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Java asynchronously wait x seconds

To give some details about what I'm trying to do: I'm making a Minecraft plugin in Java. I have an Object which is bound to the Player object of Minecraft using a HashMap.

I have a method in this object which is something like:

    public void faint() {
        ... //Apply the effect on the player

        //wait for x seconds, and if the player didn't already wake up, wake them up. (player.wakeUp())
    }

Obviously, there will be a lot of stuff going on, so I want this to happen asynchronously. The timer will go on in the background and it won't block anything else in the code.

Sorry if my question is too simple, but I really checked the web and I'm new to Java, so forgive my ignorance.

Solution

  • Use the Bukkit scheduler.

    Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskLater(yourPluginInstance, () -> {
    // put code here to run after the delay
}, delayInTicks);

    When the code runs after the delay it will run on the main server thread.