Timer class

May 28, 201312 yr

A Timer class would be helpful and would remove the need for unnecessary code in scripts.

Use Case:

Usual

if(object.interact(...)) {
	script.sleep(...);
	//Guess how long action will take - no time out.
	//if action takes 1 second, but your script is sleeping for 3 seconds.
	//That would add up to a lot of time wasted.

        //Validate action completed and handle accordingly

}

With Timer

if(object.interact(...)) {
	Timer timer = new Timer(4000); //4 second timeout
	while(timer.isRunning() && Condition) //stops when action completed, or timeout reached.
		script.sleep(50);
	//Validate action completed and handle accordingly
}

Just Something as simple as:

public class Timer {

	private long period, start;

	public Timer(long period) {
		this.period = period;
	}

	public long getElapsed(){
		return System.currentTimeMillis()-start;
	}

	public long getRemaining(){
		return period-getElapsed();
	}

	public boolean isRunning(){
		return getElapsed() <= period;
	}

	public void reset(){
		start = System.currentTimeMillis();
	}

	public long setEndIn(long ms){
		return period = ms;
	}

	public static String format(long milliSeconds) {
		long secs = milliSeconds/1000;
		return String.format("%d:%02d:%02d", secs/3600, (secs%3600)/60, (secs%60));
	}
}

Edited May 28, 201312 yr by Cory