Environment.TickCount returns negative numbers

[tarynkelley]

Hey,

is there any way or solution to fix this problem except restarting the server?

Because the value of the TickCount property value is a 32-bit signed integer, if the system runs continuously, TickCount will increment from zero to Int32.MaxValue for approximately 24.9 days, then jump to Int32.MinValue, which is a negative number, then increment back to zero during the next 24.9 days. You can work around this issue by calling the Windows GetTickCount function, which resets to zero after approximately 49.7 days, or by calling the GetTickCount64 function.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.environment.tickcount(v=vs.110).aspx

 

[BogdanWDK]

I think it is possible to be fixed since you can call windows functions in c# plugins(am i wrong?).
But i recommend to restart your server every 2-3 days , that way you can keep your plugins up-to-date and apply any edits you've made without forcing server with .reload commands.

 

[Jakkee]

To the TickCount problem I do not know of a fix, But a good temporary solution is to do daily restarts (Early morning, 4am?). I wouldn't recommend keeping your server online without restarts for more than 3-4days

 

[DreTaX]

Hey,

is there any way or solution to fix this problem except restarting the server?



https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.environment.tickcount(v=vs.110).aspx

Negative? Wot.

I never knew that. Maybe DateTime.Now.Ticks can be better, It's a bit longer though.

Console.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.Ticks);
Console.WriteLine(Environment.TickCount);
635944957893440109
1423140875

I believe the same calculation mechanism can be applied to It.

 

[tarynkelley]

Why not using GetTickCount64()

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724411(v=vs.85).aspx

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
    class Program
    {

        [DllImport("kernel32")]
        extern static UInt64 GetTickCount64();

        static void Main(string[] args)

        {
           
            for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++)
            {
                ulong result = GetTickCount64();
                Console.WriteLine(result);               
                Console.ReadLine();

            }
        }

    }
}

Result:

50701557
50702087
50702742
50703086
50703413
50703725
50704022
50704365
50704802
50710714

DreTax, are you able to implement the GetTickCount64 function into Fougerite?

 

[DreTaX]

I could, but why isn't the tickcount enough?

 

[tarynkelley]

When the 24 day pass you have to restart the whole server because all plugins using System Tick don't work properly anymore. And then you have to manually flush the DS DB of the Plugins (e.g. DonatorRank, TimeVoter) etc to get it back to work... TLDR I'm too lazy for that

 

[Jakkee]

When the 24 day pass you have to restart the whole server because all plugins using System Tick don't work properly anymore. And then you have to manually flush the DS DB of the Plugins (e.g. DonatorRank, TimeVoter) etc to get it back to work... TLDR I'm too lazy for that

That would make sense as when trying to debug on local server I don't find anything wrong (Server not up for more than 1hour)

 

[DreTaX]

I see