GetExpiredTimer

[EmoBrother]

I just share what I know to here. I don't know how many people knew this. It's useful.

Start Timer

• Jump Start
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes casting an ability
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit - Add Crow Form to (Triggering unit)
    • Unit - Remove Crow Form from (Triggering unit)
    • Animation - Change (Triggering unit) flying height to 175.00 at 750.00
    • Unit - Turn collision for (Triggering unit) Off
    • Countdown Timer - Start Timer[(Player number of (Triggering player))] as a One-shot timer that will expire in 0.20 seconds //You can just use "register event" for all units and players
    • Set Jump_Unit[(Player number of (Triggering player))] = (Triggering unit)

End Timer

• Jump End
  • Events
    • Time - Timer[1] expires
    • Time - Timer[2] expires
    • Time - Timer[3] expires
    • Time - Timer[4] expires
    • Time - Timer[5] expires
    • Time - Timer[6] expires
    • Time - Timer[7] expires
    • Time - Timer[8] expires
    • Time - Timer[9] expires
    • Time - Timer[10] expires
    • Time - Timer[11] expires
    • Time - Timer[12] expires
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • For each (Integer B) from 1 to 12, do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Custom script: if GetExpiredTimer() == udg_Timer[bj_forLoopBIndex] then
        • Set Off = (Integer B)
        • Custom script: endif
    • Unit - Add Crow Form to Jump_Unit[Off]
    • Unit - Remove Crow Form from Jump_Unit[Off]
    • Animation - Change Jump_Unit[Off] flying height to 0.00 at 1000.00
    • Unit - Turn collision for Jump_Unit[Off] On

 

[chobibo]

Linear search is costly, try hashtables for retrieval.

 

[Malhorne]

Yep linear search is costly
Use LinkedList indexation or if you want a research thingy -> AVL tree !

 

[Maker]

And you only need to use the crow form trick once per unit.

 

[EmoBrother]

Then how about this ?? I only know GUI xD

Triggers

• Start
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Dies
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Index = (Index + 1)
    • Set StupidUnit[Index] = (Triggering unit)
    • Countdown Timer - Start Timer[Index] as a One-shot timer that will expire in 10.00 seconds
    • Trigger - Add to End <gen> the event (Time - Timer[Index] expires)

• End
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Index_End = (Index_End + 1)
    • For each (Integer A) from Index_End to Index, do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Custom script: if GetExpiredTimer() == udg_Timer[bj_forLoopBIndex]
        • -------- Do action with StupidUnit[bj_forLoopBIndex] --------

 

[chobibo]

That's still linear search. Try storing the timer index on the hashtable using the timer as a key. I dunno it looks on GUI though, gimme a minute.

EDIT:

OnCast

• Actions
  • Custom script: set udg_Key=GetHandleId(udg_Timer[udg_TimerIndex])
  • Hashtable - Save (Key Key) as 0 of TimerIndex in HashTable

OnExpire

• Actions
  • Set TimerIndex = (Load (Key (Expiring timer)) of 0 from HashTable)
  • -------- Do actions --------

There, you add those actions to the onCast, on the onExpire you replace the loop with that one.

 

[WaterKnight]

Allocate 8k timers on init, then their ids are lined up and you can store their data in an array with GetHandleId(t) - lowestIndex and you do not need to clean up afterwards

 

[EmoBrother]

Thank you for replying to this thread ! I appreciated it.
@ Malhorne, I think I don't need it becus I developed a new one
@ Waterknight, add 8k events at once !? I never use hashtable -.- don't tell me how hashtable pro as I'm a noob ;_;
@ Maker, it doesn't really matter xD
@ chobibo, I don't know about hashtable but I think this the same trick from what you gave. Check this :
(don't tell me this is someting like AVL Tree 'T_T')

GetExpiredTimer()

• Jump Start
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes casting an ability
  • Conditions
    • (Ability being cast) Equal to @ Jump
  • Actions
    • Set Index = (Index + 1)
    • Countdown Timer - Start Timer[Index] as a One-shot timer that will expire in 0.60 seconds
    • Trigger - Add to Jump End <gen> the event (Time - Timer[Index] expires)
    • Unit - Add Crow Form to (Triggering unit)
    • Unit - Remove Crow Form from (Triggering unit)
    • Animation - Change (Triggering unit) flying height to 400.00 at 600.00
    • Unit - Turn collision for (Triggering unit) Off
    • Set Jump_Unit[Index] = (Triggering unit)

• Jump End
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Off = (Off + 1)
    • Unit - Add Crow Form to Jump_Unit[Off]
    • Unit - Remove Crow Form from Jump_Unit[Off]
    • Animation - Change Jump_Unit[Off] flying height to 0.00 at 1000.00
    • Unit - Turn collision for Jump_Unit[Off] On

 

[PurgeandFire]

It is a nice technique for MPI, but the drawback is that it won't necessarily work with if the trigger is ran a second time while the first trigger is still running, and that there is 1 event handle + 1 timer handle per player.

 

[WaterKnight]

Actually, in jass, you normally do not register timer expiration events but use the direct functionality of

native TimerStart (timer whichTimer, real timeout, boolean periodic, code handlerFunc) returns nothing

to run a specific function on expiration.

And my idea was to not have to use hashtable but it was also kinda a joke.

 

[chobibo]

• Trigger - Add to Jump End <gen> the event (Time - Timer[Index] expires)

That mah boi, creates 1 event per cast. I haven't tested it mah boi, but I think that'll run the trigger action twice for the second cast, thrice for the third cast, you get mah point mah boi? Better start learning them hashtables mah boi, it won't be that hard and it would make yer life easier, yes sir! I bet it will!

 

[EmoBrother]

@ PurgeandFire, I think you meant it fire twice at 0 sec will cause error ;_; What I should I do on Lab actually ...
@ WaterKnight, I don't understand JASS very much -.= nice joke indeedI'm learning that function.

 

[Ruke]

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/spells-569/mui-242000/

 

[SA Dashie]

Last time I used the no collision event, when trying to order the unit to go through a blizzard cliff it will try and go around it if you don't directly or close enough to the edge of it(even though it can go over the cliff).

So if you are using blizzard cliffs it would be better to replace the unit with a flying one(like crow form already does).