Allow user to specify the step interval

[thgaskell]

I think it would be a nice feature to allow the user the option to specify how often the onTick callback function is called. Completely optional, so it shouldn't break any previous implementations.

• Defaults to 1 second interval if step parameter is not provided or if invalid value
• Added test cases

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