Question about tutorials

01-01-2009, 03:42 PM	#1
Saishy	Sorry for asking this, but I want to remove all waits on my map and substitute by timers, but I can't find a tutorial explaining how can I use a timer and don't loose my variables. What tutorial do you suggest? Thanks!

01-01-2009, 05:42 PM

Themerion

If you want to use the easy solution, use PolledWait (Wait (Game-Time)).

Or, you use the not leaking PolledWait2:

JASS:

function PolledWait2 takes real duration returns nothing
 local timer t = CreateTimer()
 local real remaining

 call TimerStart(t, duration, false, null)
 loop
  set remaining = TimerGetRemaining(t)
  exitwhen(remaining <= 0)
  if(remaining > .35)then
   call TriggerSleepAction(.1 * remaining)
  else
   call TriggerSleepAction(-1)
  endif
 endloop

 call PauseTimer(t)
 call DestroyTimer(t)
 set t = null
endfunction

Copy and paste that in the Custom Script section ( click map icon / name in trigger editor ).
Now you can do waits with:

wait 5.5 seconds:

Custom Script: call PolledWait2( 5.5 )

01-01-2009, 05:58 PM	#3
Zerzax	http://wc3campaigns.net/showthread.php?t=89072 This is in pure JASS, and its outdated. But you should understand timers after reading it.

01-01-2009, 08:12 PM

Saishy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Themerion

If you want to use the easy solution, use PolledWait (Wait (Game-Time)).

Or, you use the not leaking PolledWait2:

JASS:

function PolledWait2 takes real duration returns nothing
 local timer t = CreateTimer()
 local real remaining

 call TimerStart(t, duration, false, null)
 loop
  set remaining = TimerGetRemaining(t)
  exitwhen(remaining <= 0)
  if(remaining > .35)then
   call TriggerSleepAction(.1 * remaining)
  else
   call TriggerSleepAction(-1)
  endif
 endloop

 call PauseTimer(t)
 call DestroyTimer(t)
 set t = null
endfunction

Copy and paste that in the Custom Script section ( click map icon / name in trigger editor ).
Now you can do waits with:

wait 5.5 seconds:

Custom Script: call PolledWait2( 5.5 )

But will that keep running if the game is on the "waiting for players"?

Also, I wanna know how I attach structs to timers and them remove all leaks correctly. Thanks ^^

01-01-2009, 08:19 PM

Themerion

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saishy

But will that keep running if the game is on the "waiting for players"?

No, because it is (internally) using a timer to do the wait. It is safe to use PolledWait/PolledWait2!

Quote:

Also, I wanna know how I attach structs to timers and them remove all leaks correctly. Thanks ^^

It will be pointless to explain, unless you know JASS. If you do; get JassNewGenPack, read up on vJASS. There are plenty of tutorials on this.

01-01-2009, 08:25 PM

Saishy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Themerion

It will be pointless to explain, unless you know JASS. If you do; get JassNewGenPack, read up on vJASS. There are plenty of tutorials on this.

I know Jass, I have jass newgen.
I wanna know where is a tuto that explain that!

(Yes, I already tried searching, but most tutorials explain little about that.

01-01-2009, 08:29 PM

Themerion

Quote:

I know Jass, I have jass newgen.

What about Vexorian's tutorial on vJASS spell making, then?

Or, if you'd rather look at a simple example...

Example code:

 // TimerUtils is available in the scripts-section
// Functions provided by TimerUtils are highlighted
library whatever needs TimerUtils

private struct Data
    unit theOneWeWillGiveToNeutralPlayer
endstruct

private function TimerExpires takes nothing returns nothing
 // Ask TimerUtils for the Data-object associated with the timer
    local Data d=GetTimerData(GetExpiredTimer())

// Retrieve the unit from the Data-object, and give it to player 13
    call SetUnitOwner(d.theOneWeWillGiveToNeutralPlayer,Player(12))

// Clean up the data object
    call d.destroy()

// Give the timer back to TimerUtils-system.
// This will pause it, and "clean it up".
    call ReleaseTimer(GetExpiredTimer())
endfunction

private function StartHere takes nothing returns nothing
// Get a timer from TimerUtils-system
    local timer t=NewTimer()

// Data is the struct we defined earier in this script
// Now we're creating a Data-object
    local Data d=Data.create()

// Store the spell target unit in the data-object
    set d.theOneWeWillGiveToNeutralPlayer=GetSpellTargetUnit()

// Let TimerUtils associate the Data-object with the timer.
    call SetTImerData(t,d)

    call TimerStart(t,1.0,false,function TimerExpires)
endfunction

endlibrary

01-02-2009, 12:51 AM

Saishy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Themerion

What about Vexorian's tutorial on vJASS spell making, then?

Or, if you'd rather look at a simple example...

Example code:

 // TimerUtils is available in the scripts-section
// Functions provided by TimerUtils are highlighted
library whatever needs TimerUtils

private struct Data
    unit theOneWeWillGiveToNeutralPlayer
endstruct

private function TimerExpires takes nothing returns nothing
 // Ask TimerUtils for the Data-object associated with the timer
    local Data d=GetTimerData(GetExpiredTimer())

// Retrieve the unit from the Data-object, and give it to player 13
    call SetUnitOwner(d.theOneWeWillGiveToNeutralPlayer,Player(12))

// Clean up the data object
    call d.destroy()

// Give the timer back to TimerUtils-system.
// This will pause it, and "clean it up".
    call ReleaseTimer(GetExpiredTimer())
endfunction

private function StartHere takes nothing returns nothing
// Get a timer from TimerUtils-system
    local timer t=NewTimer()

// Data is the struct we defined earier in this script
// Now we're creating a Data-object
    local Data d=Data.create()

// Store the spell target unit in the data-object
    set d.theOneWeWillGiveToNeutralPlayer=GetSpellTargetUnit()

// Let TimerUtils associate the Data-object with the timer.
    call SetTImerData(t,d)

    call TimerStart(t,1.0,false,function TimerExpires)
endfunction

endlibrary

Thanks! That is a nice tuto! I will expend some time reading it ^^

01-02-2009, 11:14 AM	#9
MaD[Lion]	use my timing system :(