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Stuck on TIME_PLAYED_MSG delay

Hi peeps,

I have the following in an addon I'm creating:

--Register /played event to unique frame
frame:RegisterEvent("TIME_PLAYED_MSG")
frame:SetScript("OnEvent", function(self, event, ...)
if (event == "TIME_PLAYED_MSG") then
TotalPlayed, PlayedThisLevel = ...
print("TotalPlayed, PlayedThisLevel "..TotalPlayed, PlayedThisLevel)
end
end)

-- Register Level up hook to unique frame
lvlup = CreateFrame("Frame", UIParent)
lvlup:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_LEVEL_UP")
lvlup:SetScript("OnEvent", function(self, event, ...)
if(event == "PLAYER_LEVEL_UP") then
print("Level up hook started")
newlevel = ...
print("NewLevel is: "..newlevel)
RequestTimePlayed()
inum = (#KLTcharstats+1)
print("inum and inslvl = "..inum)
newindex(inum)
if (inum == 1 and KLTcharstats[inum].clevel == 1) then
print("Running if, that is inum = 1 and clevel = 1 --- TotalPlayed = "..TotalPlayed)
KLTcharstats[inum].TTP = TotalPlayed
KLTcharstats[inum].TFL = TotalPlayed
end

After all this has run there are the correct results in my default chat for time played and level time played, from the event handler BUT i only ever get 1 in the if at the end. Do i have table init that runs before all this so no issues with the creation of the table or variables.

I've been banging my head against this for hours, what do I have wrong? Or is the time return just laggy as sin and I can't do what I need to?

Thanks for the input!!

There's always a delay between running RequestTimePlayed() and when TIME_PLAYED_MSG fires because it has to get this info from the server.

Would using something like Ace be the only route to add a pause after levelup till i run functions?

Quote:

Originally Posted by KrS14 (Post 337153)

Would using something like Ace be the only route to add a pause after levelup till i run functions?

https://wow.gamepedia.com/API_C_Timer.After

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim (Post 337155)

https://wow.gamepedia.com/API_C_Timer.After

I have read about this and tried it. Never got it to work, i'll give it another go tomorrow and report back.

Here's what I would do.

Lua Code:

local LevelTimes={};--  For this example, we'll say this is loaded from SavedVar
 
local EventFrame=CreateFrame("Frame");
EventFrame:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_LEVEL_UP");
EventFrame:RegisterEvent("TIME_PLAYED_MSG");
EventFrame:SetScript("OnEvent",function(self,event,...)
    if event=="PLAYER_LEVEL_UP" then
        self.WaitingForPlayTime=true;-- Flag continuation
        RequestTimePlayed();
    elseif event=="TIME_PLAYED_MSG" and self.WaitingForPlayTime then
        self.WaitingForPlayTime=false;--    Clear flag
        LevelTimes[UnitLevel("player")-1]=...;--    Record time to complete level
    end
end);

Quote:

Originally Posted by SDPhantom (Post 337161)

Here's what I would do.

Lua Code:

local LevelTimes={};--  For this example, we'll say this is loaded from SavedVar
 
local EventFrame=CreateFrame("Frame");
EventFrame:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_LEVEL_UP");
EventFrame:RegisterEvent("TIME_PLAYED_MSG");
EventFrame:SetScript("OnEvent",function(self,event,...)
    if event=="PLAYER_LEVEL_UP" then
        self.WaitingForPlayTime=true;-- Flag continuation
        RequestTimePlayed();
    elseif event=="TIME_PLAYED_MSG" and self.WaitingForPlayTime then
        self.WaitingForPlayTime=false;--    Clear flag
        LevelTimes[UnitLevel("player")-1]=...;--    Record time to complete level
    end
end);

While not directly my solution SDPhantom, you completely made me realize I was going about the execution of everything in the wrong order.

I was sticking almost ALL my main work in PLAYER_LEVEL_UP, when it should have been in TIME_PLAYED_MSG that was my natural delay I needed :)

Thank you so much for your input, I'm about 4 days into learning LUA in any capacity lol so there's definitely some tricks to learn :)

All is working as intended now.