Question - Can someone recommend a script that makes good use of timestamps?

[Multichar]

I want to write a macro that does something for a certain period of time, then have it execute a 2nd macro to take over instead. With Lavishscript if I wanted something to run for 30 minutes before going to another I would do something like this for example:
declare howlongtorun time script ${Time.Timestamp}
howlongtorun.Minute:Inc[30]
howlongtorun:Update

if ${Math.Calc[${howlongtorun.Timestamp}-${Time.Timestamp}]}<1
{
run secondscript
Script:End
}

Is there a macro I could look at on here that makes use of Macroquest's Time variables?

 

[LamahHerder]

You are looking for a timer object probably, this works like a stopwatch.
You set the timer to 30m and then when it gets to 0 you do stuff, can use a loop or an if statement.

https://www.redguides.com/docs/projects/macroquest/reference/data-types/datatype-timer/

If you are wanting to play with timestamps for actually timing things you can look at what I did in zonebench

Utility - zonebench

zonebench.mac 1908a by LamahHerder Intent: Zone multiple times and average the zoning time to give you an idea of how fast you zone Requirements: MQ2Nav & valid mesh for all zones. Usage: /mac zonebench /mac zonebench #

www.redguides.com

 

[Multichar]

Thank you. The timer object looks like what I want to do in this case, and the zonebench's approach of using ${Time.SecondsSinceMidnight} is good to know too.