Question on clearing out coroutines

[shabman (shab)]

Hey developers, I was wondering what’s the best way to clear out a coroutine when it’s no longer needed.
I have some code which uses coroutines but I want the coroutine to be cleared out when its use is no longer needed. This is my code:

local modules = serverScript:FindFirstChild("Modules");
local prompt = require(modules.Prompt);

prompt.init();

local repl = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage");
local remotes = repl:WaitForChild("Remotes");
local leave = remotes:FindFirstChild("LeaveStand");

leave.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player)
	do
		coroutine.resume(coroutine.create(function()
			for index, value in pairs(player.Data.Stand.Value["PlayersReady"]:GetChildren()) do
				local countUI = player.PlayerGui.Countdown;
				countUI.counter.Text = "Ending operation...";
				wait(1);
				countUI.Enabled = false;
				value:Destroy();
			end
			prompt:remove(player, player.Data.Stand.Value);				
		end))	
	end
end)

Will Lua garbage collect this? If not, how can I make this get garbage collected?

[kingerman88]

How to instantly kill a thread?

You can’t instantly kill a thread, the best you can do is to yield a coroutine and then delete all references to that coroutine once you decided you don’t need it anymore. Lua’s garbage collection will collect it once it notices that it isn’t active anymore and that’s the end of the line. module.cor = nil module.cancel = false function module.Start() module.cor = coroutine.create(function() while not module.cancel do --other code game:GetService("RunService").Heartbeat:Wait() end --y…

Maybe check this article

[shabman (shab)]

Thanks, this solved my question.