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How to tell a script to wait if its already running?

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I'm making a door and I want it to check if the script is already running, and if it is then it will wait until the function is complete before running another function. I noticed the return command could be used somehow, but I wasn't sure how to use it and if it was the best way to tell the script to wait. When I click the OnDoor button once it works but when I click it multiple times the script runs at the same time as the other ones which haven't completed.

ButtonOff script

Door = game.Workspace.TDoor.TheDoor
ButtonOn = game.Workspace.TDoor.ButtonOn

function OffDoor()
	Door.Transparency = 0
	Door.CanCollide = true
	ButtonOn.Material = Enum.Material.Plastic
end

script.Parent.ClickDetector.mouseClick:connect(OffDoor)

Button on script

Door = game.Workspace.TDoor.TheDoor
ButtonOn = game.Workspace.TDoor.ButtonOn

function OnDoor()
	Door.Transparency = 0.5
	Door.CanCollide = false
	wait(0.5)
	ButtonOn.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
	wait(0.5)
	ButtonOn.Material = Enum.Material.Plastic
	wait(0.5)
	ButtonOn.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
	wait(0.5)
	ButtonOn.Material = Enum.Material.Plastic
	wait(0.5)
	ButtonOn.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
	wait(0.5)
	ButtonOn.Material = Enum.Material.Plastic
	wait(0.5)
	ButtonOn.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
end

script.Parent.ClickDetector.mouseClick:connect(OnDoor)
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You're missing a Debounce which is the use of a variable to see if something is already being done so you don't spam the action.

The above link will teach you all about Debounces. Bellow I will show the solution to your problem.

ButtonOff

Door = game.Workspace.TDoor.TheDoor
ButtonOn = game.Workspace.TDoor.ButtonOn
IsRunning = false
function OffDoor()
    if IsRunning == false then
	    IsRunning = true -- Stops above condition from being passed
	    Door.Transparency = 0
	    Door.CanCollide = true
	    ButtonOn.Material = Enum.Material.Plastic
	    IsRunning = false -- Allows above condition to be passed now
	end
end

script.Parent.ClickDetector.mouseClick:connect(OffDoor)

ButtonOn

Door = game.Workspace.TDoor.TheDoor
ButtonOn = game.Workspace.TDoor.ButtonOn
IsRunning = false
function OnDoor()
	if IsRunning == false then
	    IsRunning = true
	    Door.Transparency = 0.5
	    Door.CanCollide = false
	    wait(0.5)
	    ButtonOn.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
	    wait(0.5)
	    ButtonOn.Material = Enum.Material.Plastic
	    wait(0.5)
	    ButtonOn.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
	    wait(0.5)
	    ButtonOn.Material = Enum.Material.Plastic
	    wait(0.5)
	    ButtonOn.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
	    wait(0.5)
	    ButtonOn.Material = Enum.Material.Plastic
	    wait(0.5)
	    ButtonOn.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
	    IsRunning = false
	end
end

script.Parent.ClickDetector.mouseClick:connect(OnDoor)

If you add more wait after IsRunning becomes true, it will take longer for a player to be allowed to click the button again.

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