countdown_02

/* this is a countdown which takes its time from an input file
but it does not work yet....scratching my head... how the hell could
I make a valueinput when starting the compiled processing programm,
would love to launch with a flag containing the seconds like: sketch_contdown02 -300
 */

///load time from a file, decalred as data
int[] timer;


//int giventime = 6000; //set seconds to count down, should be replace with the output of file content
//int timer = giventime //just a workaround to get reset on click working
int bgcolor = 0; //for a faster color change


void setup(){
  //make it fullscreen later on with
  //fullScreen(); //fullscreen
  size(800,800); //small view
  frameRate (30); //RPi can't handle more than approx. 35fps
  
  //sets the time from the file
    String[] txtFile = loadStrings("/home/magdesign/Desktop/data.txt");
  timer = new int[txtFile.length];
 //this just print the value, but does not set it ;(
  for (int i = 0; i != timer.length; println())
    println( timer[i] = int((txtFile[i++])) );

}




void draw(){
  
  background(bgcolor);
  textAlign(CENTER, CENTER);
  textSize((width/5));
  

/////////////////////////////
///here we make sure its always displayed in 00:00:00 format
//here we add 0 ifront of seconds
  String finalseconds = nf((timer %60),2);
 //here we add 0 to minutes
  String finalminutes = nf(((timer/60)%60),2);
  //add 0 to hours
  String finalhours = nf(((timer/360)%60),2);
  /////////////////////////////
  //here we display counter:
  text(finalhours+":"+finalminutes+":"+finalseconds, (width/2), height/2);
  //////////////////////////////
 // here is the main counter programm:
  if(frameCount%30==0 && timer>0){//if frameCount is divided by 60 = 1 second
   //and also stop timer when we reach 0
   timer=timer-1;
    }
    
  if (timer == 0){
    delay(1);
    background(bgcolor);
    text("lets beginn",width/2, height/2 );
    //this will trigger a script
    //launch("/here I need to enter the sys command");
    
  }


}

///////////////////////////////////
 //resets to start when mouse is clicked:
 
void mouseClicked(){
//when moue is clicked, countdown will start again
//add gpio pins for buttons or mouse
//background(125);

timer=giventime;
setup();

}

//Have a look - it works on my computer also as a stand alone application;)

///load time from a file, decalred as data ( you don't need an array, as there is just one value to pick )
int timer;

/// declare the String Array to store the data from the txt file
String[] txtFile;

//int giventime = 6000; //set seconds to count down, should be replace with the output of file content
//int timer = giventime //just a workaround to get reset on click working
int bgcolor = 0; //for a faster color change

void setup(){
//make it fullscreen later on with
//fullScreen(); //fullscreen
size(800,800); //small view
frameRate (30); //RPi can't handle more than approx. 35fps

//sets the time from the file
txtFile = loadStrings("/home/magdesign/Desktop/data.txt");

// here you basically need to assign the first and only item of the string array "txtFile" to the int "timer"
// you need to write int( string ) to convert a string into an integer
timer = int(txtFile[0]);

/*
timer = new int[txtFile.length];

with this command line you're not assigning a value to "timer",
but you're initialising the new array of integer numbers called "timer"
and declaring that it's as long as the array "txtFile"
*/

//this just print the value, but does not set it ;(
// for (int i = 0; i != timer.length; println())
println( timer );

}

void draw(){

background(bgcolor);
textAlign(CENTER, CENTER);
textSize((width/5));

/////////////////////////////
///here we make sure its always displayed in 00:00:00 format
//here we add 0 ifront of seconds
String finalseconds = nf((timer%60),2);
//here we add 0 to minutes
String finalminutes = nf(((timer/60)%60),2);
//add 0 to hours
String finalhours = nf(((timer/360)%60),2);
/////////////////////////////
//here we display counter:
text(finalhours+":"+finalminutes+":"+finalseconds, (width/2), height/2);
//////////////////////////////
// here is the main counter programm:
if(frameCount%30==0 && timer>0){//if frameCount is divided by 60 = 1 second
//and also stop timer when we reach 0
timer=timer-1;
}

if (timer == 0){
delay(1);
background(bgcolor);
text("lets beginn",width/2, height/2 );
//this will trigger a script
//launch("/here I need to enter the sys command");

}

}

///////////////////////////////////
//resets to start when mouse is clicked:

void mouseClicked(){
//when moue is clicked, countdown will start again
//add gpio pins for buttons or mouse
//background(125);

timer=int(txtFile[0]);
setup();

}

This is brilliant timer = int(txtFile[0]);
thanks!