// huffware script: chaos picks a number, by fred huffhines. // (was formerly called "raffles asks chaos a question") // // produces a random number between 0 and the MAXIMUM_VALUE defined below. // // this script is licensed by the GPL v3 which is documented at: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html // do not use it in objects without fully realizing you are implicitly accepting that license. // integer MAXIMUM_VALUE = 100; // this is the highest number the generator will produce. // the range is from zero, a very poor pick, to the number above // (the best pick), inclusive. /////////////// // from hufflets... // locates the string "text" in the list to "search_in". integer find_in_list(list search_in, string text) { integer len = llGetListLength(search_in); integer i; for (i = 0; i < len; i++) { if (llList2String(search_in, i) == text) return i; } return -1; } ////////////// // huffware script: auto-retire, by fred huffhines, version 2.5. // distributed under BSD-like license. // !! keep in mind that this code must be *copied* into another // !! script that you wish to add auto-retirement capability to. // when a script has auto_retire in it, it can be dropped into an // object and the most recent version of the script will destroy // all older versions. // // the version numbers are embedded into the script names themselves. // the notation for versions uses a letter 'v', followed by two numbers // in the form "major.minor". // major and minor versions are implicitly considered as a floating point // number that increases with each newer version of the script. thus, // "hazmap v0.1" might be the first script in the "hazmap" script continuum, // and "hazmap v3.2" is a more recent version. // // example usage of the auto-retirement script: // default { // state_entry() { // auto_retire(); // make sure newest addition is only version of script. // } // } // this script is partly based on the self-upgrading scripts from markov brodsky // and jippen faddoul. ////////////// auto_retire() { string self = llGetScriptName(); // the name of this script. list split = compute_basename_and_version(self); if (llGetListLength(split) != 2) return; // nothing to do for this script. string basename = llList2String(split, 0); // script name with no version attached. string version_string = llList2String(split, 1); // the version found. integer posn; // find any scripts that match the basename. they are variants of this script. for (posn = llGetInventoryNumber(INVENTORY_SCRIPT) - 1; posn >= 0; posn--) { //log_it("invpo=" + (string)posn); string curr_script = llGetInventoryName(INVENTORY_SCRIPT, posn); if ( (curr_script != self) && (llSubStringIndex(curr_script, basename) == 0) ) { // found a basic match at least. list inv_split = compute_basename_and_version(curr_script); if (llGetListLength(inv_split) == 2) { // see if this script is more ancient. string inv_version_string = llList2String(inv_split, 1); // the version found. // must make sure that the retiring script is completely the identical basename; // just matching in the front doesn't make it a relative. if ( (llList2String(inv_split, 0) == basename) && ((float)inv_version_string < (float)version_string) ) { // remove script with same name from inventory that has inferior version. llRemoveInventory(curr_script); } } } } } // // separates the base script name and version number. used by auto_retire. list compute_basename_and_version(string to_chop_up) { // minimum script name is 2 characters plus a version. integer space_v_posn; // find the last useful space and 'v' combo. for (space_v_posn = llStringLength(to_chop_up) - 3; (space_v_posn >= 2) && (llGetSubString(to_chop_up, space_v_posn, space_v_posn + 1) != " v"); space_v_posn--) { // look for space and v but do nothing else. //log_it("pos=" + (string)space_v_posn); } if (space_v_posn < 2) return []; // no space found. //log_it("space v@" + (string)space_v_posn); // now we zoom through the stuff after our beloved v character and find any evil // space characters, which are most likely from SL having found a duplicate item // name and not so helpfully renamed it for us. integer indy; for (indy = llStringLength(to_chop_up) - 1; indy > space_v_posn; indy--) { //log_it("indy=" + (string)space_v_posn); if (llGetSubString(to_chop_up, indy, indy) == " ") { // found one; zap it. since we're going backwards we don't need to // adjust the loop at all. to_chop_up = llDeleteSubString(to_chop_up, indy, indy); //log_it("saw