Version 0.998

xFlags
Radio Trigger
messenger simplification
bang! constants

modules/module template.lua

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+tmpl = {}
+tmpl.version = "0.0.0"
+tmpl.verbose = false 
+tmpl.ups = 1 
+tmpl.requiredLibs = {
+	"dcsCommon", -- always
+	"cfxZones", -- Zones, of course 
+}
+tmpl.tmpls = {}
+
+--[[--
+	Version History 
+	
+--]]--
+function tmpl.addTmpl(theZone)
+	table.insert(tmpl.tmpls, theZone)
+end
+
+function tmpl.getTmplByName(aName) 
+	for idx, aZone in pairs(tmpl.tmpls) do 
+		if aName == aZone.name then return aZone end 
+	end
+	if tmpl.verbose then 
+		trigger.action.outText("+++tmpl: no tmpl with name <" .. aName ..">", 30)
+	end 
+	
+	return nil 
+end
+
+--
+-- read zone 
+-- 
+function tmpl.createTmplWithZone(theZone)
+	-- read main trigger
+	theZone.triggerTmplFlag = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "tmpl?", "*<none>")
+	theZone.lastTriggerTmplValue = cfxZones.getFlagValue(theZone.triggerTmplFlag, theZone)
+	
+	-- TriggerMethod: common and specific synonym
+	theZone.tmplTriggerMethod = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "triggerMethod", "change")
+	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "tmplTriggerMethod") then 
+		theZone.tmplTriggerMethod = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "tmplTriggerMethod", "change")
+	end 
+	
+	if tmpl.verbose or theZone.verbose then 
+		trigger.action.outText("+++tmpl: new tmpl zone <".. theZone.name ..">", 30)
+	end
+	
+end
+
+--
+-- MAIN ACTION
+--
+function tmpl.process(theZone)
+	
+end
+
+--
+-- Update 
+--
+
+function tmpl.update()
+	-- call me in a second to poll triggers
+	timer.scheduleFunction(tmpl.update, {}, timer.getTime() + 1/tmpl.ups)
+		
+	for idx, aZone in pairs(tmpl.tmpls) do
+		-- see if we are triggered 
+		if cfxZones.testZoneFlag(aZone, 				aZone.triggerTmplFlag, aZone.tmplTriggerMethod, 			"lastTriggerTmplValue") then 
+			if tmpl.verbose or theZone.verbose then 
+				trigger.action.outText("+++tmpl: triggered on main? for <".. aZone.name ..">", 30)
+			end
+			tmpl.process(aZone)
+		end 
+	end
+end
+
+--
+-- Config & Start
+--
+function tmpl.readConfigZone()
+	local theZone = cfxZones.getZoneByName("tmplConfig") 
+	if not theZone then 
+		if tmpl.verbose then 
+			trigger.action.outText("+++tmpl: NO config zone!", 30)
+		end 
+		return 
+	end 
+	
+	tmpl.verbose = cfxZones.getBoolFromZoneProperty(theZone, "verbose", false)
+	
+	if tmpl.verbose then 
+		trigger.action.outText("+++tmpl: read config", 30)
+	end 
+end
+
+function tmpl.start()
+	-- lib check
+	if not dcsCommon.libCheck then 
+		trigger.action.outText("cfx tmpl requires dcsCommon", 30)
+		return false 
+	end 
+	if not dcsCommon.libCheck("cfx tmpl", tmpl.requiredLibs) then
+		return false 
+	end
+	
+	-- read config 
+	tmpl.readConfigZone()
+	
+	-- process tmpl Zones 
+	-- old style
+	local attrZones = cfxZones.getZonesWithAttributeNamed("tmpl")
+	for k, aZone in pairs(attrZones) do 
+		tmpl.createTmplWithZone(aZone) -- process attributes
+		tmpl.addTmpl(aZone) -- add to list
+	end
+	
+	-- start update 
+	tmpl.update()
+	
+	trigger.action.outText("cfx tmpl v" .. tmpl.version .. " started.", 30)
+	return true 
+end
+
+-- let's go!
+if not tmpl.start() then 
+	trigger.action.outText("cfx tmpl aborted: missing libraries", 30)
+	tmpl = nil 
+end