Snippet Timed Timer

[Prometheus]

This mini-system basically puts a life span on a repeating timer.*
Quite useful in my opinion.
Only downside is it requires HSAS.
Requires
HSAS
New Gen

How To Call

call Timed_Timer(timer MyTimer, real LifeOfMyTimer)

Code

library Timed requires HSAS
    //! runtextmacro HSAS_Static("Time","24570","")
    
    private struct Time
        timer T
        timer D
    endstruct
    
    private function DestTime takes nothing returns nothing
        local timer t = GetExpiredTimer()
        local Time T = GetAttachedStructTime(t)
        call DestroyTimer(t)
        call PauseTimer(T.D)
        call DestroyTimer(T.D)
    endfunction

    public function Timer takes timer t, real r returns nothing
        local Time T = Time.create()
        set T.T = CreateTimer()
        set T.D = t
        call TimerStart(T.T, r, false, function DestTime)
        call AttachStructTime(T.T, T)
    endfunction
endlibrary

Implementation Instructions

1. If you don't know wtf you're doing, download and open the test map.
2. Copy the two triggers there. You can copy them individually or copy the trigger folder.
3. Place into your map.
4. Now, any time you are using a timer you call my function (how to call it is stated above) and it gives that timer a life span.

Credits
PurgeandFire - Teaching Me How To Use Structs
Rising_Dusk - Minor Coding
emjlr3 - Ideas, Minor Coding
Uberplayer - He must of done something

*Test map is a half-assed spell that uses this function.

 

[waaaks!]

useful for poison based abilities and others

 

[TheDamien]

I don't see why this method is better than simply counting ticks.

 

[PurgeandFire]

useful for poison based abilities and others

Yeah, it is useful for DPS (damage per second) abilities.

Ty for the credits. ^^

 

[Prometheus]

Acepted?

 

[Waaaaagh]

This is a really gross way to do this...

 

[Prometheus]

What would one suggest then?

 

[TheDamien]

Counting the ticks. Usually there will need to be some sort of cleanup in the timer function, anyway.

 

[Prometheus]

Meh, I didn't want to use that and this works just fine.

 

[Waaaaagh]

Meh, I didn't want to use that and this works just fine.

So long as you dont' care about:

A) Your code looking ugly
B) Efficiency
C) Ease of use

 

[Prometheus]

A) Your code looking ugly
B) Efficiency
C) Ease of use

A) My code is fine.
B) Why does something like this need to work faster then instant-ness?
C) How is my code not easy?

 

[Larcenist]

Why is this using structs? Two timers could easily be globalized which would remove the requirement of HSAS. A lot of people seem to (for some unfathomable reason) be using ABC, so simply removing the struct would remove the need of HSAS which would remove another system-implementation which would result in easier implementation of this system.

 

[Prometheus]

It was originally like that but there was no way to make it 100% bug free. It could overlap and bug up easy.

 

[chobibo]

Yo dude, I can't understand how to use this, can you explain more about this snippet? Thanks.

 

[Prometheus]

I'll add implementation instructions into the main post.

 

[Sim]

Better off counting the ticks, seriously.

 

[Prometheus]

Would you like to link me it?
I have no idea where all these systems are, Purge showed me HSAS.

 

[Hatebreeder]

Hmmm... This System would be kewl, if it would be compatible with TT. Because you don't create + destroy a timer, and everything runs on one timer... Which is actually pretty kewl :3

 

[chobibo]

Ok now I get what it does!

Hmmm... This System would be kewl, if it would be compatible with TT. Because you don't create + destroy a timer, and everything runs on one timer... Which is actually pretty kewl :3

Good suggestion!

 

[Prometheus]

Where is TT....


Edit:
Found, looking and will probably modify to fit this.