
index b73be9f7250..a21146620ca 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/uv/idle.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/uv/idle.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,20 @@ impl IdleWatcher {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn restart(&mut self) {
+        unsafe {
+            assert!(0 == uvll::idle_start(self.native_handle(), idle_cb))
+        };
+
+        extern fn idle_cb(handle: *uvll::uv_idle_t, status: c_int) {
+            let mut idle_watcher: IdleWatcher = NativeHandle::from_native_handle(handle);
+            let data = idle_watcher.get_watcher_data();
+            let cb: &IdleCallback = data.idle_cb.get_ref();
+            let status = status_to_maybe_uv_error(idle_watcher, status);
+            (*cb)(idle_watcher, status);
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn stop(&mut self) {
         // NB: Not resetting the Rust idle_cb to None here because `stop` is
         // likely called from *within* the idle callback, causing a use after