How end RenderStepped/Heartbeat in a clean way

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#1

So I have some code:

local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")

local renderStepped
renderStepped = RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
    -- Execute some code
    renderStepped:Disconnect()
end)

This code works fine, but is very messy and spans quite a few lines. Is there any way this can be cleaned up?

#2

Try adding a bool value for the renderStepped. If it’s enabled, it’ll run. But if it’s disabled, it would stop the script entirely because it was expecting the bool value to be true.

#3

Could you demonstrate what you mean please, I don’t quite understand.

#4 
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")

local ableToRun = true
local renderStepped

renderStepped = RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
   
   if ableToRun then

       -- Execute some code
       
   end
end)

Then wherever another function would make ableToRun = false, it’ll shut this code off.

And because the function is actually on a loop since it’s getting every frame possible on the clients side, it’ll be able to check if the value is true or false in a loop.

#5

That would work but fine but the loop will be left running doing nothing when ableToRun is false and would cause lag.

#6

Then let me change from the positioning of where the condition is set.

From

renderStepped = RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
   
   if ableToRun then

       -- Execute some code
       
   end
end)

To

if ableToRun then
   
   renderStepped = RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()

          -- Execute some code
   
   end)
end
#7

It should not run the function if the condition has not been fulfilled. I can be wrong, though

#8

https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/function/RunService/BindToRenderStep

I believe this can help you. It binds a function to be called at a specific times during the render step. It also makes the coding cleaner and can stop renderstepped loops.

#9

Thank you this does help make it neater:

local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")

local function func()
	-- Do stuff
	RunService:UnbindFromRenderStep("Function1", Enum.RenderPriority.First.Value, func)
end

RunService:BindToRenderStep("Function1", Enum.RenderPriority.First.Value, func)
#10

Why would you just connect .RenderStepped and then disconnect it? Can’t you just use while game:GetService("RunService").RenderStepped:Wait() do instead?