GS2: watch variable?

[JustBreathe]

as in Javascript

example?:

PHP Code:

function onCreated()
  {
  this.var = 0;
  watch( this.name @ ".var" );
  this.var = 3; // echos: this.var changed from 0 to 3
  }

function onVarChanged( strName, oldVar, newVar )
  {
  echo( strName SPC "changed from" SPC oldVar SPC "to" SPC newVar );
  } 


Usage:

PHP Code:

function onCreated()
  {
  watch( "clientr.health" );
  }

function onVarChanged( strName, oldVar, newVar )
  {
  if ( strName == "clientr.health" )
    {
    Health_Bar.width = newVar;
    // Effects, such as (newVar - oldVar) popping over the head to indicate damage
    }
  } 


Outcome: Reduces Lag ( due to not requiring timeout's to check the change )

More Event-Driven systems

[Loriel]

Not sure, but I would prefer a more generic "events" system.

PHP Code:

function onCreated() {
  event(player, "UpdateHealth").connect(this);
}

function onUpdateHealth(newVal) {
  Health_Bar.width = newVal;
}