Storage time

[vagnerkuntz]

this is correct is time to add an item

    setPlayerStorageValue(cid, 22334, os.time() + 1*60*60*4)

 

[Codex NG]

Why would you multiply by 1?

1 * 60 * 60 * 4 -- 1 is not needed because any number times 1 is the number
-- you can just write
60 * 60 * 4

Lua manual about os.time():

    The returned value is a number, whose meaning depends on your system. In POSIX, 
Windows, and some other systems, this number counts the number of seconds since some 
given start time (the "epoch"). In other systems, the meaning is not specified, and the number
returned by time can be used only as an argument to os.date and os.difftime.

source : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16181858/luaj-os-time-return-miliseconds

 

[Xikini]

Spoiler: Old post. Wrong information provided. Simply ignore.

Normally you go something like..
1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7

1000 milliseconds = 1 second
1000 * 60 = 60 seconds (1 minute)
1000 * 60 * 60 = 60 minutes (1 hour)
1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 = 24 hours (1 day)
1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7 = 7 days (1 week)

Of course you could go further, but I think that should be enough for anyone.

I think over-all they meant it to be 1 second, but didn't realize it starts in milliseconds.
If you change their numbers to accommodate seconds, it is a 4 hour timer.

setPlayerStorageValue(cid, 22334, os.time() + 1*60*60*4) -- 14.4 seconds (14,400 milliseconds)
setPlayerStorageValue(cid, 22334, os.time() + 1000 * 60 * 60 * 4) -- 4 hours (14,400,000 milliseconds)

 

[Milice]

Normally you go something like..
1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7

1000 milliseconds = 1 second
1000 * 60 = 60 seconds (1 minute)
1000 * 60 * 60 = 60 minutes (1 hour)
1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 = 24 hours (1 day)
1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7 = 7 days (1 week)

Of course you could go further, but I think that should be enough for anyone.

I think over-all they meant it to be 1 second, but didn't realize it starts in milliseconds.
If you change their numbers to accommodate seconds, it is a 4 hour timer.

setPlayerStorageValue(cid, 22334, os.time() + 1*60*60*4) -- 14.4 seconds (14,400 milliseconds)
setPlayerStorageValue(cid, 22334, os.time() + 1000 * 60 * 60 * 4) -- 4 hours (14,400,000 milliseconds)

os.time() return a unix timestamp which is in seconds and not milliseconds, so 1000 * 60 * 60 * 4 = 4000 hours, which is quite a big gap in a timer event

 

[Xikini]

I misread the post. Derp derp.
I'll edit previous post to avoid confusion.

But yeah, in my script I usually do something like this..

local time = 1 * 14 * 60 * 60

Just to help me later on when quickly re-reading the code.
I find it a bit easier to calculate.
Meh.

 

[vagnerkuntz]

Thank you all for answers