Is there a wait() function like there is in LuaU?

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1

Dude moving from Roblox here, is there a similar function to wait()? Never coded in actual Lua, only the Roblox version of Lua, LuaU.

Also, probably a dumb question, but how do I use a while true loop without it freezing the game? You could just put a wait() in the while loop in Roblox to stop it from crashing, but is there a way to do it here?

2

you can use Update func

function update(self, dt)
    print("update",dt)
end

or timer

timer.delay(1,true, function() print("timer every second")end)

or flow

flow.start(function()
      while true do
           flow.delay(self.delay)
      end
end)

or coroutines

3

I had a couple of strange issues with the built-in coroutines mentioned in the above post. So to add to the available options, I’ve not had any issues using DefUniCo.

    self.start_coroutine(function(self)
        -- wait one second
        wait_seconds(1)

        print("One second has passed.")
    end)
4

A reminder that the Lua runtime is single threaded.
A coroutine aren’t run on a separate thread, so when you wait X seconds, you’re stalling the entire engine.

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