Gives a Unix timestamp. This is the time in seconds which has elapsed since: 00:00:00 1st January 1970.
Returns:
Type
Description
int
The amount of time in seconds since the Unix epoch.
Example:
Compare the difference in Unix timestamps to make a timer.
-- entity_type_name.lua
local function init(self)
self.Data.timer = 0
end
local function update(self, dt)
if self.Data.timer ~= 0 then
local current_time = api.util.Time()
if current_time - self.Data.timer_start > self.Data.timer-1 then
print("A "..self.Data.timer.." second timer has finished. "..
"At Unix timestamp "..current_time..".")
self.Data.timer = 0
end
end
end
local function message(self, msg)
self.Data.timer = 5
self.Data.timer_start = api.util.Time()
print("A "..self.Data.timer.." second timer has started. "..
"At Unix timestamp "..self.Data.timer_start..".")
end
return {init=init, update=update, message=message}
-- Get the time when an entity receives a message.
-- Every update tick, check the current time.
-- If it has been 5 seconds since the start time, print a message.
-- Prints:
-- A 5 second timer has started. At Unix timestamp 1741190612.
-- A 5 second timer has finished. At Unix timestamp 1741190617.