case of previously redundant item, aieee. flattened: " + to_chop_up); } } string full_suffix = llGetSubString(to_chop_up, space_v_posn, -1); // ditch the space character for our numerical check. string chop_suffix = llGetSubString(full_suffix, 1, llStringLength(full_suffix) - 1); // strip out a 'v' if there is one. if (llGetSubString(chop_suffix, 0, 0) == "v") chop_suffix = llGetSubString(chop_suffix, 1, llStringLength(chop_suffix) - 1); // if valid floating point number and greater than zero, that works for our version. string basename = to_chop_up; // script name with no version attached. if ((float)chop_suffix > 0.0) { // this is a big success right here. basename = llGetSubString(to_chop_up, 0, -llStringLength(full_suffix) - 1); return [ basename, chop_suffix ]; } // seems like we found nothing useful. return []; } // ////////////// // variables used in the script... list participants = []; // the people who have already received a number in this drawing. integer highest_picked = 0; // the highest picked so far. string winner_so_far = ""; // the name of the person who got the highest number to this point. integer lottery_finished = FALSE; // true when the lottery has been completed. initialize() { highest_picked = 0; participants = []; winner_so_far = ""; lottery_finished = FALSE; llSay(0, "ready to draw random numbers from 0 to " + (string)MAXIMUM_VALUE + "..."); llListen(0, "", llGetOwner(), ""); } // reports the winner, but adds "prefix" to the front of our text and // will say 'so far' if "provisional" flag is true. call_winner(string prefix, integer provisional) { string disclaimer = ""; // extra text if not final result. if (provisional) disclaimer = "so far "; string winner = winner_so_far; if (!llStringLength(winner)) winner = "no one(!)"; llSay(0, prefix + "winner " + disclaimer + "is " + winner + " who picked " + (string)highest_picked + "."); } announce_final_winner() { call_winner("The **final** ", FALSE); } default { state_entry() { if (llSubStringIndex(llGetObjectName(), "huffotronic") < 0) state real_default; } on_rez(integer parm) { state rerun; } } state rerun { state_entry() { state default; } } state real_default { state_entry() { auto_retire(); initialize(); } on_rez(integer param) { llResetScript(); } touch_start(integer total_number) { integer which_picker; for (which_picker = 0; which_picker < total_number; which_picker++) { if (llDetectedKey(which_picker) == llGetOwner()) { llOwnerSay("as owner you can say\n'#winner' to hear the current winner,\n'#final' to close the drawing and,\n'#reset lottery' to start a new drawing."); call_winner("the ", TRUE); return; } if (lottery_finished) { // just report that this one's finished. announce_final_winner(); return; } // if we got to here, this is a normal person (not the owner) who // might still be allowed to participate in an active drawing. // get a random number between 0 and almost up to the max. float rando = llFrand(MAXIMUM_VALUE); // convert to int, which makes the range from zero to the max inclusive. integer int_rando = llRound(rando); string letter = ""; // default is no extra letter. // pick the right article for english. if ( (int_rando == 8) || (int_rando == 11) || (int_rando == 18) || (int_rando / 10 == 8) ) { // these cases like an "an" instead of an "a". // e.g., an eleven, an eight, an eighty-three, an eighteen. letter = "n"; } // make sure this person hasn't already played. string name = llDetectedName(which_picker); if (find_in_list(participants, name) >= 0) { call_winner(name + " already picked a number,\nand the ", TRUE); return; } // add the new participant to the list. participants += [ name ]; // list kludge for better memory usage. llSay(0, name + " drew a" + letter + " " + (string)int_rando + "."); if (highest_picked < int_rando) { llSay(0, name + " has the new highest number!!!"); highest_picked = int_rando; winner_so_far = name; } else if (highest_picked == int_rando) { call_winner("oh, so close; " + name + " tied with the ", FALSE); } else { call_winner("that's not quite enough " + name + ", since\nthe ", TRUE); } } } listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string msg) { if (msg == "#reset lottery") { llSay(0, "resetting the drawing now..."); if (winner_so_far != "") call_winner("forgetting previous ", FALSE); initialize(); } else if (msg == "#winner") { call_winner("the ", TRUE); } else if (msg == "#final") { lottery_finished = TRUE; announce_final_winner(); } } }