[Util] RepeatableRunnable - Scheduler

This thread has the code to a class I made called "RepeatableRunnable". It extends BukkitRunnable and it automatically schedules a repeating task. That task is called x many times and you can choose how many times the onRun method is called.
In Simple English, this is what you call a repeating scheduler that cancels after it's been run x many times.

RepeatableRunnable: http://pastebin.com/KAY1iZWU
RepeatableRunnable alternative: http://pastie.org/8273349

Parameters: RepeatableRunnable(BukkitScheduler scheduler, Plugin yourPlugin, long delay, long period, long amountOfTimes)

scheduler - The server's scheduler.
yourPlugin - Your plugin (as an object). You can use Bukkit.getPluginManager().getPlugin("PluginName").
delay - Delay in server ticks before executing first repeat.
period - Period in server ticks of the task.
amountOfTimes - The amount of times to call the onRun method.

For example:

Code:

new RepeatableRunnable(Bukkit.getServer().getScheduler(), this, 0L, 20L, 6) {
    public void onRun() {
        Bukkit.getServer().broadcastMessage(ChatColor.RED + (this.getMaxRepeats() - this.getRepeats()) + " repeats remaining.");
    }
}

This would broadcast every second how many repeats are remaining 6 times and would look like:
5 seconds remaining - 1st run. - 1
4 seconds remaining - 1st repeat. - 2
3 seconds remaining - 2nd repeat. - 3
2 seconds remaining - 3rd repeat. - 4
1 second remaining - 4th repeat. - 5
0 seconds remaining - 5th repeat. - 6
As you can see, it says it 6 times.

Note: This automatically will run when creating a new instance of RepeatableRunnable without the need of calling a method such as repeatable.startTaskLater();

Note: Do not use scheduleSyncRepeatingTask with this as it'd end up scheduling 2 repeating tasks, the one you made giving errors after x many times. This RepeatableRunnable class automatically schedules a task.

 

Very Useful Idea! Nicely done. Gonna use it !

 

Thanks =)

 

Work on something similiar a while ago:
https://forums.bukkit.org/threads/long-delayed-tasks-save-load-tasks-threads.100426/
repo:
https://github.com/IDragonfire/DragonTimer

 

Not very similar. Yours doesn't run something x times.

 

My idead was:
https://github.com/IDragonfire/Drag...thub/idragonfire/dragontimer/api/DRepeat.java
I have not implement a TimedRepeatingTask, because I design the libaray for dynamic long repeatig tasks (and I have no motivation/time)

 

Fixed link