Software Buttons - Many buttons from just one hardware button

I was wondering how to code given behaviour:
increment counter when button is pressed
keep incrementing when button is held down

such a behaviour is often implemented for setting hours etc.

I've tried this:

var presses=0;
//presses count
pinMode(A7, "input_pulldown");
// software pulldown

setWatch(function(){
  clearInterval();
  presses++;
  setInterval(function(){
    if(digitalRead(A7)) {
      presses++;
      console.log(presses);
    } else {clearInterval();}
  }, 500);
  console.log(presses);
},A7,{ repeat : true, debounce : 30, edge : "rising" }  );

It works... but it's clearing other intervals.
Is there a cleaner/better way to code this?
If you know how to code it better, or have your own solution please share

Thanks