Timer Functions and Initialization

Timer Functions

• The store_answer function is triggered when an answer is submitted, and it calculates the timer duration by subtracting the start time from the stop time.
• The function sends an AJAX request to the /forum/timer.php URL with the timer duration, answer, and a random value.

Timer Initialization

• The timer_click function is triggered when the timer button is clicked.
• If the timer is not running, it sets the timer start time, updates the timer button and message, and starts the timer loop.
• The timer loop is set to run every 200 milliseconds.

Timer Loop

• The timer_loop function updates the timer display with the elapsed time.
• The elapsed time is calculated by subtracting the start time from the current time.
• The timer display is updated in the format "mm:ss".

Timer Stop and Pause

• When the timer button is clicked again, the timer stops, and the stop time is recorded.
• The timer offset is calculated by subtracting the start time from the stop time.

Statistic Wrap

• The statisticWrap elements are updated with the corresponding answer options (a, b, c, d, e) and values.
• The answer options are displayed in uppercase.

Blink Right Answer

• The blink_right_answer function toggles the visibility of the element with the ID "timer_answer_official answer and stats are available only to registered users. register.".

Timer Variables

• timer_id is used to store the timer interval ID.
• timer_start_time and timer_stop_time are used to store the start and stop times of the timer.
• timer_offset is used to store the timer offset.
• selected_answer is used to store the selected answer.