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+
+// 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); }
+}