Basically what I want to do in my TEXTBOX is create a debounce once it recognises the inputted word.
When the word is recognised by typing it in, a function of something will occur once.
My code here will spam the function continuously if it recognises the word, which is why I want a debounce to be placed so the function will only occur once. It will take 10 seconds before the function can work again.
THE CODE:
local MessageBox = script.Parent
MessageBox.Changed:Connect(function()
if MessageBox.Text == "scary" then
warn("ur cool") --the function example
end
end)
I do not know how to make de-bounces, they are too confusing.
You can try this code, it uses os.clock to check if 10 seconds has been passed.
local MessageBox = script.Parent
local lastime = os.clock()
local firstTime = true
MessageBox.Changed:Connect(function()
local currentTime = os.clock()
if MessageBox.Text == "scary" and (firstTime == true or currentTime - lastime >= 10) then
warn("ur cool") --the function example
lastTime = currentTime -- update time
firstTime = false
end
end)
local MessageBox = script.Parent
local checked = false
MessageBox.Changed:Connect(function()
if not checked and MessageBox.Text == "scary" then
checked = true
warn("ur cool") --the function example
end
end)
that code is really nice and awesome!! though, you can simplify it even further :3!
local MessageBox = script.Parent
local LastTime = 0
MessageBox.Changed:Connect(function()
if MessageBox.Text ~= "scary" or tick() - LastTime < 10 then return end -- avoid nesting
warn("ur cool") --the function example
LastTime = tick() -- update time
end)
you don’t really need to use a FirstTime variable if you set LastTime’s default to 0
at first i actually thought of disconnecting the main event and overcomplicating it even further lol
local MessageBox = script.Parent
local debounce = false -- Initialize debounce variable
MessageBox.Changed:Connect(function()
if MessageBox.Text == "scary" and not debounce then
debounce = true -- Set debounce to true to prevent further execution
warn("ur cool") -- The function example
wait(10) -- Wait for 10 seconds
debounce = false -- Reset debounce to allow the function to run again
end
end)
very easy! it keeps your code clean and easier to read. it might also speed it up in some cases!
if you’re going to do a function/scope that only runs if some conditions are met, the best thing would be to do if (not condition) then return end statements at the start of the function to avoid indents from accumulating (nesting).
this is a bad example, but imagine you were to check multiple conditions in multiple if checks (never do this):
if thing then
if thing2 then
if thing3 then
if thing4 then
print("hi!!!") -- this is a dramatization
end
end
end
end
this just looks better and it’s easier to read:
if not thing then return end
if not thing2 then return end
if not thing3 then return end
if not thing4 then return end
print("hi!!!")
local MessageBox = script.Parent
local DebounceModule = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.DebounceModule)
local function coolFunction()
warn("ur cool")
end
local debounceCoolFunction = DebounceModule.create(coolFunction, 10)
MessageBox.Changed:Connect(function()
if MessageBox.Text == "scary" then
debounceCoolFunction()
end
end)
module script
local DebounceModule = {}
function DebounceModule.create(callback, cooldownTime)
local isCooldown = false
return function()
if not isCooldown then
isCooldown = true
callback()
wait(cooldownTime)
isCooldown = false
end
end
end
return DebounceModule
