Create server save by interval.

[Ruthless Reign]

I am trying to add a server save the occurs every 30 mins. I am using TFS 1.0. I tried copying the global event for the daily server save and changing 'time' to 'interval' my script looks like this:
In globalevents.xml;

<globalevent name="Server Save Hourly" interval="600000" script="intervalserversave.lua"/>

In intervalserversave.lua;

local shutdownAtServerSave = false
local cleanMapAtServerSave = false

local function serverSave()
    if shutdownAtServerSave then
        Game.setGameState(GAME_STATE_SHUTDOWN)
    else
        Game.setGameState(GAME_STATE_NORMAL)

        if cleanMapAtServerSave then
            cleanMap()
        end

        Game.setGameState(GAME_STATE_NORMAL)
    end
end

local function secondServerSaveWarning()
    broadcastMessage("2nd Warning.", MESSAGE_STATUS_WARNING)
    addEvent(serverSave, 1000)
end

local function firstServerSaveWarning()
    broadcastMessage("1st Warning.", MESSAGE_STATUS_WARNING)
    addEvent(secondServerSaveWarning, 12000)
end

function onThink(interval, lastExecution)
    Game.setGameState(GAME_STATE_NORMAL)
    addEvent(firstServerSaveWarning, 10000)
    return not shutdownAtServerSave
end

I know the script isn't setup for 30 mins right now but I was putting it as a shorter time to test it. I just wanna make it functional before I put in the actual time.

I used to work on OT's a few years ago been out of the game for a bit. This used to be controlled in the config file so I was a little confused why it was no longer there. If anyone knows how i could add a parameter to the config file that will control an interval server save without shutting down the server. Please let me know. Thank you!

 

[dominique120]

<globalevent name="save" interval="1800000" script="save.lua"/>

local shutdownAtServerSave = false
local cleanMapAtServerSave = false

local function serverSave()
    if shutdownAtServerSave then
        Game.setGameState(GAME_STATE_SHUTDOWN)
    end
   
    if cleanMapAtServerSave then
        cleanMap()
    end
   
    saveServer()
    Game.setGameState(GAME_STATE_NORMAL)
end

local function secondServerSaveWarning()
    broadcastMessage("Server is saving game in one minute. Please go to a safe place.", MESSAGE_STATUS_WARNING)
    addEvent(serverSave, 60000)
end

local function firstServerSaveWarning()
    broadcastMessage("Server is saving game in 3 minutes. Please go to a safe place.", MESSAGE_STATUS_WARNING)
    addEvent(secondServerSaveWarning, 120000)
end

function onThink(interval)
    broadcastMessage("Server is saving game in 5 minutes. Please go to a safe place.", MESSAGE_STATUS_WARNING)
    addEvent(firstServerSaveWarning, 120000)
    return not shutdownAtServerSave
end

 

[Ted F]

<globalevent name="save" interval="1800000" script="save.lua"/>

local shutdownAtServerSave = false
local cleanMapAtServerSave = false

local function serverSave()
    if shutdownAtServerSave then
        Game.setGameState(GAME_STATE_SHUTDOWN)
    end
  
    if cleanMapAtServerSave then
        cleanMap()
    end
  
    saveServer()
    Game.setGameState(GAME_STATE_NORMAL)
end

local function secondServerSaveWarning()
    broadcastMessage("Server is saving game in one minute. Please go to a safe place.", MESSAGE_STATUS_WARNING)
    addEvent(serverSave, 60000)
end

local function firstServerSaveWarning()
    broadcastMessage("Server is saving game in 3 minutes. Please go to a safe place.", MESSAGE_STATUS_WARNING)
    addEvent(secondServerSaveWarning, 120000)
end

function onThink(interval)
    broadcastMessage("Server is saving game in 5 minutes. Please go to a safe place.", MESSAGE_STATUS_WARNING)
    addEvent(firstServerSaveWarning, 120000)
    return not shutdownAtServerSave
end

How do you count this seconds/minutes?
Really dont get it. if i want a broadcasted serversave each hour?

 

[imkingran]

How do you count this seconds/minutes?
Really dont get it. if i want a broadcasted serversave each hour?

Multiply by 1000 because it's in miliseconds.

For example:
60 seconds = 60 * 1000 = 60000 (this would be an interval of 1 minute)

In 1 hour there are 3600 seconds:
3600 * 1000 = 3600000 (this is the hourly interval)

 

[Ted F]

Multiply by 1000 because it's in miliseconds.

For example:
60 seconds = 60 * 1000 = 60000 (this would be an interval of 1 minute)

In 1 hour there are 3600 seconds:
3600 * 1000 = 3600000 (this is the hourly interval)

So i just put in globalua, serversave , "3600000" then it broadcasts and save server every hour?
And if i want each 2 hour it would be 3600000 * 2?

 

[imkingran]

So i just put in globalua, serversave , "3600000" then it broadcasts and save server every hour?
And if i want each 2 hour it would be 3600000 * 2?

Yes you got it, in globalevents.xml you would put it like this:

<globalevent name="Server Save Hourly" interval="3600000" script="intervalserversave.lua"/>