H3VR-TNH-Quality-of-Life-Improvements/Assets/_Scripts/MeshRendererFlicker.cs

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

namespace TNHQoLImprovements
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Flash attached MeshRenderer the timer runs out.
	/// </summary>
	public class MeshRendererFlicker : MonoBehaviour
	{
		private bool initialized = false;

		private float beginTime;
		private float onLength;
		private float offLength;

		private float stateChangeTime = 0;
        private float flashQuicklyAfter;
		private bool visible = true;

		private MeshRenderer mesh;

		void Start()
		{
			mesh = GetComponent<MeshRenderer>();
		}

        /// <summary>
        /// 
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="interval">How long an off-on cycle lasts.</param>
        /// <param name="onToOffRatio">On-time to off-time ratio for the flashing sequence.</param>
        /// <param name="beginAfter">Postpone the flashing time.</param>
        /// <param name="flashQuicklyAfter">Once flashing starts, how long until it flashes very quickly.</param>
		public void Init(float interval, float onToOffRatio = 0.5f,  float beginAfter = 0, float flashQuicklyAfter = -1)
        {
			beginTime = Time.time + beginAfter;
			onLength = interval * onToOffRatio;
			offLength = interval * (1 - onToOffRatio);
            this.flashQuicklyAfter = flashQuicklyAfter;
			
			initialized = true;
        }

		void Update()
		{
			if (!initialized || Time.time < beginTime)
				return;

			if (Time.time >= stateChangeTime)
			{
				visible = !visible;
				mesh.enabled = visible;

				if (visible) // set time to stay on
				{
					stateChangeTime = Time.time + onLength;
				}
				else // set time to stay off
				{
					stateChangeTime = Time.time + offLength;
				}
			}
		}
	}
}