os.time()

[DedicatedOT]

So suppose I have time_before and time_now, and time_difference.

time_difference = time_now - time_before,

How do I translate time_difference into seconds?


Thanks.

 

[Shawak]

	local left, h, m, s = time_difference, 0, 0, 0
	while left >= 3600 do
		left = left - 3600
		h = h + 1
	end
	while left >= 60 do
		left = left - 60
		m = m + 1
	end
	while left >= 1 do
		left = left - 1
		s = s+1
	end

There you go, :thumbup:.

 

[DedicatedOT]

Very nice, but can you explain briefly what your code does?

 

[Shawak]

It return this:
h = houres
m = minutes
s = seconds

If your "time_difference" is something like "6580" then the script cut it into pieces and cout them (h, m, s).

- left = 8580
-> 2x 3200 = (h = 2)
- left = 80
-> 1x 60 = (m = 1)
- left = 20
-> 20x 1 = (s = 20)

Result: h = 2, m = 1, s = 20, and you have your time different in houres, minutes, seconds.

 

[DedicatedOT]

Thanks. Rep ++.

 

[Fare]

os.difftime(t2, t1)

Calculate the number of seconds between time t1 to time t2.
> t1 = os.time()
> -- wait a little while then type....
> = os.difftime(os.time(), t1)
31
> = os.difftime(os.time(), t1)
38

)

 

[DedicatedOT]

Is os.time() in Linux time format?

 

[Fare]

what you mean? os.time(t) it's a time in system seconds. I have no idea about Linux's ones...guess it will work same

 

[Rizz]

It's the so called "Unix Time", which is seconds after 1st Jan 1970, 01:00:00.

Linux is a Unix variant, so yes they use it also.

 

[JDB]

How do you see how much time is left?
I forgot and I can't test it atm.

os.time() - getPlayerStorageValue(cid, cfg.storage)

You have 1 hour, 30 minutes, and 10 seconds left.

 

[JDB]

Sorry, to bump, but I kinda need this asap.
I keep messing with it, and it isn't working properly.

 

[JDB]

Bump.

 

[Cykotitan]

lua-users wiki: Os Library Tutorial

 

[hodleo]

colandus' timediff function is better