Version 2.2.3

Many changes, most relating to "Expansion", some community requests. Little Documentation of those changes available yet, though.

modules/milGround.lua

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+milGround = {}
+milGround.version = "0.0.0"
+milGround.requiredLibs = {
+	"dcsCommon",
+	"cfxZones", 
+	"cfxMX",
+	"cloneZones",
+}
+milGround.ups = 0.5 -- every 2 seconds is enough 
+milGround.zones = {}
+
+function milGround.addMilGroundZone(theZone)
+	milGround.zones[theZone.name] = theZone
+end 
+
+--
+-- Reading zones 
+--
+function milGround.readMilGroundZone(theZone)
+	-- first, check if this zone is also a cloner 
+	if not theZone:hasProperty("cloner") then 
+		trigger.action.outText("mGnd: WARNING: milGround zone <" .. theZone.name .. "> has no 'cloner' interface, will fail!", 30)
+	end
+	-- now get the target zone. it's inside the milGround property
+	local tzn = theZone:getStringFromZoneProperty("milGround", "cfxNone")
+	local tz = cfxZones.getZoneByName(tzn)
+	if not tz then 
+		trigger.action.outText("mGnd: target zone <" .. tzn .. "> not found for milGroundZone <" .. theZone.name .. ">, will fail!", 30)
+	end
+	theZone.targetZone = tz 
+	if theZone:hasProperty("coalition") then 
+		theZone.owner = theZone:getCoalitionFromZoneProperty("coalition")
+	end 
+end
+
+--
+-- Update
+--
+function milGround.update()
+	timer.scheduleFunction(milGround.update, {}, timer.getTime() + 1/milGround.ups)
+	
+	for zName, theZone in pairs(milGround.zones) do 
+		-- synch owner and coa 
+		local mo = theZone.masterowner
+		if mo then 
+			theZone.owner = mo.owner 
+			if theZone.isDynamic then 
+				theZone.coa = theZone.owner
+			end
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+--
+-- config 
+--
+function milGround.readConfigZone()
+	local theZone = cfxZones.getZoneByName("milGroundConfig") 
+	if not theZone then 
+		theZone = cfxZones.createSimpleZone("milGroundConfig") 
+	end 
+	milGround.verbose = theZone.verbose 
+end
+
+--
+-- API 
+--
+function milGround.getAttackersForEnemiesOfCoa(coa, addNeutral)
+	-- return all milGround zones that attack zones that belong to 
+	-- the enemy of coa 
+	local theOtherSide = dcsCommon.getEnemyCoalitionFor(coa)
+	local attackers = {}
+	for zName, theZone in pairs(milGround.zones) do 
+		local tz = theZone.targetZone
+		if tz.owner ~= coa then  
+			if addNeutral then 
+				table.insert(attackers, theZone)
+			else 
+				if tz.owner == theOtherSide then 
+					table.insert(attackers, theZone)
+				end
+			end
+		end
+	end 
+	return attackers
+end
+
+function milGround.startAttackFrom(theZone)
+	cloneZones.spawnWithCloner(theZone) -- that's all, folx 
+end 
+
+--
+-- start up
+--
+function milGround.start()
+	-- lib check
+	if not dcsCommon.libCheck then 
+		trigger.action.outText("cfx mil ground requires dcsCommon", 30)
+		return false 
+	end 
+	if not dcsCommon.libCheck("cfx mil ground", milGround.requiredLibs) then
+		return false 
+	end
+	
+	-- read config 
+	milGround.readConfigZone()
+	
+	-- process milGround Zones 
+	local attrZones = cfxZones.getZonesWithAttributeNamed("milGround")
+	for k, aZone in pairs(attrZones) do 
+		milGround.readMilGroundZone(aZone) -- process attributes
+		milGround.addMilGroundZone(aZone) -- add to list
+	end
+		
+	-- start update in 5 seconds
+	timer.scheduleFunction(milGround.update, {}, timer.getTime() + 1/milGround.ups)
+	
+	-- say hi 
+	trigger.action.outText("milGround v" .. milGround.version .. " started.", 30)
+	return true 
+end
+
+if not milGround.start() then 
+	trigger.action.outText("milGround failed to start.", 30)
+	milGround = nil 
+end