Lua Globalevents without interval

[v[GOD]]

Is it possible to set a direct interval in the script?

And remove the interval from the globalevent tag thus:

<globalevent event = "script" value = "save.lua" />

 

[bayview]

Yes use addEvent. If you need to call it again and again then make a recursive function.
Example

function myRecursiveFunction(time,  ...)
    print(...)
    addEvent(myRecursiveFunction, time, time, ...)
end

myRecursiveFunction(2 * 1000 * 60, "this function will execute every 2 minutes forever or until you shutdown the server ;)")

Just don't tie it to anything that can crash the server.

 

[v[GOD]]

I did so will it work?

local h = os.time()
local last = h
local int = 60*60*1 -- in seconds
local advertisement = math.random(1, 10)
function onThink(interval, lastExecution)
    if (last + int) < h then
        last = h

        if advertisement == 1 then
            broadcastMessage("testing", MESSAGE_EVENT_ADVANCE)
            advertisement = 2
        elseif advertisement == 2 then
            broadcastMessage("testing", MESSAGE_EVENT_ADVANCE)
            advertisement = 1
        end
        -- keep putting the two to test

    end

    h = os.time()

    return true
end

Tag:

<globalevent name="script" interval="" event="script" value="script.lua"/>

 

[Sarah Wesker]

the minimum interval by default is

50 milliseconds

it's almost instantaneous.


scheduler.h

#define SCHEDULER_MINTICKS 50

 

[v[GOD]]

If the minimum interval is 50 and is already set by default there is no problem leaving it blank right?

 

[Sarah Wesker]

You must always declare the tag

interval="50"

or any number smaller to 50, if the number is smaller to 50 also change to 50

 

[bayview]

Here is another way you can emulate addEvent although the precision of time will fluctuate.

function addEvent(f, t, ...)
    local nTime = os.time() + t
    repeat until os.time() >= nTime
    return f(...)
end

addEvent(print, 3, "This is a test")

Output

This is a test
Program completed in 3.21 seconds (pid: 4077).

This is bad tho because it might just hang the server.

 

[Sarah Wesker]

the interval per default of the function

addEvent(callback, delay, ...)

is 100 milliseconds.

uint32_t delay = std::max<uint32_t>(100, getNumber<uint32_t>(globalState, 2));

It would be much better if you told us what you want to do with this?

 

[v[GOD]]

the interval per default of the function

addEvent(callback, delay, ...)

is 100 milliseconds.

uint32_t delay = std::max<uint32_t>(100, getNumber<uint32_t>(globalState, 2));

It would be much better if you told us what you want to do with this?

It is a script of automatic messages that when a message is sent when the given time does not send the same message but yes next to if

I know there are several ready, but I wanted to create mine for both a server and for learning ...

 

[jestem pro]

maybe use it with onLogin function in creaturescripts. It checks once by login and then do the addEvent function

 

[v[GOD]]

The messages will go to the whole server.

Example of script operation:

Message talking about something ...

after the time interval, the script will check which message was sent and then send it next to the list

I do not know if it was well explained, I'm bad with English, sorry.