[LIBRARY] EZTimer, an easy to use timer

[RaptrStudios]

EZTimer is a very simple, short timing library in only 17 lines!

timer.lua

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Remember you need to require this library!

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require('timer')

To make a new timer place this in the love.load() section,

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timer_new()

and put the desired amount of time (in seconds) between the parentheses like this,

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timer_new(5)

To check if the timer has completed or not, place this somewhere in the love.update(),

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timer_isTime(function(object)
	-- If timer is done, run this code.
end)

And finally all ways REMEMBER to place,

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timer_update(dt)

in the love.update().

And that's pretty much it!

Heres an example

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require('timer')

function love.load()
    timer_new(10)
end

function love.update(dt)
    timer_update(dt)
    timer_isTime(function(object)
        print('TIMER FINISHED')
    end)
end

Note: This is my first commercial library so, cut me some slack!

[veethree]

I'm gonna be honest, I don't think this library is particularly useful. It basically does the same thing as the following snippet,

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function love.load()
	timer = 14
end

function love.update(dt)
	timer = timer - dt
	if timer < 0 then
		--code
	end
end

You can definitely expand it a bit to make it useful. For example allow for multiple timers to be run simultaneously, Maybe pass a "isTime" function to timer_new, and call that function in timer_update when the time's up etc.

[RaptrStudios]

Thanks for the honesty, and yes this library is nowhere close to being done.

[rmcode]

I suggest you read through kikito's articles on modules. I doubt many people would use a library that ignores typical conventions. This would also allow you to use nicer function names like timer.new, timer.update and maybe timer.hasFinished.

Last but not least you should use a proper license like MIT or Zlib instead of "Remember to ask before using any of this code".