E2 - Simple Timer

[Tasuit]

Hello.

the thing im trying to suggest is a in-build simple timer in the E2.
currently we only have the timer(S,N) function, which is more like an interval.
what im thinking off is something like the actual timer you can spawn.
so here is the features i would suggest:

varTimer(S,N) # This will create timer S, where S is the name, and N the interval, returns nothing.
varTimerStop(S,N) # This will stop timer S if N is true, while N is true it will remain at the value it reached before the Stop, returns nothing.
varTimerReset(S,N) # This will reset timer S if N is true, while N is true it will remain zero, returns nothing.
varTime(S) # This will read a timer, returns the value of the timer.

The reason for the varTimer(S,N) not returning anything is because you would then have to create a variable containing the timer, but if you use varTimer(S) you dont have to create that variable.

I have been thinking of doing this project myself, but since my Lua knowledge is little to nothing, it won't give any good results

[MixZim]

This is a timer, a normal timer

What I am searching for is:

if (A == 1) {B += 1} (this will NOT be updated by an interval)

if (C == 1) {D += 1} (I want this to be updated by an interval)



each time you MANUALLY press the button A, it will +=
and the OTHER one B, will update it when you hold it

[Tasuit]

Uhm, sir.
What your searching for is easy?

@name Changer
@inputs BA BB
@outputs VA VB
@persist 
@trigger all
interval(10)
if (BA) {VA += 1}
if (~BB & BB) {VB += 1}

Took me 2 minutes to make

[Echo51]

I dont quite get what your trying to bring into E2, and i doubt i will without explanation.


ah, og velkommen til forummet :P

[TomyLobo]

he wants to make "simple" timers that are more complicated than the ones we have now
and also more useless

[Tasuit]

Well, if you could explain to me exactly how the current timer works.
Because my experiences with it aint good, i dont really see any use for it(i DID look on the wiki..).
Im trying to implent a "Timer" in Expression 2, like this:
varTimer("Lol",10) this will make a timer with interval 10, this timer will count like a normal timer does, so for reading it i use varTime("Lol").
You get it now?

Mange tak

[TomyLobo]

read the manual...

timer("foo", 10) will execute the expression again in 10 milliseconds (more or less)
during that execution, clk("foo") will return 1

interval(10) will execute the expression again in 10 milliseconds (more or less)
during that execution, clk() will return 1

[Bull]

Tomy I think he wants:

timer("Tits",10)
if ( clk("Tits") ) {
    Timer+=0.01
}

With his suggestion there is no need to have a Timer variable.

Which is pointless because:
Timer
Is the same as:
Timer=varTimer("Tits")

[ahref]

It becomes depressing when people do not read the documentation.

[TomyLobo]

ahref is right:
step 1: try it for yourself
step 2: read the manual
step 3: ask in the help forum
step 4: post a suggestion here if you think it should be added

you somehow thought it's a good idea to skip most of those steps