Solved Name a timer to destroy later? (C#)

Discussion in 'Rust Development' started by JoeSheep, May 25, 2016.

  1. JoeSheep

    JoeSheep

    Hi!

    Just wandering if it is at all possible to name a timer which is using Oxide's Timer Library and Destroy it later if needed before the time elapses using its name? If so, what is the general method to do this?

    Cheers!
     
    JoeSheep, May 25, 2016
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  2. Wulf

    Wulf Community Admin

    Sure, just set it in a variable and then destroy that variable later.
     
    Wulf, May 25, 2016
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  3. JoeSheep

    JoeSheep

    Ok, thanks.
    I have been trying to come up with an idea of how to destroy a specific player's GUI/timer and not everyone else's. So I thought perhaps I could use their name to prefix a timer and create it. Would creating multiple timers put a significant enough load on the server to reduce performance?
     
    JoeSheep, May 25, 2016
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  4. Wulf

    Wulf Community Admin

    Look at my plugins such as QuickSort or Vanish, both handle that without timers.
     
    Wulf, May 25, 2016
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  5. DylanSMR

    DylanSMR

    Yeah if you wanted a semi example you can check my most recent plugin :)
     
    DylanSMR, May 25, 2016
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  6. JoeSheep

    JoeSheep

    My GUI will need to be destroyed after a certain amount of time though. Should I still look at them as an example?
     
    JoeSheep, May 25, 2016
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  7. Wulf

    Wulf Community Admin

    You can use them as an example for storing UI per user. If you want a timer to end after a certain amount of time, you could just add that as part of the timer to end after X repeats, otherwise you'd need to handle it in a similar way, storing each timer in a dictionary or hashset to later destroy by removing and destroying the timer instance.
     
    Wulf, May 25, 2016
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  8. JoeSheep

    JoeSheep

    Sorry, handle it in a similar way to what?

    Also I got a timer stored in a variable and destroyed it successfully just now :)
     
    JoeSheep, May 25, 2016
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  9. DylanSMR

    DylanSMR

    I was gonna say store the timer in the dictionary but that works lol
     
    DylanSMR, May 25, 2016
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  10. JoeSheep

    JoeSheep

    I am always tired after work so I tend to slowly get around doing different things until I find what works best, rather than thinking it through properly because my brain doesn't have the workable capacity anymore lol :p I will still need to use a dictionary to store timers private to players.
     
    JoeSheep, May 25, 2016
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  11. DylanSMR

    DylanSMR

    Ah lol ok :)
     
    DylanSMR, May 25, 2016
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  12. Wulf

    Wulf Community Admin

    Storing it in a dictionary would be best for multiple players, so yes, that would be the better choice.
     
    Wulf, May 25, 2016
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  13. JoeSheep

    JoeSheep

    JoeSheep, May 25, 2016
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