gre.timer_set_interval

gre.timer_set_interval(
    callback,
    interval
)

This function creates a repeating timer which fires every "interval" milliseconds and then executes "function"

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
callback	#function	The function to be called when the timer fires interval The time in milliseconds of how often the timer should fire

Returns

Type	Description
#userdata	A piece of lightuserdata which serves as an identifier for the timer.

Example

local idval = {}
function cb_func()
    print("CB FUNC HAS BEEN CALLED")
end

--Call cb_func every 2 seconds
function cb_set_interval()
    idval = gre.timer_set_interval(cb_func, 2000)
end