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+
+// 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); }
+}