Killing timer...

ProXy · Post by **ProXy** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 11:23 am

Hello,

I wrote a script that checks the channelpeak every minute. Everytime I rehash my eggdrop, another timer starts. So I should kill all other timer, that were set by my script. I found the function "killtimer" but I don`t know how to check the exisiting timers, and how to kill all of them...

Could anyone please give me an example of a source that will kill all existing timers?

Papillon · Post by **Papillon** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 12:18 pm

Code: Select all

foreach t [timers] {
  killtimer [lindex [split $t] end]
}

timers
Returns: a list of active minutely timers. Each entry in the list contains
the number of minutes left till activation, the command that will be
executed, and the timerID.

^^

ppslim · Post by **ppslim** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 1:38 pm

There is a 1 issue with the code above. It kills all timers.

Each script should only take care of it's own timers, as removing them all, may cause other scripts to fail.

There are 2 alternatives.

1: Check to see if it's calling the command for this script before killing it.

2: (recomended), rather than kill the timer, simply don't spawn a new one. This prevents a needless remove and replace system, with a test and leave.

Papillon · Post by **Papillon** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 1:41 pm

he asked how to kill all existing timers

.. so I gave him a solution .. but I agree with you, if it's not needed then don't spawn a new one

egghead · Post by **egghead** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 1:57 pm

ProXy wrote: I wrote a script that checks the channelpeak every minute. [snip]

Another alternative is not to use a timer, but to use a "bind time".

ProXy · Post by **ProXy** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 2:34 pm

K, thx a lot I now got a solution. I check if there is a timer or not. If not, I start another...else do nothing