While true loop impairing script functions

[62penguins]

I am making a script to allow players to rent a room, and they will be kicked out after a certain amount of time. Here is my script:

while true do
	for _, plr in ipairs(playerTable) do
		if os.time() - playerTable[plr.Name] > cooldownTable[plr.Name] then
			playerTable[plr.Name] = nil
			cooldownTable[plr.Name] = nil
			print(plr.Name.." ran out of time")
		end
	end
	task.wait(1)
end

local function processReceipt(receiptInfo)
	print("purchase", receiptInfo)
	print("callback fired")	
	local productKey = receiptInfo.PlayerId.."_"..receiptInfo.PurchaseId
	local purchased = false
	local success, result, errorMessage
	print("Variables found")
	
	success, errorMessage = pcall(function()
		purchased = purchaseHistoryStore:GetAsync(productKey)
	end)
	if success and purchased then
		print("Purchase Granted")
		return Enum.ProductPurchaseDecision.PurchaseGranted
	elseif not success then
		error("Data store error:"..errorMessage)
	end
	
	local success, isPurchaseRecorded = pcall(function()
		return purchaseHistoryStore:UpdateAsync(productKey, function(alreadyPurchased)
			if alreadyPurchased then
				print("already purchased")
				return true
			end
			
			local plr = Players:GetPlayerByUserId(receiptInfo.PlayerId)
			if not plr then
				print("player not found")
				return nil
			end
			
			local handler = productFunctions[receiptInfo.ProductId]
			print("product function found")
			
			local success, result = pcall(handler, receiptInfo, plr)
			if not success then
				error("Failed to process a product purchase for ProductId: "..tostring(receiptInfo.ProductId).." Player: "..tostring(plr).." Error: "..tostring(result))
				return nil
			end	
			print("pcall for product function done")
			return true
		end)
	end)
	
	if not success then
		error("Failed to process receipt due to data store error.")
		return Enum.ProductPurchaseDecision.NotProcessedYet
	elseif isPurchaseRecorded == nil then
		print("not processed yet")
		return Enum.ProductPurchaseDecision.NotProcessedYet
	else
		print("purchase granted")
		return Enum.ProductPurchaseDecision.PurchaseGranted
	end
end

MarketplaceService.ProcessReceipt = processReceipt

Without the while true loop, it works perfectly, but with the while true loop, it won’t work at all. How do I fix this? Should I use RunService.Heartbeat instead?

[7z99 (cody)]

You could use RunService.Heartbeat, but a better option would probably be to make a separate thread via task.spawn/coroutine library to house your loop.

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The reason this happens is because the loop is infinite, thus that part of your code will never terminate, meaning nothing past that loop will run.