Resetting an async repeating task

So i use an async repeating task for my game countdown. and it works great.
it gets cancelled at the end which it's supposed to.
BUT when i start the second match, i want the countdown to start all over again, but it just resumes the countdown and start going down with minus, -1, -2, -3 and so on.
here's the counter:

Code:

public static int Countdown;
    int count = 20;//181 for 3 min
    public void startGameCountdown(final Player p) {
        Countdown = plugin.getServer().getScheduler().scheduleAsyncRepeatingTask(plugin, new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                count--;
               
                if(count == 180){
                    Bukkit.broadcastMessage("3 minutes until next game!");
                }
               
                if(count == 60){
                    Bukkit.broadcastMessage("1 minute until game starts!");
                }
       
                if(count == 30 || count == 20 || count < 11){
                    Bukkit.broadcastMessage(count + " seconds until game starts!");
                }
       
                if(count == 0){
                    Bukkit.broadcastMessage("Game starts NOW!");
                    startGame(p);
                    Bukkit.getScheduler().cancelTask(Countdown);
                }
            }
        }, 0L, 20L);
    }

 

either create a method in the runnable that sets the counter integer, or create a new instance of the runnable and run it.

 

You dont need an async task for that, and im not sure if all API calls you are using are threadsafe.

 

This is also true. when you call startGame(p);
Make sure if you absolutely require to be async, that it only calls threadsafe methods (fairly dificult to do much without utilizing non-thread-safe methods)

 

hmm ok, i've never used async tasks before. could this be done with a delayed task?

 

theres a difference between Async and Sync. use a Sync repeating task

 

looks like it works now, thanks!