[C++] Mangos / TC2 Timed Event System

[Pwntzyou]

Timed Event System
By: Pwntzyou


Intro:
Since I have switched from ascent based emulators to Mangos based ones, the only thing I found missing was a timed event system, that being said... I waved my magical wand around and created one.

This C++ addon can be used for -anything- that uses C++... not just Mangos and TC2.

It consists of two files
(Both need to be added to the project before a compile)
*THERE IS NO NEED TO TOUCH ANYTHING IN EITHER OF THE TWO FILES*

TimedEvent.cpp
TimedEvent.h


Getting it working:
1. The script using the timed events MUST have a #include TimedEvent.h at the top

2. There are two methods for adding timed methods, one for a function belonging to a class, the other for a function not belonging to a class.

EX:

 
//Format for function without a class
...(&function, "name", (void*)data, time in ms, repeats [0 for infinite]);


//Format for function with a class  
...(&SC, &SomeClass::Function, "name", (void*)data, time in ms, repeats [0 for  infinite]);


//Function without a class that will call the function HelloWorld(void* data) once after two seconds  
_TimedEvent* te = new _TimedEvent;
te->newTimedEvent(&HelloWorld, "Hello World", (void*)0, 2000, 1);


//Function with a class that will call the function SomeClass::HelloWorld(void* data) twice with a five second interval  
SomeClass SC;
TimedEvent<SomeClass>* te = new TimedEvent<SomeClass>;
te->newTimedEvent(&SC, &SomeClass::HelloWorld, "HW_Class", (void*)0, 5000, 2);

Things to notice:

-All functions you want timed events to trigger need the parameters (void* data) and only that.

All of you C++ noobies out there don't start crying, you can still pass all of the data you want through the function!

 
//This will pass the number 1337 to function someInt(void* data)

void someInt(void* data) 
{
      int aNumber = (int)data;
      //Do whatever you want to do past here... aNumber is = to 1337 in this example
}

_TimedEvent* te = new _TimedEvent; 
te->newTimedEvent(&someInt, "C++ Noobs", (void*)1337, 2000, 1);

As you can see we passed (void*)1337 as our parameter in our timed event, whenever you pass data through a timed event it is crucial to have (void*) in front of it.

In the function we accessed you will also notice we had (int) in front of "data" this changes data from void* to an int. This method can be used for any type of variable.

Now I know you C++ noobs are still freaking out because you want to pass multiple parameters through, we can use something called a struct.

 
struct myData
{
      int aNumber;
      string aString;
};

void anotherExample(void* data) 
{
    myData* mData = (myData*)data
    //Do what ever you want after this
}


myData * mData = new myData;  
mData->aNumber = 1337;
mData->aString = "Pwntzyou Owns";

_TimedEvent* te = new _TimedEvent; 
 te->newTimedEvent(&anotherExample, "C++ Noobs", (void*)mData, 2000, 1);

Hopefully that should clear up some of the questions but feel free to ask me more.

Last but not least we have the delete a timed event function... oh how I love this one

 
//Put the name of the timed event in there, and it will stop running!
RemoveTimedEvent("NAME");

Download:
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Enjoy^^

[RyeRye]

Nice Pwntz, why'd you switch to Mangos? hah

[Pwntzyou]

Because everything else is crap

[vaniva]

thank alot mangos!

[Link_S]

This can come in handy to Mangos / TC2 C++ script developers.

[kjankoski]

Very nice. Thanks.

[lorac]

I beg to differ
Trinity makes makes mangos look um ....how do i put it nicely
Trinity is superior to Mangos
Vehicles work charmed works spells for the most part work
only thing that trinity is lacking is full DB support from out side projects