Setting Deadline Timer on Candle Chart

-- Author: romdisc

DefineCommand('TimeUtils', 'Time Utils')

local out = {
    trim = function(time, interval)
        return time - time % (interval * 60)
    end,
    set_deadline_from_now = function(name, adjustment)
        if adjustment == nil then adjustment = {} end
        Save('--deadline-'..name, AdjustTimestamp(adjustment))
    end,
    is_deadline_reached = function(name)
        return Time() >= Load('--deadline-'..name, NumberMax)
    end,
    clear_deadline = function(name)
        Delete('--deadline-'..name)
    end,
}

DefineOutput(ListDynamicType, out, 'Time Utils')

-- Production Code:

local now = Time()
if now == time_utils.trim(now, greater_interval) then
    time_utils.set_deadline_from_now('timer', { addMinutes = 5 })
    Log('starting deadline')
end

if time_utils.is_deadline_reached('timer') then
    Log('deadline reached')
    time_utils.clear_deadline('timer')
end