TFS 0.X Set exhaust for NPC

[Aurolio]

Hi all, I am trying to implement broadcast message system on my OT, but I don't know how to put an exhaust on it. So what I mean by that is:

1. Player sends a message and NPC gets exhausted.
2. After sending a message, nobody can send a message for X time.
3. After the time has passed, you can send message again.

I am not talking about exhausting the player, but exhausting the npc so that it will allow to send a message every x time.

Here is the script I am using:

local keywordHandler = KeywordHandler:new()
local npcHandler = NpcHandler:new(keywordHandler)
NpcSystem.parseParameters(npcHandler)
 
local t, K = {
    level = 75,
    minl = 10,
    maxl = 150,
    base = 25000,
    char = 1000
}, {}
 
function onCreatureAppear(cid)            npcHandler:onCreatureAppear(cid) end
function onCreatureDisappear(cid)            npcHandler:onCreatureDisappear(cid) end
function onCreatureSay(cid, type, msg)        npcHandler:onCreatureSay(cid, type, msg) end
function onThink()                    npcHandler:onThink() end
 
function greetCallback(cid)
    K[cid] = nil
    return true
end
 
function creatureSayCallback(cid, type, msg)
    if not npcHandler:isFocused(cid) then
        return false
    elseif not K[cid] then
        if t.level and getPlayerLevel(cid) < t.level then
            selfSay('You need to be level ' .. t.level .. ' or higher to broadcast.', cid)
        elseif t.minl and msg:len() < t.minl then
            selfSay('Your message must contain at least ' .. t.minl .. ' characters.', cid)
        elseif t.maxl and msg:len() >= t.maxl then
            selfSay('Your message may contain no more than ' .. t.maxl .. ' characters.', cid)
        else
            selfSay('Do you want to broadcast this message for ' .. (t.base or 0) + (t.char or 0) * msg:len() .. ' gold?', cid)
            K[cid] = msg
        end
    elseif K[cid] and msgcontains(msg, 'yes') then
        if doPlayerRemoveMoney(cid, (t.base or 0) + (t.char or 0) * K[cid]:len()) then
            for _, pid in ipairs(getPlayersOnline()) do
                doCreatureSay(cid, K[cid], TALKTYPE_BROADCAST, false, pid)
            end
            selfSay('Your message has been broadcasted.', cid)
        else
            selfSay('Come back when you\'ve got enough money!', cid)
        end
        K[cid] = nil
    end
    return true
end
 
npcHandler:setCallback(CALLBACK_GREET, greetCallback)
npcHandler:setCallback(CALLBACK_MESSAGE_DEFAULT, creatureSayCallback)
npcHandler:addModule(FocusModule:new())

Credit for the script goes to: Cykotitan.

Thanks and I am looking forward to your help.

 

[Sun]

Simplest would be to make your npc with global storage.

When the message is broadcasted set the storage by

doSetStorage(35355, os.time() + exhaust time in seconds)

Then you can just do a storage check before the player is allowed to pay for their broad-casted message

if getStorage(35355) > os.time() then
    selfSay('Sorry, no message can be broadcasted for another '..getStorage(35355)-os.time()..' seconds')
end

 

[Aurolio]

Thanks, I marked the thread as solved as I figured it out, but it will stay there for other people. Thanks and good work.