How to design a time limited loop?

[bittware]

Hello experts,

I want to monitor one input variable state change within defined time interval, say 5 seconds. If timeout, just jump out of monitor loop. During monitor phase, we can still do something else. How to implement that? Thanks.

BRs,

bittware

[Tvern]

How to design a time limited loop?

$TimeOut = 5000 ;timeout in ms
$timer = TimerInit()
Do
    ;some code
    ;don't forget a short sleep
Until TimerDiff($timer) > $TimeOut

I want to monitor one input variable state change within defined time interval, say 5 seconds.

I think you're looking for AdlibRegister()

During monitor phase, we can still do something else.

AutoIt is not multithreaded, so you can't do two things at the same time. You can however make sure you have no functions that take a long time to execute, so other functions get a chance to execute in between.

This means you want to find alternatives to slow loops inside functions. Example: Instead of a functions with a 5 seconds timeout, use a 250 ms timeout and call it 20 times.