run In Background

Run some other code at the same time that your main program code runs.

loops.runInBackground(function () {

})

Sometimes you want your program to work on more than one thing at a time. The main part of your program is always put in ||loops:on start||. But, you can also put some other part of your program in ||loops:run in background||. This is useful when you want your program to keep doing important things and you don’t want to wait for some other actions to happen first.

Parameters

• handler: the code to run in the background.

Example

Have the agent build a tower while you wait for the player to type the “jump” command.

loops.runInBackground(function () {
    for (let i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
        for (let j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
            agent.place(BACK)
            agent.turn(TurnDirection.Right)
            agent.move(FORWARD, 1)
            loops.pause(2000)
        }
        agent.move(UP, 1)
    }
})
player.onChat("jump", function () {
    player.teleport(pos(0, 0, 100))
})

See also

forever