timer class

[moudi]

hi all

i just started with ChucK (i use it with miniAudicle) and tried to write a little timer class for the syncronisation.
I get some problems when i use it, so i would like to ask you some (probably stupid ) questions.

this is the class i wrote:
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public class timer
{
int beats;
float bpm;
dur beat;
dur bar;

fun void set(int _beats, float _bpm)
{
_beats => beats;
_bpm => bpm;
(60 / bpm)::second => beat;
beats::beat => bar;
}

fun dur wait()
{
return (bar - (now % bar));
}
}
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1: is it possible to automatically load a class with the startup of the virtual machine?
I assume that i will have to compile ChucK myself with the new class included, but is it also somehow possible with miniAudicle? (i didn't found any sources, i assume miniAudicle is not open source?).

2: the function timer.wait should return a duration value, but is indicated as 'function' if i print it. therefore it's not possible to use it for timing (e.g. chucking to "now").

3: the timer.wait returns allways the same value. it looks like, that the keyword "now" stays as a fixed value (probably the time the class was loaded?).

many thx in advance for some replies
regards
/moudi

by the way: ChucK RULES

[spencer]

Hey there moudi,

[moudi]

Hi spencer
thank you for your answers. things get a lot clearer now..

[spencer]