hm-weaken.js

/**
 * @param {NS} ns NS2 namespace
 * @version 1.0
 * @version 1.1
 */
export async function main(ns) {
    // Takes two arguments:
    //  - bound (ms)
    //  - target
    if (ns.args.length < 2) { ns.exit(); }
    var bound = ns.args[0];
    var target = ns.args[1];
    ns.disableLog("ALL");
    // start threads between intervals
    var delta = bound - Date.now();
    if (delta >= 20) {
        var offsets = Math.round(0.15 * delta);
        var interval = delta / offsets;
        var offset = Math.floor(Math.random() * offsets);
        var delay = offset * interval;
        await ns.sleep(delay);
    } else if (delta > 13.4) {
        var interval = delta / 2;
        var offset = Math.floor(Math.random() * 2);
        var delay = offset * interval;
        await ns.sleep(delay);
    }
    await ns.weaken(target);    // or grow, or hack
}