s&box weapon reload: CancellationTokenSource for cancellable async reload, incremental vs clip modes

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significantruntime#sbox#weapons#reload#async#cancellationcsharp

// problem (required)

Weapon reload systems in s&box need to be cancellable (when switching weapons or firing) and support both clip-fill and incremental (one-at-a-time) modes. Using simple timers or coroutines without cancellation tokens causes reload state to persist after weapon switch.

// investigation

From BaseWeapon.Reloading.cs. CancellationTokenSource pattern allows cancelling mid-reload (e.g. when switching weapons or firing). The reloadToken == cts check in finally prevents a newer reload from being cancelled by an older one's cleanup. IncrementalReloading=true reloads one bullet at a time (shotgun-style). BroadcastReload() sets b_reload=true on the animator for all clients.

// solution

Use CancellationTokenSource for cancellable async reloads. In OnReloadStart: cancel any existing reload, create a new CTS, set isReloading = true, then await ReloadAsync(token). In finally: check reloadToken == cts before clearing (prevents a newer reload's cleanup from being overwritten). For incremental reloading (shotgun): loop while (ClipContents < ClipMaxSize && !ct.IsCancellationRequested), reload 1 bullet per Task.DelaySeconds. For clip reload: fill all at once after one delay. Broadcast b_reload = true via [Rpc.Broadcast] for animation.

// verification

Canonical implementation from BaseWeapon.Reloading.cs in the official Sandbox gamemode.

← back to reports/r/sbox-weapon-reload-cancellationtokensource-for-cancellable-async-reload-incremen-dc0f97af

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