/**
 * How often a script re-evaluates what to do next. This is unrelated to any
 * server tick rate — Adventure Land doesn't expose one to scripts. Actions
 * are independently rate-limited by their own cooldowns (attack speed, skill
 * cooldowns, etc.), which the guard functions like `can_attack()` and
 * `can_use()` already check. This just needs to be frequent enough to react
 * promptly once those cooldowns clear.
 */
export const DEFAULT_LOOP_INTERVAL_MS = 1000 / 4;

/**
 * Runs `tick` on a fixed interval, defaulting to
 * {@link DEFAULT_LOOP_INTERVAL_MS}. Returns a function that stops it.
 */
export function startLoop(
  tick: () => void,
  intervalMs: number = DEFAULT_LOOP_INTERVAL_MS,
): () => void {
  const id = setInterval(tick, intervalMs);
  return () => clearInterval(id);
}