Timer - getTickCount()

[FlyingSpoon]

How can I create a 2 minute timer, using getTickCount() on DX Text?

Someone help please!

[KariiiM]

Try something by yourself and post what you have tried, and I will help you

[FlyingSpoon]

screenX,screenY = guiGetScreenSize() 
function startTheClock () 
  
    systemUpTime = 2000 --Store the system tick count, this will be 0 for us 
  
  
    currentCount = getTickCount ()  
  
    dxDrawRectangle (screenX *.40, screenY * .09, 250, 50, tocolor(0,0,0,150)) 
    dxDrawText ( currentCount - systemUpTime, screenX * .48, screenY * .1, screenX, screenY, tocolor(255,255,255), 2) 
end 
addEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, startTheClock ) 

[KariiiM]

Try that and tell me the result,

screenX,screenY = guiGetScreenSize() 
function startTheClock () 
    systemUpTime = 120000   
    currentCount = getTickCount () 
    dxDrawRectangle (screenX *.40, screenY * .09, 250, 50, tocolor(0,0,0,150)) 
    dxDrawText(tostring(currentCount-systemUpTime+getTickCount()), screenX * .48, screenY * .1, screenX, screenY, tocolor(255,255,255), 2) 
end 
addEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, startTheClock) 

btw, 2000 not equal 2minutes, it's 2secs !

[Bonus]

KariiiM, your code will draw something like 199999, always

That is a way:

local starttime = 0 
local screenX,screenY = guiGetScreenSize() 
  
local function startTheClock ( ) 
      if getTickCount()-starttime >= 2 * 60 * 1000 then   -- if 2 min past 
           -- whatever you want to do 
      else 
           -- whatever you want to do 
      end 
end  
  
addCommandHandler ( "starttheclock", function ( ) 
     starttime = getTickCount() 
     addEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, startTheClock ) 
end ) 

[KariiiM]

KariiiM, your code will draw something like 199999, always

He can deal with that by using

math.floor 

[Bonus]

Your code:

local currentCount = getTickCount()

currentCount - systemUpTime + getTickCount()

What it does:

getTickCount() some ms ago - 120000 + getTickCount() now

example:

199 - 120000 + 200

It will always be something like -199999.

[KariiiM]

You are right @Bonus

I just tested my code now

[FlyingSpoon]

Bonus, how can I create a timer using your script to do a countdown, so the player can see how long is left.

[Bonus]

local endtime = 0 
  
local function renderCountdown ( ) 
     local lefttime = endtime - getTickCount()             
     if lefttime > 0 then 
          dxDrawText ( math.ceil ( lefttime ) ...  
     elseif lefttime >= -3000 then 
          dxDrawText ( "GO!" ... ) 
     else 
          removeEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, renderCountdown ) 
     end 
end  
  
addCommandHandler ( "startcountdown", function ( _, timeinsec ) 
     endtime = getTickCount() + timeinsec * 1000         -- To save the time when the countdown will end 
     addEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, renderCountdown ) 
end ) 

[FlyingSpoon]

  
local endtime = 0 
  
local function renderCountdown ( ) 
     local lefttime = endtime - getTickCount()             
     if lefttime > 0 then 
          dxDrawText(math.ceil ( lefttime ), screenX * .48, screenY * .1, screenX, screenY, tocolor(255,255,255), 2) 
     elseif lefttime >= -3000 then 
          dxDrawText("GO!", screenX * .48, screenY * .1, screenX, screenY, tocolor(255,255,255), 2) 
     else 
          removeEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, renderCountdown ) 
     end 
end 
  
addCommandHandler ( "test", function ( _, timeinsec ) 
     endtime = getTickCount() + timeinsec * 1000         -- To save the time when the countdown will end 
     addEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, renderCountdown ) 
end ) 

Doesn't display my time left.

[Bonus]

Because you can't use "test" in an addCommandHandler ...

"Note: You cannot use "list" or "test" as command name."

[FlyingSpoon]

  
local endtime = 0 
  
local function renderCountdown ( ) 
     local lefttime = endtime - getTickCount()             
     if lefttime > 0 then 
          dxDrawText(math.ceil ( lefttime ), screenX * .48, screenY * .1, screenX, screenY, tocolor(255,255,255), 2) 
     elseif lefttime >= -3000 then 
          dxDrawText("GO!", screenX * .48, screenY * .1, screenX, screenY, tocolor(255,255,255), 2) 
     else 
          removeEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, renderCountdown ) 
     end 
end 
  
addCommandHandler ( "timer", function ( _, timeinsec ) 
     endtime = getTickCount() + timeinsec * 1000         -- To save the time when the countdown will end 
     addEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, renderCountdown ) 
end ) 

attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'timeinsec' (a nil value) 

[Bonus]

Use /timer 5

I expected you to know how to use commands.

Oh and use tonumber ( timeinsec ) there

 endtime = getTickCount() + tonumber ( timeinsec ) * 1000 

[FlyingSpoon]

How can I now convert this into Minutes only, I know it's / 1000 but how would I go about doing it.

Like countdown: 2:00 .. 1:59 .. 1:58 etc

[Bonus]

local totalleft = endtime - getTickCount() 
local minutesleft = math.floor ( totalleft / 60000 ) 
local secondsleft = math.floor ( ( totalleft - minutsleft * 60000 ) / 1000 ) 
local time = minutesleft..":"..secondsleft >= 10 and secondsleft or "0"..secondsleft 

time is the converted time.

Should work, test it.

[FlyingSpoon]

screenX,screenY = guiGetScreenSize() 
  
local function renderCountdown ( ) 
     local lefttime = endtime - getTickCount() 
     local minutesleft = math.floor ( lefttime / 60000 ) 
     local secondsleft = math.floor ( ( lefttime - minutesleft * 60000 ) / 1000 ) 
     local timet = minutesleft..":"..secondsleft >= 10 and secondsleft or "0"..secondsleft          
     if lefttime > 0 then 
          dxDrawText(math.ceil ( timet ), screenX * .48, screenY * .1, screenX, screenY, tocolor(255,255,255), 2) 
     elseif lefttime >= -3000 then 
          dxDrawText("GO!", screenX * .48, screenY * .1, screenX, screenY, tocolor(255,255,255), 2) 
     else 
          removeEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, renderCountdown ) 
     end 
end 
  
addCommandHandler ( "timer", function ( _, timeinsec ) 
     endtime = getTickCount() + tonumber ( timeinsec  ) * 1000 
     addEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, renderCountdown ) 
end ) 

I did this but it don't work.

[Bonus]

math.ceil with a string?

[FlyingSpoon]

What do you mean?

[Bonus]

math.ceil with a string doesnt work

[FlyingSpoon]

Should I do 'lefftime' in there then?

[Bonus]

... Just don't use math.ceil ...

You want to draw the time like that "5:31", so why would you want to use timeleft?