Cheat Engine

[panraven]

Only for ce 6.7+

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IMPORTANCE:
it seems timer created within an async executing memory record will not ever fire.

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This is a custom AA command to turn aobscan* command
(aobscan/aobscanModule/aobscanRegion) run in async
execution for a memory record , will error when run in
autoAssemble since it need the memory record ID to properly
run.

[mgr.inz.Player]

Interesting idea. Here my attempt:

The script. Can be used as Lua Extension/Plugin (so, autorun CE folder) or add it to main memory record as Lua block:

[panraven]

Thanks response~

Would you please confirm or explain that timer created within async memory record will not run?

I've try make a timer within memory record to print some text or change the MainForm Caption in OnTimer function. Without async, it run as expected, with async it just silent. I even make an error (to evaluate 1 + nil) within OnTimer function, async memory record will silent such error too!

[mgr.inz.Player]

google fu - TTimer created by TThread - https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21834535/TTimer-created-by-TThread.html


But, you can use another TThread. In CE Lua it would be something like this:

[panraven]

oh, I see.

I instead from your code found that this work, without create another native thread. Seem synchronize is the key?

[mgr.inz.Player]

With synchronize you will create TTimer object, and this object will work in main thread... Somewhat pointless.

If you have some heavy operations inside OnTimer function, CE GUI will freeze from time to time. The point of using Async memrec is to run everything in other thread, not main thread. And synchronize is not needed if you do not touch GUI.

Imagine there's more CPU intense operation than "myvar=myvar+1", let's say it takes 1 second, if inside onTimer it will freeze CE for one second every Interval seconds. My example doesn't have this issue.

[panraven]

I think timer function should be lightweight anyway, there should be alternative to do heavy job like aobscan inside a timer function.

And that one of alternative is this async memory record. There may be case need to spawn yet another native thread from an async memory record, but it is enough if a synchronize call done the job.

btw, would you like make me an example how can memscan's OnGuiUpdate work?

Usually when using memscan we add the waitTillDone() to block execution till scan done, then get the scan result to some variable to futher proces; it will freeze UI normally, which seems prevent OnGuiUpdate function properly. If not using waitTillDone, then how to pass the scan result to script (lua or AA) for further process? (some kind of jquery deffered /promise/ future?)

If I want to make an AA custom scan command with the memscan, but also want it work in aysnc memory record execution with OnGuiUpdatem , and also let the OnGuiUpdate work in non-async case , how it can be done? (I try insert synchronize here or there but no success)

Thank you~

[Dark Byte]

GUIUpdate is just for drawing progressbars, I recommend OnScanDone

[panraven]

but the OnGuiUpdate function signature seems suggest it can draw or
print other thing, after all the ms can attach a progress bar, seems
redundant to another function to draw in another progress bar.

This part of the custom scan so far

[Dark Byte]

Both OnScanDone and OnGuiUpdate execute in the main thread, so they both can access gui functions.

instead of synchronize(processMessages) use

[mgr.inz.Player]

[Dark Byte]

You can also just have a thread that sleeps in a loop and every loop call a function (synchronized or not)

[panraven]

Thanks Dark Byte, the inMainThread/checkSynchonize in OnGuiUpdate work .

[mgr.inz.Player]