[AK978]

https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=321089#9

GetClientUserId to store a clients userid (each new client connecting has a userid + 1 to the last person who joined).
GetClientOfUserId to retrieve a clients index from userid, if they have disconnected the value will be 0. Must use with IsClientInGame too.

EntIndexToEntRef to store an entity index by converting it into a unique serial reference.
EntRefToEntIndex to retrieve an entity index from a reference, if the entity no longer exists the value will be -1 (INVALID_ENT_REFERENCE).


CreateTimer(10.0, XXX, GetClientUserId(client));

public Action XXX(Handle timer, any client)
{
client = GetClientOfUserId(client);
if( client != 0 && IsClientInGame(client) )
{
......
}
}

[Psyk0tik]

Originally Posted by Shadowysn Thanks. I read your old comment before it was deleted. I keep being unsure about GetClientOfUserId, GetClientUserId and such when passing them into timers so I just default to not using them at all.

The reason we pass user IDs and entity refs to timers is because there's no guarantee that another client or entity won't take over the client/entity index that we are working with. User IDs and entity refs make sure we get the right clients/entities. Here are some examples to help you understand:

PHP Code:

// entities
CreateTimer(0.1, tTimerDeleteEntity, EntIndexToEntRef(entity));

Action tTimerDeleteEntity(Handle timer, int ref)
{
    int entity = EntRefToEntIndex(ref);
    if (entity == INVALID_ENT_REFERENCE || !IsValidEntity(entity))
    {
        return Plugin_Stop;
    }

    // ...
    return Plugin_Continue;
}

// clients
CreateTimer(0.1, tTimerKickClient, GetClientUserId(client));

Action tTimerKickClient(Handle timer, int userid)
{
    int client = GetClientOfUserId(userid);
    if (client <= 0 || client > MaxClients || !IsClientInGame(client))
    {
        return Plugin_Stop;
    }

    // ...
    return Plugin_Continue;
} 


[AK978]

if client timer use TIMER_REPEAT:
if (!IsValidClient(client)) return Plugin_Stop(Plugin_Stop will auto kill timer);
stop invalid client timer.
https://wiki.alliedmods.net/Timers_(SourceMod_Scripting)

test.
only ledge(my server use version).

[ZzZombo]

Doesn't appear to work anymore? I set it to recover players from incapacitation and ledge hanging, but not from SI pinning attacks, and even after half a minute nobody would get back up.

[wakwaw300]

L 05/22/2023 - 11:29:26: [SM] Blaming: cge_l4d2_autohelp.smx
L 05/22/2023 - 11:29:26: [SM] Call stack trace:
L 05/22/2023 - 11:29:26: [SM] [0] SlapPlayer
L 05/22/2023 - 11:29:26: [SM] [1] Line 667, /home/forums/content/files/6/6/3/4/6/109650.attach::Timer_SlapPlayer