[Snippet] Timed Effects

call DestroyEffect(AddSpecialEffect(....))

call StartTimedEffect(AddSpecialEffect(fx, 0., 0.), 2.)

//***********************

//*    Timed Effects    *

//*   by moyack. 2011   *

//***********************

//*

//* Requires Jass NewGen Pack and TimerUtils by Various coders

//*    

//* Introduction

//* ============

//*

//* So... have you been needing a simple way (or function) to create an effect temporally

//* and don't worry about destroying it? or you're needing that an effect with different 

//* animations (birth, stand, death) will show all of them?? if your answer is yes to any

//* of those questions, then you're in the right place.

//*

//* This script is used in my project Power of Corruption ([url]http://poc.it.cx[/url]), as you'll see, 

//* it's simple as hell.

//*

//* Just to point out: this library is very useful with effects that have different 

//* animations, so using this library with single animation effect will do the same as 

//* call DestroyEffect(AddSpecialEffect(....))

//*

//* How to use it?

//* ==============

//* - Create a trigger with a convenient name (like Timed Effects)

//* - Convert the trigger to custom text

//* - Copy and paste this code and save your map.

//*

//* With all this done, you just have to call the function StartTimedEffect(), and as parameters

//* an effect and a real value which will be the effect duration.

//*

//*   Example: call StartTimedEffect(AddSpecialEffect(fx, 0., 0.), 2.)

//*

//* You won't need anything else, the system will care of cleaning the effect properly 

//* and recycle the values for you.

library_once TimedEffects requires TimerUtils

private struct data

    effect f = null

    timer t

    static method create takes effect f returns data

        local data dt = data.allocate()

        set dt.t = NewTimer()

        set dt.f = f

        call SetTimerData(dt.t, integer(dt))

        return dt

    endmethod

endstruct

private function DestroyTimedEffect takes nothing returns nothing

    local data d = data(GetTimerData(GetExpiredTimer()))

    call DestroyEffect(d.f)

    call ReleaseTimer(d.t)

    call d.destroy()

endfunction

function StartTimedEffect takes effect f, real dur returns nothing

    local data d = data.create(f)

    call TimerStart(d.t, dur, false, function DestroyTimedEffect)

endfunction

endlibrary

//***********************

//*    Timed Effects    *

//*   by moyack. 2011   *

//***********************

//*

//* Requires Jass NewGen Pack and TimedLoop by Vexorian

//*    

//* Introduction

//* ============

//*

//* So... have you been needing a simple way (or function) to create an effect temporally

//* and don't worry about destroying it? or you're needing that an effect with different 

//* animations (birth, stand, death) will show all of them?? if your answer is yes to any

//* of those questions, then you're in the right place.

//*

//* This script is used in my project Power of Corruption ([url]http://poc.it.cx[/url]), as you'll see, 

//* it's simple as hell.

//*

//* Just to point out: this library is very useful with effects that have different 

//* animations, so using this library with single animation effect will do the same as 

//* call DestroyEffect(AddSpecialEffect(....))

//*

//* How to use it?

//* ==============

//* - Create a trigger with a convenient name (like Timed Effects)

//* - Convert the trigger to custom text

//* - Copy and paste this code and save your map.

//*

//* With all this done, you just have to call the function StartTimedEffect(), and as parameters

//* an effect and a real value which will be the effect duration.

//*

//*   Example: call StartTimedEffect(AddSpecialEffect(fx, 0., 0.), 2.)

//*

//* You won't need anything else, the system will care of cleaning the effect properly 

//* and recycle the values for you.

library_once TimedEffects requires TimedLoop

private struct data

    effect f = null

    real time = 0.

    real dur 

    private method onTimedLoop takes nothing returns boolean

        set .time = .time + TimedLoop_PERIOD

        if .time > .dur then

            call DestroyEffect(.f)

            return TimedLoop_STOP

        endif

        return TimedLoop_CONTINUE

    endmethod

    implement TimedLoop

    static method create takes effect f, real t returns thistype

        local thistype dt = thistype.allocate()

        set dt.dur = t

        set dt.f = f

        call dt.startTimedLoop()

        return dt

    endmethod

endstruct

function StartTimedEffect takes effect f, real dur returns nothing

    local data d = data.create(f,dur)

endfunction

endlibrary