A Timer component Bug? an Ultra simple experiment!

Grasshopper Developer
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I write a c# component to test timer component:

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and connect a timer to it,interval is 1 second.
so the number add 1 every one second.
then i change interval to “10ms”,so the number will add 100 every one second
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but in fact it not,almost need 3 seconds to add every 100.
it seems a bug in timer.
who can explain that,thank you!

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Seems like compiling and executing your c# script takes around 20 milliseconds? Or a delay due to the rendering and update of the display?

I’d assume the timer tries to trigger a new solution every 10 ms. But I guess if the solver is busy, that’ll get delayed.

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thank you dsonntag,tomorrow i go to check.

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Maybe this can help

 private void RunScript(bool run, bool reset, int ms, ref object A)
  {
    if(run)
    {
      c++;
      GrasshopperDocument.ScheduleSolution
        (ms, doc => {Component.ExpireSolution(false);});
    }

    if(reset) c = 0;

    A = c;
  }

  // <Custom additional code> 
  int c = 0;

https://developer.rhino3d.com/api/grasshopper/html/M_Grasshopper_Kernel_GH_Document_ScheduleSolution_1.htm

Timer2.0_Forum.gh (4.5 KB)

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This does exactly the same thing as the other example with the timer? Also here it takes 3 seconds to count to 100. And my guess is if I start some heavy calculations in the background that will even be more. Which is also what is to be expected, the solution including the redraw will create a delay.

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thank you ,i tried your code above,and when set ms =1000,it add 10 every second,i donnot know why can you explain it ,thank you~