/// <summary>
/// Sets a timer to call a given method at a set interval.
/// Frequency rates of 0.0 will disable the previous timer.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="inFrequency">The amount of time to pass before an execution occurs.</param>
/// <param name="inLoop">Whether to execute once or execute repeatedly.</param>
/// <param name="inMethodName">Name of the method to call when the timer executes.</param>
public void SetTimer(float inFrequency, bool inLoop, string inMethodName, bool inIgnoreTimeScale = false)
{
// Validate the method name before continuing.
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(inMethodName))
{
Debug.Log("Failed to create timer. String is empty");
return;
}
bool isDupe = false;
// Search for a duplicate before creating a new instance.
for (int timerIdx = 0; timerIdx < _timers.Count; timerIdx++)
{
TimerBehaviourData timer = _timers[timerIdx];
if (timer.methodName == inMethodName)
{
isDupe = true;
// If the frequency is 0, flag it for removal
if (inFrequency == 0.0f)
{
// We'll remove this timer next time we tick all the timers.
timer.frequency = 0.0f;
}
else
{
// Update the timer with the new info.
timer.loop = inLoop;
timer.frequency = inFrequency;
timer.elpasedTime = 0.0f;
}
timer.paused = false;
break;
}
}
// If this timer is not a dupe, create a new one.
if (!isDupe)
{
TimerBehaviourData newTimer = new TimerBehaviourData( );
newTimer.loop = inLoop;
newTimer.action = null;
newTimer.paused = false;
newTimer.frequency = inFrequency;
newTimer.methodName = inMethodName;
newTimer.elpasedTime = 0.0f;
_timers.Add(newTimer);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets a timer to call the given action at a set interval.
/// Frequency rates of 0.0 will disable the previous timer.
///
/// Note:
/// Anonymous methods cannot be searched or updated. Use anonymous
/// methods for single shot script calls.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="inFrequency">The amount of time to pass between executions.</param>
/// <param name="inLoop">Whether to execute once or execute repeatedly.</param>
/// <param name="inAction">The action to invoke when this timer executes.</param>
public void SetTimer(float inFrequency, bool inLoop, Action inAction)
{
bool isDupe = false;
// Search for a duplicate before creating a new instance.
for (int timerIdx = 0; timerIdx < _timers.Count; timerIdx++)
{
TimerBehaviourData timer = _timers[timerIdx];
if (timer.action == inAction)
{
isDupe = true;
// If the frequency is 0, disable the timer.
if (inFrequency == 0.0f)
{
// We'll remove this timer next time we tick all the timers.
timer.frequency = 0.0f;
}
else
{
// Update the timer with the new info.
timer.loop = inLoop;
timer.frequency = inFrequency;
timer.elpasedTime = 0.0f;
}
timer.paused = false;
break;
}
}
// If this timer is not a dupe, create a new one.
if (!isDupe)
{
TimerBehaviourData newTimer = new TimerBehaviourData( );
newTimer.loop = inLoop;
newTimer.action = inAction;
newTimer.paused = false;
newTimer.frequency = inFrequency;
newTimer.methodName = "";
newTimer.elpasedTime = 0.0f;
_timers.Add(newTimer);
}
}
