Error <name> expected near "if"

Question

Hi this is my first lua code but I get a error pls fix it thx in advanced if you do get this working. I have a feeling its a small thing I'm missing.

class 'Autochat'

TalkTimer = Timer()
local TalkDelay = 1 -- in minutes
local active = 1

function 
    if active = 0 then
        return
    end

    if active ~= "0" then
        if(TalkTimer:GetSeconds() > (60 * timeDelay)) then
            Chat:Broadcast("Hi the admin is offline.", Colors(0, 255, 0))
            TalkTimer:Restart()
        end
    end
end
Autochat = Autochat()

Solution

The function is missing a name. Lua reads to the next line looking for the function's name and gets confused when it finds an if statement.

Also, the first if statement should be if active == 0 then because == is the comparison operator.

Comments

[Oliver]

also the if active ~= "0" should be if active ~= 0 since active is a number, and the timeDelay should probably be replaced by TalkDelay