Complex Calculation

[Redwoodsfam16 (Solar_Ninja)]

I was playing around making a stock system but need to calculate when it will next reset but nothing I try works

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[Ziffixture (Ziffix)]

You’re searching ShopResetTimes for a string when the array is comprised of numbers. Use tonumber on hour to solve that problem

[Redwoodsfam16 (Solar_Ninja)]

yeah but I still am needing to calculate either what time is the next reset or how long until the next reset

[Imperiector]

easy:

if hour < 3 then
    nextreset = 3
elseif hour > 3 and hour < 6 then
    nextreset = 6
elseif hour > 6 and hour < 9 then
    nextreset = 9
elseif hour > 9 and hour < 12 then
    nextreset = 12
elseif hour > 12 and hour < 15 then
    nextreset = 15
elseif hour > 15 and hour < 18 then
    nextreset = 18
elseif hour > 18 and hour < 21 then
    nextreset = 21
elseif hour > 21 and hour < 24 then
    nextreset = 24
end

[Redwoodsfam16 (Solar_Ninja)]

thanks, i always make it more complicated than necessary

[Imperiector]

bruh no nooo! that was a joke, if the time increment is 3, the remaining time should be 3 - (hour % 3)

[Ziffixture (Ziffix)]

local function getNextHour(hours: {number}, hour: number): number
    for _, value in hours do
        if value > hour then
            return value
        end
    end

    return hours[1] -- Circle back to the start of the array.
end

No complex calculation is required. As long as your array of numbers is in ascending order, you can find the next number by locating the first number to be greater than the current number