// huffware script: noteworthy example usage, by fred huffhines // // shows how to use the noteworthy script as a configuration helper. // // 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. // // global constants... string EXAMPLE_NOTEWORTHY_SIGNATURE = "#example_noteworthy"; // the notecard must begin with this as its first line for it to be // recognized as our configuration card. // global variables... string global_notecard_name; // name of our notecard in the object's inventory. integer response_code; // set to uniquely identify the notecard read in progress. list global_config_list; // a collection of configuration parameters from our notecard. integer global_config_index; // allows wrap-around feature, which we don't use here. // requires noteworthy library v8.3 or better. ////////////// // do not redefine these constants. integer NOTEWORTHY_HUFFWARE_ID = 10010; // the unique id within the huffware system for the noteworthy script to // accept commands on. this is used in llMessageLinked as the num parameter. string HUFFWARE_PARM_SEPARATOR = "{~~~}"; // this pattern is an uncommon thing to see in text, so we use it to separate // our commands in link messages. string HUFFWARE_ITEM_SEPARATOR = "{|||}"; // used to separate lists of items from each other when stored inside a parameter. // this allows lists to be passed as single string parameters if needed. integer REPLY_DISTANCE = 100008; // offset added to service's huffware id in reply IDs. ////////////// string BAD_NOTECARD_INDICATOR = "bad_notecard"; // indicates that the notecard reading process has failed to find an appropriate one. string BUSY_READING_INDICATOR = "busy_already"; // this return value indicates that the script is already in use by some other script. // the calling script should try again later. string NOTECARD_READ_CONTINUATION = "continue!"; // returned as first parameter if there is still more data to handle. // commands available via the noteworthy library: string READ_NOTECARD_COMMAND = "#read_note#"; // command used to tell the script to read notecards. needs a signature to find // in the card as the first parameter, and a randomly generated response code for // the second parameter. the response code is used to uniquely identify a set of // pending notecard readings (hopefully). the signature can be empty or missing. // the results will be fired back as the string value returned, which will have // as first element the notecard's name (or "bad_notecard" if none was found) and // as subsequent elements an embedded list that was read from the notecard. this // necessarily limits the size of the notecards that we can read and return. // ////////////// // joins a list of parameters using the parameter sentinel for the library. string wrap_parameters(list to_flatten) { return llDumpList2String(to_flatten, HUFFWARE_PARM_SEPARATOR); } ////////////// // this function fires off a request to the noteworthy library via a link message. // noteworthy will look for a notecard with our particular signature in it and // if it finds one, it will read the configuration therein. an empty string is // returned if noteworthy couldn't find anything. request_configuration() { global_notecard_name = ""; // reset any previous card. // try to find a notecard with our configuration. response_code = -1 * (integer)randomize_within_range(23, 80000, FALSE); string parms_sent = wrap_parameters([EXAMPLE_NOTEWORTHY_SIGNATURE, response_code]); llMessageLinked(LINK_THIS, NOTEWORTHY_HUFFWARE_ID, READ_NOTECARD_COMMAND, parms_sent); } // processes link messages received from the noteworthy library. handle_link_message(integer which, integer num, string msg, key id) { if ( (num != NOTEWORTHY_HUFFWARE_ID + REPLY_DISTANCE) || (msg != READ_NOTECARD_COMMAND) ) return; // not for us. // process the result of reading the notecard. list parms = llParseString2List(id, [HUFFWARE_PARM_SEPARATOR], []); string notecard_name = llList2String(parms, 0); integer response_for = llList2Integer(parms, 1); if (response_for != response_code) return; // oops, this isn't for us. if (notecard_name == BAD_NOTECARD_INDICATOR) { // we hated the notecards we found, or there were none. log_it("We apologize; there seem to be no notecards with a first line of '" + EXAMPLE_NOTEWORTHY_SIGNATURE + "'. We can't read any configuration until that situation improves."); } else { // snag all but the first two elements for our config now. global_config_list += llList2List(parms, 2, -1); // make sure we shouldn't keep going. if (notecard_name != NOTECARD_READ_CONTINUATION) { // a valid notecard has been found. global_notecard_name = notecard_name; // record its name for later use. global_config_index = 0; // we are starting over in the config list. // now echo the card we received... log_it("read notecard \"" + global_notecard_name + "\":"); integer lines_to_say = llGetListLength(global_config_list); if (lines_to_say > 8) lines_to_say = 8; // limit how much text is spoken. integer indy; for (indy = 0; indy < lines_to_say; indy++) log_it("line #" + (string)(indy + 1) + ": " + llList2String(global_config_list, indy)); if (lines_to_say != llGetListLength(global_config_list)) log_it("...and so forth...."); // and process the file as a set of definitions. process_ini_config(); } } } /////////////// // consumes the notecard in a very application specific way to retrieve our configuration items. // the example script only looks for two variables: name and description. if those are found in // the sample card, then they are proudly shown. parse_variable_definition(string to_parse) { // string content; // filled after finding a variable name. // if ( (content = get_variable_value(to_parse, "name")) != "") // log_it("** got a name of '" + content + "'"); // else if ( (content = get_variable_value(to_parse, "description")) != "") // log_it("** got a description of '" + content + "'"); } initialize() { // reset our relevant variables. global_notecard_name = ""; global_config_list = []; global_config_index = 0; // announce that we're open for business. log_it("example noteworthy usage is started, free mem=" + (string)llGetFreeMemory()); // request that the noteworthy library start looking for our notecard. request_configuration(); } ////////////// // from hufflets... // integer debug_num = 0; // a debugging output method. can be disabled entirely in one place. log_it(string to_say) { debug_num++; // tell this to the owner. llOwnerSay(llGetScriptName() + "[" + (string)debug_num + "] " + to_say); // say this on an unusual channel for chat if it's not intended for general public. // llSay(108, llGetScriptName() + "[" + (string)debug_num + "] " + to_say); // say this on open chat that anyone can hear. we take off the bling for this one. // llSay(0, to_say); } // 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; } // returns TRUE if the "prefix" string is the first part of "compare_with". integer is_prefix(string compare_with, string prefix) { return (llSubStringIndex(compare_with, prefix) == 0); } // returns a number at most "maximum" and at least "minimum". // if "allow_negative" is TRUE, then the return may be positive or negative. float randomize_within_range(float minimum, float maximum, integer allow_negative) { if (minimum > maximum) { // flip the two if they are reversed. float temp = minimum; minimum = maximum; maximum = temp; } float to_return = minimum + llFrand(maximum - minimum); if (allow_negative) { if (llFrand(1.0) < 0.5) to_return *= -1.0; } return to_return; } // strips the spaces off of the beginning and end of a string. string strip_spaces(string to_strip) { // clean out initial spaces. while (llGetSubString(to_strip, 0, 0) == " ") to_strip = llDeleteSubString(to_strip, 0, 0); // clean out ending spaces. while (llGetSubString(to_strip, -1, -1) == " ") to_strip = llDeleteSubString(to_strip, -1, -1); return to_strip; } // parses a variable definition to find the name of the variable and its value. // this returns two strings [X, Y], if "to_split" is in the form X=Y. list separate_variable_definition(string to_split) { integer equals_indy = llSubStringIndex(to_split, "="); // we don't support missing an equals sign, and we don't support it as the first character. if (equals_indy <= 0) return []; // no match. string x = llGetSubString(to_split, 0, equals_indy - 1); string y = llGetSubString(to_split, equals_indy + 1, -1); to_split = ""; // save space. return [ strip_spaces(x), strip_spaces(y) ]; } // returns a non-empty string if "to_check" defines a value for "variable_name". // this must be in the form "X=Y", where X is the variable_name and Y is the value. string get_variable_value(string to_check, string variable_name) { list x_y = separate_variable_definition(to_check); if (llGetListLength(x_y) != 2) return ""; // failure to parse a variable def at all. if (!is_prefix(llList2String(x_y, 0), variable_name)) return ""; // no match. return llList2String(x_y, 1); // a match! } // examines all entries that we got from the notecard to see if any contain definitions. // this is basically an INI file reader, but it uses a list instead of a file. // ini files provide a format with multiple sections of config information, like so: // [section_1] // name1=value1 // name2=value2 ...etc... // [section_2] // name1=value1 ...etc... process_ini_config() { log_it("scanning notecard for variable definitions..."); integer indy; integer count = llGetListLength(global_config_list); string section_name; // set later if we see one. // iterate across the items in our configuration to look for ones that are not done yet. for (indy = global_config_index; indy < count; indy++) { string line = llList2String(global_config_list, indy); // search for a section beginning. if (llGetSubString(line, 0, 0) == "[") { // we found the start of a section name. now read the contents. indy++; // skip section line. section_name = llGetSubString(line, 1, -2); log_it("reading section: " + section_name); } integer sec_indy; for (sec_indy = indy; sec_indy < count; sec_indy++) { // read the lines in the section. line = llList2String(global_config_list, sec_indy); if (llGetSubString(line, 0, 0) != "[") { // try to interpret this line as a variable setting. this is just // one example of a way to handle the config file; one might instead // want to do something below once a whole section is read. parse_variable_definition(line); indy = sec_indy; // track that we've passed this line. } else { // we're at the beginning of a new section now, so start processing its // configuration in the outer loop. indy = sec_indy - 1; // set indy to proper beginning of section. global_config_index = indy; // remember where we had read to. sec_indy = count + 3; // skip remainder of inner loop. } } } global_config_index = 0; // reset outer position if want to re-read. } // locates the item with "name_to_find" in the inventory items with the "type". // a value from 0 to N-1 is returned if it's found, where N is the number of // items in the inventory. integer find_in_inventory(string name_to_find, integer inv_type) { integer num_inv = llGetInventoryNumber(inv_type); if (num_inv == 0) return -1; // nothing there! integer inv; for (inv = 0; inv < num_inv; inv++) { if (llGetInventoryName(inv_type, inv) == name_to_find) return inv; } return -2; // failed to find it. } // end hufflets ////////////// 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() { initialize(); } on_rez(integer parm) { llResetScript(); } touch_start(integer count) { log_it("re-initializing script now to read card again..."); initialize(); } // reset when we see changes to our notecard configuration. changed(integer change) { if (change & CHANGED_INVENTORY) { llSleep(3.14159265358); // delay to avoid interfering with upgrade. llResetScript(); } } // process the response from the noteworthy library. link_message(integer which, integer num, string msg, key id) { handle_link_message(which, num, msg, id); } }