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Newbie Joined: 23 Oct 2002 Posts: 6 Location: Spain

Hi!

I want to create some mechanism to repeat commands in certain periods. For example, reading a book each 5 minutes, or checking mail every 30 minutes.

Would it be possible to implement it in a form like? (without toggle buttons):
autocommands on
autocommands off
autocommands (AUTOCOMMANDS is currently off)

Also, how could it be done so it holds several "timelines" (different delays) with a set of several commands for each one of them?

Help most appreciated :)

(I've 3.36B if it helps)

Okkita

Wanderer Joined: 23 Aug 2002 Posts: 96

quote:

Hi!

I want to create some mechanism to repeat commands in certain periods. For example, reading a book each 5 minutes, or checking mail every 30 minutes.

Would it be possible to implement it in a form like? (without toggle buttons):
autocommands on
autocommands off
autocommands (AUTOCOMMANDS is currently off)

Also, how could it be done so it holds several "timelines" (different delays) with a set of several commands for each one of them?

Help most appreciated :)

(I've 3.36B if it helps)

Okkita

You use classes to be able to turn certain sets of triggers and other settings on and off. Timer triggers can be used to schedule certain commands to be executed at specific intervals, and an alias could be used to turn the class on and off, and report the status.

For example, if you put all your timers into a class named AUTO, then this alias will let you turn them on and off:

#AL {autocommands} {#IF ("%1"="on") {#CLASS auto 1};#IF ("%1"="off") {#CLASS auto 0};#if (%class(auto)) {#show Autocommands are currently ON} {#show Autocommands are currently OFF} }

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

If you had a current version, I'd recommend using #ALARM for the commands and #CLASS for
the toggle. Since you're using such an old version though, nobody but you is likely to
know what commands are available so you'll probably have to find your own solution.

You can use a variable, with an #IF, as your toggle.

LightBulb
Senior Member

Newbie Joined: 23 Oct 2002 Posts: 6 Location: Spain

Thanks a lot Lalaynya! Looks and works great!

I meant I'm using 6.36B, nasty typo there :)

The main concern is if I would be able to control multiple #alarm timelines, and associate them with a set of commands each... perhaps even being able to modify such commands on the fly... and without defining untidy #alarms for each... let's say it would be nicer if more "dynamic"...

Sounds like database stuff for me. I'm == nil in zMUD dbase control...

Okkita

GURU Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 4379 Location: USA

It should be no problem. Just create your alarms but have them execute the command from a variable. Example:
#ALARM {*300} {#EXEC {@commands1}}

You can then set this variable to whatever commands you would like the alarm to execute:
#VAR commands1 {read book;turn page;drink water}

Kjata

Newbie Joined: 23 Oct 2002 Posts: 6 Location: Spain

Hmm... I was thinking more on something like:

Delay Commands
3:00 @Timeline1
1:10 @Timeline2
... ...
*100 @TimelineN

I could be using quite some timelines, thats why I wanted some kind of unified timeline controller, so I can simply modify a record, or a variable and "configure" them altogether... perhaps I'm complicating it needlessly.

Anyways, thanks for the nice answers! :)

Okkita

GURU Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 4379 Location: USA

I'm not following you, sorry. What do you want it to do? Wait three minutes and execute the first set of commands, then wait one minute, ten seconds and execute the second set of commands, and so on?

Kjata

Newbie Joined: 23 Oct 2002 Posts: 6 Location: Spain

What I want is something like:

add_timeline(delay, command_list, id)
command_list = {read book|turn page|read book|close book|put book in shelf}

remove_timeline(id)

query_timelines()
ID Delay Commands
auto_read *4:*10 read book|turn page|read book|close book|put book in shelf
auto_hp *20 hp
auto_who *1:00 who|people

In other words, a timeline controller...

Hope I explained it better now... tx in advance...

Okkita