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module: [kind=event] timer
see: os.startTimer To start a timer.
The [timer
] event is fired when a timer started with [os.startTimer
] completes.
Return Values
- [
string
]: The event name. - [
number
]: The ID of the timer that finished.
Example
Start and wait for a timer to finish.
local timer_id = os.startTimer(2)
local event, id
repeat
event, id = os.pullEvent("timer")
until id == timer_id
print("Timer with ID " .. id .. " was fired")