Displaying notification from my server via API

[gorangrooves]

I have a script that checks my server and reads a js file via API for the latest version. If a newer version if found, it is supposed to display a notification button, which when clicked displays a panel with text pulled from the server.

In the console, I can see that the API is working correctly and the response is correct. It shows all the data from the js file.
However, I am doing something wrong here, as I am getting an error and the button won't show.

Here is what I have onInit:

//-----------Notifications based on current version number-------

const var VersionLabel = Content.getComponent("VersionLabel");
reg versionNumber= Engine.getVersion(); //pull the current version# from the software
VersionLabel.set("text", "v "+versionNumber); //display the current version on the interface

reg vn= versionNumber.split('.'); //Turn the current version number into an array;

const var p = {
    "request": "version"
};

reg an;
reg NotificationURL;
Server.setBaseURL("https://subdomain.mywebsite.com");
Server.callWithGET("/world_percussion_version", p, function(status, response)
{
     Synth.startTimer(10);
     an = response;
     Console.print(trace(response));
});
const var NotificationMessage = Content.getComponent("NotificationMessage");
const var NotificationTitle = Content.getComponent("NotificationTitle");

The problem is onTimer:

function onTimer()
{
	if(isDefined(an)){
        Synth.stopTimer();
        Console.print("Timer stopped");
        //Setting variables from server information
        
        NotificationMessage.set("text", an["NotificationMessage"]);
        
        NotificationTitle.set("text", an["NotificationTitle"]);
        NotificationURL = an["NotificationURL"];
        var newVersion = an["version"].split('.');
        
        //Comparing versions
       if (newVersion[0] > vn[0] || (newVersion[0] == vn[0] && newVersion[1] > vn[1]) || (newVersion[0] == vn[0] && newVersion[1] == vn[1] && newVersion[2] > vn[2])){
            UpdateButton.showControl(true); 
       }
    }
}
 

I receive the following error

Interface:! onTimer() - Line 8, column 32: Illegal operation in audio thread: HeapBlock allocation

What am I missing/doing wrong here?

I should note that a developer I hired, made this work, but that she was using a standalone HISE through Visual Studio. It is not working for me using the plugin version of HISE (latest Scriptnode).

Thank you!

[Christoph Hart]

1. Don't use the inbuilt timer callback, it's for real-time event processing.
2. Why do you use a timer at all? Just put the logic into the server callback.

[gorangrooves]

@Christoph-Hart Thank you so much! I can't believe that I actually made it work just by following your advice :) Seems like I am beginning to understand things. Thank you so much