Timers (SourceMod Scripting) - Revision history

Joinedsenses: Update syntax, highlighting, formatting

2020-03-30T00:38:16Z

Update syntax, highlighting, formatting

2018-10-09T22:20:57Z

Update to transitional syntax

2018-05-01T13:58:17Z

‎Data Packs

2018-05-01T13:58:07Z

Nvm reverting changes, didn't read section properly that it is data timer

2018-05-01T13:56:11Z

‎Data Packs

2018-05-01T13:55:04Z

Updated the timer callback with the DataPack method map and closed the handle.

2018-03-04T11:26:22Z

Change Invalid_Handle to null

2015-10-03T16:16:40Z

Updated to 1.7 Syntax

2015-10-03T16:13:53Z

Updated to 1.7 Syntax

2015-10-03T15:58:00Z

‎Repeatable Timers

@@ Line 126: / Line 126: @@
+}
-public Action WelcomePlayer(Handle timer, Handle pack)
+public Action WelcomePlayer(Handle timer, DataPack pack)
+{
 	char str[128];
@@ Line 132: / Line 132: @@
 	/* Set to the beginning and unpack it */
-	ResetPack(pack);
+	pack.Reset();
-	client = ReadPackCell(pack);
+	client = pack.ReadCell();
-	ReadPackString(pack, str, sizeof(str));
+	pack.ReadString(str, sizeof(str));
 	PrintToConsole(client, "%s", str);
 	WelcomeTimers[client] = null;

@@ Line 112: / Line 112: @@
+{
 	DataPack pack;
-	WelcomeTimers[client] = CreateTimer(15.0, WelcomePlayer, pack);
+	WelcomeTimers[client] = CreateDataTimer(15.0, WelcomePlayer, pack);
 	pack.WriteCell(client);
 	pack.WriteString("Welcome to the server!");

@@ Line 126: / Line 126: @@
+}
-public Action WelcomePlayer(Handle timer, DataPack pack)
+public Action WelcomePlayer(Handle timer, Handle pack)
+{
 	char str[128];
@@ Line 132: / Line 132: @@
 	/* Set to the beginning and unpack it */
-	pack.Reset();
+	ResetPack(pack);
-	client = pack.ReadCell();
+	client = ReadPackCell(pack);
-	pack.ReadString(str, sizeof(str));
+	ReadPackString(pack, str, sizeof(str));
 	PrintToConsole(client, "%s", str);
 	WelcomeTimers[client] = null;

@@ Line 112: / Line 112: @@
+{
 	DataPack pack;
-	WelcomeTimers[client] = CreateDataTimer(15.0, WelcomePlayer, pack);
+	WelcomeTimers[client] = CreateTimer(15.0, WelcomePlayer, pack);
 	pack.WriteCell(client);
 	pack.WriteString("Welcome to the server!");

@@ Line 126: / Line 126: @@
+}
-public Action WelcomePlayer(Handle timer, Handle pack)
+public Action WelcomePlayer(Handle timer, DataPack pack)
+{
 	char str[128];
@@ Line 132: / Line 132: @@
 	/* Set to the beginning and unpack it */
-	ResetPack(pack);
+	pack.Reset();
-	client = ReadPackCell(pack);
+	client = pack.ReadCell();
-	ReadPackString(pack, str, sizeof(str));
+	pack.ReadString(str, sizeof(str));
+	pack.Close();
 	PrintToConsole(client, "%s", str);
 	WelcomeTimers[client] = null;

@@ Line 137: / Line 137: @@
 	PrintToConsole(client, "%s", str);
-	WelcomeTimers[client] = INVALID_HANDLE;
+	WelcomeTimers[client] = null;
 }</pawn>

@@ Line 107: / Line 107: @@
 The above example could be rewritten as:
 <pawn>
-new Handle:WelcomeTimers[MAXPLAYERS+1];
+Handle WelcomeTimers[MAXPLAYERS+1];
-public OnClientPutInServer(client)
+public void OnClientPutInServer(int client)
+{
-	new Handle:pack;
+	DataPack pack;
 	WelcomeTimers[client] = CreateDataTimer(15.0, WelcomePlayer, pack);
-	WritePackCell(pack, client);
+	pack.WriteCell(client);
-	WritePackString(pack, "Welcome to the server!");
+	pack.WriteString("Welcome to the server!");
+}
-public OnClientDisconnect(client)
+public void OnClientDisconnect(int client)
+{
-	if (WelcomeTimers[client] != INVALID_HANDLE)
+	if (WelcomeTimers[client] != null)
+	{
 		KillTimer(WelcomeTimers[client]);
-		WelcomeTimers[client] = INVALID_HANDLE;
+		WelcomeTimers[client] = null;
+	}
+}
-public Action:WelcomePlayer(Handle:timer, Handle:pack)
+public Action WelcomePlayer(Handle timer, Handle pack)
+{
-	decl String:str[128];
+	char str[128];
-	new client;
+	int client;
 	/* Set to the beginning and unpack it */

@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
 For example, say you want to display a message five times, once every three seconds:
 <pawn>
-someFunction()
+void someFunction()
+{
 	CreateTimer(3.0, Timer_PrintMessageFiveTimes, _, TIMER_REPEAT);
+}
-public Action:Timer_PrintMessageFiveTimes(Handle:timer)
+public Action Timer_PrintMessageFiveTimes(Handle timer)
+{
 	// Create a global variable visible only in the local scope (this function).
-	static numPrinted = 0;
+	static int numPrinted = 0;
-	if (numPrinted >= 5) {
+	if (numPrinted >= 5)
 		numPrinted = 0;
 		return Plugin_Stop;