Logitech gaming software lua script repeat toggle - lua

Question

I have a script which does a left click, then moves to the right about 1 cm, then clicks again and moves back to the left.
I would like this script to repeat itself continuously until i press a button, it doesn't really matter much which button it uses(except for MB 1, 2 and 3.
I have been trying for a while, with repeats and loops and the only thing i have achieved is a very complex script that makes the software crash after each run, which is slightly annoying.
I think there is something about the repeat function that i do not understand correctly.
Can anyone show me how to get this to work?
greetings
Edit: I have updated the code to what it is now, the original code is below it.
local mb4_status, exit_flag
local function Move(dx, dy, time, is_interruptable)
local t0 = GetRunningTime()
local prev_dx, prev_dy = 0, 0
repeat
Sleep(15)
local part = math.min(time, GetRunningTime() - t0) / time
local current_dx = math.floor(part * dx)
local current_dy = math.floor(part * dy)
local x, y = current_dx - prev_dx, current_dy - prev_dy
if x ~= 0 or y ~= 0 then
MoveMouseRelative(x, y)
end
prev_dx, prev_dy = current_dx, current_dy
local prev_mb4_status = mb4_status
mb4_status = IsMouseButtonPressed(4)
exit_flag = exit_flag or mb4_status and not prev_mb4_status
until part == 1 or is_interruptable and exit_flag
end
function OnEvent(event, arg)
if event == "MOUSE_BUTTON_PRESSED" and arg == 4 then
if exit_flag then
exit_flag = false
else
mb4_status = true
local x = 44
repeat
PressMouseButton(1)
Move(0, 0, 200, false) -- equivalent to Sleep(200)
ReleaseMouseButton(1)
Move(x, 0, 1000, true) -- mixture of MoveMouseRelative(44,0) + Sleep(1000)
x = -x
until exit_flag
end
end
end
function OnEvent(event, arg)
if (event == "MOUSE_BUTTON_PRESSED" and arg == 8) then
for i = 1, 1 do
PressMouseButton(1)
Sleep(200)
ReleaseMouseButton(1)
end
Sleep(500)
for i = 5, 15 do
MoveMouseRelative(4,0)
Sleep(1)
end
Sleep(500)
for i = 1, 1 do
PressMouseButton(1)
Sleep(200)
ReleaseMouseButton(1)
end
Sleep(500)
for i = 5, 15 do
MoveMouseRelative(-4,0)
Sleep(1)
end
Sleep(500)
end
end

Answer 1

I haven't tested this code but it should at least give you some idea how to approach this. Instead of long blocking sleeps my code checks how much time has passed since start and checks the abort condtion of any button being pressed while waiting.
function OnEvent(event, arg)
if (event == "MOUSE_BUTTON_PRESSED" and arg == 8) then
local function abortCondition()
return IsMouseButtonPressed(1) or IsMouseButtonPressed(2) or IsMouseButtonPressed(3)
end
local function abortableSleep(delay)
local startTime = GetRunningTime()
while GetRunningTime() <= startTime + delay do
if abortCondition() then return end
Sleep(5)
end
return true
end
local function delayedClick(button, delay)
PressMouseButton(button)
Sleep(10)
if not abortableSleep(delay-10) then return end
ReleaseMouseButton(button)
return true
end
repeat
if not delayedClick(1, 200) then return end
if not abortableSleep(500) then return end
for i = 0, 10 do
MoveMouseRelative(4,0)
Sleep(1)
end
if not abortableSleep(500) then return end
if not delayedClick(1, 200) then return end
for i = 0, 10 do
MoveMouseRelative(-4,0)
Sleep(1)
end
if not abortableSleep(500) then return end
until releaseCondition()
end
end

Answer 2

Please note Btn#4 is used instead of Btn#8
local mb4_status, exit_flag
local function Move(dx, dy, time, is_interruptable)
local t0 = GetRunningTime()
local prev_dx, prev_dy = 0, 0
repeat
Sleep(15)
local part = math.min(time, GetRunningTime() - t0) / time
local current_dx = math.floor(part * dx)
local current_dy = math.floor(part * dy)
local x, y = current_dx - prev_dx, current_dy - prev_dy
if x ~= 0 or y ~= 0 then
MoveMouseRelative(x, y)
end
prev_dx, prev_dy = current_dx, current_dy
local prev_mb4_status = mb4_status
mb4_status = IsMouseButtonPressed(4)
exit_flag = exit_flag or mb4_status and not prev_mb4_status
until part == 1 or is_interruptable and exit_flag
end
function OnEvent(event, arg)
if event == "MOUSE_BUTTON_PRESSED" and arg == 4 then
if exit_flag then
exit_flag = false
else
mb4_status = true
local x = 44
repeat
PressMouseButton(1)
Move(0, 0, 200, false) -- equivalent to Sleep(200)
ReleaseMouseButton(1)
Move(0, 0, 300, true) -- equivalent to Sleep(300)
Move(x, 0, 1000, true) -- mixture of MoveMouseRelative(44,0) + Sleep(1000)
Move(0, 0, 300, true)
x = -x
until exit_flag
end
end
end
UPDATE:
I've inserted sleep 300ms between move and click.
To change distance modify 44
Timings 200, 1000, 300 can also be modified
To change "start" button modify arg == 4
To change "stop" button modify IsMouseButtonPressed(4) (only 2-5)
Please note that script deliberately ignores every second press on "start" button because it assumes that "start" button is the same as "stop" button