Syntax

[async] (run|execute) [task] %timespan% later [repeating every %-timespan%] [globally] [and store [task] id in %-object%]

Description

Run a task later. Similar to Skript's delay effect, with the difference being everything in the section is run later. All code after your section will keep running as normal without a delay. This can be very useful in loops, to prevent halting the loop. You can optionally have your task repeat until cancelled. You can optionally run your code async/on another thread. You can optionally store the task ID in a variable, to help make use of it later.

**NOTE**: A good chunk of Bukkit/Minecraft stuff can NOT be run async. It may throw console errors. Please be careful when running async, this is generally reserved for heavy math/functions that could cause lag. Simply waiting a tick, or running a new non-async section will put your code back on the main thread.

**Patterns**: The 2nd pattern is only of concern if you are running Folia or have Paper schedulers enabled in the config, otherwise just use the first pattern. - `globally` = Will run this task on the global scheduler. - `for %entity` = Will run this task for an entity, will follow the entity around (region wise)and will cancel itself when the entity is no longer valid. - `at %location%` = Will run this task at a specific location (Use this for block changes in this section).

Examples

on explode:

	loop exploded blocks:

		set {_loc} to location of loop-block

		set {_data} to block data of loop-block

		run 2 seconds later:

			set block at {_loc} to {_data}

run 0 ticks later repeating every second and store id in {_id}:

	add 1 to {_a}

	if {_a} > 10:

		cancel task with id {_id}

run 0 ticks later repeating every second:

	add 1 to {_a}

	if {_a} > 10:

		exit loop