Sprint

Sprint Command in detail

/sprint <duration> <when> <preset> <other>

You can include one <duration>, one <when>, one <preset>, and any number of <other> parameters. They can be in any order. Everything is optional.

Duration (how long?)

Parameter	Example	How long will the sprint be?
<minutes>	/sprint 20	20 minutes
for <minutes>	/sprint for 20	20 minutes
until :<MM>	/sprint until :45	From the start time until quarter-to (in almost all timezones)
hel	/sprint hel	"however long" — Spin the wheel and start a sprint usually between 10 and 25 minutes, with a tiny chance of being around 5 or 40 minutes
ntl	/sprint ntl	"not too long" — Start a sprint that's randomly between 5 and 20 minutes

When?

Parameter	Example	When will the example sprint start
<minutes> <minutes>	/sprint 20 5	In 5 minutes, for 20 minutes.
in <minutes>	/sprint in 5	In 5 minutes
at :<MM>	/sprint at :30	At half past the hour (for almost all timezones). You can leave off either the : or the word at (but not both).
now	/sprint now	Start immediately
next <minute>	/sprint next 5	Start once the big hand of your wall clock is pointing directly at a number (a multiple of 5 minutes)
in <minutes> to <minutes>	/sprint in 5 to 10	Starts the sprint in 5 to 10 minutes. If run this sprint command at 7:14, the sprint will start at 7:20 (in 6 minutes). Sprinto finds the best ("roundest") time to start your sprint in the period given.

Shortcuts: (finds a nice "round" time to start between these times)

Shortcut	When will the sprint start
now	in 0s
in a few ticks	in 30s to 60s
shortly	in 1 to 2 minutes
soon	in 2 to 3 minutes
iaf or in a few	in 3 to 5 mins
iab or in a bit	in 2½ to 7½ mins
aab or after a bit	in 7½ to 12½ mins
later	in 12½ to 17½ mins

Presets

Convenient ways to start a sprint.

Preset	Meaning
(default)	/sprint for 15m in 1m
quick	/sprint for 5m in 30s endtime 90s
long	/sprint 30 in 2.5 to 7.5 mins
marathon	/sprint for 60 in 7.5 to 12.5 mins endtime 10

You can override any part of a preset. For example, /sprint quick 10 will /sprint for 10 minutes in 30 seconds endtime 90s

Please send feedback if you have suggestions for other presets or shortcuts.

Other

Keyword	Meaning
quiet or quietly	Don't ping anyone to announce the sprint.
endtime <minutes> or fin <minutes>	How long sprinters have to give their final word count. If you don't set this, the default ranges from 2 to 7.5 minutes depending on the length of your sprint. (calculated as: 1:30 min + 30s per 5 minutes of sprint) Use /status to check the endtime length for a running sprint.
noff	"no fast finish" — Always wait the full ending time for final word counts before showing the final results (instead of speeding it up if everyone's given their word counts).
please	ask Sprinto to do things he wouldn't normally, such as running a sprint up to 2 hours.
lock	Lock the sprint, meaning only a SprintMC can cancel it.

<minutes>

Anywhere you see <minutes> you can also use seconds, e.g. /sprint for 1000 seconds or whatever you like really, e.g. /sprint for .01 day or /sprint in 10m30s. Sprinto uses TimeSpanParser, which was developed for Sprinto.

:<MM>

Where you see :<MM> it refers to a clock time without the hours. For example, to start a sprint at 7:35pm, you'd use /sprint at :35. There's no ambiguity because Sprinto can only start sprints less than an hour in advance.

Use /sprint now to start a sprint immediately. If you try to start a sprint at :35 when it's currently 7:35, Sprinto will think you want to start in about an hour (because 7:35:00 has already passed, so 8:35:00 is the next match for :35).

Note you can leave off the colon (:) so long as you remember to include the keyword at or until.

Timezone notes

Sprinto doesn't know your timezone, and assumes you have a more typical one:

Newfoundland, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, the Marquesas, as well as parts of Australia use half-hour deviations from standard time, and some nations, such as Nepal, and some provinces, such as the Chatham Islands of New Zealand, use quarter-hour deviations. — via Wikipedia, "Time zone"

Sorry, Sprinto can't adjust for Adelaidians and other half-hour or quarter-hour deviants, so if you are a timezone deviant please just pretend you're anywhere else in the world when using the at :<MM> and until :<MM> parameters. If this is an actual major issue for your Discord server, please let me know.