--[[ basic timer class can check for expiry and register a callback to be called on progress and on finish if you find yourself using lots of these for pushing stuff into the future, look into async.lua and see if it might be a better fit! ]] local path = (...):gsub("timer", "") local class = require(path .. "class") local timer = class({ name = "timer", }) --create a timer, with optional callbacks --callbacks receive as arguments: -- the current progress as a number from 0 to 1, so can be used for lerps -- the timer object, so can be reset if needed function timer:new(time, on_progress, on_finish) self.time = 0 self.timer = 0 self.on_progress = on_progress self.on_finish = on_finish self:reset(time) end --update this timer, calling the relevant callback if it exists function timer:update(dt) if not self:expired() then self.timer = self.timer + dt --get the relevant callback local cb = self:expired() and self.on_finish or self.on_progress if cb then cb(self:progress(), self) end end end --check if the timer has expired function timer:expired() return self.timer >= self.time end --get the timer's progress from 0 to 1 function timer:progress() return math.min(self.timer / self.time, 1) end --reset the timer; optionally change the time --will resume calling the same callbacks, so can be used for intervals function timer:reset(time) self.timer = 0 self.time = math.max(time or self.time, 1e-6) --negative time not allowed return self end return timer