// huffware script: slate reader, by fred huffhines // // uses the noteworthy library to read a set of notecards. the list of notecards // can be queried, and the current notecard's contents can be read aloud or sent // to a link as link messages. // // 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 SLATE_SIGNATURE = "#slate"; // the notecard must begin with this as its first line for it to be // recognized as our configuration card. // global variables... integer response_code; // set to uniquely identify the notecard read in progress. integer global_link_num; // which prim number to deliver the notecard contents to. // implements an API for moving between the active notecards. ////////////// // do not redefine these constants. integer SLATE_READER_HUFFWARE_ID = 10028; // 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 RESET_SLATE_READER_COMMAND = "#rsslt"; // causes the notecard information to be forgotten and the script restarted. string SR_GET_INFORMATION_COMMAND = "#infy"; // used by clients to ask for information about the current number of notecards // available, and their names. this information is sent back on the huffware ID // plus the reply distance. first parm is the number, and the rest are the names. string SR_PLAY_CARD_COMMAND = "#playvo"; // picks a particular notecard for reading and send the notecard's contents in a // series of link messages, using this command and the reply distance. there are // two parameters: an integer for the notecard number to read (from 0 through the // number of notecards - 1) and the link number to send the messages to. ////////////// // requires noteworthy library v10.4 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 BAD_NOTECARD_INDICATOR = "bad_notecard"; // indicates that the notecard reading process has failed to find an appropriate one. 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 blank. // the results will be fired back as the string value returned, which will have // as first element the notecard's name (or BAD_NOTECARD_INDICATOR 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. string READ_SPECIFIC_NOTECARD_COMMAND = "#read_thisun#"; // like the read notecard command, but specifies the notecard name to use. only that // specific notecard file will be consulted. first and second parm are still signature // and response code, third parm is the notecard name. // ////////////// // 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(string note_name) { // try to find a notecard with our configuration. response_code = -1 * (integer)randomize_within_range(23, 80000, FALSE); string parms_sent = wrap_parameters([SLATE_SIGNATURE, response_code, note_name]); llMessageLinked(LINK_THIS, NOTEWORTHY_HUFFWARE_ID, READ_SPECIFIC_NOTECARD_COMMAND, parms_sent); } // provides the functions of the slate reader API. process_slate_requests(string msg, key id) { if (msg == RESET_SLATE_READER_COMMAND) { llResetScript(); } else if (msg == SR_GET_INFORMATION_COMMAND) { list parms = [ llGetInventoryNumber(INVENTORY_NOTECARD) ]; integer indy; for (indy = 0; indy < llGetInventoryNumber(INVENTORY_NOTECARD); indy++) { parms += llGetInventoryName(INVENTORY_NOTECARD, indy); } llMessageLinked(LINK_THIS, SLATE_READER_HUFFWARE_ID + REPLY_DISTANCE, msg, wrap_parameters(parms)); } else if (msg == SR_PLAY_CARD_COMMAND) { list parms = llParseString2List(id, [HUFFWARE_PARM_SEPARATOR], []); integer note_number = llList2Integer(parms, 0); integer link_number = llList2Integer(parms, 1); initialize_reader(note_number, link_number); } } // processes link messages received from the noteworthy library. handle_link_message(integer which, integer num, string msg, key id) { if (num == SLATE_READER_HUFFWARE_ID) { process_slate_requests(msg, id); return; } 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 '" + SLATE_SIGNATURE + "'. We can't read any configuration until that situation improves."); } else { // snag all but the first two elements for our config now. list config_list = llList2List(parms, 2, -1); // a valid notecard has been found. integer lines_to_say = llGetListLength(config_list); integer indy; for (indy = 0; indy < lines_to_say; indy++) { string line = llList2String(config_list, indy); if (!is_prefix(line, "#")) { llMessageLinked(global_link_num, SLATE_READER_HUFFWARE_ID + REPLY_DISTANCE, SR_PLAY_CARD_COMMAND, line); } } } } /////////////// initialize_reader(integer note_number, integer link_number) { // reset our relevant variables. global_link_num = link_number; if (note_number >= llGetInventoryNumber(INVENTORY_NOTECARD)) { llSay(0, "Cannot initialize reader to notecard number " + (string)note_number + " because that is out of range."); return; } string notecard_name = llGetInventoryName(INVENTORY_NOTECARD, note_number); // request that the noteworthy library start looking for our notecard. request_configuration(notecard_name); } ////////////// // 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; } // 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. } ////////////// // huffware script: auto-retire, by fred huffhines, version 2.8. // 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--) { 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. } if (space_v_posn < 2) return []; // no space found. // 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--) { 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); } } 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 []; } // ////////////// // 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() { auto_retire(); } // on_rez(integer parm) { 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); } }