Pull out createTimer logic

[cicoyle]

Pull out logic from this PR to add it to the release quicker. Examples should still be added in the original PR, but the logic should be rebased since it will go thru in this PR

[siri-varma]

LGTM

[codecov]

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All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 78.46%. Comparing base (d759c53) to head (cbfbbbf).
Report is 169 commits behind head on master.

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