pxt-interval

If you want to repeatedly do something in your game, you can add a callback method to game.onUpdateInterval like game.onUpdateInterval(500, () => doSomething()). But you cannot unsubscribe this callback from being executed - never.

If you want to do something periodically but only for a certain time, this extension can help you. A callback handler that is registered to be executed in a given interval can also be unsubscribed again. The call to Interval.on returns a function that can be called to do the unsubscription:

const unsubscribe = Interval.on(500, () => doSomething());
...
unsubscribe();

Here an example how to fire projectiles every 500 milliseconds for 3 seconds:

// Shoot for 3 seconds
const unsubscribe = Interval.on(500, () => sprites.createProjectileFromSprite(myImage, mySprite, 50, 0));
setTimeout(() => unsubscribe(), 3000);

Another example that lets a spaceship shoot until it's getting destroyed:

const spaceShip = sprites.create(someSpaceshipImage);
spaceShip.setFlag(SpriteFlag.AutoDestroy, true);

const unsubscribe = Interval.on(500, () => {
    sprites.createProjectileFromSprite(img`
    1
    1
    `, spaceShip, 0, -80);
});

spaceShip.vx = 30;
spaceShip.onDestroyed(() => unsubscribe());

Using it in your project

To use this extension in your project, choose "Advanced > Extensions..." and enter https://github.com/ractive/pxt-interval in the search box.

This extension uses the pxt-heap extension to easily fetch the next callback handler that should be executed.

Metadata

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