the best way to detect if a dead unit is in a corpseDecayTime or in a boneDecayTime

I need to know if a dead unit is still a corpse or already a skeleton.
I know one solution, using a dummy unit with a dummy undead ability (a skeleton target).
And use the native If it's true then the unit is a skeleton.

A better way ?

Can we do some actions with a corpse that we can't with a skeleton (unit paused or not), or the opposite ofc.

all units turn to skeletons after some fixed (game play constants) time.

detect this time via your current method and then use timers

unit death = flag flesh

after some time = flag bone

after some time = clean up.

I already thought about that, but if i suspend the decay then this method fails.
I search something more accurate and safer.

For example if we could add an ability to a corpse decay unit and not for a skeleton.
But we can add one for the twice.
I search something like that.

Because if i use a dummy unit maybe i will must manage and recycle some.
I don't mean that's over complicated, but if i don't need it why i would do that ?
Btw i didn't test, and maybe only one unit is enough, but anyway it's still over skill.

and if someone eat the corpse =O ? or you don't have such ability in your map ? (or summon a skeleton)

Don't worry about this, that's not he point of my question.
And you forget the revive spell

maybe:
unit is alive -> EVENT_UNIT_DEATH -> corpseDecayTime -> EVENT_UNIT_DECAY -> boneDecayTime

Yes it will works, but the decay event is only a single unit event not a player_unit event.
So it will leak if i must add this event when an unit enter the map.

Btw it seems the corpseDecayTime depends the model (time of the animation death).
I tried to change the animation speed without any effect.
And when you change the constants this time don't change.

But it affects the time for a completely decay = time of animation death + time of corpseDecayTime + time of boneDecayTime.