Core Addition (1.5.0)

Updated version from 1.4.1 to 1.5.0
Added:
multiObj:SetTime(n)
multiObj:ResetTime(n)
multiObj:ResolveTimer(...)
multiObj:OnTimedOut([function(self)])
multiObj:OnTimerResolved([function(self)],...)

Added:
multi:getVersion()

Example will be posted in the readme

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-# multi Version: 1.4.1
+# multi Version: 1.5.0
+Updated from 1.4.1
+Added:
+- An easy way to manage timeouts
+- Small bug fixes
+
+Example at end of the readme
+
 My multitasking library for lua</br>
 To install copy the multi folder into your enviroment and you are good to go</br>
 
@@ -697,6 +704,54 @@ multi:mainloop()
 ...</br>
 .inf-1	inf</br>
 
+Timeout management
+```lua
+-- Note: I used a tloop so I could control the output of the program a bit.
+require("multi.tloop")
+a=0
+inc=1 -- change to 0 to see it not met at all, 1 if you want to see the first condition not met but the second and 2 if you want to see it meet the condition on the first go.
+loop=multi:newTLoop(function(self)
+	print("Looping...")
+	a=a+inc
+	if a==14 then
+		self:ResolveTimer("1","2","3") -- ... any number of arguments can be passed to the resolve handler
+		-- this will also automatically pause the object that it is binded to
+	end
+end,.1)
+loop:SetTime(1)
+loop:OnTimerResolved(function(self,a,b,c) -- the handler will return the self and the passed arguments
+	print("We did it!",a,b,c)
+end)
+loop:OnTimedOut(function(self)
+	if not TheSecondTry then
+		print("Loop timed out!",self.Type,"Trying again...")
+		self:ResetTime(2)
+		self:Resume()
+		TheSecondTry=true
+	else
+		print("We just couldn't do it!") -- print if we don't get anything working
+	end
+end)
+multi:mainloop()
+```
+# Output (Change the value inc as indicated in the comment to see the outcomes!)
+Looping...</br>
+Looping...</br>
+Looping...</br>
+Looping...</br>
+Looping...</br>
+Looping...</br>
+Looping...</br>
+Looping...</br>
+Looping...</br>
+Loop timed out!	tloop	Trying again...</br>
+Looping...</br>
+Looping...</br>
+Looping...</br>
+Looping...</br>
+Looping...</br>
+We did it!	1	2	3</br>
+
 # TODO (In order of importance)
-- Write the wiki stuff</br>
+- Write the wiki stuff. (There are a lot of undocumented, but useful features that make automation of spawning a lot of different multiObject types eaiser, etc... To do really soon!)</br>
 - Test for unknown bugs</br>

multi/init.lua

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function print(...)
 	end
 end
 multi = {}
-multi.Version={'A',4,1}
+multi.Version={1,5,0}
 multi.stage='stable'
 multi.__index = multi
 multi.Mainloop={}
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ end
 function multi:getChildren()
 	return self.Mainloop
 end
+function multi:getVersion()
+	return multi.Version[1].."."..multi.Version[2].."."multi.Version[3]
+end
 --Processor
 function multi:getError()
 	if self.error then
@@ -459,6 +462,42 @@ end
 function multi:Sleep(n)
 	self:hold(n)
 end
+-- Advance Timer stuff
+function multi:SetTime(n)
+	if not n then n=3 end
+	local c=multi:newBase()
+	c.Type='timemaster'
+	c.timer=multi:newTimer()
+	c.timer:Start()
+	c.set=n
+	c.link=self
+	self._timer=c.timer
+	function c:Act()
+		if self.timer:Get()>=self.set then
+			self.link:Pause()
+			for i=1,#self.link.funcTM do
+				self.link.funcTM[i](self.link)
+			end
+			self:Destroy()
+		end
+	end
+	return c
+end
+multi.ResetTime=multi.SetTime
+function multi:ResolveTimer(...)
+	self._timer:Pause()
+	for i=1,#self.funcTMR do
+		self.funcTMR[i](self,...)
+	end
+	self:Pause()
+end
+function multi:OnTimedOut(func)
+	self.funcTM[#self.funcTM+1]=func
+end
+function multi:OnTimerResolved(func)
+	self.funcTMR[#self.funcTMR+1]=func
+end
+-- Timer stuff done
 function multi:Pause()
 	if self.Type=='mainprocess' then
 		print("You cannot pause the main process. Doing so will stop all methods and freeze your program! However if you still want to use multi:_Pause()")
@@ -583,6 +622,8 @@ function multi:newBase(ins)
 	end
 	c.Active=true
 	c.func={}
+	c.funcTM={}
+	c.funcTMR={}
 	c.ender={}
 	c.Id=0
 	c.PId=0

test.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package.path="?/init.lua;"..package.path
+require("multi.tloop")
+a=0
+inc=1 -- change to 0 to see it not met at all, 1 if you want to see the first condition not met but the second and 2 if you want to see it meet the condition on the first go.
+loop=multi:newTLoop(function(self)
+	print("Looping...")
+	a=a+inc
+	if a==14 then
+		self:ResolveTimer("1","2","3") -- ... any number of arguments can be passed to the resolve handler
+		-- this will also automatically pause the object that it is binded to
+	end
+end,.1)
+loop:SetTime(1)
+loop:OnTimerResolved(function(self,a,b,c) -- the handler will return the self and the passed arguments
+	print("We did it!",a,b,c)
+end)
+loop:OnTimedOut(function(self)
+	if not TheSecondTry then
+		print("Loop timed out!",self.Type,"Trying again...")
+		self:ResetTime(2)
+		self:Resume()
+		TheSecondTry=true
+	else
+		print("We just couldn't do it!") -- print if we don't get anything working
+	end
+end)
+multi:mainloop()