timer.lua

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local assert, type = assert, type
local pairs, ipairs = pairs, ipairs
local min, math_huge = math.min, math.huge
module(...)

functions = {}
function update(dt)
	local to_remove = {}
	for func, delay in pairs(functions) do
		delay = delay - dt
		if delay <= 0 then
			to_remove[#to_remove+1] = func
		end
		functions[func] = delay
	end
	for _,func in ipairs(to_remove) do
		functions[func] = nil
		func(func)
	end
end

function add(delay, func)
	assert(type(func) == "function", "second argument needs to be a function")
	functions[func] = delay
end

function addPeriodic(delay, func, count)
	assert(type(func) == "function", "second argument needs to be a function")
	local count = count or math_huge -- exploit below: math.huge - 1 = math.huge

	add(delay, function(f)
		func(func)
		count = count - 1
		if count > 0 then
			add(delay, f)
		end
	end)
end

function clear()
	functions = {}
end

function Interpolator(length, func)
	assert(type(func) == "function", "second argument needs to be a function")
	local t = 0
	return function(dt, ...)
		t = t + dt
		return func(min((t-dt)/length,1), ...)
	end
end

function Oscillator(length, func)
	assert(type(func) == "function", "second argument needs to be a function")
	local t = 0
	return function(dt, ...)
		t = (t + dt) % length
		return func(t/length, ...)
	end
end